'Pixels' er en science-fiction komedie, hvor rumvæsner har misforstået gamle 8-bit spil fra 80erne som en krigserklæring, og angriber Jorden med figurer og elementer fra dem såsom Pac-Man og Tetris. Præsidenten Will Copeer indkalder sine gamle studiekammerater til hjælp, og det er nu op til de tre nørder, spillet af Adam Sandler, Josh Gad og Peter Dinklage, at redde verden.
Da universitetet reducrer den parapsykologiske afdeling, danner forskerne Dr. Venkman, Dr. Stantz og Dr. Spengler firmaet Ghostbusters, som specialiserer sig i at udrydde overnaturlige plageånder.
Evan og Seth har kun to ting i hovedet: Piger og sex! De er lige ved at være færdige på gymnasiet og skal snart på hver sit college, så der er store forventninger til deres sidste fest sammen. Én vigtig ingrediens mangler dog i deres plan om at komme tæt på pigerne til festen: Sprut! Og det er ikke så nemt at få fat i, når man ikke er i nærheden af 24 år.
Det umage strømer-makkerpar Schmidt og Jenko bliver sendt undercover på et gymnasium for at opspore en narkohandler. For at falde ind i rollen som gymnasieelever må Schmidt og Jenko genfinde deres egen indre teenager. Det viser sig ikke at være så svært.
Det er ikke nemt for drengen Billy at tro på julemanden, når resten af familien insisterer på at alt det der med kane, rensdyr og alfer bare er noget sludder. Billy får dog et noget andet syn på sagen, da han juleaften bliver hentet af et eventyrligt eksprestog, der fragter Billy og andre heldige børn til Nordpolen for at besøge julemanden.
Da den nørdede gymnasiepige Dani endelig tiltrækker opmærksomheden fra sit crush, ender hun i en strid med hans ekskæreste – der er berømt på de sociale medier.
Zack er skolens mest tjekkede fyr. Derfor er han dybt rystet, da hans mindst lige så tjekkede kæreste dumper ham. For at bevare sit ry som cool fyr, indgår han et væddemål med en rivaliserende kammerat. Han skal forvandle skolens mest kiksede pige til ballets dronning ved den afsluttende skolefest. Laney er dybt un-cool, fordi hun er bogligt ambitiøs og ligeglad med veninder og fyre. Og hun ignorerer Zack totalt! Med sit rygte på spil forstærker Zack sin stormkur og pludselig befinder Laney sig i Zacks lillesøsters værelse med en saks i håret og sminke i ansigtet. Da den grimme ælling bliver forvandlet til en blændende smuk svane, går det pludselig op for Zack at det er pigen og ikke væddemålet han helst vil vinde...men måske har han opdaget det for sent!
De to nørdede highschool-elever Gary og Wyatt har ikke det store held med hverken pigerne eller populariteten. Mens Wyatts forældre er ude at rejse beslutter de derfor, godt trætte af det hele, at designe et computerprogram, som kan skabe den perfekte kvinde - og da det på sensationel vis lykkes, tager de to fyres liv en gigantisk drejning. Den smukke kvinde døber de Lisa - og hun viser sig at være i besiddelse af en række ganske særlige evner. Snart er Gary og Wyatt på vej til at blive de to mest populære skikkelser på skolen - men hvor længe kan lykken vare, når man har en halvpsykopatisk storebror på nakken hele tiden? Og er det nu også helt uden problemer sådan at skabe smukke kvinder på sin computer?
Blomsterhandler Seymour drømmer om at blive rig og berømt. I et forsøg på at nå sin drømmes mål køber han en mystisk plante fra en gammel kineser. Planten viser at være en kødæder med vokseværk, og så må Seymour på jagt efter kunder til at stille gevækstens sult. Det går ud over en lang række mere eller mindre specielle mennesker.
Samanthas 16 års fødselsdag udarter sig til en af hendes livs mest kaotiske dage. Hendes familie er så opslugt af storesøsterens nært forestående bryllup, at de glemmer Sam. Et par ulidelige bedsteforældre og en liderlig udvekslingsstudent bidrager til forvirringen. Endelig prøver Sams nørdede ven at komme i trusserne på hende, mens drømmefyren, Jake, ad omveje opdager, at Sam gemmer sin mødom til ham ...
Tørvetrilleren Ronny Miller er hemmeligt forelsket i Cindy Mancini – skolens pæneste og mest populære pige. En dag da Cindy er havnet i en svær situation, dukker Ronny op og redder hende. Som betaling skal Cindy spille Ronnys kæreste, da han håber på, at Cindys popularitet kan smitte af på ham. Men planen går i stykker, da Ronny bliver frygtelig overlegen, så både hans gamle venner og Cindy ender ude i kulden. Ronny indser, at det er let at købe sig til popularitet – mens det er præcis det modsatte, når det gælder kærlighed.
Velkommen til Dead or Alive - verdens mest ekstreme fight-turnering er i gang! Tina, Christie og Kasumi modtager på mystisk vis invitationer til det tophemmelige fight-battle, Dead or Alive, på en isoleret tropeø. De tre babes er verdensklasse fighters, men på øen indser de, at de skal kæmpe mod større kræfter end deres kampmodstandere for at indkassere pengepræmien... og slippe levende fra øen! Tecmos legendariske kampsportsspil er blevet til en hårdtslående filmatisering med non-stop action og top-kampkoreografi af manden bag The Transporter og en række af verdens bedste atleter og fightere.
Den mutte highschool-nørd Barney opdager, at han har telekinesiske kræfter. Han bruger naturligvis sit mentale talent til at banke skolens bøller, vinde i baseballturneringer samt - vigtigst af alt - af afklæde pigerne til skoleballet ved tankens kraft.
Hvordan begår man det perfekte mord? Det er et spørgsmål, der optager de højtbegavede gymnasieelever Richard og Justin. Snart kaldes Cassie Mayweather fra politiets drabsafdeling og hendes unge, nye makker Sam ud til et gerningssted. En kvinde er fundet myrdet. Det bliver en sag, der drager Cassie ind i en duel på intelligens med de to unge mordere.
Josie Geller er en skarp korrekturlæser fra Chicago Sun Times, som mest af alt ønsker at blive en undersøgende journalist. Hun er dygtig til at skrive, men er ikke så god til det sociale. I skolen var hun en nørd med det lidet smigrende tilnavn: Josie Grossie. Hun havde heller ingen kæreste, faktisk er hun aldrig blevet kysset. En dag får hun sin store chance som journalist. Hun bliver sendt undercover på en high school for at skrive en artikel om dagens teenagere. Otte år efter hun selv blev færdig med skolen, er Josie igen at finde på skolebænken. Igen bliver hun hurtigt venner med nørderne, men hun er nødt til at blive venner med de seje elever for at få nok materiale til sin artikel og dermed få sit gennembrud som journalist. Lykkedes det Josie at blive accepteret, og får hun nogensinde sit første kys?
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviorist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru.
When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck on a path to become a full-fledged spy.
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.
During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.
The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design. The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega. Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.
Fantasy and reality collide when a surprisingly diverse group of online video-game addicts struggle to balance the game with personal relationships.
Sato's life – or what's left of it – is a paranoid mess of conspiracy theories and social anxieties. He's terrified of the outside world; his apartment is overflowing with the remnants of cheap take-out food; and his retinas have been permanently scarred by a steady diet of internet porn. But maybe it's not all his fault. After all, the nefarious N.H.K. is out there, and they’re determined to turn society's fringe-dwellers into a brainwashed lot of jobless, hopeless, futureless recluses. Enter Misaki – a mysterious girl-next-door type who is Sato's last chance to beat-down his inner demons and venture out into the light of day. She's ready to help him overcome his crippling phobias, but Sato would rather cower in his existential foxhole and pretend to work on the demo for his virtual sex game. He’s afraid to face the world. She's strangely desperate to fix a total stranger. Maybe together they can be normal.
After an unusual event, Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through popular songs.
Fifteen year old Kuroki Tomoko has dated dozens of boys and is easily the most popular girl around-- inside her dating games. In reality, she gets tongue tied just talking to people, and throughout middle school she's only had one actual friend. As she enters high school, she desperately wants to be popular, but doesn't understand that real-life doesn't work like her games. Her artificial successes pave the way to real folly and failure. But why drop this strategy when there's always someone else to blame?!
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on the 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. It expands upon the original film's concept of a shrinking experiment gone wrong to include a myriad of experiments gone awry. It debuted in first-run syndication on September 1, 1997 and ran for three consecutive seasons, concluding with the 66th episode on May 20, 2000. Peter Scolari took over the role as Wayne Szalinski, the wacky inventor in the original film, played by Rick Moranis. Each episode incorporates new technologies and digital effects to feature the family in various new adventures. The series was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, with its main studios located in Currie Barracks, a decommissioned Canadian Forces dormitory.
Head of the Class is an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. The series follows a group of gifted students in the Individualized Honors Program at the fictional Monroe High School in Manhattan, and their history teacher Charlie Moore. The program was ostensibly a vehicle for Hesseman, best known for his role as radio DJ Dr. Johnny Fever in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Hesseman left Head of the Class in 1990 and was replaced by Billy Connolly as teacher Billy MacGregor for the final season. After the series ended, Connolly appeared in a short-lived spin-off titled Billy. The series was created and executive produced by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias. Rich Eustis had previously worked as a New York City substitute teacher while hoping to become an actor.
You know those cool guys who charm the ladies, have tons of friends and get invited to the hottest parties? Roy and Moss are not those guys. A night of fun for these I.T. nerds means getting dressed to the nines for the latest iPhone webcast. But Jen, their new office manager, is going to change all that. Tech-savvy, she’s not, but she knows how to win people over and get ahead. After living for years in oblivion, Roy and Moss hope Jen can help them get the recognition they so desperately long for.
A mockumentary featuring an animated tale of an average person who slowly becomes an otaku (obsessive fanatic) and eventually becomes the "Otaking"! Between story segments, live action interviews with fictional die-hard otakus take place.
Hyperion Bay is an American drama series that ran for one season on The WB Television Network from September 1998 to March 1999.
Based on the popular Nerdist blog and podcast, with Nerdist creator Chris Hardwick. A half hour where Chris and guests chat on all things nerds love, from pop culture and news to tech trends and more.
Fortune Hunter is an American weekly series show on Fox Network in 1994, starring Mark Frankel as the super-spy Carlton Dial. In the US, Fortune Hunter aired on Fox from 4 Sep 1994 to 2 Oct 1994. Of the 13 episodes produced, only five were presented to the North American audience. The decision to schedule the series immediately after football on Sundays was a factor in the dismissal of Sandy Grushow, president of Fox Entertainment, by chairman Rupert Murdoch. The show has aired in its entirety in other countries. It was well liked and generally received high ratings.
Martin Short’s Ed Grimley careens through a series of life-affirming and science learning Saturday morning adventures
