Geeks today have a lot on their minds. So much new technology arrives every day, new and exciting television and movies, books and fan fictions abound. There’s so much going on that it’s easy for newer geeks to jump right in to the new stuff without paying homage to all those that came before. With… Continue reading Classical Geek: Authors you should know
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Retro Review: Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
What do you get when you mix 37% soap opera, 50% grade-A-cheesy acting, 71.3% supernatural characters and a healthy dosing of awesomeness? Well, aside from some interesting statistical values, you have the recipe for Kindred: The Embraced (imdb). Allow me to take a few moments of your time and I’ll give you a bit of… Continue reading Retro Review: Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
Syfy: What’s in a Name?
You may not know it, but this week the SciFi Channel became “Syfy.” While the pronunciation is supposed to be the same, in writing the name is just confusing and, honestly, a little stupid. When you hear/see that there is a SciFi channel (SciFi obviously being short for Science Fiction) an expectation of content is… Continue reading Syfy: What’s in a Name?
Dollhouse
Thanks to Hulu.com and Boxee I was able to catch the premiere episode of Joss Weadon’s latest series Dollhouse. My first thought about the show was that is was a ripoff of the Top Cow 90’s comic book Aphrodite IX that has a similiar premise of a young woman who is a special agent/assassin who… Continue reading Dollhouse
Dark Side Poster (’bout time)
Finally. Some awesome posters for the Dark Side. Clicky!
Storm Troopin’
Doctor Beef is my hero over at flickr. These make me want to go out and get some storm troopers to play with all day. Storm Troopin’ – a set on Flickr
Goofy SciFi Gadgets
https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2008/050708-sci-fi-googiest-tech.html
New Enterprise?
https://www.gabekoerner.com/ent/enterprise_orbit_1080.jpg The new enterprise? maybe.
Greatest SciFi Gadgets?
https://mattmitchellfiction.com/unabashed/416/the-greatest-science-fiction-gadgets/
Interview With Darth Vader
https://www.galaxiki.org/feature/darthvader.html
R2 Projector More Than A Projector
via gizmodo , via The Star Wars Blog https://www.nikkoamerica.com/nhe/dvd_projector_video.html
Scifi in the kitchen
https://io9.com/356026/now-youre-cooking-with-tachyons-the-best-scifi-kitchen-gadgets
Star Wars PSA
Star Wars Smoking PSA
Real SciFi Gadgets
There isn’t a single Back to the Future buff who hasn’t dreamed of riding around town on a hoverboard. Every Star Trekfan has lusted after Captain Kirk’s communicator—in fact, the original23rd-century models inspired the design for the first flip phones.While scientists haven’t quite figured out teleportation or how tobuild a truly effective Terminator, there is… Continue reading Real SciFi Gadgets