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Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the lesser known truths in the geek universe.

The Color TV King Just Delisted. In 2025, Every TV It Sold Lost Money.
Konka Delisting: Negative 2.11% Gross Margin on Every TV Sold On September 14, 2026, Konka Group held its second extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of the year. The agenda item had a long name: “Proposal on Voluntarily Terminating the Company’s Stock Listing by Resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting.” The vote passed.
By Jinabout 14 hours ago in Geeks
The Pitt Won Six Emmys. Then the Doctors Started Saying Thank You.
When the ER becomes a mirror: how The Pitt won six Emmys and the respect of working doctors Noah Wyle stood on the stage, holding the statuette. In the audience were emergency physicians, not film critics.
By Jina day ago in Geeks
The Making of Rick and Isabel vs. The Billionaires (Part Three)
If you have not yet watched Rick and Isabel vs. The Billionaires (Part Three) you may not want to read this article as it contains spoilers throughout. I have sectioned off the a Spoiler Alert regarding the Special Guest Cameo as for surprise effect I am trying tom keep this special a secret.
By Rick Henry Christopher a day ago in Geeks
The Real Reason I Stopped Loving BBC’s Sherlock
The Paradox of the Grand Council: The Emperor Present, the Institution Absent In the seventh year of Yongzheng, war with the Dzungars in the northwest was pressing. Yongzheng established the Grand Council, originally the Military Planning Office. It had no formal office, no fixed membership, and no independent authority. Grand councillors were appointed by the emperor from grand secretaries, ministers, and vice ministers. Their work was to receive edicts, draft edicts, deliberate, and supervise implementation. The Grand Council bypassed the outer court and connected directly to the emperor. Memorials came in. Vermilion rescripts went out. Court letters went straight to provincial governors. It was fast, secret, and controlled.
By Jin4 days ago in Geeks
The Real Reason China Isn’t Making AAA Strategy Games (It’s Not What You Think)
I Start with the numbers. Ubisoft released Anno 1800 in 2019. Development cost was around $30 million. Cycle: about three years. Core team: roughly 100 people, later cut to 40–50 for maintenance. Worldwide revenue across all platforms: somewhere in the $70 million range.
By Jin4 days ago in Geeks
The Movie Star Era Is Ending. Animation Is Taking Over Chinese Cinema.
Animation rises, stardom falls: what changed in Chinese film investment Wang Hailin’s recent remarks are like a nail driven into the lintel of the Chinese film industry:
By Jin4 days ago in Geeks
"Angel in the Rubble" is a Movie About the Last Survivor of the 9-11 Tragedy
When the world remembers September 11, 2001, the images that rise first are often the ones of devastation—falling towers, clouds of ash, and the collective grief that swept across the nation. We remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m.
By Margaret Minnicks6 days ago in Geeks
168 Million Nights: What Short Dramas Understand About Tired People That Long-Form TV Doesn't
168 million nights At 10:30 p.m., a man finishes cleaning the kitchen. He wipes the stove, wrings out the dishcloth, and drapes it over the faucet. He lies down on the bed and picks up his phone.
By Jin6 days ago in Geeks
The Odyssey(2026) Review: A Brilliant Psychological Epic That Almost Gets There
Full disclosure: I came into Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey with sky-high expectations. After all, we are talking about The Odyssey — a cornerstone of the Western canon that has been translated, reimagined, and dissected. Set to music long before anyone had ever heard of Margaret Atwood or Claire North. Having read and enjoyed more than a few different adaptations, including (but not limited to) Emily Wilson’s landmark translation , Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad , Claire North’s Songs of Penelope Trilogy, and EPIC: The Musical , I was prepared to like this one a lot.
By Jenna Deedy7 days ago in Geeks
Nolan Cut the Twelve Hanged Women From The Odyssey. That Silence Is the Real Story.
After the camera looks away Nolan told the truth in his Time interview. He said the ending of the Odyssey was “too grim and so misogynistic,” that he had to exclude some of it, and that he still did not want to abandon what it says about “the way men make war.” That sentence is a useful example. A director recognizes the ethical problem in his source text. His way of handling it is to avoid staging that problem and examining it. Instead, he has the camera look away.
By Jin7 days ago in Geeks
Jackie Chan vs Stephen Chow: The Battle Nobody Thought Was About Genre
Start with the numbers. The Shadow’s Edge has 8.1 on Douban and 1.265 billion yuan at the box office. Kung Fu Women’s Football has 6.5 on Douban and 2.315 billion yuan.
By Jin7 days ago in Geeks
Why James Gunn Had To Cut Gal Gadot Loose (And Why DC Is Finally Winning)
Farewell to Themyscira: Gal Gadot’s Exit and the DCU’s "Break" and "Rebuild" In the summer of 2023, Gal Gadot said that DC's new bosses had "come to the set" and personally promised to develop Wonder Woman 3 , telling her "not to worry." A few days later, multiple outlets reported that DC had no plans for a third installment.
By Jin11 days ago in Geeks