For the Ladiez: 5 Great Geeky Fanservice Moments for (Straight) Women

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Newsflash: Both men and women have libidos and enjoy ogling a little scantily clad flesh from time to time. But while geek culture has more than its fair share of fanservice and scanty clothing designed to appeal to straight men (and possibly lesbians), there isn’t quite as much pandering to a straight female (or gay male) audience. We don’t really have many gender flipped equivalents to, say, the skimpy Theiss costumes in original Star Trek or the entirety of the Dead or Alive game … [Read more...]

The Avengers: Lessons to be Learned

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Despite my best efforts I know I'm a few weeks behind everyone else, but I finally got to see The Avengers.  Now, if you've read any of my other posts you may know that I constantly struggle with my dark, hipster side; I like discovering things before they're cool, and if large amounts of people go on about how so-and-so is fabulous, I tend to be skeptical.  Yes, I know this is a flaw.  Yes, I know that's kind of incongruous from a self-proclaimed geek - but maybe it won't surprise you to … [Read more...]

Confession: I’m a Nerd

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Let's not kid ourselves here: even in the geek world, there are guilty pleasures, and then there are guilty pleasures.  Or, perhaps I could put it another way: there are geek pleasures, and then there are guilty pleasures. You see, I'm pretty comfortable in the geek world.  To me, being a fan of Mythbusters or Firefly or Lord of the Rings is, frankly, mainstream.  And I've noticed that some things that geeks will list as guilty pleasures - like singing along to Dr. Horrible or building a … [Read more...]

Movies That Molded a Geek: Twister

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Okay, pipe down, I can hear the squawking from here.  "Twister?" you say.  "That god-awful movie that spawned that lame ride at Universal and everyone always quotes the stupid cow line?" Yes, that movie.  I LOVE THIS MOVIE.  Also, note that this is not a series about the Best and Smartest Geek Movies Ever, but rather the movies that molded this particular geek.  Bear with me. There's more than one weather-watcher in my family.  Tornadoes were kind of a family thing, though there aren't … [Read more...]

LOST: Worth the Hype

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Until recently, I had never watched LOST.  This wasn't due to any particular snobbery on my part: I was in college when the series began, and it was next to impossible to keep up with any live TV at the time.  And as the seasons wore on, it seemed impossible that I would ever be able to catch up, and everyone agreed: this is NOT a show into which you can jump in the middle. I wasn't completely ignorant about the show.  I knew what the basic premise was, and other little details that … [Read more...]

My Inner Indie Snob and Felicia Day

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About six months ago I admitted a character flaw: that I tend to resist pop-culture phenomenons.  At the end of the post I mention that I take more suggestions nowadays. Well, I realized last week that I've done it again - I've settled right back into my knee-jerk, resist-what-people-are-fawning-over ways.  And no, I'm not talking about Avatar. I'm talking about Felicia Day. It's not her fault, really.  I didn't even really know who she was.  My snobbery started with Dr. Horrible's … [Read more...]