7 Realizations Upon Introducing Our Kids to Firefly
I’ll admit, we’re probably a little behind the curve, but we finally introduced our boys (both teens, 14 and 15) to that mythical show, Firefly.
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T-shirt Alert: Shiny Friends
Today’s Ript Apparel tee by artist tonynichols is a must-buy for Browncoats and fans of classic animated kitsch-fest Challenge of the Super Friends. His Shiny Friends design is a delightful mash-up of two great properties, and it’s available today only.
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Happy Birthday, Joss Whedon!
Today is the 49th birthday of Joss Whedon, geek icon extraordinaire. Without Whedon, the world of geekdom would have had no Buffy the Vampire Slayer, no Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and no Firefly/Serenity.
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Life Geekery Tablet Covers
I wasn’t even looking for a Kindle/iPad/iPhone cover but when I found this shop I had to have one.
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Seven Reasons Why I Love Warehouse 13
Tonight sees the return of SyFy original series Warehouse 13 for the second half of it’s fourth season after the show left viewers on a cliff hanger with a plague unleashed and threatening to wipe out half the world’s population. Although not as popular as many current shows on air, Warehouse 13 is now one of my favourites after having spent the last few months catching up with the show on Netflix. Here are seven reasons why I’ve fallen in love with it and why you should give it a try.
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ThinkGeek Is Cooler Than Jayne’s Hat
We all like Jayne’s Hat and will miss it on Etsy but, hey, this officially licensed product is a good thing!
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In Defense of Jayne’s Hat Makers
Jayne’s yellow and orange hat is one of the big symbols of the Firefly fandom. I, like many other Browncoats, was disappointed to hear of cease and desist orders sent out to crafters of this unique hat by 20th Century Fox, who own the rights to the show.
Continue ReadingAnd the Winner is… Reader’s Choice for Top 10 Sci-Fi TV Shows
With a total of 5,195 votes cast (a maximum of 10 per reader) for the 70 shows nominated, the clear winner for the best sci-fi TV show of all time as selected by the readers of GeekDad is (drum roll…)
Continue ReadingTime for Thrilling Adventures With Firefly: Browncoats Unite!
The ongoing celebration of the 10th anniversary of Joss Whedon’s Firefly continues with the premiere of a new documentary, Firefly: Browncoats Unite, which airs on the Science Channel on Sunday November 11 at 10 PM. The hour-long special features Whedon …
Continue ReadingA Must-Have Book For Every Browncoat, Firefly: A Celebration
This book includes all the show’s scripts, lots of behind-the-scenes photos and plenty of interviews with the cast and crew. There is even a bit of extra fiction from the show’s writers. Yeah, if you’re a Browncoat you’re already counting your coins and it will be worth every cent.
Continue ReadingThe Book for Firefly Fans: Firefly: A Celebration
Firefly: Celebrations pulls together three previously published Titan books into one massive, faux-leather, 550 page hardbound book filled with full-color photos and enough reading material to cover at least three months travel across The Black. What’s in it? Glad you …
Continue Reading9 Fictional Beverages You Can’t Have (And Recipes for Them)
In part one of this post, we gave 14 fictional foods and recipes for re-creating them. Now we turn to the potent (and not so potent) potables of our favorite far-off places.
Continue ReadingFourteen Fictional Foods You Can’t Have (And Recipes For Them)
Our favorite fictional worlds are often fantastically full of fantasy flavors–some better than others. It’s hard to resist trying to create Earthly versions of them, so why try? Here are fourteen foods from fiction and ways to make them yourself, along with three you can find without much invention.
Continue ReadingKickstart Your Own Space Program With Firefly, A Flexible Mission Control Board
We’ve previously highlighted the Firefly, an Arduino-compatible system with onboard power, charging, data logging, and radio communications–all the standard stuff that can take a while to piece together individually. The flexible “mission control” board can be used for a variety of projects …
Continue ReadingSDCC Firefly Panel: Prepare to Bawl
SDCC’s Firefly reunion panel brought tears to nearly every eye — including Joss Whedon’s.
Continue ReadingFireFly Controller Board Simplifies Rocket Science
Recently, my friend Mike Doornbos from Evadot got together with the small-satellite crew down at the non-profit Kentucky Space to try to fix an annoying problem. They wanted a standard “mission command” board that could serve as the basis for …
Continue ReadingJoss Whedon: The Complete Companion: Must-Have for Whedon Fans
Between The Cabin In The Woods and The Avengers, you might feel like you’re swimming in Whedon lately. (And if you’ve read my GeekMom posts, you know I’m a fan of that pool!) But if you can’t get enough Whedon, there’s a little more to love in Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion. This self-described “essential […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Joss Whedon’s Universe, We Just Live In It
It’s going to be a busy few weeks for Joss Whedon — first we’ve got The Cabin in the Woods opening up today and Avengers on May 4, 2012. Whether you’re a fan of the man’s TV shows and movies …
Continue ReadingInterview: Nathan Fillion Talks Firefly, Dr. Horrible, and Why Kids Need to Read (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
Nathan Fillion has, in the space of seven years, risen to the status of a geek icon. Beginning with his best-known role as Captain Mal Reynolds on Firefly, his work on several of Joss Whedon’s projects has transformed the former …
Continue ReadingEssential Geek Quotes: “We’re All Fine Here…”
If you don’t know how to fill in the rest of that quote, shame on you. Yes, I’m being horribly judgmental but I am an avowed Star Wars fan and that quote is one of the biggies. It’s right up there with “Use the Force, Luke!” and “I’ve got a very bad feeling about this.” […]
Continue ReadingNetflix + Firefly = A Browncoat’s Dream Come True
Ever since Firefly was canceled all those years ago, Browncoats all over the world, including me, have been longing for more of the TV series. While we were lucky enough to get a major motion picture in Serenity, more of the series would be like a dream come true. There have been several times that it […]
Continue ReadingSci-Fi, Where Are You?
Several years ago we ditched cable because it seemed we were getting more reality shows than anything else and paying a ridiculous amount for the privilege. Instead we stream the shows we want to see and even paying by the episode for a few still puts us ahead of our old cable bill. Usually, we […]
Continue ReadingCostumed Out
I love costumes and usually I take any excuse that I can to wear a costume, including Halloween. But as this Halloween approaches, I’m finding myself reluctant to don a costume. I’m going to be taking my daughter trick-or-treating with my best friend and her daughter this year. When my best friend said she wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingJoss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
When Nathan Fillion tweets a link, it doesn’t take long for thousands of his loyal fans to click on it. He tweeted a link last night that has Joss Whedon fans all over the internet buzzing. The link was to a website that just had a little information such as that this is a film […]
Continue ReadingSean Maher Announces He is Gay
Sean Maher, best known as his role as Simon Tam in Firefly and Serenity, announced today that he is gay. Due in part from encouragement from his agent, he remained in the closet for years in fear for his career. With the support of his family, including his partner Paul and their two young children, he was able to […]
Continue ReadingAs If Nathan Fillion Needed More Geek Cred…
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 …
Continue ReadingMal’s Gun from Firefly – Made out of Paper!
As a Browncoat, I am amazed by the amount of creativity that my fellow Browncoats seem to possess. I’ve done a few things like re-create Kaylee’s Layer Cake dress from the Firefly episode, Shindig. Along with painting parasols that match the one that Kaylee has in the pilot. But my feeble attempts look really poor when you consider that […]
Continue ReadingAlmost Time for Dragon*Con!
If you listened to the latest GeekMom podcast, you will have heard that I’m very excited for Dragon*Con. There is less than two weeks left until the con, so my mind is focused on getting ready for the most fun weekend of the year for me. Because I’m a mom of a toddler, my Dragon*Con […]
Continue ReadingMarian Call Plays Austin This Evening, August 4th, 2011
If you’ve never seen Marian Call perform and you’re within a reasonable distance of Austin, Texas you really should get over to the Blackerby Violin Shop this evening. If you aren’t near enough to make it to Austin to see …
Continue ReadingNathan Fillion’s TV Daughter Dresses Up As Mal Reynolds For Comic-Con 2011
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 …
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