Author: Maurice Mitchell

Here’s a raw list of movies to look forward to in 2012. Tomorrow, we’ll give you a rundown of why you should see them. Gone February, 24 Summit Entertainment Synopsis: When her sister disappears, Jill is convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years ago has returned and she sets out to once again face her abductor. Starring: Heitor Dhalia (director); Allison Burnett (screenplay); Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley, Michael Pare John Carter March, 9 Walt Disney Pictures Synopsis: The film is largely based on A Princess of Mars, the first novel to feature John Carter.…

There was a Doctor Who episode written by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) called City of Death (1979) . In this outtake, John Cleese (Monty Python) comes on the set to get an autograph from The Doctor, played by Tom Baker. I only wish it could have been longer.

Geeky wedding cakes are a weakness of mine. That means both the bride and groom are geeky enough to share it with the world. When I spotted this I had to laugh. A wedding cake topped by a Cylon and Number six. The bride known only as Awesome_endless said, He originally wanted a Galactica (the ship) shaped cake, but we decided it wasn’t in the budget. I really like the pretty/bada** juxtaposition of this cake though 🙂 We bonded through BSG. I think this works better. This one is truly unique. Now, boys and girls, get out there and top this…

By now you’ve noticed we switched to the domain https://www.thegeektwins.com/. Make sure you update your bookmarks and favorites. Did you know there’s a working time and invisibility cloak? Can you name the members of Biff Tannen’s gang? What would you do if your boyfriend or girlfriend didn’t like Joss Whedon’s Firefly? Here are some of the bits and news from the Internet you may have missed this week. 1. Trivia Question 2. Motivational Geek Quote 3. Links 4. Trivia Answer 1. Trivia Question In the Back to the Future trilogy “Biff” Tannen has three friends that hang out with him. What were…

Glen A. Larsen produced a lot of classic television shows, like Battlestar Galactica, but his greatest work was the 1982 hit Knight Rider and there were a bunch of knock-offs. Described by him as “The Lone Ranger with a car” the show, starring David Hasselhoff as a “young loner” driving the intelligent car KITT lasted four seasons and 90 episodes. It’s a worldwide hit and has been syndicated for decades. The success of the show led to many imitations. Some were pretty good, but none has ever achieved the success of Knight Rider. Read on to see the ten Knight…

Make up a scene you’d like to see in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and win a Amazon gift card. The biggest thing to happen to the Star Wars movies is the opening of the 3-D version of Episode I: The Phantom Menace this Friday. While its the worst of the films, it’s going to have cool 3-D scenes since it has Pod races and Darth Maul. Knowing Lucas, he’ll probably make up a bunch of new scenes for the films. If he can do it. So, can we. This week’s contest is going to be: Can you…

Why did the first Star Trek pilot get rejected by the network? What year did the Borg get introduced? When did James Doohan die? How soon after the blockbuster Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home did The Next Generation begin? The following infographic charts how science and science-fiction have influenced each other through the television show Star Trek. Thanks to the dudes at Space.com we get an extremely informative chart starting with the 1955 film Forbidden Planet which inspired Star Trek to with the sequel to J.J. Abrams Star Trek. Find out by checking out the chart below. Source: SPACE.com:…

Did you wish the last G.I. Joe movie had been more faithful to the 80s show? Well, the sequel looks to be a whole lot better. One highlight of the Superbowl are the commercials, and one of the biggest was the trailer for G.I.Joe: Retaliation (2012). I’m not a huge G.I. Joe fan. I loved the 80s cartoon, but never had the toys. The original movie was OK in a campy way, but unfaithful to the series. The new trailer looks like the sequel will be more faithful to the 80s cartoon. Here’s the new trailer. Snake Eyes Gets Rid…

What do new Dark Knight Rises Batman and Bane costumes show? What miniseries took you behind the world of H.G. Wells? What’s the stupid pineapple contest? Battlestar Galactica trivia, a Doctor Who word find and a brand new award! All in this week’s links. Trivia Question Motivational Geek Quote Award Links Games Trivia Answer 1. Trivia Question: In the 1970s Battlestar Galactica series about the last surviving colonists of a planet seeking a new home, the evil enemy Cylons were originally supposed to be: A) Aliens B) Cyborgs C) Robots D) Ronald Reagan (Answer at the end of the post) 2. Motivational…

The “Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation” is a great cause and “Legendary Women” is giving you the chance to contribute and win some great prizes! Read on to find out how to participate. Hurry, the drive ends on February 12th, so enter today! They sent a press release and the full release follows. Smallville Fans Unite to Raise Money for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation January 10, 2012 – Fans of the television show Smallville have banded together to raise money for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and to honor two of their favorite characters, Lana Lang (played…

Imagine if Batman and Robin had been cool. Bat-girl is edgy. Poison Ivy is seductive and Batman and Robin still wear the goofy costumes, but everything else is so cool we can ignore it. Joel Schumaker almost ruined the franchise, but in the fan film Death Wish (2012) directed by Matthew Hiscox and written by Jennifer Zhang they add a much needed dose of cool to the film. Synopsis: Armed with a lethal neurotoxin, a mysterious assailant is targeting the kingpins of Gotham’s criminal underground. As Batman and Robin are drawn deeper into an investigation that ensnares more and more…

This week we have a couple of sought after disks in Transformers 3 and Star Trek: The Next Generation and a few schlocky movies which may be fun. Plus, a series narrated by Stephen Hawkings! The Run-Down Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Three-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy) Transformers Limited Edition Collector’s Trilogy (Seven-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Boxed Set: Transformers / Transformers 2 / Transformers 3 (+ Blu-ray 3D Version)) Star Trek: The Next Generation – Next Level [Blu-ray] In Time [Blu-ray] Dr. Jekyll Vs. The Werewolf (1972) 2 Headed Shark Attack [Blu-ray] Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking [Blu-ray] The Break-Down 1. If…

An enterprising geek, named David Johns, took the fourth draft of the Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope script and colored the words to make a black and red portrait of the evil man himself: Darth Vader. The smaller image doesn’t do it justice, so here is the enormous hi-resolution version from his site. It’s a beautiful image, and it only gets better when you zoom in to read the text. For example, zoom into Vader’s left eye and you get this. Head over to his site for the full Darth Vader image, plus several other sizes and a…

Here are this week’s links and tidbits. Trivia Question Motivational Geek Quote Links Trivia Answer 1. Trivia Question In the 1999 film The Matrix, about people fighting a battle in a virtual world, why was one of Morpheus’ crew nicknamed “Switch”? 2. Motivational Geek Quote “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when my fear is gone I will turn and face fear’s path, and only I will remain.” – Paul Atreides Dune (1984)…

Remakes of films and television shows are tricky. Some are watchable, like War of The Worlds, and others are horrid like The Bionic Woman. There’s a built-in audience of people looking to relive memories, so Hollywood loves remakes. We hate them because it destroys our memories of the originals. However, some actually manage to improve on the original in some way. Feast your eyes on our Deja Vu list of remakes that have managed to surpass the original movie or TV show. 1. Battlestar Galactica (2003) / Battlestar Galactica (1978) In 1978, Glen Larson created a show about the last…

This week has a number of interesting DVDs being released you may want to pick up. The star is Real Steel of course, but there are a couple of Japanese releases you may like and, if your a fan of the 1970s Buck Rogers series, it’s finally on DVD! Sort of. The Run-Down Real Steel (Three-Disc Combo: Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy) Godzilla (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Ancient Aliens: Season Three Revenge of the Electric Car Roger Corman’s Cult Classic’s Lethal Ladies Collection, Vol. 2 (The Arena, Cover Girl Models, Fly Me) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Season One Time…

Back in 2008, there was a confirmed rumor that Johnny Depp was going to play “The Riddler” in the Dark Knight sequel. The Riddler, for those who don’t know, is a green-suited comic book villain who tries to trick Batman with puzzles that give clues to his crimes. Frank Gorshin played him the the 1960s television show and Jim Carrey played him in Batman Forever. The rumor was there would be three villains: The Riddler, Penguin (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Catwoman (Angelina Jolie). An “inside source” said, “Producers are convinced that the role of The Riddler is perfect for Depp. Johnny’s…

We can’t cover everything going on in the blogosphere. So, on Friday’s, I share links and news and fun things I think you’d enjoy. Trivia Over 30 years ago this week (January 18, 1974), the first episode of Six Million Dollar Man aired. What was the name of the episode? *Answer at the end of the post. Links The Force.net Look Like Darth Maul Thanks to LucasFilm’s promotion of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3-D (February 10, 2012) there’s a mobile app for the iPhone that uses the built-in camera to turn you into Darth Maul. Or you can do…

The Dark Knight is great, but there’s a reason we still love the campy 1960’s Batman series. It was great fun and had great villains like the Joker, The Riddler, Penguin and Catwoman. It also had a collection of wonderfully odd villains played by the biggest stars of the time. Many actors clamored for cameos, and most showed up poking their heads out of windows. A few went on to become some of the strangest villains Batman has ever fought. From book-lovers to stamp collectors. From piano players to eggheads. Here’s the bizarre, strange and wonderful list of the oddest villains…

For those trying to keep track of the YouTube arguements between William Shatner (Star Trek) Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) and George Takei (Star Trek, Star Wars), my brother and I present this visual timeline of their major arguments. Just when we thought the war of words between William Shatner and Carrie Fisher about Star Trek or Star Wars being better, Shatner returns with another attack video. This one is aimed at George Takei, who tried to broker a peace treaty between them. Since the battle isn’t over yet, I made up this infographic. I created another chart before, but decided it needed…

George Takei posted a fan image “Keeping Up With the Cardassians” based on the reality series “Keeping Up With Kardashian’s”. I wish I knew enough about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or the Kardassians to know who they’re supposed to be. Maybe you could share your thoughts in the comments. To Trek fans this is a real knee-slapper, while others would ask the valid question, “What the heck is a Cardassian?” I’d watch it. Would you? Would you watch Keeping Up With the Cardassians? Can you think of another scifi reality mash-up you’d watch? Via Huffington Post [Image Source: George Takei…

The title Cowboys and Aliens (2011) grabbed my attention, but it turns out the title was disappointingly accurate. The idea of cowboys, with primitive weapons and limited scientific understanding, fighting highly-advanced aliens seemed to make the plot of the movie all by itself. So, what went wrong? Directed by John Favreau, the movie stars Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) as a mysterious stranger who wakes up in the desert with no memory and a metal object clamped to his wrist. He quickly kills the three bounty hunters and heads to the nearby former mining town of “Abandon” where aliens have been kidnapping…

I’m renaming “Friends Friday” to “Geek Bits” and expanding the coverage to include more blogs with a focus on sci-fi. Also, I’m adding trivia, pictures and more! Let me know if you like the new format. Trivia: What was Roddenbery’s original name for Star Trek: The Original Series’ starship? (Answer at the end) Links Anglophenia: Doctor Who’s First Sarah Jane Smith Revealed When the BBC auditioned actresses for the role of Sarah Jane Smith in 1973, they didn’t offer the part to Elisabeth Sladen straight away. Instead they went for another actress, even getting as far as rehearsing scenes between…

I wrote before about how I hate the new Superman costume, but I’ve noticed some have objected to the viewpoint. Some like it. So, I decided to play “Angel’s advocate” and examine the costume through the eyes of someone that likes it. It wasn’t easy, but here goes.There are some new on-set images of the Superman costume for Man of Steel (2013) online and I’m going to do a quick analysis to show the changes. I can summarize it by saying it’s awesome! It looks like a fresh new take on the old costume. It’s a pretty drastic shift from…

How many times have you seen an amazing movie trailer and been horribly disappointed when you left the theater? We’ve all been there. You watch a trailer that blows you away and say, “Have you seen the trailer? It’s going to be amazing!” Then you watch the film and curse yourself for being tricked. Thankfully, we’ll always have the trailers to remind us how good the movie could have been. Here are the top ten films that made a really bad film look awesome. Watchmen? Batman & Robin? Battlefield Earth? Where would you rank them? 10. Star Trek V: The…

If you love Batman and Angry Birds, say hello to our little friends: Angry Bat-Birds. There are eleven characters in the poster. Some are obvious like Batman. Can you name the ten others? Illustrated by Daniel Halyburton and Jennifer Herd. Via Bleeding Cool Can you name the angry bat-birds?

Last month, on my other blog Film Sketchr, I interviewed concept artist Peter Rubin about his work. One topic he mentioned was the Superman reboot Man of Steel (2013). I was impressed that he designed the Superman chest emblem since it’s pretty much the only thing I like about the new costume. Last week Comic Book Resources, as well as other blogs picked out some points I missed. Here now are a few key points he revealed. Here’s his quote: Well, Man of Steel comes out in 2013. I’ve left some fingerprints on that. I spent nine months working with Alex…

Every Friday I like to share some blog posts from some of our friends you might be interested in. When does the A-Z blogging challenge start? What is Enceladus? Which movie taught us to watch out for dinosaurs? First, a quick story. I work in the I.T. industry and I was all set for a nice long vacation when my boss asked me to help do some cable rewiring during the break. My first reaction was, “Sucks to be you!” and bounce out of there. He subtly reminded me that I had no time off left for the year. So, I…

When most people think of science-fiction they think of rayguns and spaceships, but sci-fi has it’s share of culture. My wife insists no one will be reading this, but I’m an opera fan and if only one other reader appreciates it then its worth it. Plus, is there anything more bizarre than aliens singing opera? 1. Klingon Opera Makes Great Bar Music A huge fan of Klingon opera, Worf requests to hear “Aktuh and Maylota” from a bar singer. This is enough to drive a Ferrengi to cry about the dreadful noise. 2. The Fifth Element Opera Gets Funky On…

We all know Han Solo and Princess Leia are the most mismatched couple in the universe. Did you know they’re the worst too? This parody video by OneMinuteGalactica cuts clips of Star Wars to a 1950s instructional video. Who do you think is the worst couple in the universe?