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Category Archives: Geek
Great Disturbances, Etc.
Via Xeni at BoingBoing comes the news that Disney has just baught Lucusfilm with the intent, “to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years.” Alright nerds, before you start catterwalling about a million voices screaming … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Hasbeens, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means, Movies, News, Science Fiction, Star Wars
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The Propper Place to Start is At the Beginning
Over at io9, they’re showing off some tantalizing clips form the forthcoming James Bond film, Skyfall. And as usual, the comments have turned to the perennial discussion as to where to start as a new Bond fan. If you just … Continue reading
Lost in the Mushroom Forest
This week, Boing Boing is running a series called Mind Blowing Movies, all about the weird and fun films they saw while growing up, which warped their wee little minds. I thought I’d play along, describing my encounter with… The … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Movies, The Best Minds of My Generation
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Defending the Pirate Code
Over at io9, Charlie Jane has a list of the best and worst movie threequels. Normally I’d let this pass as link bait, but I had to step in to defend Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, which was … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Movies, Science Fiction, Star Trek
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Whatever Happened To Susan?
One of the biggest mysteries left unsolved since the beginning of the Doctor Who relaunch in 2005 is what happened to the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan Foreman. When last we saw, her fate was left in the air: Susan continues to … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Geek, Television, Wild Speculation
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Scooby-Doo as Secular Kids Show
Over at Comics Alliance, an intriguing theory regarding Scooby-Doo: Michael Ryan recently wrote a really interesting article that suggested the decision to keep real monsters off of Scooby-Doo was originally done in order to appease parents who wanted something that … Continue reading
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The Skywalker Twin Delimma
So I was mopping the kitchen floor this afternoon and got to thinking about the genealogy of Star Wars. As one does. It occurred to me that the prequels created not one but two plot holes in the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Movies, Science Fiction, Star Wars
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The Wars That Never Was
In honor of George Lucus picking your pocket again releasing the Star Wars films on Blue Ray, I thought I’d reprint this old essay, where I took the liberty of re-plotting the Star Wars prequels so they didn’t suck. I … Continue reading
Pig With A Froggy Tattoo
This is going to be the greatest movie ever!!!
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You Can’t UnExplode The Death Star
In a galaxy not nearly as far enough away or as long ago as we’d like, there comes another round of edits to the Star Wars films. The only thing worse than the fact that George Lucus has, once again … Continue reading