COMET & CHARGE! November Giveaway! Babylon 5! Flash Gordon! Area 10 Movies! and more!

November is here and COMET TV has so many awesome shows and TV Shows to entertain you!

Airing on COMET in November  YOU DON'T NEED A SUBSCRIPTION TO WATCH THESE GREAT MOVIES!  THEY'RE AIRING FOR FREE ON COMET!  

Area 10  
For the best in cult classic films, look no further than Comet TV! If you're looking to Rage, there's The Rage: Carrie 2 to fire up your night, or how about horror master Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions? If you're looking for some family fun break out the boom box because we have Mac & Me!  

Weeknights at 10/9 C  

The Terminator  
Stigmata  
The Rage: Carrie 2  
Space Probe 
Taurus  
Delirious  
Mesa of Lost Women  
Mad Max  
Cherry 2000  
Dangerous Game  
Fido  
Steel Dawn  
Retaliator  
Night of the Living Dead  
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie  
Mac and Me  
AND MORE...

Babylon 5 (series)  
New on COMET! Creator J. Michael Straczynski's ambitious and complex futuristic space opera charts five years in the lives of those aboard the titular 5-mile-long space station, where personal drama plays out against a tense political backdrop of looming war between bitter enemies the Centauri and the Narn.  

In November, Babylon 5 airs every day at Noon/11 C and every night at 9/8 C

Space: 1999 (series)  
Space: 1999 officially crash landed on COMET! The residents of Moonbase Alpha were just minding their own business when the nuclear waste stored there suddenly exploded, causing the moon to hurtle into space. After passing through a black hole and a couple random "Space Warps," you begin to wonder, is there a mysterious force guiding them?  

In November, Space: 1999 airs with back-to-back episodes every Saturday & Sunday evenings starting at 10/9C

Airing on CHARGE! in November  

WATCH ACTION STARS, EVERY-DAY HEROES AND INSANE ATHLETES ENGAGED IN BATTLES, CHASES, SHOWDOWN AND SO MUCH MORE. CHARGE! READY FOR ACTION  

CHiPs (Series)  
California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello cruise the freeways of Los Angeles, solve crimes and help people in trouble in this cop show. The stakes usually weren't very high -- the better to highlight the personal lives of Ponch and Jon.  

Weekdays at 11a/10 C  
Weeknights at 6/5 C

Brawlin' Bronson Marathon  
When there's crime and you need someone to take care of business there's only one man for the job; Charles Bronson! On CHARGE! In November is the Brawlin' Bronson Marathon! Three classic Charles Bronson movies sure to get your adrenaline pumping!  

Borderline  
The Evil That Men Do  
Love and Bullets  

Monday, November 12 8/7 C  
Tuesday, November 20 10/9 C  
Thursday November 29 9/8 C

To celebrate all of the awesome entertainment coming our way in November, we're giving away an awesome prize pack!

The Comet TV and CHARGE! November Prize Pack has:  

1 - Limited Edition Babylon 5 Hat: Only available via this promotion, this hat emblazoned with the iconic Babylon 5 logo will make a spacey addition to your collection  

1 - COMET TV Flash Gordon Clamshell Pack: If you're getting ready to check out the original Flash Gordon serials, this clamshell pack, stuffed with binge worthy popcorn will make even the Ming Merciless' diabolical plans seem like fun.  

2 - COMET TV Babylon 5 and Space: 1999 Confidential Lithograph Set: This set of lithographs are fun exclusives featuring the iconic ships from the COMET TV Space Block. Packaged in a confidential envelope, this set will give you the insiders info on your two favorite spacey shows.  

1 - Exclusive CHARGE! CHiPs Aviator Sunglasses: How you doin'? When cursing down Pacific Coast Highway pop on these aviator sunglasses and get into the CHiPs spirit!

There are three ways to enter:

-Follow us here, on Instagram (@popgeekery), or Twitter (@monkeyjedi) and let us know when you do!

-Let us know what your favorite episode of Babylon 5 is via Twitter, Instagram, email (geekhashblog@gmail.com), or in the comment section below!

-Let us know which movies you'll be watching this month on COMET TV via Twitter, Instagram, email, or in the comment section below!

Contest starts November 29th and ends on December 4th at 11:59 pm

Winner will be contacted and will then have 24 hours with a mailing address (no P.O. boxes) or an alternate winner will be chosen.

*Each household is eligible to win one prize pack via blog reviews and giveaways. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.

**COMET TV + Charge! are sponsoring this contest and will be shipping prize to the winner. Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.

Celebrate The 21 Business Days of Christmas with Daily Doorbusters and Exclusive Giveaways

Entertainment Earth®, a pioneer in the collectibles and toy industry, will celebrate the gift-giving season with The 21 Business Days of Christmas, November 19, 2018 through December 18, 2018.     

It might look like someone got the traditional 12 days of Christmas backward. It might sound like the clunkiest way to commemorate the season. But it actually means Entertainment Earth is about to boost your gift search into warp speed. You see, Santa may be watching you all the time, but your boss isn’t. Why not take some time during your break or lunch hour (wink wink) to shop online for unique and must-have collectibles during The 21 Business Days of Christmas?     

The Entertainment Earth festivities will kick off with extremely limited daily doorbusters of the year’s best-selling items like the Marvel Legends Thor, Rocket Raccoon, & Groot - TRU Exclusive and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Legacy Green Ranger Helmet. There will also be amazing giveaways! Enter for a chance to win a DC Collectibles' DC Artists Alley Batman by Chris Uminga Matte Black & Gold Variant Vinyl Figure - SDCC 2018 Exclusive or the original prototypes of two Funko 2018 Convention Exclusive Pop! Vinyl Figures: Hellboy in Suit and Looney Tunes Playboy Penguin.     

Entertainment Earth has been helping gift-givers with a passion for pop culture make their lists and check them twice since 1996. This year, the company has crafted numerous gift guides with toys, action figures, bobble heads, and collectibles that will rise to the top of the must-have heap faster than St. Nick can rise up a chimney. Mark your calendars now and check back often during The 21 Business Days of Christmas at entertainmentearth.com/21days.

Comet TV's Flash Gordon Feast! Alternative Thanksgiving Viewing!

As alternative holiday viewing Comet TV has The Flash Gordon Feast, featuring all 12 parts of Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe!

As the turkey cooks in the oven and the potatoes get mashed, Comet TV has the perfect thing to entertain the masses!     

It's a Flash Gordon Feast!     

This Thanksgiving tune in to COMET for a classic Sci-fi feast! When your planet is in danger what do you do? Call former football player Flash Gordon to save the day of course! Flash heads into space with his merry band of friends to stop the evil Ming Merciless and one of his many diabolical plans to destroy our way of life. And you thought climate change was an issue?     

Flash Gordon Feast starts Thanksgiving Day, November 22 starting at 1/Noon C     

All 12 parts of Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe will be airing!

Celia Lowenthal Covers BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2

BOOM! Studios unveiled a variant cover to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2 by fan favorite artist Celia Lowenthal (Over The Garden Wall: Hollow Town). The next chapter of the hotly-anticipated series will debut in-stores February 13th, 2019, in partnership with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products.  

The reimagining of Joss Whedon's groundbreaking series continues as Drusilla, the self-proclaimed Mistress and her pet, Spike, make their debut with their sights set on Buffy! Meanwhile, Giles is determined to teach Buffy about her destiny, responsibility, blah blah...can someone tell him to chill? How bad can it get?   

Welcome back to the Hellmouth as Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Klaus, Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers), along with series creator and story consultant Joss Whedon (the visionary writer/director behind Firefly, Marvel’s The Avengers, and more), reimagine the groundbreaking pop culture phenomenon from the very beginning.  

Buffy The Vampire Slayer premiered on the WB Network on March 10th, 1997. The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated series, which ran for seven seasons from 1997-2003, stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as “Buffy Summers.” Chosen to battle vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, Buffy is aided by a Watcher who guides and teaches her as she surrounds herself with a circle of friends called the “Scooby Gang.”  

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2 features a main cover by acclaimed Mondo illustrator Matthew Taylor, along with covers by Kevin Wada (She-Hulk), Ryan Inzana (Ichiro), and Audrey Mok (Archie).  

“We’re excited to have Celia join us for a variant cover for the second issue of Jordie and Dan’s incredible vision for Buffy and the gang, and to bring her unique point of view to the story,” said Jeanine Schaefer, Executive Editor, BOOM! Studios. “We’re treating each issue of this series like an event – so if you think Spike and Drusilla are the end of our big reveals, just wait till you get to the last page.”  

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to a world-class group of licensed comic book series and ambitious original series, including Joss Whedon’s Firefly, Lev Grossman’s The Magicians, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Planet of the Apes, Abbott, Mech Cadet Yu, Grass Kings, and Klaus.   

Print copies of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #2 will be available for sale on February 13th, 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and the BOOM! Studios app.

Review- October Funko/Amazon Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty

Recently, Funko made the decision to end their subscription boxes and offer them through various retailers. Hot Topic is the destination for fans of the Disney Treasures box. Marvel Collector Corps and Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty subscribers have to head over to Amazon to get their fix. And as far as DC’s Legion of Collectors, we still don’t know which retailer that box is going to be offered up at.

The Smuggler’s Bounty Boxes have been largely hit or miss for me, so I canceled my subscription long before it went to Amazon. But when Funko started advertising the Cloud City box my interest was piqued. Then, when they sent out an email with a spoiler pic of Harrison Ford in carbonite I HAD to order it. I was hoping we’d get a movie moment with Chewie, Leia, and Han in carbonite. What we got was equally as cool.

I had a couple of issues with this month’s box. To start, the boxes have been a bit disappointing since they hit Amazon. I ordered the first two MCC boxes and they seemed...chintzier. The shipping boxes weren’t as nice as the older ones and the items inside seemed less thoughtful than they used to be. The item selection just feels...lazy. Not only that, but the POP! in this box fit so tightly in the box that I had to literally tear it apart to get it out. We got three items; a POP! Movie Moment, a keychain, and a Mystery Mini figure. I’m definitely missing the patch and pin and wearable that used to come in the box.

The first item in the box was an Billy Dee Williams Lando Calrissian key chain. I love the character of Lando, but the keychain wasn’t very exciting. Second was the Mystery Mini figure, which is Chewbacca carrying C-3P0. I have to admit, this one is pretty cool even though I’d have preferred a patch and pin.

The last item in the box was the ‘Boba gets his Bounty’ Movie Moment. I’m a huge Boba Fett fan, so this one was awesome. I wasn’t initially a fan of the Movie Moment line, but since I got a couple as gifts, they’ve grown on me. It’s awesome finally getting a Han in carbonite POP! I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time. This is, unfortunately, the only item that made this box worth getting. I am definitely going to be suspending my Smuggler’s Bounty subscription and renewing on a theme by theme basis.

The POP! Movie Moment is what made the box for me. Unfortunately, the box overall was a bit disappointing. It feels like Funko has gotten a little lazy in putting them together. I ended up cancelling my subscription until I learn the next boxes' theme and decide whether or not to re-up. 

Inside this month's box:

-POP! Movie Moment: 'Boba Gets His Bounty'
-Lando Keychain
-Chewbacca/C-3P0 Mystery Mini

American Gothic Press and Echo Lake Entertainment Present "Nice"

The increasingly direct link from comic book to film property has prompted at least one studio to go straight to comic books with their best new story. Echo Lake Entertainment has partnered with American Gothic Press for its new assassin mystery NICE.

Welcome to NICE. We’ve got assassins, bored hipsters, deranged detectives, and the electric glow of an LA smog sunset. The transport is a ’69 GTO and the drinks are upright Manhattans, with a cherry. Blood and death are just part of a normal day, man.

Jose and Kevin, a couple of bar-hopping hipster dudes, are running errands for a massive crime organization in Los Angeles, and they’re a little bit in over their heads. It’s clear they’re not quite at the top of their game when they drive a masked man to his hit point and take off for drinks after five minutes of waiting.

Meanwhile, said masked man’s attempt at a quick break in and snuff job has gone to hell because the target, Detective Hanin, is a slightly psychopathic, drug-addicted ball-buster who’s set a trap. Much blood later, the masked man is a pulpy corpse, and Hanin has one more clue to unlocking the mystery of NICE. 

Jose and Kevin are a kind of unlikely assassin-aiding odd couple. Kevin is an obsessive, bizarre, socially awkward sociopath who tries to pick up Grace, one of NICE’s top assassins, at a bar before understanding that she’s basically his boss. Jose is a down to earth musician wannabe who thinks Kevin’s methods are a bit too unconventional when he botches a clean up job by blowing the victim’s head off. But something about the way Kevin works is attractive to NICE, because Grace keeps meeting him for coffee, giving him new assignments. 

Precinct blood worker Phil catches on to Hanin when he realizes the crime scene with the masked man doesn’t fit her claim of self-defense. After leaking a piece of information that has Hanin slamming him against a bathroom wall in rage, Phil decides to join her in an off-duty crusade to try to find the guys who sent the masked man and what organization they work for. 

Hanin is hiding some serious secrets, and not even witnessing people get their heads blown off point blank is going to set her off course. She’s a bit of a beast, hardly human anymore, would rather pass out in an impounded car than do anything the old fashioned way. But nobody escapes NICE – not cops, not innocent old men who lose their heads for talking too much, and certainly not Jose and Kevin, who are not going to make it through their initiation unscathed.

In Shops: Dec 05, 2018 
SRP: $3.99