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“Who are The Muppets?” This is a question that I have been asked countless times when I dare to mention some of my favorite childhood characters; Miss Piggy, Animal, Kermit the Frog, etc… Thanks to a 12 year absence from the big screen, most of the new generation is more likely to remember SpongeBob or a Pixar character than the likes of Kermit. The real question is, can a movie that reintroduces these lovable Muppets be accepted and embraced by a newer generation? Read the rest of the review after the jump.

Funimation is running a nice sale with up to 65% off selected anime titles. http://www.funimation.com

Doctor Who's Matt Smith, Arthur Darvill, and Karen Gillan gave a live Q+A at a shopping center this week where they also signed copies of S6. The Q+A was live on youtube but the recording is not on youtube. It runs over 32 minutes. The recording is on dailymotion here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmhp8f_doctor-who-q-a-november-2011_shortfilms Or you can watch the video after the jump.

Appearing during Sunday's episode of Boardwalk Empire, HBO aired the following feature that gave us unique behind-the-scenes look at footage from the upcoming second season of Game of Thrones.

Hey Geeks! Some more great sales for Black Friday - CenDyne 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Black)   -  $8.99 Transcend JetFlash 500 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (Black/Green)    -  $16.99 Lexar Echo MX 32GB USB 2.0 Backup Drive (Black/Gray)   -  $35.99

Welcome to what we hope is the first of many Micro-Reviews. This segment will focus on small reviews on games and apps designs for mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablets.

Greetings Geeks, I know it's really early, but I'm excited about this announcement from Dark Horse for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! Yeah, Free Comic Book Day isn't until May 5th, but this announcement that just came down has me giddy as a school boy. Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Star Wars, The Guild, and even my personal favorite, Serenity! Check out the press release after the break

Greetings Geeks! Tower Anime has just sent out their list of sale items for Turkey Day. Hundreds of anime dvds are up to 80% off! We hope you guys enjoy this discount sale event as well. Do not miss this chance for your anime collections. Grab as much as you can now!! But this is time limited event until Nov, 30th, 2011. Please visit Toweranime.com and Check them out now !!

  Greetings Geeks, In a press release from Bandai Entertainment today, the announcement was made that their online store will cease operations on December 29th, 2011. This can only mean one thing... SALE! Starting today, store items will be sold at a large discount--up to 50% off on select items while in-store supplies last. The sale will end the same date as the store closing. Customers who have been accumulating points via store purchases must use them prior to the closing date. Orders will not be accepted after 5PM (Pacific Standard Time) December 29, 2011. Bandai Entertainment reminds internet customers that the company’s DVDs, Blu-rays and other products will continue to be available at other fine online retailers. Make sure to head over to Bandai's store to take advantage of their closing prices!

TigerDirect is having an excellent Black Friday Sale, ends 11/25/2011 11:59 PM Some great items included in the sale are: Sony NSZ-GT1 Internet TV / Blu-ray Player - Google TV, 1080p, Wi-Fi, DVR - $179.99 Samsung UN40D5003 40" Class LED HDTV - $499.99 Sony KDL55BX520 55" Class BRAVIA LCD HDTV - $999.99 Countless items to choose from at discounted prices!

Today's PSN Store update seems to be a lengthy one! Loaded with tons of DLC available at discounted prices! Highlights include Ys Seven (PSP) for $14.99, Ys: The Oath In Felghana (PSP) for $14.99, and Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (PSP) for $14.99. Yes, I am a huge JRPG fan! The full list of games and DLC after the break.

Namco today announced that Tekken Hybrid. This is a compilation disc that contains an HD remake of Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue, a version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 that includes costumes used in the Tekken Blood Vengeance movie, and the Blu-Ray version of Tekken: Blood Vengeance. Tekken Hybrid can be found at your favorite game shop for $39.99 or in a $59.99 that includes a 2-CD soundtrack, hard cover art book, and a voucher to download items in Playstation Home. Press Release after the break

For those of you that have not been able to receive this update as part of the preview program earlier this month your wait is almost over. XBOX's Larry Hryb, also known as Major Nelson, posted today that the heavily anticipated update will land on December 6. This adds Microsoft's Metro UI to the system, which is currently used on Windows Phone 7 devices and as part of Microsoft's next flagship OS, Windows 8. I have played with Metro across all 3 platforms, and currently enjoy it on the Xbox 360 the most. via Major Nelson's Blog

Capcom today announced that Sumthing Else Music Works has released "Capcom Music Collection Volume One"! This music collection features music from Ghost's 'N Goblins, 1942 and more. Capcom Music collection Volume one can be purchased at www.sumthingdigital.com , Amazon MP3 , iTunes® and other digital music sites. The press release with full track listing can be found after the break.

Greetings fellow Geeks! Dark Horse follows up it's Black Friday announcement with a Cyber Monday announcement that's sure to please. 50% OFF! But hurry, only 500 people get to use it! More info including the coupon code after the jump...

Hello Geeks! What do Jason Mewes (Clerks, Mallrats) , Jon Gries (Napoleon Dynamite) , Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) , and Zelda Williams (Daughter of comedic legend Robin Williams) have in common? They are all in a new movie called Noobz coming April 2012! Noobz is a geeky “Buddy Quest” epic that follows four video game players as they travel across the country, taking part in a high stakes Gears of War 3tournament, culminating in the Cyber Bowl where they hope to take the top prize. Check out popculturegeek.com for some behind the scenes action. http://popculturegeek.com/2011/11/04/scenes-set-noobz/

Welcome to our first review here at the Geek Grotto. Let me first open with a description of how we review a series. We are firm believers in “The Rule of 3.” Any Series, TV Show, Anime has 3 episodes to hook us. If after three episodes we don’t care about what happens to the characters or where the story is going or basically about anything, then we stop watching. So “Rule of 3” firmly in mind, we sat down to watch Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai.