13 Geeky Watches — Third Edition
A presentation of 13 geeky and interesting—yet un-smart—watches for those chrono-geeks among us.
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Tag: James Bond
Weekly Poll: Who Should Be the Next Bond?
This week’s poll: who do you think will be the next 007?
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James Bond vs SPECTRE: A Comic Strip Collection
Whether you believe that Bond and his fellow double-0s represent an old guard in need of changing or not, you might want to check out the source material first if you’ve never read one of Ian Fleming’s original Bond tales.
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The James Bond Index
Bond, the well-dressed man:
*Of the 51 hours of Bond films, nearly 18 feature the main character in a suit or tuxedo.
10 Things Parents Should Know About ‘Spectre’
James Bond returns in the latest film in the long-running franchise. But should you take the kids?
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Sharing Classic Films With Your Kids
A lot of geeky media includes references to older, less-geeky media. It’s not enough to just show our kids the geek standards; they need to see the films that the geek standards are referencing. So I started compiling a list of classic films that I think kids ought to see.
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‘Scarlett Couture’: Genderbending James Bond
British comic creator Des Taylor introduces readers to tough American female secret agent.
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Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Competes With 007
Ethan Hunt returns with the first full trailer for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. In a year already filled with plenty of Sci-fi geek-friendly films (see: Avengers 2, Star Wars, Terminator, etc. etc. etc.) we are also seeing a strong resurgence in the spy movie genre.
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13 More Geeky Watches for GeekDads
Presenting another collection of geeky watches that may not be smart but will certainly make a bold statement.
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Five Roles for Christopher Eccleston
Playing casting agent for the man behind the Dark Elf.
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Is James Bond a Good Role Model?
With the recent birth of my son I’ve spent a lot of evenings staying up late with the baby in an effort to give my over-burdened wife a few uninterrupted hours of sleep. I find it virtually impossible to actually concentrate on anything else amidst the effort of soothing and tending to an infant. But I’ve found that I can manage to watch a movie, so long as I make liberal use of the pause feature. Thus it seemed the perfect time to work my way through the complete 50 Years of Bond Blu-ray collection that my wife got me for last birthday. I enjoyed the films as always, but found myself asking for the first time a question that never occurred to me before I became a father. Is James Bond a good role model?
Continue ReadingWin Tickets to See Skyfall in IMAX!
Win tickets to a Skyfall IMAX showing!
Continue Reading10 (Spoiler-Free) Things You Should Know About Skyfall
Daniel Craig returns to portray British secret agent 007 in this 23rd installment in the James Bond movie series. This time, the plot centers around a ghost from the past of “M”, director of the British secret intelligence agency MI6.
Continue ReadingSpotting Couture Fashion Designers in Your Favorite Movies
Couture fashion designers and movie costume designers don’t often cross sides. But sometimes even the geek-loving shows and movies get characters dressed in high fashion names.
Continue ReadingGolden Eye, COD Black Ops, and Blood Stone: a Trio of Great DS Shooters
Being a good family gamer, I tend to play shooting games on my 360 late at night when the kids are in bed. But recently I’ve been sneaking in some daytime shooting fun on the DS. Because of the limited …
Continue Reading10 Great Technologies We Got From Science Fiction
A while back GeekDad Matt Blum postulated on The 10 Most Useful Gadgets From Science Fiction and Comics, and this reminded me of one of Philip K. Dick’s short stories called ‘The Waterspider’ (available in The Minority Report and Other …
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