And so begins my weekend at Chicago Comic Con. I haven’t been back in several years, so it should be interesting, to say the least. I’ll be resurrecting my typical battle plan: Day One – scour the booths for 50% off graphic novels and novelty items, armed with a prioritized list; Day Two – check [...]

Tags: artists, Bruce Campbell, celebrities, Chicago, Comic Con, Ghost of the Robot, James Marsters, nerds, Patrick Stewart, Torchwood, Willy Wonka, Wizard world
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There are about a hundred different things I could dive into about the first two hours of Doctor Who: Series 6. I could easily spend thousands of words on analyzing clues and subtext, attempting to untangle plotlines and deducing the direction this season will take. But I won’t. As a wise (but maybe not quite [...]

Tags: Chicago, Doctor Who, Series 6, sneak preview
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It’s amazing what a little ingenuity can rig up with junk, empty shampoo bottles, paint and glue. But without any hover ability, this lovely Steampunk Dalek can still be thwarted by a simple set of stairs. (via BoingBoing)

Tags: Dalek, steampunk
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…and guess who got lucky enough to get on the RSVP list?!? This is turning into an annual tradition – last year the husbeast and I got to see the first two hours of Series 5 at a special screening at C2E2. Getting to see events like these on the big screen is great, but [...]

Tags: Chicago, Comic Relief, Doctor Who, Elisabeth Sladen, Hugh Grant, Joanna Lumley, Jonathan Pryce, Rowin Atkinson, Series 6, sneak preview
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I couldn’t believe it when I saw the headline in my Facebook feed. British actress Elisabeth Sladen, best known for her role as The Doctor’s intrepid companion, Sarah Jane Smith, on Doctor Who, passed away today at the age of 63. Sladen had been battling cancer for quite some time, but had managed to keep [...]

Tags: actress, BBC, Doctor Who, Elisabeth Sladen, obituary, passing, Sarah Jane Adventures, Sarah Jane Smith
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  It’s never to early to bring out the geek in children and as several close friends have been or are moving to the realm of parenthood, I’m always on the lookout for the perfect gift to start their kid on the road to sci-fi geekdom and cafeteria wedgies. One should always start with the [...]

Tags: art, blocks, Edward Gorey, Gashlycrumb Tinies, mad scientist, posters, sci-fi, superheroes, toys
Filed under: geeky, pop culture, puzzles, sci-fi, WANT

The Welsh techno group, Hybrid, announced on their Facebook fan page today that they will be working on the film score for Cowboys and Aliens, with composer Harry Gregson-Williams (Chronicles of Narnia, Kingdom of Heaven, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time). The film looks like your standard summer action blockbuster, in which Daniel Craig, [...]

Tags: adventure, Cowboys and Aliens, Daniel Craig, electronic, epic, film, film music, film scores, Harrison Ford, Harry Gregson Williams, Hybrid, Jon Favreau, movie, music, Olivia Wilde, science fiction, Steven Spielberg, techno
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Less than 3 weeks until the premiere of Doctor Who Series 6 and I can’t wait! I’ll always love David Tennant’s suit-wearing, faux-hawked, hipsterish Tenth Doctor, but Matt Smith’s gobsmacked, gangly, bow-tie-wearing Eleventh Doctor has lodged himself firmly in my geeky affections. Smith most definitely deserves to be among his illustrious TARDIS dwelling forebearers and [...]

Tags: Amy and Rory, BBC, British TV, Doctor Who, Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, River Song, science fiction, Steven Moffat, tv shows
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[UPDATED: Finally figured out how to get videos embedded in my posts. I can haz technology, plez.] Anyone who’s read my Michael Bay’s Transformers rant knows how I feel about reboots of cherished childhood cartoons. So it shouldn’t surprise you to know that upon hearing the news that Cartoon Network will be releasing a new [...]

Tags: 80s cartoons, Cartoon Network, reboot, Thundercats
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Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of the original Star Trek series. I’ll admit it, I’ve always come down a bit more on the side of Star Wars, but I’ll always have a soft spot for the original Trek, if only because of the genius of Leonard Nimoy. Both my parents were Star Trek nerds – [...]

Tags: aliens, anniversary, dopplegangers, future, Kirk, Leonard Nimoy, pop culture, sci-fi, science, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, technology, tractor beams, tribbles, William Shatner
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