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Tag Archives: Geek Stuff
You keep using that word….
John Scalzi, having previously displayed some very odd notions about what “good design” is all about (and having been factually wrong in the process), turns his eye from Star Wars to Star Trek. Unfortunately, the results are about the same: … Continue reading
You will believe a droid can fly.
John Scalzi rips into Star Wars on the basis of bad design. Sure, he’s cute, but the flaws in his design are obvious the first time he approaches anything but the shallowest of stairs. Also: He has jets, a periscope, … Continue reading
How long until George Lucas reboots Star Wars?
UPDATE: Broken link fixed. Apparently Bryan Singer is on the cusp of directing a Battlestar Galactica movie. That doesn’t seem terribly noteworthy, since the show just ended — except that the movie, by all reports, won’t have anything to do … Continue reading
Find that program and have him de-rezzed!
The first real indication I had as a kid that geek culture could be a lonely thing was when the movie TRON came out. I thought TRON was amazing; I loved it. I was just starting to become a minor-league … Continue reading
Sunday Burst of Weirdness Linkage
I don’t have much by way of weirdness for this week, but I do have some linkage to offload at clearance prices, so here we go! :: The “Cultural Anniversary” thing is gearing up for the 40th Anniversary of the … Continue reading
The trains on the plain mainly avoid the rain
What this blog needs is, quite clearly, more trains. So, first up, one of my dream vacations: riding trains through Switzerland. Trains show up in Hayao Miyazaki’s films, such as this from Spirited Away: Here’s the world’s highest railway, which … Continue reading
International Talk Like Jayne Cobb Day!!!
I’m a bit bored, so I’m unilaterally declaring today to be International Talk Like Jayne Cobb Day! And how, for you non-Firefly fans, do you talk like Jayne Cobb? Well, you intersperse expletives like Gorram and ruttin’ into your daily … Continue reading
“I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right!”
I linked this over on Facebook, but not here, for some reason. Someone did a nifty Star Wars – Magnum PI mashup: It’s pretty amusing, but when I saw the following a day or two later, I actually became impressed … Continue reading
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Opening hailing frequencies, Captain
UPDATED below. Seldom have I been more conflicted over a movie than I am over Star Trek. I mean, wow, am I of two minds on this movie. It’s as if the film has managed to split me right down … Continue reading
Permission to come aboard?
Well, now I officially want to see the damned new Star Trek movie. I still have my misgivings and I’ll probably bitch up a storm about it afterwards, but I genuinely want to see it in the theater now. Over … Continue reading
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