Just returned from a trip to London, and a must-stop destination was the Bond in Motion exhibit. The exhibit features 50 original vehicles from the James Bond films, and it was a delight. Here’s photos: The full Flickr set is…
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Geek, Technology
Happy 40th Birthday, Microsoft!
It’s been forty years since Paul Allen and Bill Gates incorporated a company to write software and an operating system for a then-young industry. In the four decades since computers have revolutionized how we work and live. Two years ago…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Science Fiction Book Club ad showcases some classics
Ah, look at this Science Fiction Book Club ad from an early issue of Starlog magazine… So many classic titles. Heinlein! Xanth! Asimov! Though there’s some books that are not exactly “science fiction.” Carl Sagan’s book, for instance. And The…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Classic ad – Ride into adventure with Evel Knievel!
Love that his name is trademarked in this ad… I remember beating the hell out this Evel action figure when I was a kid – I think I abused my plastic Evel more than Evel himself… Err, abused himself. Doing…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, The Prisoner, TV
Jack Kirby’s The Prisoner adaptation could have been awesome
In 1976 Jack Kirby created an adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was quite an odd choice, in that the movie was over seven years old at the time. The adaptation, which ran for issues, is analyzed in depth…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Movies
King Kong 1976 remake poster hits new heights in hyperbole
This King Kong poster for the 1976 remake features the most over-the-top ad slogan, ever. The most exciting original motion picture event of all time. This line – and the poster – requires a bit of dissection. First, let’s look…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
G.I.Joe Blueprints!
One of the coolest things about collecting G.I.Joe toys way back when the line was reformed in 3 3/4″ size in 1982 was that every vehicle and plates came with blueprints. Yes, it was all rubbish, but as a fan…
Geek
My contributions to #FiveWordsToRuinADate
Well, SOME of them… you’ll have to follow me on Twitter to see the rest. https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555201533160488960 https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555197486974132226 https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555190136334741504 https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555182650613583872 https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555197932417585153 https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555194167752941568 https://twitter.com/JosephDickerson/status/555198585479110656
Geek, UX Articles
My top posts of 2014
Looking over my traffic logs and wrapping up the year, I decided to compile a Top 10 list of the most-read articles of my site this past year (hey, everyone is doing it). It’s actually a somewhat surprising list: Number…
Geek, Movies, Trek, TV
The last time I am ever going to write about Star Trek
I should be taking a victory lap. Roberto Orci, the writer/producer, has apparently been kicked off Star Trek 3 – a movie he was originally signed to both co-write and direct. Me and Mr. Orci, well… we have a history.…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Trek
Lincoln Enterprises comic book ad! Star Trek!
This ad for Gene Roddenberry’s company Lincoln Enterprises makes me drool. Look at all that classic Trek goodness! I’d still love to own that Enterprise Evolution poster or the 3-D Enterprise gold pendant. (In case you did not know, Lincoln…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Handheld computer games from 1980!
Another Christmas catalog page, this one from the 1980 JC Penney catalog… Handheld computer games! How many of you had these? I had both the Mattel Football 2 and Baseball game, and I played the HELL out of them. When…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Frazetta posters!
I think every young geek in the seventies had at least one of these posters on his (or her) wall. Frazetta, man… that guy just BROUGHT IT. Here’s an ad for his posters, “from the original Conan paperback covers,” and the idea…
Geek, Movies
Video: Kings and Desperate Men, starring Patrick McGoohan
Here’s a treat for fans of Patrick McGoohan (like me): The movie Kings and Desperate Men is available in full on YouTube. Written and directed by McGoohan friend Alexis Kanner, the film features McGoohan in a hostage tale that is similar to the later film Die Hard (Kanner thought it was TOO similar, and sued – he lost).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Vamdc_dKM
Geek, Movies, TV
Some Halloween videos for you…
First, Elvira and Vincent Price guesting on The Tonight Show… Vincent in a dramatic reading of Poe’s The Raven… A documentary on the making of the movie Halloween… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGeGU2tbdck And here’s a full Vincent Price movie, Madhouse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Aoh_W6EdI
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Toys!
Another scan from a Christmas Catalog, this one is the 1980 JCPenny page that features Buck Rogers toys! The “Laserscope Space Fighter” was never shown on the TV series, but it’s really cool. Here’s some more info on that toy.…