Author: Nigel G Mitchell

The Super Bowl may not scream geek, but there’s something even sportsphobes can enjoy, which are the commercials. There weren’t many geek friendly ads this year, but a few stood out. Here’s nine for us geeks. 1. Doritos Time Machine – Doritos created a clever ad involving a little kid, a gullible adult, and time travel. 2. Buckle Up: Cosmos – The Internet’s beloved astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson is going to be hosting a revival of the classic TV series, Cosmos. The Super Bowl gave us a sample. 3. Transformers: Age of Extinction – The fourth installment of the impossibly…

Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Jabba the Hutt; Source: Lucasarts When computer generated special effects first appeared in movies, they really blew us all away. However, as CGI grew more and more sophisticated, the cracks started to show. Looking back, a lot of sequences we all found amazing look pretty cheesy. WatchMojo has assembled this collection of ten awful CGI movie sequences. Which do you think is the worst CGI sequence? Did you actually like these? Did they miss any? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for…

One of my favorite characters in the Star Wars universe is Jabba the Hutt from Return of the Jedi. Powerful, disgusting, sadistic, and terrifying, Jabba has become symbolic of greed and obesity in our culture. I always thought his sluglike appearance perfectly captured his personality, which is why I was surprised to find out he didn’t always look that way. Here’s a peek at how Jabba was portrayed before his final appearance in ROTJ. Jabba the Hutt was originally meant to appear in a scene in A New Hope. They had actor Declan Mulholland playing the role of Jabba on…

Much like The Simpsons “couch gag,” Futurama has included a change to their opening titles every episode. In the case of Futurama, they included a caption to their opening titles. With the series officially ended (for now), we thought we’d take a look back at ten of the best in the series. Which one was your favorite? Did you have any favorites that weren’t listed here? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins and like us on…

Star Wars’ Millenium Falcon, and Star Trek’s USS Enterprise…is it really fair to compare the two? Not really, but that hasn’t stopped legions of fans from debating the merits of both for decades. This infographic lists numerous key facts about the two iconic spaceships. What do you think of the infographic? Which is the best ship? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins and like us on Facebook Follow @Thegeektwins

I’m a big fan of MST3K, so when I found a video archive of old movies, I thought they were begging for the funny commentary. I decided to tackle the classic Duck and Cover PSA, and recorded a couple videos with commentary. Check ’em out. Part One Part Two NOTE: I know the sound isn’t great, I need a new microphone. What did you think? Do you want more? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins and…

[Warning: Minor spoiler for Thor: The Dark World] One of the moments that got the biggest laughs in my theater during Thor: The Dark World was the moment where Loki takes on the appearance of Thor’s friends, culminating with his transformation into Captain America. The surprise cameo by Chris Evans was hilarious, but it turns out it wasn’t the original version. In the original take, Tom Hiddleston played all the characters, including Captain America. But the twist is Hiddleston played the role as Loki doing an impression of Captain America. It’s kind of mind-twisting to read about, but brilliant to…

Every week, we stumble across some great and funny images. Here’s a roundup of ten of them. 1. The Avengers Movie in One GIF 2. Indestructible Items in Avengers 3. Love for George Lucas 4. Star Wars Mouseketeers 5. Girlfriends and The Avengers 6. CSI: Death Star 7. Han Solo 8. Stan Lee’s the Man 9. If You’re Khan… 10. Comic Book Bane vs. Dark Knight Rises Bane Which was your favorite? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on…

After watching Iron Man 2 enough times, a Redditor nicknamed Blueintegral discovered a startling sign of the amount of detail that went into the props. In the scene where Tony Stark goes through his father Howard Stark’s old notebooks, Blueintegral noticed this: The prop guys had some time to kill. What do you think? [Via Reddit]

I may be one of the few people who actually enjoyed The Amazing Spiderman, but I’m not going to say it didn’t have its flaws. Cinema Sins struck again with a rundown of some of the goofs, flaws, and annoyances this movie included. It didn’t take long, starting with “this movie exists.” What did you think of Amazing Spiderman? Anything else wrong that you noticed? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins and like us on Facebook…

Black Lightning, Source: IGN When it comes to black superheroes, electricity goes a long way. Quite a few of them have electrical powers. Possibly it’s because of one of the major black heroes, Black Lightning. It’s also a good generic power, like super-strength and flight. Here’s a rundown of eleven superheroes of color who send sparks flying. 1. Black Lightning Black Lightning is one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He also set the trend of black electrical heroes. He had the power to generate electricity and shoot lightning bolts. His powers originally came…

RoboCop (Peter Weller); RoboCop The RoboCop remake is due to be released on February 12, and I thought it would interesting to take a look back at the original, which had a rich and complex production. Here are twenty five facts about the making of RoboCop that you probably didn’t know about. 1. Screenwriter Edward Neumeier says he got the idea for RoboCop from working on the set of Blade Runner. It was about a cop hunting robots, which made Neumeier think of reversing it to make a robot cop hunting humans. 2. RoboCop was allegedly inspired by Marvel’s robot…

Source: BBC It’s never easy to predict the future with any accuracy, but there are a few things we know for sure. The fate of the Earth, the fate of humans, and the fate of the stars all have inevitable moments in the near and distant future. What will happen in a thousand years? What can we expect in a million years? A quadrillion years? This amazing and eye-opening infographic from the BBC covers everything from the decay of plutonium to the destruction of the Earth. Suffice to say, it’s not looking good. Fortunately, we have some time. Explore more…

Source: YouTube Mystery Science Theater 3000 was a show that you either loved or hated. I loved it, and still do. That’s why I was thrilled to find this video. Joel Hodgson, the original star and creator of the show, was at a convention and explained the origin of the show. He also shows the original test footage and promo for the pilot. [Via YouTube] What did you think of the video? What did you think of MST3K? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow…

Star Wars is known for producing action figures for every character that ever appeared in any franchise media. The desire for completism has produced some pretty hilarious results, including an action figure for the six-breasted Jabba the Hutt dancer and the Jedi librarian. Some Internet wags have created their own versions of some significantly missed toys. Here are some oversights that Hasbro should really rush into production. 5. Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru Charred Corpses UPDATE: Turns out these really do exist! 4. Smouldering Moisture Farm 3. Destroyed Alderaan 2. Dead Ewok 1. The Force What other Star Wars characters…

The Joker has a complex and outrageous history, both as a character and as a villain. Variant Comics has produced a great overview of the character. How was the Joker created? What’s the Joker’s origin? What are the best Joker stories? All the answers are here. What’s your favorite Joker story? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins and like us on Facebook Follow @Thegeektwins

You may think you know everything about Star Trek: The Original Series or maybe you know nothing at all or maybe you’re somewhere in between. Every Star Trek fan will find something to enjoy in this epic infographic from svinovik.ru. How many times did Kirk fight Spock? How many times did the Enterprise’s bridge get captured? How many hairstyles did Uhura have? It’s all here in a fun and easy visual format. I won’t say this is the most comprehensive Star Trek infographic ever, but I’ve never seen one pack so much info into such a small package. [Visualoop via Behance.net via Svinovik.ru]…

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans); Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) What do the Avengers and Star Wars have in common? It turns out, quite a lot. Scott Collura at IGN created this rundown of some of the similarities. [Via IGN] What do you think? What other similarities exist between the two franchises? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow us on Twitter @thegeektwins Related Posts 9 Surprising Ways the Muppets and Star Wars Are Connected 1138 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of Star Wars Why…

One of the most infamous scenes in The Dark Knight is a scene that’s come to be known as the Pencil Trick. Shocking, disturbing, simple, and twisted, it perfectly captured the malevolent and brutal humor of Heath Ledger’s new interpretation of the Joker. Yet there was a lot going on with that one moment. Here are seven interesting facts about the scene. First of all, let’s watch it, courtesy of GIFSoup: 1. The Pencil Trick Wasn’t Chris Nolan’s Idea – While Chris Nolan gets a lot of credit for the pencil trick, it was actually dreamt up by Chris Nolan’s…

Source: YouTube If you’ve ever played a fighting game, you know the experience of trying to figure out the controls and learn to play. And if you’ve ever shown someone else your favorite fighting game, you know the frustration of having to wait while the newbie gets used to the game. This video by Freddie W’s Rocket Jump is pretty much how every battle between an expert and a newbie playing a fighting game goes down. What do you think of the video? How are you with a new fighting game? [Via Youtube]

In movies and TV shows, not everyone can be a major character. Sometimes, you have to have extra people hanging around in the background. But sometimes, it’s those very characters who the audience falls in love with. With sci-fi, the audience is a little more rabid than most, causing that trend to increase even more. Here are five characters fans have fallen in love with. 5. P1ZZ4 Guy (Spiderman 2) Donnell Rawlings, Spider-Man 2 In Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker was hurrying to deliver pizzas to keep his job. He decided to take a shortcut into an alley and change into…

In 1986, Michael Jackson appeared in the 4-D Disney ride, Captain EO. Captain EO was a groundbreaking production at the time with 3-D effects, lasers and smoke in the theater, and a starfield on the walls made from fiber optic cables. The short film has become a legend in pop culture and Disney lore. Here’s a few interesting facts most people don’t know about the production. 1. Michael Jackson wanted either George Lucas or Steven Spielberg to produce the movie. Spielberg declined because he was working on The Color Purple, but Lucas agreed to produce. 2. Lucas recommended Francis Ford…

Blogger Jon Negroni has created what he calls the Pixar Theory, an idea on how every Pixar movie is connected in a massive timeline spanning thousands of years that runs from Brave to Monsters, Inc. Basically, his idea boils down to how the Pixar movies chronicle a gradual evolution of machines and animals to replace mankind in the distant future. His theory is illustrated in this infographic. [Via http://jonnegroni.com/2013/07/11/the-pixar-theory/ via http://i.imgur.com/RSASjhC.jpg] What do you think of his theory? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow us for free by Email, RSS and follow…

Meteor crash, Spider-Man 3 For some reason, when it comes to slimy aliens, the meteor is the transport of choice. The scene of the mysterious meteor falling to the ground and cracking open to reveal an alien slime is a staple. Here are the five most disgusting ones. 5. Threshold (2003) Barringer Crater …couldn’t find a single screencap from the movie In this Sci-Fi Pictures adaptation of the 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, a meteor strikes an astronaut in the arm. The meteor infects the astronaut with alien insects, who spread when he returns to Earth. The…

Thomas William “Tom” Hiddleston was born on February 9, 1981 in London. He’s best known for playing the character of Loki in Marvel Studios’ series of films. He also played key roles in War Horse (2011), the British drama The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Midnight in Paris (2011), and the BBC series Henry IV and Henry V (2012). What do you think of Tom Hiddleston? Related Posts Guys Geeks Love: Hugh Jackman Guys Geeks Love: Christian Bale 10 Most Surprisingly Sexy Males of Sci-Fi Guys Geeks Love: Johnny Depp Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this…

With a name like “Stanley Pickle,” it has to be good. This short film was created by Vicky Mather for her graduation MA from 2010’s National Film and Television School. It seems normal at first, but becomes more and more surreal, asking the question, “how far would you go to hold onto the ones you love? It also features something I’ve never seen before: stop motion people! Click to play below. [Via Cartoon Brew via Neatorama] What did you think of Stanley Pickle? Please use the buttons below to tell your friends about this post. Click on the links to follow…

We’ve got our first official look at Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Comics’ scifi epic coming in 2014. We also have the first official description that tells us the plot of the movie. From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team – the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb…

Captain America (Chris Evans) swinging after HYDRA; Captain America: The First Avenger With the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I’m reminded of something that puzzled me in the first movie. I loved First Avenger, but I wondered why Cap fought HYDRA soldiers instead of Nazis. Captain America has always been tied deeply with the Nazis. His first issue’s cover featured Captain America punching out Adolf Hitler. His greatest enemy is the Red Skull, a former Nazi. As for HYDRA, in the comics, it didn’t exist in World War II. So why the switch? It turns out the answer is…

Ian Ziering, Sharknado; Source: The Asylum We’ll be doing a semi-regular series where my brother Maurice and I discuss various geek topics via email. This week, the round-table is on the TV movie, Sharknado. Nigel: Sharknado has become a phenomenon that goes far beyond the actual movie. It became a huge hit on Twitter and other social media, and continues to generate parodies and interest. What often gets lost in the shuffle is the actual movie. I finally got to see it, and it was an experience. While it could never stand up against big-budget blockbusters, in the realm of B-movies, I…

Star Trek writers have a certain lack of imagination when it comes to names. One thing they love to do is give alien characters names that sound familiar. Here are five of the most familiar. 1. Worf – The tough Klingon security officer aboard the Starfleet Enterprise; see also “wharf,” a structure where ships can load and unload cargo and passengers onto land. Worf (Michael Dorn), Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Troi – The empathic half-alien counselor aboard the Starfleet Enterprise; see also “Troy,” a legendary city featured in Homer’s poem, The Illiad. Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), Star Trek: The Next…