Author: Maurice Mitchell

For this month’s contest, we asked you to come up with funny “Chuck Norris” style jokes about Obi-Wan and the winner is: Jworzala!When we envisioned this contest we knew you guys were funny. We just didn’t know how funny you would be.All the entries were great. Unfortunately, some didn’t follow the rules, but were still funny.We almost changed the rules so they could participate, but the rules were set and it wouldn’t have been fair to change them.While it was hard to narrow the entries here is the winning entry along with the three runners-up.Fourth place: “Obi-Wan Kenobi was Chuck Norris’s personal…

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In this new Nerd PSA, actress Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) addresses an important issue affecting cosplay girls across the globe: Slave Leia fatigue. With so many choices available to women who cosplay, there’s no reason everyone needs to be Slave Leia. By acting now, we can save Slave Leia for when we really need her. #freeslaveleia Video directed by Zachary Levi (Chuck) and features Team Unicorn’s Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt and Milynn Sarley.Additional costumes provided by: http://www.halloweenexpress.com/ and Adam Sapien & Jessica Sapien — http://www.sapiencreations.com/ Team Unicorn costumes: http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com/Is “Slave Leia Fatigue” a Cosplay problem? Can we all work together…

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Currently starring in Rise of the Planet of the Apes Freida Pinto is an exotic Indian beauty all her own.Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India she starred in several commercials before becoming a model.Her big break came in 2008 when she starred in Slumdog Millionaire. Besides becoming a household name, she and her costars won a Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.”She got her “Geek Card” by co-starring in the 2011 science-fiction reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes as primatologist Caroline.Next up, she’ll play in the 2011 fantasy-action-drama film, Immortals. What…

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What if the Star Wars characters had to communicate through text messages? What if George Lucas was limited to 160 characters per line?We now present Star Wars: Episode IV (The TextSpeak Edition).For those not familiar with the acronyms, you can click on the link for a translation.

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We love comments at Geek Twins. Feel free to say whatever comes to your mind, but we do have some ground rules. 1. We love comments – Comments are the lifeblood of our blog. It’s why we write every word. We want to know what you think!2. Email Addresses – Email addresses are required for commenting, and are not shared. They may be used by the blog owner privately to contact the commenter. Frankly, you don’t have to use a real email address unless its for a contest.We don’t care. If you do use a fake one though, make it funny.3.…

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Overall, this is one of the weaker episodes of the season, but it makes up for it with some good character moments and fine acting.Eureka “Of Mites and Men”Season 4 – Episode 16 The mission to Saturn’s moon of Titan is getting ramped up and Senator Alice Wen is pressuring “Global Dynamics” to move forward with the mission to Titan.Dr. Saint-Augutusa speeds up her production schedule using metal reforming robot mites to complete the hull of the Astreus vessel. Coincidentally, Dr. Fung is working on an interstellar communication system that’s accidentally causing earthquakes. Could the disappearance of Tungsten metal items be related? Of course not.…

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When Eureka gets cancelled next year here are five questions we need answered in the last season.Syfy (The-Channel-Formerly-Known-As-Scifi) has announced that the science-fiction television show Eureka is being cancelled in it’s fifth season. Presumably, so they could make room for more shows about people pretending to be scared of fake ghosts.It’s getting a good send-off. SyFy ordered six episodes for the season and a special final episode which is supposed to wrap everything up.Eureka co-creator and showrunner Jamie Paglia tweeted the news earlier:Thrilled that our network and studio are giving us another episode to make a #Eureka series finale. The fans and show…

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Anne Hathaway Herding Cats on Catwoman Costume Apparently, a lot of people were looking for a better Catwoman costume in the Batman sequel Dark Knight Rises. Star Anne Hathaway responded by saying: “What I am happy to say is, if you didn’t like the photo, you only see about a 10th of what that suit can do. And if you did like the photo, you have excellent taste.”Personally, I didn’t think much of the costume either way. Nolan has never done a straight conversion of a costume from comic to screen. Two-Face? Rhas Al-Ghul? Scarecrow? Nothing like it. Similar, but…

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I’ve been watching the show Falling Skies since it started early this summer and while it was derivative and formulaic there was enough going on to make it worth watching.Every week I watched Falling Skies and every week I planned to write a review. Never happened. Finally the season is over so I’m going to give a review of the entire season: Good in spots, but nothing exciting.Here’s the basic synopsis from Wikipedia:Falling Skies is an American science fiction dramatic television series created and produced by Robert Rodat and Steven Spielberg. The series picks up six months into a world…

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Finally, we have some clear shots of Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) from The Dark Knight Rises riding..something and Superman (Henry Cavill) breaking out of a bank.They’re not too impressive, but we’ll take what we can get. These sneak peeks have been making the rounds of the Internet, so we thought we’d share.Superman wearing an absolutely ridiculous costume. It looks a lot like the original, except that its made of some kind of wierd armored fabric. What in the world is it made of?Catwoman appears to be wearing an outfit that is very untraditonal. No cat ears. No cat whip. No leather. Cool sunglasses though. Is…

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Star Wars Begins is an amazing fan video that combines trivia, various video and audio clips about the original film and the result is fascinating. Considering the film has been around for decades its amazing that he was able to find enough new material to make it interesting. Filmmaker Jamie Benning has finally finished his trilogy of documentary-commentaries. This final chapter concentrates on the first Star Wars film. Like his two previous documentaries, Building Empire (2006) and Returning to Jedi (2007), Star Wars Begins is an unofficial look at the creation of the classic movie and features deleted scenes, alternate…

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Sorry, but this contest is now closed. Make up facts about Obi-Wan Kenobi and you can win a DVD of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back!The PrizeA DVD of Star Wars Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition). No Star Wars fan should be without this. It’s considered the best of the series and has the theatrical and CGI version. The best of both worlds. You or the Star Wars fan in your life will love it.How to Win The contest is to make up facts about Obi-Wan Kenobi like Chuck Norris facts. For…

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Welcome to the new and improved Geek Twins blog! This post is kind of long, but we put the news about the new features and this month’s contest right at the front of the post.The changes can be summed up in two sentences.Better Navigation. More Interactivity. Better NavigationWant to check out the most important posts at a glance? Check out the navigation sliders at the top of the main page. Want to find out the most popular posts others are reading? Check out the top five in the sidebar. We’ve identified the things you like to read about most and…

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On the set of Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan the crew surprised actor Ricardo Montalbán, who had starred in Fantasy Island, with an old friend. The results are hilarious. Would you have joined in the laughter? Ever had a prank played on you? Via Superpunch [Image Source: MondoNews]

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In case you missed them, here are the most popular posts of last month. The women of sci-fi still rule since Olivia Munn, Princess Leia top the list.10. Darth Vader Actor Banned From STAR WARS Convention 9. Do These Pics of Oliva Munn Prove She’s Hot? 8. Green Hornet’s Black Beauty and the Top 17 Superhero Cars 7. Why Princess Leia Went Commando in “Star Wars” 6. 10 Nastiest Alien Worms From Sci-fi Movies and TV [List] 5. EXCLUSIVE: Jar Jar Binks Explains Why He Sucked 4. 6 Best Slave Leia Group Appearances 3. 10 Best Life-Size Star Wars Replicas…

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If you checked in over the weekend, you may have seen the new template online, but I had to revert back to the old look.I worked through the weekend to try and finalize the final development of the new template, but just ran into too many technical difficulties. Rather than make people have to work around the issues, I deceded to just put the old one back and try again tomorrow. I’m confident I can get it working tomorrow, so just check back soon!

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If you think Marc Webb’s Amazing Spider-Man trailer is horrible, then watch the one for the first live action Amazing Spider-Man television show circa 1976. Everything you hate about the new one is ten times worse in the 70s trailer.The new Amazing Spider-Man trailer was released last week and its amazing. Some people hate it though. I admit I was on the side of the haters when I called the costume craptacular. Until I saw what used to pass for cutting edge superhero special effects back in 1977. Good grief. Here are some common complaints as well as highlights from…

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You’d be surprised by the number of people in the U.S. that have names from the Star Wars movies.Using People Search I was able to search all the names in the United States and came up with some funny results. Now you know that Darth Vader walks among us.To prevent harassment I’m leaving out specific details such as age and location. If you want to call Jabba D. Hutt and tell him you have a thermal detonator that’s your business.But, you never got it from me.LEIA, PRINCESS (2)A beautiful name for a beautiful girl. For some reason only two people have…

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As we promised last week, here’s a preview of the new “Geek Twins” blog. In addition to a new look, we’re also switching to a new domain called TheGeekTwins.com.We’ll still be running off the blogger platform since there’s a lot to like about it. We’re just changing the look.In addition, we have a big contest scheduled for the grand relaunch!So, why are we calling it “Geek Twins 3.0?”Stay tuned next Monday for the big grand re-launching of the blog and find out. Are you looking forward to the new blog?

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Big news! Coming August 1st, my brother and I are re-launching the blog with a new look, name and some great new features. It’ll have the same great content you’ve come to expect from the “Twin Princes of Geek,” but you’ll love the new features. Here’s a sample of things to look forward to:More frequent updates More focus on the things you want to know about. More community focus Updated blog template with faster loading times Easier navigation to get to the content you care about Why is it called “THE Geek Twins 3.0?Stay tuned next week Monday for more information and a sneak…

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Rupert Murdock is being investigated for hacking into the private communications of dozens of people, including a murdered woman and 9/11 victims. Has worse been done in the sci-fi universe? Should the government investigate these crimes as well? We now present the top nine shocking phone hacks in science-fiction for law enforcement to investigate. For the purpose of this list it only includes interception of communication not intended for the recipient. 9. Transformers (2005) U.S. Hacks message to Decepticons When the U.S. Government intercepted a communication by the evil robot Decepticons they hired a team of hackers to decipher the signal…

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I’m assuming you’ll say yes since I’ve never seen anything like these at all. From paper Walkman’s to Gameboy’s Zim and Zhou have created nostagic history. These make me flash back to the glory days of “Tetris” and mobile phones that needed shoulder straps. These French artists have managed to take the world of papercraft to the next level by creating things that no one uses anymore. Zim & Zou is a french graphic design studio based in Nancy (France). Composed of Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann who studied graphic design in an artschool, they’re now working together to offer their…

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Summary: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) has many new Transformers and amazing action, but suffers from a lack of chemistry between Shia LeBouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.In the beginning of the film, a ship from Cybertron (the home planet of the robots) crash-lands on the moon during the 1950s. The Autobots learn about America’s plan to hide the crash site and race against the Decepticons to recover a secret weapon. There, they reactivate the scientist Sentinel Prime to uncover its secrets to battle the fallen Megatron. When we catch up with Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), he’s living with his new girlfriend…

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Female Cosplayer “Miss Kitty J” talks about being Harley Quinn, dealing with pushy guys and the hardest costume she ever made! We’ve talked about a lot of superfans here on “Geek Twins” and thought we’d ask a few cosplayers to share their unique perspective. Here’s the first in our series featuring the one and only “Miss Kitty J!” 1.When someone asks you “what’s cosplay” what do you say? The term stands for costumed play. Basically I get to run around in costumes from my favorite comic books, cartoons, and movies! Generally this is done at a comic book convention. 2.…

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Shatner Uninvited from Star Trek 2 Party William Shatner’s pre-Star Trek (2009) rant aside, many hoped he would show up in the sequel. By many, I mean Shatner. Alas, the 77-year-old actor will not be in the film. I’ve become an acquaintance of J.J. [Abrams] of late … But, I’m afraid no, no, I will not be in Star Trek 2.Nimoy’s role as “Elder Spock” was brilliant for the first film. I can’t imagine how the movie wouldn’t sink into a pit of cheese if Shatner showed up. Blastr Spielberg Secretly Hates Megan Fox Too In a recent GQ magazine…

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Early this month we asked you to provide a caption to a picture to win a prize. Some great entries have come through. So great that we can’t decide. We’re going American Idol on it.Your votes will decide who wins this month’s contest. Here are the entries:”This isn’t the ‘roid we are looking for….” – Anonymous “We came to this planet to go to Burger King and we messed up..” – berwyn100 “when did they make a 4th stooge? thank you,.” – Beth Shepherd “Extra! Extra! Rebel Droid, Captured by Empires Finest.” – Daniel S. Lopez “I can’t believe the…

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Here’s this week’s big news in case you missed it. Doctor Who Getting ShrunkSome majorly bad Doctor Who news hit the net that the show will be cut in half from 13 episodes to 6 for the next two seasons. They’ll do a 50th anniversary special, but that’s it. BBC said it’s because of show-runner Steven Moffat’s involvement in another successful show Sherlock. Then Moffat said it’s got nothing to do with Sherlock. What’s the point then? Budget probably. Money’s tight all over. Oddmakers: What are the odds that Doctor Who will be canceled? BBC News Russell Crowe in Talks…

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Entries closed. Vote on the winner in the sidebar till June 29th! This month’s contest is going to be a fun one. Simply provide a caption for the picture above in the comments! The best caption may choose a hat or t-shirt from our Geek Twins store. How to Win You, the reader, submit your caption below, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite using the “Like” button on the comments. Finalists for this month’s contest will appear online Wednesday, June 22nd, and the winner will be announced June 27th. Only one answer per person is allowed, but you can also…

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Zack Snyder once said the Superman movie franchise is “broken,” but he’s wrong. It’s almost broken. Here are six ways to kill the Superman franchise for good. Lame villains, no budget and comedy galore will kill it foever. 1. Get the Lamest Villain You Can FindAll the great Superman movies have great villains, so get the worst possible villain or make the villain so weak that he becomes a joke.Superman I had Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor. Superman II had General Zod. Superman III was supposed to have Brainiac, but they wisely decided to shelve him in favor of Richard Pryor…

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The randomly selected winner of the “Green Lantern” costume contest is: April D.! Congratulations April! You’ll be contacted by email to collect your prize. Thanks to the 22 people who entered and made this one of our most successful contests. If you didn’t win, you’ll want to check out their other Green Lantern costumes here including the awesome Kilowog mask. He’s my favorite character, so I keep getting excited by how realistic it is. Not sure if I could pull it off with my physique though. Green Lantern opens in two weeks! I’m so excited! Come back next week Wednesday (June 8th)…

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