As school wraps for many people (including Young Zach who walked across the stage on Saturday), the news keeps pouring out of every hole, until our news feeds were overflowing. Take the jump for a rundown of some of the top stories from last week!
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TALK BACK: Doctor Who – The Name of the Doctor
The big finale for the seventh season of Doctor Who aired last night, and from the title we were promised the name of the Doctor.
“Clara is summoned to an impossible conference call, alerting her that the deadly Whisper Men are closing in on Vastra, Jenny and Strax. Someone is kidnapping the Doctor’s friends, leading him toward the one place in all of time and space that he should never go. It’s a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future…”
Did you like it? Was it the best episode of Doctor Who ever, or was this just another gimmick with an ultimate let down? Use the comment section below to share your thoughts!
Critical Hit #200: Trelle and the Nearly Deadmen

This episode of Critical Hit, A Major Spoilers Dungeons and Dragons Podcast: Everything was just fine until the druid decided to inspect the well.
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VIDEO: Super Power Beat Down – Superman vs. Thor
In the latest installment of Super Power Beat Down, Thor and Superman slug it out.
Zach on Film: Manchurian Candidate (1962)
This week, Zach gets a little freaked out over the number of Communists running around, and what they might be doing to our heads. Frank Sinatra stars in the 1962 classic, Manchurian Candidate.
FRIDAY SING-ALONG: Space Oddity
What do you do when you are floating high above the Earth? Make a music video.
Thanks Commander Chris Hadfield for that wonderful way to end the week!
GALLERY: Star Trek Select action figure gallery
Yesterday, we took a look at the upcoming Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek Select action figure from Diamond Select Toys. Today, DST sent us a gallery of images of the Kirk and Spock figures that arrive in June.
Top Five #43: Favorite Fruits
Favorite Fruits
Top Five is a show where the hosts categorize, rank, compare, and stratify everything… from cars to gadgets to people and movies. From stuff that is hot, and things that are not nearly as interesting – it’s Top Five.
We need to eat healthy a lot more often than we do, but the blossoms are on the trees, and it’s only a matter of time before fresh fruit floods our palates.
TOYS: Captain Picard gets Select Figure treatment from DST
Diamond Select Toys has announced that Captain Jean-Luc Picard will be the next figure released in the Star Trek Select Figure line.
PHOTO GALLERY: Star Trek Into Darkness L.A. Premiere
Paramount Pictures released images from the L.A. Premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness from a few days ago. Looks like everyone had a lot of fun, and has us eagerly anticipating seeing the movie this weekend.
DUELING REVIEW: FF #7
This week, Matthew and Stephen sit down to have a polite discussion on FF #7 by Matt Fraction and Mike Allred.
TELEVISION: Mordred must choose on the next Merlin
Press Release
A troubled Mordred must choose between love and loyalty – and ultimately decide the fate of a kingdom – in “The Drawing of the Dark,” an all-new episode of MERLIN premiering Friday, May 17, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, on Syfy.
“The Drawing of the Dark” is the last standalone episode of MERLIN before the epic two-part series finale, which airs May 24 and May 31.











