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It’s a Battlestar Galactica Cake. Happy Frakkin’ Birthday. – Geeky Cake of the Week

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Colonel Tigh on his angriest, drunkest day couldn’t have put it better himself:
Here’s a Battlestar Galactica cake. Happy frakkin’ birthday.

Laura hired chef Archana Rao at Love Street Cakes (“where cake dreams come true!”*) to craft this BSG cake for the birthday of Laura’s husband, a “big BSG fan” sadly-accustomed to verbal abuse on special occasions [...]

The Top Five Unexpectedly Bad-Ass Geek Heroes

Monday, September 8th, 2008

There are a handful of surefire ways to pander to geek fantasies. One involves Kristen Bell in a slave Leia bikini. (Well played, Fanboys.)
Another involves an underdog character–underestimated because of his appearance and otherwise less-than-Alpha-Maleness–displaying heroic qualities, saving the day, finally getting noticed by the Girl, having the Girl find his expertise as [...]

Attention TV Executives: The Secret Formula for Great Geek TV Shows

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

My brain is a virtual treasure trove of information on how people in any given group could be more useful and productive members of society. But since the fundamentalist Christians, George Lucas, and the Bush administration won’t reply to my letters, I’ll turn my attention to television executives. That’s right, TV execs, today [...]

Top 10 Most Tragic Geek TV Show Cancellations

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

A sad day today. CBS has announced its Fall line-up, and Jericho isn’t on the schedule. Crikey. As I mentioned last week, some of the most fun I’ve had yelling at the TV during this past season has been at Jericho and its scrappy hero, Jake. In fact, in honor [...]