Geek Steal: 64% off the Angel - Seasons 1-5 DVD Set!
Friday, December 12th, 2008I’ll keep this short and to the point, since the first act of Flu-apalooza 2008 just took the stage within my sinus cavity… and the amps are dialed to 11.
For today only, Amazon has the entire Angel Seasons 1-5 30-Disc DVD Set on sale for $50.99, which is 64% off the list price and $50.99 [...]
Geek Steal: 65% off Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector’s Set!
Friday, November 21st, 2008Sorry, for the late notice on this, my dear monkeys, but this is a deal worth jumping on if you get the news in time.
And really, why wouldn’t you get it in time? Since, you know… you spend several hours a day obsessively clicking the refresh button on this here blog like a lab rat [...]
The Top Five Unexpectedly Bad-Ass Geek Heroes
Monday, September 8th, 2008There 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 [...]
The Top Five Girliest Vampire Movies
Monday, August 18th, 2008As long as there’s been a Hollywood, there have been otherwise-scary vampire flicks specifically-designed to appeal to the swooning teen girl demographic.
Oh, and as long as there’s been a Hollywood, there have been producers snorting lines of coke off of the asses of high-priced hookers. But that’s a subject for another post. Which [...]
Top Ten: What Would Joss Whedon Twitter?
Friday, July 18th, 2008Somehow, between scripting comic books like Runaways and Buffy, co-writing the in-development Cabin in the Woods film, and producing this coming Fall’s Dollhouse TV show, Joss Whedon found time to put together a few internet-breaking Webisodes of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
(Because, as all film-school geeks know: when in doubt, round out your résumé with a [...]
No Takebacks! The Top 10 Geek Events I Wish Never Happened
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007Marvel Comics has apparently never heard of the “No takebacks!” rule, first popularized by third-graders in Pokemon card-trading circles, and more recently by President Bush, addressing the American electorate.
(Warning: Potential spoilers ahead on the current Spider-Man One More Day storyline.)
Way back in 1987, Marvel established a comic book milestone when Peter Parker married Mary Jane [...]



