Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan As The Zombie Spokesmodel For z’Ombéal Skin Care
It’s not easy maintaining a healthy, still-alive glow when you’re a zombie, but Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan is here to help!
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Television’s Geekiest. Weekend. Ever.
Geekiest Weekend Ever features the premiere of a new Doctor Who episode, the season finale of Walking Dead, the season premiere of Game of Thrones, and not to mention that show about Vikings.
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The April Fool’s Roundup: Jokes Around The Web
Don’t forget–it’s Don’t Believe The Internet Day! Here’s a roundup of some of the web’s 2013 pranks.
Continue ReadingThe Birth of Doctor Who for A New Generation
Yesterday BBC America announced details of a Doctor Who made-for-tv movie that it is filming this year in celebration of the famous shows 50th anniversary. As was commissioned in August of 2012, An Adventure in Time and Space will detail the earliest years of the Doctor Who empire from its creation through its initial filming with William Hartnell. The movie is a co-production by BBC America and BBC Cymru Wales. The script was written by Mark Gatiss, co-creator of hit BBC show Sherlock.
Continue ReadingDoctor Who 50th Anniversary Script Has ALL Eleven Doctors
As of today Steven Moffat has confirmed that he is completing a script that will feature the current Doctor, Matt Smith, facing a foe so great that he will need assistance from all ten of the previous TARDIS inhabitants. Roumors suggest, Eccelston is in!!! The producers have gotten agreements from all living actors who have ever played the Doctor; Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith. With some studio special effects they have even resurrected William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee.
Continue ReadingGeeking Out My Photography Business
When I decided to pick up my camera to earn a few extra bucks to pay bills while I stayed at home with my boys, I always wanted to focus on geeks. I wanted to set-up photo booths at geek conventions for folks to get pics of their costuming at conventions. I wanted to get pictures of little kids geeking out over a comic book or their favorite superhero. I wanted to find a pregnant geek who wanted to paint Chuthlu (or pie charts) on their belly. I wanted to be a geeky photographer for geeks. Well, in an effort to pay bills, wants changed to needs and I didn’t turn away any potential client, but I was always on the lookout for that amazing geeky shoot. Last week, I finally got a chance to do exactly what I wanted in a Doctor Who themed shoot and I was ecstatic!
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #38: All Things Doctor Who
This week GeekMom Nicole Wakelin talks Doctor Who with her co-host from The Whoniverse podcast, Michael Gaines.
Continue ReadingKeep Your Legs Warm With Geeked-Up Tights
Despite my protests, summer always leaves eventually. I live in the southern US, so I can pretend for a long time, but come January, I have to face it. It’s just plain cold. There are only two ways to make that better: gingerbread lattes, which leave after Christmas, and funky tights, which are always your friend. Here are a few of my favorites.
Continue ReadingGeeky Jerseys: Where Sports Fan Meets Geek Fan
Geeky Jerseys creates hockey jersey designs based on geek fandom, from Doctor Who to zombies to Skeletor. Their “tuxedos for geeks” are available for limited runs and fully customizable with the name and number of your choice.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: Comic Book Corner — October 10th, 2012
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week as well give you some of the latest in comic book news.
Continue ReadingTwelve Fictional Characters With Officially Registered Tartans
Not all tartans are designed for Scottish clans. Here are twelve officially registered tartans for fictional characters.
Continue ReadingFourteen Fictional Foods You Can’t Have (And Recipes For Them)
Our favorite fictional worlds are often fantastically full of fantasy flavors–some better than others. It’s hard to resist trying to create Earthly versions of them, so why try? Here are fourteen foods from fiction and ways to make them yourself, along with three you can find without much invention.
Continue ReadingBehind the Monkey — Timmy’s Story
In Orlando, it’s a mouse who runs all the shots. At ThinkGeek’s headquarters in Virginia, it’s a monkey named Timmy. Since August 13th, 1999, he’s been codemonkey and pretty much calls the shots around the office. Anyone who dares to disobey him better be prepared to take a shower…because poo will be flung. As the company mascot and overload, Timmy is a monkey of many sides, most of them geeky in nature.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Comic Book Corner — August 1st, 2012
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Continue ReadingBook Review Doctor Who: Shada by Douglas Adams and Gareth Roberts
Back in 1978-1979, Douglas Adams was a Script Editor for Doctor Who. One of the scripts that he wrote, Shada, was never completed due to a labor strike and was left unfinished until now.
Continue ReadingThis Week With the GeekMoms
This week the GeekMoms are having fun both at play and on vacation–and a little of both.
Continue ReadingGeeky Gifts for Your Geek Dad!
Ever since becoming a writer for GeekMom, I’ve found that there are geeky gifts lurking around every corner, you just have to know YOUR geek. Read about some last minute suggestions for Father’s Day.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: Comic Book Corner – June 6th, 2012
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Continue ReadingSherlock Season Two Starts May 6 on PBS
Here’s a teaser for Sherlock Season Two, which will start its PBS Masterpiece Mystery run in the US on May 6th. The series chronicles a modern day Sherlock Holmes and his adventures solving mysteries. Knowledge of the book series is helpful but not necessary. The adaptations loosely follow the originals with modern twists. Sherlock was co-created […]
Continue ReadingThe Official Doctor Who Convention – Part One
Last weekend saw the first-ever Official Doctor Who Convention at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales. The Centre is famous among Whovians not only as the fictional headquarters for Torchwood 3, the Cardiff branch of the organization tasked with protecting the Earth from aliens (the headquarters are beneath the plaza in front of the Centre), […]
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