These movies will make any Halloween a special, spooky treat (wow, that sentence was SOOO lame….).
Full Story »Scary Word of the Day: Zombies
There is one thing that’s always bugged me about the undead. No, not the smell and general lack of hygiene. It’s the continual need to eat despite the absence of working intestinal organs.
I mean, how do they poop it? If nothing works in there?
Full Story »A Geekier Direction: Rachel Klein (Part 2)
By Teresa Jusino – Ambition carried Rachel Klein to Columbia College – Chicago, one of the few schools with an undergraduate degree in theater directing, and it seemed to be the perfect environment for a young woman who knew exactly what she wanted.
Full Story »Scary Word of the Day: Conservatives
I was going to skip the Monsters vs. Aliens Halloween special and watch It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown just to spite CG animation, while muttering about how these kids today don’t appreciate quality, hand-drawn animation. It’s all computers with the online and the texting on the cell phones, bah!
Full Story »Mal Reynolds is Back!
Nathon Fillion donned the tightpants on TV last night.
Captain Tightpants makes me happy. Video after the jump.
Full Story »Scary Word of the Day: Feminized Sci-Fi
There’s no place for women in science fiction. It’s about men! Manly men! Doing manly things! For the entertainment of other men! Men viewing at home, not in their respective fictional ‘verses! But, not in a slashy way! You know what I mean!
Full Story »Movies Not to Watch This Halloween
Or, “I Watched Them So You Don’t Have To” By Gil James Bavel – A friend of mine is hosting a small party on Halloween since it falls on a Saturday this year, and I wanted to screen the perfect movies so they wouldn’t bore the socks off of people. I was looking for some good, strong mid-sixties Euro-horror that predate the crappy slasher flicks, but still had enough gore to satisfy without being over the top. My favorite among these types is Amando D’ Ossorio’s Tombs of the Blind Dead, but even though it’s a classic, I wasn’t sure my fellow guests would wait out its rather slow start.
Full Story »Scary Word of the Day: Vampire
Bloodsuckers are starting to feel blase to me. I used to get so excited about vampires on TV. I mean, it’s vampires! On TV!. And now, I’m like, “Vampires. On TV. Meh.”
Full Story »Free Pumpkin Carving Template – Rorsharch from Watchmen
Jackie Earle Haley stole the show as Rorsharch in this year’s Watchmen movie, and now Rorsharch is all set to stand guard against, well, everyone this Halloween. Hrrm. Related Stuff:
Full Story »The Cylons Did Too Have a Plan!
By Lisa Fary – BSG: The Plan will be known as the BSG ep with a dick. Not someone acting like a dick, although there is that. This has actual man sausage. Why, yes. Pink Raygun does have pics.
Full Story »Higlet Visits Stargate: Universe
By WorldofHiglet – I had never really watched Stargate. I missed SG1 and then felt I didn’t want to have to buy into another new series when there was so much to catch up on. The two-hour premiere aired before the press tour so I dutifully tuned in to see what it was all about. It was intriguing, with some spectacular set pieces and a whole host of characters. It was slightly confusing at first because there were so many people, but the storyline clipped along and we were very quickly into the action.
Full Story »Scary Word of the Day: Ghosts
John and I love Halloween even though we never seem to do anything for it other than buy candy, carve a pumpkin, then eat the candy, which was never intended for trick-r-treaters anyway.
Full Story »Sneak Peak: The Guild Halloween Special
By WorldofHiglet – All Hallows Eve is almost upon us and – lucky us – this means that we will soon be feasting on more than candy and brains. No, not candy brains! – A new Halloween Special from The Guild!
Full Story »Stargate Universe: Light
By Lisa Fary – Given the choice between playing Survivor: Universe on a sub-zero rock and being a fire-roasted vegetable in the universe’s largest hibachi, I’d take the turbulence, heat, and death, thanks. At least I wouldn’t have to camp. And there are naked dudes on the ship (of course we have pics!).
Full Story »The Press of Space, the Weight of the Future
SyFy Press Tour – Stargate: Universe By Sylvia Bond – In their minds, naturally, the Stargate franchise has created strong women and enjoys developing their stories, like they said. But coming from a viewer who is female, I would say that their perspective is a little skewed. The problem with strong female characters is that TV-land is run by men and while they might start with an uzi-toting, commander-in-chief, muscle-toned female character, eventually she is relegated to jiggling her boobs, showering naked, having babies, and letting her hair hang down.
Full Story »Ask an Amateur Scienist: Global Warming
By Brian Thompson – So it’s the middle of October. A dark and gloomy night. I’ve been up past one in the morning browsing the internet for information, pornography, and information about pornography. (Findings: It’s sexy.) I thought my office would be celebrating Christopher Columbus’ bludgeoning of little brown people by allowing everyone to stay home and catch up on their stories, otherwise I would have bumped up my porno schedule. Turns out I was wrong about the office holiday. Apparently my bosses are Leif Ericson fans. And worse, my dog woke me up to take her outside at 4:30am.
Full Story »Free Pumpkin Carving Template: Vampire Bill from True Blood
Back on track with another free pumpkin carving template of Vampire Bill Compton from the HBO series True Blood. Be a Fang-Banger, grab your template! As a bonus, you can use your Vampire Bill pumpkin along with your Twilight Pumpkins as decorations for your very own whine and cheese party. Related Stuff:
Full Story »A Geekier Direction: Rachel Klein
By Teresa Jusino – Rachel Klein, geek theater director extraordinaire, is originally from New Mexico, and yet the times I’ve spoken with her – all self-assurance and dark, trendy clothing – she seems more “New York” than I do, and I’m a native. So, it was only appropriate that we meet for an interview at the Waverly Diner in Greenwich Village to discuss how she is inspired by b-movies and genre literature, as well as her penchant for glitter, suspenders, and go-go girls.
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