Forgotten Fandoms: The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker follows Carl Kolchak, a reporter with an uncanny ability to pick up stories that have paranormal elements.
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Tag: The X-Files
GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — X-Files, She-Hulk, and Shahrazad
This week on Comic Book Corner, we look at Shahrazad, She-Hulk, and The X-Files.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — Lois Lane, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The X-Files
This week we look at Lois Lane #1, Guardians of the Galaxy #11, and the latest in The X-Files Conspiracy.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — X-Files, TMNT, Tomb Raider, and Guardians of the Galaxy
This week we have Guardians of the Galaxy, Tomb Raider, and The X-Files with a side of pizza loving turtles.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — Batman, X-Files, and Deadpool
A huge *spoiler* for Batman #28, plus we look at Batman: Li’l Gotham, The Unwritten, Deadpool: The Gauntlet, and The X-Files Season 10.
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V-Day Blues? Here Are Seven NON-Romantic Relationships You’ll Love
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.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — Watson & Holmes, Owly, The X-Files, and more
This week we have reviews of Watson & Holmes, Owly, The Xiles Conspiracy: Ghostbusters, Legendary, and Parker: Slayground.
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Author Paul Crilley on The X-Files: Conspiracy
Today the first issue of The X-Files: Conspiracy crossover event from IDW is released. Sophie asked lead author Paul Crilley a few questions about it all.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — Justice League Beyond, Vampire Diaries, and X-Files
This week Sophie delves into the world of The X-Files, while Dakster discovers a new universe in Justice League Beyond and Corrina takes a look at Vampire Diaries.
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Comic Book Corner — January 8th, 2014–Batman, Star Wars, X-Files & Frankenstein
Corrina finds the special expanded edition of Detective Comics #27 far too cynical, Lisa Tate reviews the graphic novel I, Frankenstein in preparation for seeing the movie based on it, Kelly Knox reviews Dark Horse’s Star Wars #13, Sophie dives back into The X-Files, and Dakster reveals her New Year’s Resolution to read 365 comics in 365 days.
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GeekMoms’ Best Comic Books of 2013
2013 was a great year to be a comic book fan.
Continue ReadingNine More X-Files Antagonists We’d Love to See Return
Here are nine monsters, baddies, and other dangling plot bunnies from The X-Files that I’d like to see make a return appearance in the comic series.
Continue Reading"The Fox"—Video Roundup
Here’s some of our favorite kid-friendly parodies and spin-offs of “The Fox” that have been appearing over the last few weeks.
Continue ReadingGeekMom: Comic Book Corner—October 23rd, 2013
X-Files and Ghostbusters together? He-Man and Superman? Yep, plus Astro City appreciation and a classic look at Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — October 16th, 2013
We’ve got everything from Marvel to DC, from X-Files to Monsters and manga this week on Comic Book Corner!
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Five Favorite Geeky Romantic Moments
Our favorites might not be known for their romance but there are some stunningly romantic moments in sci-fi, fantasy, & other nerd genres.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — August 14th, 2013
X-Files, Superman/Batman and Wonder Woman, and DC’s new “political” books are featured in this week’s CBC.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — July 17th, 2013
The She-Devil with a Sword, Hulk, and Mulder and Scully are part of this week’s look at comics.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — July 10th, 2013
Happy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
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The X-Files Season 10: Trust No One (Except Joe Harris)
It’s been eleven years since The X-Files left our TV screens and five years since we last saw Mulder and Scully in I Want to Believe. Tomorrow they are back with The X-Files: Season 10, a new comic book series.
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Forgotten Fandoms: Dark Skies
Welcome to Forgotten Fandoms, a new GeekMom series in which I hope to introduce you to TV shows (and more) that you’ve forgotten ever existed – or never heard about in the first place. This isn’t the place for shows everyone’s heard of but never got around to watching; it’s for the lost and forgotten gems totally deserving of a second look. I’m kicking off with the 1996 conspiracy drama, Dark Skies.
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Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture
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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Interview With X-Files Season 10 Joe Harris and Michael Walsh
In March, IDW announced that The X-Files would be returning with a tenth season in comic book form. Almost immediately, fans began speculating about what stories this new season would include. I spoke to series writer Joe Harris and illustrator Michael Walsh about some of their plans for Season 10, and the difficulties of bringing such an iconic, cult show back for a new season after more than ten years off air.
Continue ReadingAnd the Winner is… Reader’s Choice for Top 10 Fantasy TV Shows
With a total of 2,420 votes cast (a maximum of 10 per reader) for the 39 shows nominated, it was close — a margin of just 3 votes — but the best fantasy TV show of all time as selected by the …
Continue ReadingBetween the Bookends at GeekMom
It’s time for another look at the GeekMoms’ never-ending stack of books. Collectively, we sure manage to make our way through a fair number of pages, whether we’re reading them on dead trees or e-readers. Here’s what we’ve read this …
Continue ReadingBaby Week: Six Geeky Lullabies for Your Bundle of Joy (Now Go to Sleep!)
One of the traditions that enter your home when you have a baby is that of lullabies. Whether you’re singing them yourself or you have some form of electronic gadget blaring out tinny, beepy versions of “Rock-a-Bye Baby”, chances are that by the time you’re hitting the 12 week mark, you’re getting a little sick […]
Continue ReadingFringe is My X-Files
I 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 ReadingGeeky Weddings Take the Cake!
I love baking cakes, especially ones that are geeky and challenging. Some of my favorites that I have made are a TARDIS for my husbands 30th birthday and a Mad Hatter hat for my sister’s high school graduation party. In any case, its no wonder that I have collected quite the set of geek cake […]
Continue ReadingSexuality and the Geek Week: No Sex Please, We’re Mulder & Scully
If you wanted to define a chaste relationship, you could do far worse than The X-Files’ lead characters, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. For nine seasons and two feature films they have exemplified emotional control and chastity in a way …
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No Sex Please, We’re Mulder & Scully
Do we even want them to have sex on-screen?
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