2013 July | Fandom Obsessed

Arrow (and the art of first impressions)

I may be a tiny bit more knowledgeable on comic-books than your average girl (“tiny” being the operative word here), but I’m no expert. At all. So I can’t say my current obsession with TV’s “Arrow” is due to my having ever heard the name Oliver Queen before. Truth is, I was in NYC and the city was plastered with…

Comic Con 2013: 10 reasons I should have been there

Comic Con, or Nerdvana, has come and gone. If you weren't there, I guess you were attached to your phone waiting for every single update on the different panels and events. But hey, maybe you had actual plans for your weekend. To close the book on Comic Con, here are some highlights that made me wanna throw myself off a bridge:…

F*ck / Marry / Kill: The Avengers Edition

In a tradition as old as asking a/s/l at the beginning of every chat, the f*ck/marry/kill trilogy is a must for every fangirl. Here at Fandom Obsessed, we used it today to breakdown The Avengers hotties: THOR: CHRIS HEMSWORTH ALLY: Marry. He seems so nice in interviews! And have you seen all the photos with his little baby…

Kneel before Loki

Comic Con is like if you died and went to Fandom Heaven. And on Saturday, the God of the Nerds walked among the mortals gathered at Hall H. Tom Hiddleston, actually... Loki... appeared at the Marvel Studios Panel and I'm sure, caused several fangirls a heart attack. Come on! You have to give it to him. That was amazing!!!…

Backstreet Boys have a new video

I'm so in fandom craze mode right now! Today, BSB released the first music video for their new CD, "In a world like this", and I feel like I'm 15 again, watching MTV all day, waiting for the video to premiere. So, as I now have a blog and I can do it, let's have a video-heavy post with the…

We solemnly swear, we are up to no good! Google is mapping Diagon Alley

When you turned 11 you didn't get an acceptance letter to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Don't worry. Google Maps takes you to Diagon Alley by means of their excellent Street View. Diagon Alley is the main shopping area in the Harry Potter universe, where students from the book series go to buy schoolbooks, wands, candy, flying brooms and…

Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a Jamie Fraser

Last week, some PR from Starz, who is now probably job-hunting, tweeted the Holly Grail of casting news (at least for us Outlander fans). Mr. Sam Heughan would be playing James Alexander Malcolm McKenzie Fraser. I’m betting that fast-typer was an Outlander fan and was jumping up and down the room with that piece of news and just HAD to…

It’s all about location, location, location. Right?

I am nothing, if not accurate. When I read a book, and I watch a movie, even when I cook or a I learn a language, I like to be just that. Accurate. Some people don't mind it when writers or directors take "literary liberties" and adapt or change some things around. That's why I have a problem with movie…