Author: Maurice Mitchell
The eighth episode of Doctor Who had thrills, chills and high energy, but felt unfinished. The episode begins with the Doctor (Matt Smith) accidentally landing in 2020 Wales and embroiled in a mystery involving graveyards with missing bodies, shadowy figures, holes that suck people in and a gigantic “drilly thing.” The new season is continuing a trend of reintroducing old villains of The Doctor to the series. The relationship between Amy Pond (Karen Gillian) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) is settling into the comfort of a bickering old married couple. It had a cool opening and there was a level of…
I thought today’s pic of the week (from inquisitr) was hilarious, until I found out “Pride & Predator” was a real film in development and a published novel. Now, it’s just scary. There was a lot of big news this past week, but here are some stories you might have missed.
Tony Alleyne, spent two years converting his studio apartment to live on the Star Trek spaceship “Voyager.” After his wife left him, he spent the next two years modifying his Hinckley, Leicestershire apartment using common home supply store items. “As a young boy, I had always dreamt of living in a spaceship,” he said. Better than a wife some would say. Not me of course, but others (love you Honey!). Voice recognition systems control many items and it has a transporter control with authentic sounds. The only catch is there’s no kitchen and no bed, which he calls “overrated.”…
Star Wars fans are the most passionate fans in the world, but sometimes they go overboard. Here are two examples. This is the Giant Droid You’re Looking For – As a college prank, the Students at Minnesota’s Carleton College transformed their school’s Goodsell Observatory into a giant R2-D2, complete with sound effects. This Wedding Cake Smells Better on the Outside – Star Wars artist Chris Trevas had a Tauntaun Wedding Cake made up for him, complete with Luke Skywalker stuffed among dangling intestines. Which of these are a bigger case of overkill? [Image source: moonlets.org/starwarsblog]
Iron Man 2 (2010) Iron Man Dancers at Stark Expo All blockbuster movies have sexy women in them, but Iron Man has an exceptionally large number of them because of Tony Stark’s extra-curricular activities. Here are the hottest pictures of the hottest actresses in the movie Iron Man 2.
The science-fiction heist film Inception is clouded in secrecy, but the new one sheet character posters for his film Inception are chock full of information if you interpret the titles. So, what do the posters tell us about the film? Let’s find out. The Extractor (Leonardo DiCaprio) – Chances are he’s not going to play a tool to loosen screws. It’s probably a fancy name for a thief who steals thoughts from dreams. In this film though he becomes an implanter of memories.
[Pic of the week by Patrick Maloney via Obamapacman]After watching the dazzling Avatar DVD last week I was left wondering about the sequel. Cameron’s hinted at a lot, including delving into the oceans of the scientifically implausible Pandora. I hope they don’t run into Jar Jar Binks. [Hero Complex] There’s a new trailer for the 1982 classic TRON by DrewboiX and it makes the original movie look hip and cool. Instead of cool in a depressing kind of way. [Gizmodo] The Iron Man Baby video has taken the Internet by storm and is phantasmagorical. “An Iron Man movie parody starring…
My brother and I have spent the last two months populating two stores with funny and original items you are going to love. You can either go to Cafepress.com/geektwins or Printfection.com/geektwins. Both stores are magnificent and feature the same items, but we decided not to limit ourselves to one provider. Try one, or both, and see what you like! Yesterday we promised you a great contest starting today. Here are the details: The Prize: A custom “Geek Twins” T-shirt with your name. Bragging rights. If you have a website you’ll be featured prominently in the top of our sidebar for 30 days. If you have…
We have some exciting news coming up this month. On June 1st, 2010 we’ll be opening our very own swag store. That’s right. If you want cool t-shirts, and other products, then be here on Tuesday, June 1st, for the grand opening. Plus, tomorrow we’re announcing a contest where you can win your own personalized “Geek Twins” t-shirt and other prizes! The winner will be announced at the grand opening of the store. Come back tomorrow for the details. That’s no moon. It’s the Geek Twins store!
We’d like to welcome this month’s additions to the Blog Roll: Black SuperHero Blog http://blacksuperheroes.blogspot.com/ Description: “Following the portrayal of Superhero characters of African descent in comics, books, movies, & TV, and the people who bring them to you.” Why: Till the day when it becomes meaningless to mention a superhero’s race, this blog will always be relevant. Plus, he does a lot of good retro stuff. Favorite Post: Bulletproof The Sci-Fi Gene http://sci-fi-gene.blogspot.com/ Description: “Glad you could drop by! This blog is part support group, part research institute for those who, like me, enjoy the best and the worst…
This week’s “Tuesday Tossup” The Gulf Coast Oil Spill is pumping 2,900,000 (US) Gallons of oil a day. People are trying everything from human hair to a top hat and they’re running out of options. Oil rigs in movies are not uncommon and I asked myself which fictional drilling team might have cleaned up this disaster. I couldn’t decide, so we’ll leave it to you to decide. The Abyss – The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film, written and directed by James Cameron, about an underwater drilling team meeting aliens. An accident very similar to the Gulf Coast…
Most people love Star Trek from the movies or the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation, but never watch the original series because it looks goofy. But, any show that’s in the Smithsonian Institution deserves some respect. Read this quick guide and you’ll appreciate the show for the television landmark that it is. Plus, we’ll give you some tips so you don’t look goofy in front of the Trekkers.
[Pic of the week from Icanhazcheezburger]It turns out Shia LeBouf hates nuked fridges too. At the Cannes Film Festival, he bashed his film Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull saying it was garbage. He also took a swipe at Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Is he risking the combined wrath of Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay? Terrance Howard isn’t bitter about being replaced for Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2 and is excited about the success of the film and the star Robert Downey Jr. Mania.com is speculating that he might be up for the role of the…
NBC’s upcoming drama The Cape is the only well-done superhero series to make it to television. There have been many awful superhero shows on television. Some of the best have been Batman, Heroes (first season), The Flash and ALF. Some of the worst have been Black Scorpion, Night Man and Lois and Clark. I watched the first trailer this morning. Maybe it’s just because I’m a new father, but the scene showing Faraday reading a comic book with his son tugged at the old heart strings. The scenes where he manipulates his superhero cape to grab bad guys and turn…
A year ago, I said that Whiplash from Iron Man 2 looked like his outfit was made by “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.” After seeing the film I realize he was terrifying. Any guy that could make a handmade Iron Man suit, coolly walk into the middle of a Grand Prix race and cut a car going 100 MPH in half is OK with me. My bad. What did you think of Whiplash? Did Mickey Rourke’s performance surprise you? [Image from FilmShaft] Update: Fixed typo
Not even Battlestar Galactica’s Cylons Are Immune to the Recession Excelsior! in 3-D – Marvel’s going 3-D for their upcoming superhero films Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. “The team has been doing a lot of research into 3-D processes,” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige says. “And were looking at it on future films when we have the time. We will be doing it at some point.” Say what you like about the format, but you know you want Thor’s Norse god hammer flying right in your face. [SliceofSciFi]
There was a certain, smooth simplicity to Google’s search page like a cleanly shaved head and now it’s gone. Unlike Captain Kirk, Captain Picard didn’t wear a toupee when staring down the hirsute Klingons. That took real guts. Google apparently doesn’t have similar intestinal fortitude. This week, in the face of their much flashier competition, the search engine Google introduced a new homepage design that is the Internet equivalent of an Elvis pompadour. Microsoft’s Bing has some powerful features, but I can’t stand how ugly and cluttered it is. Now, Google’s search page homepage looks just like it and I hate it. According…
I just saw the trailer for the Smallville’s season nine finale titled “Salvation.” While its far from my favorite television show, this looks like a dynamite episode. Here are ten good reasons to watch the season finale of the pre-adventures of Superman. WARNING: May contain spoilers!
Despite having twice the action, twice the robots and half the character pathos, it still manages to be an enjoyable film. While most people had never heard of Iron Man before 2008, he’s always been one of favorite superheroes. I’m sure there’s some psychological treatise that can be written about a small child dreaming of being encased in a metal suit. For now, lets just pretend I thought it was cool and leave it at that. Instead of focusing on a theme of redemption from the original, this film focuses on the theme of legacy as Tony tries to both…
Won’t anyone think of the children? I’ve noticed a recurring theme of pro-smoking propaganda in the posters for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. Paramount has released it’s final promotional poster for the film on the right and the truth is out there. The hero is obviously a chain-smoker who constantly has trails of smoke following him. Not only that, he’s twelve years old. Shocking. Meanwhile, his hated enemy is the only one who has a light. This film is looking more and more incredible with each trailer and poster. The pattern of symbols that make up the arrow on Aang’s head is…
We know you’re going to see Iron Man 2 this weekend, so we wanted to give you some helpful tips on how to get the most of your movie-going experience. Free Your Mind – Undoubtedly, you’re going to be standing in line with other geeks who think it’s cool to know Tony Stark’s real name is Anthony Stark. Here are a some quick bits of trivia to shut them up: The first appearance of Iron Man was in 1963. In the comics, James “Rhodey” Rhodes took over the role of Iron Man when Stark became an alcoholic. Tony Stark was modeled…
Season 5 (Series 31) Episode 03 Written By: Mark Gatiss Directed By: Andrew Gunn Airdate: April 17, 2010 The idea of Doctor Who’s greatest enemies fighting in World War II Britain is intriguing enough, but when you add themes of humanity, loss and ethical paradoxes it just gets better. “Victory of the Daleks” is the third episode of the 2010 season of Doctor Who. It’s a long-running British science-fiction show about an eccentric time-traveler, known only as “The Doctor,” who travels through space and time saving the universe. The episode picks up after the last episode with The Doctor (Matt Smith) being called…
We all know how deadly theStar Trek Enterprise is with piercing phasers and exploding torpedos. We all know how good the Star Wars AT-AT is at crushing rebel snow speeders under its massive feet. Pigs in Space: The Sausage Enterprise The Bacon AT-AT So, which one of these edible meat sculptures would be most likely to kill you with high cholesterol? [Images from SciFiwire]
Ryan Reynolds will not be wearing a spandex or rubber costume when he plays the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern in the movie coming out June 17, 2011. Last month, Slashfilm scooped that his costume will be mostly computer generated. The costume news was later confirmed (sort of) by comic artist Geoff Jones in a twitter post: “The rumor is that Ryan’s #GreenLantern uniform will be CGI — h***, yeah it will be! Generated from his ring in Ivan Reis-like glory!! :)”In the comics, Hal Jordon is test pilot on Earth when he meets a dying alien that gives him…
What were the hottest stories last month on GeekTwins? Well, Smallville’s Chloe Sullivan prevailed, Star Wars’ blue Jedi Aayla Secura is still sexy and the first confirmed picture of a time traveler captivated readers everywhere. Plus, sexy babes of science-fiction are still popular. Go figure.
Turns out the Star Trek Enterprise is running “Windows Vista.” [Pic of the week from starwrecked.com] This week’s geek news features the beginning and end of 3-D, the end of the dreadful Spider-Man musical and more…
“Heretic’s Fork” was a mixed bag of startling revelations and blown expectations. Summary: Erica, Father Jack and Hobbes realize the Vs know the names of the Fifth Column members; Ryan makes a revelation to Val; Chad begins the process to have his aneurysm removed.
The armored superhero movie Iron Man 2 comes out May 7th, 2010 (check out the helpful counter in the sidebar), and with every big movie there are movie promotional tie-ins. Some are good, some are great and some are downright awesome. Here are three of the super ones.1. Iron Man 2 “Glowing Repulsor” T-ShirtOne of the coolest things about Iron Man is the glowing circle on his chest representing his arc reactor power supply. You can always make your own or you can get the same effect with a t-shirt. Kind of like those tuxedo shirts you wore to the…
Last week’s season five premiere of Doctor Who broke every record in the history of BBC America. Totaling 1.2 million viewers, “The Eleventh Hour”was the network’s most watched telecast ever. The long-running British science-fiction television show about a time-traveling adventurer also set a network record in the adults 25-54 demographic. Since it drew a 0.9 rating, it became number two in its time slot among ad-supported cable networks. Plus, the episode is number one on iTunes. Are you surprised that Doctor Who is breaking records? [Image from dailypop.wordpress.com]
The armored superhero movie Iron Man 2 comes out May 7th, 2010 (check out the helpful counter in the sidebar), and with every big movie there are movie promotional tie-ins. Some are good, some are bad and some are downright moronic. Here are three of the moronic ones. 1. Diesel “Only The Brave” Iron Man Cologne Timed for the release of Iron Man 2, Diesel is selling a limited edition re-branding of their cologne “Only the Brave” with a red and gold fist. The aroma is described as lemon blossom, coriander leaves, and lavender. Oddly enough, I always imagined the…