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Weekly Poll: Cancelled Shows

May 16, 2016Rob Huddleston1

This week’s poll: which recently cancelled TV show will you miss the most?

Same Geek Channel: Best of 2015 Awards

December 30, 2015December 16, 2017Joey L. Mills2

GeekDad and the team at Same Geek Channel proudly present the best and worst in geek TV of 2015.

GeekDad Passport: Bran Castle and Sighisoara in Transylvania

April 6, 2015Tom Fassbender2

Thanks to Irish writer Bram Stoker and his 1897 novel ‘Dracula,’ the land of Transylvania is indelibly linked to the legend of the fictional Count Dracula. And each year, more than 500,000 vampire-curious people journey to the land of Transylvania, now part of Romania, to tour an old Saxon fortress that’s billed as “Dracula’s Castle.”

Happy Birthday, Nathan Fillion!

March 27, 2014Anton Olsen3

One of my favorite actors, and a man of many talents, Nathan Fillion, celebrates another year in the verse. Most of you are familiar with his roles as Rick Castle or Captain Mal, but I encourage you to explore some of his lesser known characters. My recent favorite is Constable Dogberry in Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing.

Captain Gates Gets the Spotlight on the Next Castle

March 23, 2014Corrina Lawson

Castle’s Penny Johnson Jerald takes about Monday’s night episode spotlight on her character, Captain Victoria Gates.

Only a tiny percentage of your meaningful relationships are likely to be romantic © Caden Crawford via Flickr

V-Day Blues? Here Are Seven NON-Romantic Relationships You’ll Love

February 8, 2014December 16, 2017Sophie Brown2

Valentine’s Day can make anyone not in a couple feel somewhat left out, so instead, let’s look at some of the best NON-romantic relationships in fiction.

Superman Unbound Releases Today

May 8, 2013Corrina Lawson

Superman and Supergirl vs. Brainiac! Superman Unbound releases today!

Castle: The Detective Card Game © Cryptozoic

Late to the Game: Castle – The Detective Card Game

May 1, 2013December 13, 2017Sophie Brown

A lot of us here at GeekMom are Castle fans, and as with most successful TV shows, Castle has now spawned a spin off tabletop game. I was curious to how the police procedural would be translated into card game format whilst retaining the feel of Castle, and was lucky enough to receive a copy of the game to see what it’s all about.

My Secret YouTube Affair

April 28, 2013Cathé Post

Dear broadcast television,

I am sorry; I have been cheating on you. I do have my favorite parts of you – Arrow, Castle, and Grimm – but it’s just not enough anymore. Even though you have broadened your horizons and experimented with giving me most of what I want when I want it on the internet through Hulu and Netflix, I’m really sorry to say, I need something different.

Tonight’s Castle: Fillion, Frakes, and Fan In-Jokes

November 5, 2012Matt Blum

Even if you’re not a regular viewer of the ABC show Castle, the fact that you’re reading GeekDad means you might want to tune into tonight’s episode anyway. It takes place at a science fiction convention, and as if that …

GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — August 29th, 2012

August 29, 2012December 13, 2017Dakster Sullivan

Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.

Castle: I Can’t Quit You

May 9, 2012Corrina Lawson

When Castle and Beckett took it to the next level on the season finale of the show, it should have been satisfying. Instead, it felt like the wrong way to do it.

Castle The Show Needs to Take Lessons From Its Comic Book Spinoff

September 21, 2011Corrina Lawson

Between the premiere of season four of Castle and the upcoming release of Deadly Storm, based on the not-real book series starring Derrick Storm written by the fictional writer Richard Castle, played by Nathan Fillion in the television show, it …

As If Nathan Fillion Needed More Geek Cred…

September 7, 2011Corrina Lawson

Nathan Fillion, who played the lead in Firefly, the voice of Green Lantern, and currently starring in ABC’s Castle, will once again become a comic book character. He was first preserved on paper as Mal from Firefly in the graphic …

Nathan Fillion’s TV Daughter Dresses Up As Mal Reynolds For Comic-Con 2011

July 28, 2011December 16, 2017Anton Olsen

This is definitely my favorite costume story from San Diego Comic-Con this year. Molly Quinn showed up at the Comic-Con Castle panel wearing a well-planned Captain Mal Reynolds costume. I’m still trying to dig up a picture of Fillion’s face …

The Third Rise Of Barad-Dur

July 7, 2011December 14, 2017GeekMom

Lord of the Rings fans know that Barad-Duris the fortress that Sauron built. It was partially destroyed at the end of the Second Age but since Isildur failed in destroying the one ring, the castle’s foundations remained. Being scrappy, Sauron used his minions to rebuild it. When his all powerful ring was tossed into Mount […]

My Ren Faire-Themed Wedding

June 7, 2011GeekMom

There are many geeky themes you could have for your wedding. Ren Faire was the theme my husband and I chose for our wedding, which was nearly 5 years ago. My husband, Todd, and I had been dating for nearly two years when he proposed to me on my birthday. Once the euphoria of being […]

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