Dear Joss: Please Get Better AKA How ‘Buffy’ Failed Us
It’s the role of a good writer, arguably, to torture characters. But there’s a difference in how Whedon tortures his female characters, and it reveals a very troubling pattern.
Continue ReadingIt’s the role of a good writer, arguably, to torture characters. But there’s a difference in how Whedon tortures his female characters, and it reveals a very troubling pattern.
Continue ReadingToday GeekMom Mel welcomes writer and game designer (among other things!) Monica Valentinelli to GeekMom. Monica is celebrating the release of her new book,’ The Gorramn Shiniest Dictionary and Language Guide in the ‘Verse!’
Continue ReadingI have a confession – I made my daughter cry. Not on purpose – well, not exactly – but with an admitted amount of foreknowledge. You see, I let her watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer from start to finish.
Continue ReadingShowrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show is a Kickstarter-funded documentary film and book that examines the role of the showrunner.
Continue ReadingJoss Whedon teamed up with an Austin musician to write a kid-friendly folk song while he was working on The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Continue ReadingFor anyone interested in the concept of Whedon Studies and wanting to delve deeper into the Whedonverse, Reading Joss Whedon might just be the book you’re looking for.
Continue ReadingGeek parents approve the new Captain America sequel and explain why it is a great date night movie.
Continue ReadingWith nine seasons of backstory, there’s now a lot of Buffy history to get through. For those of you interested in diving into the show again, here’s a (mostly) spoiler-free recap of the road so far.
Continue ReadingMaking collections on eBay is a great way to come up with ideas for your own wish list, and as a gift idea list for others.
Continue ReadingWe review the pilot episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Is it everything fans hope it will be?
Continue ReadingMuch Ado About Nothing absolutely feels like a gathering of old friends, with many familiar faces from the Whedonverse, all joining together to match wits and talk of love and marriage. The film opens nationwide on June 7, 2013.
Continue ReadingSo why is the term mommy blogger such a negative one? I take a look at our assumptions about things with gender labels. Plus, where you can find me dressed as Wonder Woman.
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to remember a better time to be a movie lover and a geek than 2012. It was week after week of must-see movies, and it’s probably impossible to be a mom and have caught them all. After all of that, can 2013 even pretend to compare? Read this 2012 vs. 2013 movie throwdown to find out.
Continue ReadingKristen interviews the creators of Written By a Kid: Josh Flaum and Will Bowles.
Continue ReadingYou’ve likely started your holiday shopping, or at least feel guilty about not starting your shopping. But the whole process is a lot less work since the advent of internet commerce. Books are perfect for purchasing through this conduit, since one size fits all and they aren’t that fragile. Here are the GeekMom writers’ recommendations for books to buy your loved ones this holiday season. There are a very large number of them, so be sure to click to see them all!
Continue ReadingJane Espenson and Brad Bell, creators of the web-based show Husbands, talk about creating that show and web-based content in general.
Continue ReadingSDCC’s Firefly reunion panel brought tears to nearly every eye — including Joss Whedon’s.
Continue ReadingI know when it comes to Joss Whedon movies, this weekend is all about The Avengers. But if you haven’t seen The Cabin In The Woods yet, it needs to be on your weekend agenda. Call it a double feature. And if you have already seen it, you no doubt have a few questions along […]
Continue ReadingBetween The Cabin In The Woods and The Avengers, you might feel like you’re swimming in Whedon lately. (And if you’ve read my GeekMom posts, you know I’m a fan of that pool!) But if you can’t get enough Whedon, there’s a little more to love in Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion. This self-described “essential […]
Continue ReadingAs I sat through a half-hour of trailers at The Hunger Games this past weekend, I realized how many geektastic movies are coming out this summer that I’m going to want to see. Seriously. It’s absolute madness how many geek-appealing movies are crammed into the next few months. I’m already behind, having not yet seen […]
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