Lexie Dunne shares what she geeked out about while writing her latest book AKA how Google Street View helped her destroy a part of Chicago and why she needed the warm hugs of the ‘Great British Bake Off.’
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Sophie’s list of tear-jerking moments in geekdom is due for an update. Just beware: Spoilers abound from the beginning and make sure you have tissues in hand!
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Looking to bring a little fiction to the dinner table? These four blogs have you covered.
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If you miss Dr. Walter Bishop or Olivia Dunham or even the Observers as I do, you’ll be happy to hear that Titan Books has created a new book series that will add additional details and stories about our favorite characters from Fringe. The first book is Fringe: The Zodiac Paradox, and it’s available now.
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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.
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Superman and Supergirl vs. Brainiac! Superman Unbound releases today!
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Thanks to everyone who entered our Fringe: September’s Notebook giveaway, and to Insight Editions for the bonus copy. Our winner is…
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GeekDad takes a look through September’s Notebook, a detailed companion book to the recently-concluded television show Fringe.
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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).
Continue ReadingSstarting March 30, Netflix geeks in the US will see some new (old) favorites to add to their queues, including Adventure Time, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Green Lantern, Johnny Bravo, and Robot Chicken.
Continue ReadingFringe will begin airing on the network next Tuesday, November 20, with the original two-hour pilot and first episode. And over the weekend following Thanksgiving, Nov. 23-24, Science Channel will show the entire first season in two half-day marathons.
Continue ReadingFresh off of watching the season finale of “Fringe” last Friday, I happened upon an amazing discovery: FOX and the Science Olympiad have teamed up to create lesson plans to help students explore the real science behind some of the …
Continue ReadingSeveral 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 ReadingI loved The X-Files. It grossed me out so completely that I sometimes hid my face in my husband’s shoulder and once or twice I had to leave the room and have him tell me what happened, but I loved that show. We even dressed up as Scully and Mulder one Halloween and rigged a speaker to […]
Continue ReadingAny Fringe fans out there? I am anxiously awaiting the season premiere in a mere 24 days, but in the meantime I have found some paper dolls to occupy my time. Not only do they provide an Olivia Dunham doll but also outfits for her major transformations. There is an outfit for Fauxlivia and one […]
Continue ReadingThere 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 …
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