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 would [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Attention TV Executives: The Secret Formula for Great Geek TV Shows
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007My 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 I’m making [...]
If Favorite Characters from Canceled Geek TV Shows Lived On in New Roles
Friday, August 31st, 2007A slew of actors from canceled geek TV shows are making their way back onto the small screen. Who says they can’t bring a little of their old characters with them? David Boreanaz on Bones as Angel from, um, Angel Winner: Wussiest Vampire, 2005 I’ve never shot myself in the foot, enjoyed a prostate exam, [...]
Top 10 Most Tragic Geek TV Show Cancellations
Thursday, May 17th, 2007A 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 of the show’s passing, I [...]
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