Once Upon a Time vs Grimm

There are few things true geeks like more than a genuine debate about who or what is the best of something. Who’s the best Star Trek captain? (Kirk) Who’s the best Doctor? (David Tennant) So it’s really no surprise that when Once Upon a Time and Grimm, two very similar shows, debuted this fall people […]

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The End of Borders

It has been buzzing all over the web that Borders is going to be closing the rest of their stores and liquidating all of their assets. I’ve read that the reasoning for the closing Borders not being able to enter into the eReader market and the downswing in the economy. The market for books is […]

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Starz Cancels Camelot

It has been announced that Starz has canceled Camelot after just one season. The series was Starz’s version of the well-known Arthurian legend that had many people excited at the beginning, but got some mixed reviews as the season went on. Our own GeekMom Corrina called the series “A good try” after watching the entire […]

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Pottermore Details Released

GeekMom Melissa Wiley recently wondered about the “mysterious new website” coming soon from author J.K. Rowling called Pottermore.com. Wonder no more, Melissa. The Wall Street Journal reports that Rowling has created a “Harry Potter universe” for her fans that will include an online store offering – among other things – the Harry Potter series available […]

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Choose Your Own Adventure Books

Choose Your Own Adventure books were a staple of my childhood, as they were some of my favorite books to read. Now there is different series of these books catering to different ages of readers. I got the chance recently to read several Choose Your Own Adventure books, and they really are as good, or […]

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Fanaticon 2011

Fanaticon is a local, free comic books, science-fiction, fantasy, pop culture convention that takes place in Asheville, NC on May 21, 2011. This is the 2nd year for this one day convention. I moved to Asheville back in 2005 with my husband (then-fiance) and we immediately fell in love with the area. One of the […]

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