The Fan Phenomena series by Intellect is designed as an introduction to fandom. Each book in the series looks at a specific show or film series in a collection of essays written and edited by fans with some expertise in a related field.
Continue ReadingBinge-watching older shows and movies on Netflix inevitably leads to the same question. Who is that guy?
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The Warehouse 13 star talks with GeekMom about the upcoming film Elysium and the Stallone/Schwarzenegger action flick Escape Plan.
Continue ReadingI recently discovered some geek-inspired beverages that are perfect for grabbing your favorite cup and settling in to re-watch your favorite TV shows.
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Welcome to this year’s Father’s Day Gift Guide. Geeky dads can be a lot of fun to shop for, so lets get the ball rolling on our picks this year.
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Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the number 42 is everywhere when you start looking hard enough. Here are 42 examples of the number turning up in pop culture.
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The Star Trek: The Middle School Musical video is from the Rhett & Link channel on YouTube. They have other musicals and many videos focusing on the comedy of the geek culture. The channel is worth checking out.
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The “Star Trek” SmartGlass experience includes behind-the-scenes shorts, deleted scenes, and more.
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If you can ignore the nonsensical decision making, gaping plot holes, crazy movie-physics and the fact that pretty much every major plot point is obvious from miles away, then this is an awesome film.
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We are about to begin Season Five of The Next Generation and it’s been good, real good. The journey began with an idea to share Voyager with my kids. It’s a series that means a lot to me. But then I realized they should have some background before we got into that part of the timeline. But to begin at the beginning would take soooo long. So I asked for help from readers like you. I compiled the suggestions into a big list, and we began our Star Trek watching adventure.
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Being geeky isn’t a question of subject matter, it’s a question of how involved you are with your passions. The Geekmoms reveal their many and varied passions today!
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The Teleport Transporter is in beta and in the Google Play store. Ready to go somewhere else? Here’s how it works out.
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Don’t forget–it’s Don’t Believe The Internet Day! Here’s a roundup of some of the web’s 2013 pranks.
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Jules Sherred has been busy designing and launching another website: United Federation of Planets. It is a website all about Star Trek, curated by members of Jules’ G+ Star Trek community. Jules is also still busy planning for yet another trip, a child’s graduation, and a wedding in just over three short months. Brigid is […]
Continue ReadingMegacon is my favorite convention in Central Florida. This year, the convention welcomes the bridge crew of Star Trek The Next Generation including Captain Picard himself, Sir. Patrick Stewart. Also in attendance to represent the comic book world will be Neil Adams, Gail Simone, George Perez along with many others!
Continue ReadingWhen the news broke that J. J. Abrams will be directing the next Star Wars movie, some jokes were inevitable. Here are our top nine (obligatory lens flare joke included).
Continue ReadingGeekdoms of many colors have spread the word by now about Peter David’s stroke in the final days of 2012. His wife Kathleen has been posting updates on Peter’s site about his status. Today she writes to explain how we as fans can help Peter and his family.
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 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 ReadingVulcan Events — Away Mission Orlando 2012 was another great time spent with friends and spreading the good word of the dark and light sides of the force. Avery Brooks was the headliner for the event and while I’m a fan of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, my excitement was in getting to meet Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris, Star Trek: Voyager and getting a picture of Dirk Benedict (Starbuck, Battlestar Galactica) for my mom.
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