I am a bad ‘Community’ fan. When the show moved from NBC to Yahoo! Screen, I didn’t follow it. Thankfully, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has given me a chance to redeem myself by releasing all 13 episodes as the two-disc ‘Community: The Complete Final Season?’ box set.
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In honor of the actor’s guest spot on “Bubble Guppies,” GeekMom Rachel takes a peek at five other times he was awesome on TV.
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The Clemson Vanishing Firefly Project wants your family to participate in real, meaningful science!
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Which of your favorite shows are coming back for another season and which have gotten the ax? We’ve got the roundup.
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In honor of the 40th anninversary of Dungeons & Dragons, we present Five Amazing TV Moments from D&D History. In these clips — from 60 Minutes to Freaks and Geeks — we see the how the famous game has been portrayed, from being ridiculed and used as a scapegoat to being celebrated.
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A big part of being a geek includes understanding the shared culture we experience when working with technology. Here are 16 things geeklets should know (but probably don’t) that can help form a base understanding of Internet Culture.
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The Galactic Academy is one of the best kept secrets of Star Wars costuming. Dedicated to the fans 17 and under, these costumers are a force to be reckoned with. Unlike their big brother and big sister organizations, the 501st and Rebel Legion, the Galactic Academy does not require screen accuracy to be welcomed in. The only requirement is the child must be under the age of 18-years old and own a Star Wars costume of some kind.
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We want all of you Dads out there to start up your own GeekDad Show and Tell meet-ups where you can chat with like-minded people about the latest gadgets, games and toys with your kids. Find out how to get involved with the first one in the UK or start your own.
Continue ReadingOur weekly round up of the goings on over on the GeekDad Community
Continue ReadingAnother day, another great photo from the GeekDad Community – this time Michael Tierney shares an awesome shot of the space shuttle Endeavour, piggybacking a ride on a 747 over California.
Continue ReadingOur weekly round up of some of the cool stuff happening over in the GeekDad Community.
Continue ReadingThere’s so much to see and do at the Geekdad Community! Each week is a wonderful cornucopia of fun and geeky projects, pictures, and musings from our wonderful community members.
Highlights from this week include:
Continue ReadingOur wonderfully geeky community has been growing steadily over the last few months and we’re really starting to see some great content coming through from our members. Here are a few of the highlights from this week.
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Continue ReadingWe get quite a few people asking if they can write for GeekDad. I think they assume it’s some fancy, high-paying gig, with masseuses and a nice dining room, like Google.
It isn’t.
Continue ReadingAn excellent recipe for no-knead sourdough bread from the GeekDad Community.
Continue ReadingAbout a year ago our kids were lamenting the fact that they never got that same white bread for the sandwiches in their school lunches. I explained the usual set of reasons why: white bread has no nutrients, no fiber, etc. …
Continue ReadingDIY.org is an new app and website for you kids to create their own portfolio or their artwork.
Continue ReadingPosted by Simon Kisner View original post » On Sunday morning my family and I were lucky enough to get hold of some charity preview tickets for Aardman’s latest stop-motion extravaganza “The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!”, courtesy of …
Continue ReadingWired’s family blog for geeky parents celebrates a major milestone, and opens its doors wide to bring its community home.
Continue ReadingIf you grew up in the United States, or if you grew up in Canada and had access to American television networks, you may remember the “Stranger Danger” PSAs. If you are unfamiliar with this campaign, watch: The “Stranger Danger” campaign was a huge failure. Why? One of the reasons it failed is because if […]
Continue ReadingProud to share your Lego building skills, but your Facebook “friends” can’t seem to press Like or tweet about it? Well, you might simply be addressing the wrong crowd! Luckily for you, Lego has just initiated ReBrick, its own social …
Continue ReadingFather and son Halo fans get to visit 343 Industries (the current Halo developer), and relive a decade of FPS family fun.
Continue ReadingHindsight being what it is, I find myself looking back at the thoughts I shared regarding Nerdapalooza 2010 with a knowing grin. When speaking of the dissatisfying elements of that year’s festival –- the scheduling woes, sound issues and overall …
Continue ReadingMy 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 […]
Continue ReadingDo you find you have trouble coming up with coherent plans for things you want to do in your life? Do you find that, even if you have a plan, keeping track of it and staying motivated are really tough …
Continue ReadingAn interview with Jacob Lewis, Co-founder of Figment.com. Back in the early ’90’s my dad gave me my first computer–one he’d built himself but subsequently outgrown. At the time I was a freshly-minted military wife. I’d gotten married just a year out of college and within two years I’d lived in three different states: Central […]
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As a girl, I read the Little House on the Prairie series and dreamed of a time when people cooked over an open fire and gave handmade gifts. As an adult, I actually hoped that Y2K would bring a change. While we called it a “scare” back then, few would have guessed Y2K could actually […]
Continue ReadingAre video games more than just a way to blow off steam to you? Do you get tired of talking with people who don’t know their Gran Turismo from their Mario Kart? Do you have a stack of games you’re …
Continue ReadingAt a brightly colored house on the west side of downtown Bloomington, Indiana, people are gutting stuffed bears, animating clay, and turning floor vents into fishing holes. What’s more, those responsible want to bring these activities to your town, too. …
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