Category Archives: Generally Geeky

3D: THE TRUE PHANTOM MENACE

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

The Zombie invasion is coming, and there is no-one who can save us. Last Friday I risked scorn and went to see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 3D. I’m not sure if I can call it a mistake, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Generally Geeky, Reviews | Tagged 3D, George Lucas, Keira Knightly, Natalie Portman, pod race, star wars, The Dark Side, The Phantom Menace, Titanic | 1 Comment

FIREFLY: BLINK AND YOU’LL MISS IT

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

Recently my geek esteem took a battering when I found myself in a debate about the best Firefly character (Wash) and I realised I was handicapped in backing up my arguments by the fact that my memories of the show … Continue reading →

Posted in Generally Geeky, Television | Tagged Axing, buffy, Firefly, Jayne, joss whedon, Mal, Smallville, Supernatural, Twin Peaks, Veronica Mars, Wash | 4 Comments

SUPERNATURAL SELECTION: DEATH OF A GENRE

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

There has been a silent war raging for the past few years, and at this point, it seems that the wrong side has all but won. The land of Supernatural Fiction, once an arguably strong, proud and vaguely nerdy genre … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film, Generally Geeky, Television, Uncategorized | Tagged buffy, Interview with the Vampire, Monster, Southern Vampire Chronicles, Supernatural, Twilight, Vampire, Werewolf | Leave a comment

STAR WARS UNCUT: ONE OF THE SIGNS OF ARMAGEDDON, BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Adam vanLangenberg

Casey Pugh is a geek. A really, really big geek. Casey Pugh has lots of geek contacts. Lots and lots. As a director for Vimeo, he wanted to see what would happen if he crowd-sourced a remake of Star Wars: A … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Generally Geeky | Tagged casey pugh, star wars, star wars fans, star wars uncut | Leave a comment

ANKH-MORPORK: COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

If I had to choose between meeting Terry Pratchett, Michael Palin and Tim Burton, I would probably shoot myself in the foot with indecision. It wouldn’t be the most constructive decision making tool, but at least it would give me … Continue reading →