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Posts Tagged ‘Science Fiction

What Makes Me A GEEK

September 28, 2008

Although it doesn’t seem strange to me, apparently many of my habits, hobbies and interests are not what most people consider normal (most people being the people I interact with in real life, strangers, and my family). It seems like most people’s daily conversations mainly center around the topics of: Money; Sex; Work; Sports; and […]

Fringe First Impressions

September 20, 2008

I’m a little behind when it comes to watching new television series’ because A) I don’t have cable, and B) I have a full-time job and friends and can’t be arsed to actually tune it to a specific show at a specific time. Having said this I did finally get around to watching the first […]

Why I Might Be Tempted To Watch Stargate Atlantis

August 7, 2008

Two words: Robert Picardo. The Doctor was easily the best character on Star Trek Voyager, adding humor and real acting to a show which (although I love it with all my heart) lacked both those qualities. Now Robert Picardo is taking up a full time role on Stargate Atlantis as Richard Woolsey. I can’t say […]

Sci-Fi Revival is Well Overdue

July 18, 2008

I’ve been saying for a while now that what the entertainment industry needs is a resurgence of science ficition films. Fantasy has been BIG for quite a while now: Harry Potter (although I would argue this isn’t real fantasy) Lord of the Rings, Eragon, In The Name of The King (Ugh… did I really just […]

First Glimpse Into Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse

May 16, 2008

I have a confession to make which may or may not affect my geek cred. My confession is this: I am not a huge Joss Whedon fan. Now I’m not saying that I dislike Joss Whedon or his work, I have simply not payed much attention to it. I didn’t watch Firefly, or Buffy the […]