Nominate the sci-fi TV shows you think we should include in our list by adding a comment below. You don’t have to nominate 10 shows, nominate as many as you want, but please give a brief description as to why …
Continue ReadingSometimes it can be hard to see the messages a movie teaches, especially if they’re unintentional. The best way to see a movie’s messages, the bad ones in particular, is to be a parent watching the movie with your kids. …
Continue ReadingWe’ve done the top ten reasons it sucks to be a zombie. Here, then, are the top ten reasons it sucks (pun very much intended) to be a vampire.
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to find a list of horror movies to watch for Halloween. They run the gamut from good to bad to so-bad-it’s-good to funny. But for parents of pre-teens, it can be hard to find something to watch that’s …
Continue ReadingIn our never-ending quest to provide you the tools and knowledge to raise your kids in your own geeky image, we present you with a list of 10 geeky movies to raise your kids with. This is a starter …
Continue ReadingGeeks, as a general rule, are pretty easy-going. We like to think things through, so passionate confrontations aren’t commonplace for us. When we get well and properly provoked, though, watch out! We won’t stop talking until every last point that …
Continue ReadingIt used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy. And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren’t that many that are also mothers. In honor of …
Continue ReadingAround here, we’re always talking up the positives of geeks. It’s a natural thing because that’s who we are. And while we always want to root for the geek heroes in books and movies, we have to acknowledge there are …
Continue ReadingLá Fhéile Pádraig Shona Dhaoibh!* Today’s the day when Irish people around the world celebrate our heritage and indulge a few national stereotypes. The self-respecting among us will be shying away from the green beer (the writer Flann O’Brien said …
Continue ReadingA few simple suggestions for how to make sure your offspring are ready for a rapidly changing future, online and off.
Continue ReadingTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Ubisoft Paris brings back the latest in the Tom Clancy Ghost Recon tactical shooter series, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. I am looking forward to doing team-based missions in multi-player and “optical camouflage,” …
Continue ReadingWe’ve all seen the ornaments Hallmark comes out with every year, and to be fair, some of them are excellent. There are a few Star Trek ones each year, and Star Wars ones, and other somewhat geeky ones, but they’re …
Continue ReadingJust the fact that you’re reading this means that, if we’re serious about it, you have things to be thankful for — to whatever higher power you believe in or simply to the universe in general. But you probably didn’t …
Continue ReadingJust because today is Thanksgiving in the U.S., when family and food dominate our focus, doesn’t mean we need to stop being geeks. With a little effort, we can work our geekiness into the holiday. To that end, we at …
Continue ReadingSometimes it can be hard to see the messages a movie teaches, especially if they’re unintentional. The best way to see a movie’s messages, the bad ones in particular, is to be a parent watching the movie with your kids. …
Continue ReadingIt ain’t easy for a vamp out there, and here’s 10 reasons why.
Continue ReadingWith the popularity of zombies approaching bacon-like proportions, and with Halloween upon us, we at GeekDad were concerned that some folks might be considering actually becoming zombies. Hey, in a world where Justin Bieber has over 14 million Facebook fans, …
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to find a list of horror movies to watch for Halloween. They run the gamut from good to bad to so-bad-it’s-good to funny. But for parents of pre-teens, it can be hard to find something to watch that’s …
Continue ReadingGeeks love to argue, particularly with other geeks. We don’t just argue about whether Kirk or Picard is the better captain because we have deeply-held opinions on the subject — though some of us certainly do — but because, well, …
Continue ReadingEvil overlords have a tough time when it comes to punishing geeks. We’re so good at retreating into our imaginations and replaying scenes from our favorite movies and TV shows in our heads that we can often weather physical punishments …
Continue ReadingEvil overlords have a tough time when it comes to punishing geeks. We’re so good at retreating into our imaginations and replaying scenes from our favorite movies and TV shows in our heads that we can often weather physical punishments …
Continue ReadingTomorrow is, of course, Independence Day in the United States of America, so it’s time to show your patriotic side. There’s no reason, though, why you have to hide your geeky side — why not celebrate both at the same …
Continue ReadingIt really is kind of amazing how few good dads there are in geek fiction. In so many stories fathers are absent for one reason or another (death being fairly common), and in so many others the fathers are so …
Continue ReadingIt used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy. And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren’t that many that are also mothers. In honor of …
Continue ReadingWe geeks like to do a lot of the same things non-geeks do, just with a bit of a geeky spin to them. Lots of people like to put stickers for the college(s) they attended on their cars — geeks …
Continue ReadingWhether or not you’ve seen Tron: Legacy, and whether or not you liked it if you have, you have to admit that it’s pretty darned cool that a seriously geeky movie from the 1980s got a sequel 29.5 years after …
Continue ReadingLá Fhéile Pádraig Shona Dhaoibh!* Today’s the day when Irish people around the world celebrate our heritage and indulge a few national stereotypes. The self-respecting among us will be shying away from the green beer (the writer Flann O’Brien said …
Continue ReadingThese are not all the possible signs — not by a long shot. But here are ten that can be telltale indicators (and perhaps badges of honor as well): You named your children any of the following: Luke, Leia, Han, …
Continue ReadingThese are not all the possible signs — not by a long shot. But here are ten that can be telltale indicators (and perhaps badges of honor as well): You named your children any of the following: Luke, Leia, Han, …
Continue ReadingUnless you’re Benjamin Button or T.H. White’s Merlin, you’re not getting any younger. While getting older may be better than the alternative, there’s no reason why you have to be completely upfront about your age. And, of course, as long …
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