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Daily #DadJoke for October 07, 2015

October 7, 2015Judd Schorr

The Canadian company, Tate’s Compass Incorporated, is being sued for making bad products…

Lost Day: Press The Button

April 8, 2015Ruth Suehle

What are you doing to celebrate the long-awaited, one-time-only Lost Day?

Phineas and Ferb Sets Premiere Date for Lindelof-Written Lost-Themed Episode

August 22, 2014November 23, 2017Matt Blum

I haven’t seen the upcoming episode of Phineas and Ferb based on the hit TV series Lost and written by its co-creator Damon Lindelof, so I can’t tell you how good it’s going to be. But at least, given that it involves Phineas, Ferb, Perry, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, etc., I think I’m safe in saying it’s at least going to be much, much better than the last new Lost content that aired on TV.

ABC’s Resurrection: Lost-esque Mysterious TV Makes a Comeback

March 16, 2014November 23, 2017Matt Blum12

If you were a fan of Lost, it would be easy to decide to avoid the new ABC show Resurrection, which premiered last Sunday. Trust me when I tell you that you’d be making a big mistake if you did, though.

Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture

May 25, 2013Sophie Brown1

Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the number 42 is everywhere when you start looking hard enough. Here are 42 examples of the number turning up in pop culture.

The Art of Bad Robot

April 29, 2013Jim MacQuarrie

Bad Robot, the production company headed by J.J. Abrams, has created many popular TV shows and films in recent years, and now the company has inspired an art exhibit. The company is responsible for Lost, Alias, Fringe, Super 8, Cloverfield, Revolution, the reboot of the Star Trek franchise, and soon the next installment of the Star Wars saga, almost all of which are represented in the many works on display.

Top 9 Things That Happen With J.J. Abrams Behind Star Wars

January 25, 2013Ruth Suehle

When the news broke that J. J. Abrams will be directing the next Star Wars movie, some jokes were inevitable. Here are our top nine (obligatory lens flare joke included).

10 Shows I Wish I Could Watch Again for the First Time

September 2, 2011GeekMom8

Wire Inspire, a funny Tumblr of inspiration posters about The Wire, has been making the rounds. Some of the entries are very funny (see: “Next time you finish off the box, you need to holler on it, yo.”) but it leaves me feeling wistful. You see, I recently finished watching the series on DVD. I […]

Game of Thrones of Muppets

June 12, 2011December 16, 2017GeekMom1

My friend, illustrator Yehudi Mercado, creates wonderful illustrations chocked full of geek culture. His latest is Game of Thrones of Muppets. Illustrations so far include Kermit the Stark, Queen Cersei Piggister, and King Rolf Baratheon. If you like these, you’ll likely enjoy his other illustrations like the Community Paintball action figures, or my all […]

Everything I Know About Humans I Learned From Vincent

April 1, 2011Kevin Makice

As dictated by French Fry Makice April 1, 2011 | 11:27 am (dog time) | Favorite things: Squirrels Owning one human is tough enough, but like most dogs I’m part of a bigger family. From the moment I wake up …

Geeking Up My Hawaiian Vacation

November 30, 2010GeekMom6

Is it possible to be geeky in paradise? Of course it is. Besides being the pastiest person on Oahu, I found plenty of ways to be a geek in Hawaii. 1. Help a Groom With an App Our primary reason for going to Hawaii was my little brother’s gorgeous, decidedly un-geeky wedding. They had planned […]

Great Geek Debates: Joss Whedon vs. J.J. Abrams

October 27, 2009December 13, 2017Matt Blum

There was a time, once, when geeks everywhere revered the name of George Lucas. Then The Phantom Menace came out and took him down a few dozen pegs in our collective estimation. The next two movies didn’t help, either, and …

In Time for the Heroes Season Premiere, an Interview With Greg Grunberg

September 21, 2009Matt Blum

Greg Grunberg, best known for playing the telepathic Matt Parkman on Heroes, is much more than just an actor on a geeky TV show: He’s the drummer in Band From TV, a group of actors from various TV shows who …

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