To boldly go…with a new Star Trek series

Jason
Saturday
10:41 pm

I am going to admit something. I am going to ask that you refrain from throwing things at me. And no I will not turn in my Geek Card at the door…

I am not all that huge of a Star Trek fan.

It is probably the Star Wars fan in me. Too much of an internal struggle to make the two worlds live together peacefully in my brain. But it might also have to do with the three Star Trek Club meetings I went to in 7th grade and all they did was bitch back and forth across the room about whether The Original Series or The Next Generation was better.

My ..read more

Only in Your Geeky Geeky Dreams

Autumn
Monday
7:28 pm

So last night I dreamed that I was living back in LA proper and my neighbor knocked on the door.  She wanted to borrow a chair for a dinner party.  I said of course and gave her the chair.  As she took it she said by the by, your neighbors with Felicia Day, and this chair is going to be at her party.  Do you have a message for her?  I said something that I felt really embarrassed about afterward, then my mind when through all the embarrassing things I’ve said to celebrities over the years and I woke up.  After falling back asleep I was at the party now ..read more

Space Women – Women in Space!

Autumn
Monday
6:25 pm

When Discovery blasted through the atmosphere this morning a new record was made.  With the three women astronauts on Discovery and the one already at the International Space Station that makes four women in space at one time.  For awesome!

This got me thinking.  If I was in space, which women would I want with me.  Which space women, that is.   And then of course, how would they behave on the ISS?  My list -

Princess Leia – Of course the constant committee making would be a nuisance, but she’s got good organizational and telling-it-like-it-is skills.

Starbuck – Sure, she might get into the dehydrated whiskey packets and try to light a cigar ..read more

Star Trek sneakers: Boldly going on foot

Blain
Wednesday
1:26 pm

Yes I’m a 31-year-old wearing Star Trek themed shoes and I think they are awesome. They are probably the geekiest clothing accessory I have owned since my magnetic He-Man belt when I was 6. Yes, I have a closet full of geek themed t-shirts, but that’s different. Today the average joe or jane can get away with wearing a geek shirt. Hell, it’s what keeps Hot Topic in business besides the goth stuff. But shoes, that’s different.

The Airwalk Star Trek shoes designed by James Staple and put out by Payless have been out since the DVD release of the movie in November but the lack of needing new shoes ..read more

Geek Alums Sing FaLaLaLa Lifetime

Christy
Wednesday
1:06 pm

I have a confession.  I love Lifetime movies.  It’s the cheesy, know what’s going to happen, bad dialogue, mediocre acting style of fluff that I can’t say no to.  I’m even more addicted to Christmas Lifetime movies.  I just counted 11 nuggets of Christmas cheese on my DVR and already had to answer the question of “What did you do last night?” with “I watched A Boyfriend for Christmas.” Here’s what I’ve learned, there’s a surprising number of geek show alums in Lifetime’s Christmas lineup.  So, here’s the spray cheese digest for ..read more

Somewhat quick and cheap geek costumes for Halloween

Blain
Monday
1:49 pm

Holy Crap! Halloween is only 5DAYS AWAY! Do you have a Halloween party to go to on Saturday and you still don’t have a costume? Don’t fret, I have a few geek inspired solutions for you that will be cheap and easy. And just for those with a little extra cash and want to go the EXTRA MILE, I’ve included upgrade options ..read more

Review: Fanboys

Jason
Sunday
9:40 pm

What is your adventure of a lifetime? What is it you and your friends have planned since the age of 6 years old?

Well for Eric, Linus, Windows, Hutch and Zoe, it was breaking into Skywalker Ranch to see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before it is released to the public. And that story would be the movie Fanboys.

Despite the lukewarm reception the film found with critics and in the theatres, it really does a decent job of capturing the essence of fanboy. From the George Lucas donated sound effects to the banter and dialogue pulled straight from the Wars franchise.

I can see why the movie probably was not ..read more

Shatner on Conan

Blain
Thursday
10:02 am

Just in case you missed it last night, the Shatner was on The Tonight Show. Conan laid the smack down on James T. Kirk towards the end of the interview, but Shatner got him back at the end. Good to see Conan more relaxed and like his old self again. ..read more

Star Trek Galaxy Collection

Christy
Thursday
6:35 pm

Where have I been that I haven’t seen these yet?  Saw this action figure commercial while catching up on some ..read more

10 Years Ago Today: DeForest Kelley passed away

Blain
Thursday
1:09 pm

I can’t believe it’s been that long. I wasn’t even a Star Trek fan at the time and I still remember hearing about his death and still feeling at a loss. On June 11, 1999, DeForest Kelley succumbed to stomach cancer. At the time I knew of Kelley’s Leonard “Bones” McCoy mostly from the animated series and the movies because I didn’t start watching the original series until a few years later. I always thought he was awesome, but after I started watching the original series, he instantly became my favorite character. As much as I liked Kirk and Spock, Bones always seemed much more down to earth. He taught ..read more