In the early 1990s I was watching the syndicated Friday the 13th, The Series when I had a “Eureka” moment. The premise of that series had nothing to do with the film series save for the title… But what if…
Category: TV
Geek, Trek, TV
Captain Kirk, Space Cop: How Roddenberry’s years as a police officer shaped Star Trek
When we think of Gene Roddenberry, the visionary mind behind “Star Trek,” we often picture him as a pioneering writer and producer who took us on interstellar journeys where no one has gone before. However, before he ventured into space…
Geek, Trek, TV
Happy Star Trek day!
Fifty-seven years ago today, on September 8th 1966, the first episode of Star Trek “The Man Trap” aired. And fifty years ago today, Star Trek: The Animated Series also debuted. Here are a few interesting facts about the series: Diversity…
Geek, TV
Celebrating The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
One of my favorite shows of all time is one that, today, is mostly forgotten. A show at one time that was HUGELY popular with viewers around the world. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The show that EXPLODED in the wake…
Geek, Movies, TV
Why Hollywood is out of ideas: Three (potential) reasons
Hollywood is dying. I don’t say that lightly… Hundreds of thousands of people live in LA making a living in the Entertainment industry. Heck, I have a few friends there who work in the “biz.” But the numbers don’t lie.…
Geek, Technology, TV
Locast.org is the solution cord-cutters have been looking for
Way back in 2013, I was a vocal advocate for a start-up company named Aereo. Aereo streamed local television stations using mini-antennas that customers “rented”. The service also provided DVR capability, so users not only could watch a local channel…
Movies, TV
Lessons in (comedy) Leadership: RIP Carl Reiner
The great Carl Reiner passed away this week, at the too-young age of 98. I saw “too-young” because Reiner was still creating, writing children books and posting witty pon mots on Twitter. There were a lot of great ideas still…
TV, UX Articles
Yield and Don’t Deny: Lessons in UX design via Improv
The recent passing of the legendary comic Fred Willard was yet another sad occurrence in a year that has been filled with such news. Willard was a “comedian’s comedian”: Someone who entertained his peers as well as audiences. He was…
Geek, TV, Twin Peaks
My Favorite TV of the decade: 2010-2019
I previously wrote about my favorite films of the last decade here. This inspired me to think about the shows I most enjoyed over the past ten years. As I previously noted, these are personal favorites, and I’m sure there…
Geek, Movies, Trek, TV, Twin Peaks
The “Real Fan” Debate: A meaningless tiering of fandom
This past week I was reading Twitter feeds, which is my favorite way of wasting time, and I saw this post: Seeing the Star Wars movies does not make you a Star Wars fan. Actual Star Wars fans have done…
TV, Twin Peaks
Memories of Twin Peaks: A Dragon Con Marathon
It was 1992, and I was doing audio/video stuff for Dragon Con. I was running a camera on the main stage, and the footage I shot was not only recorded for resale (on VHS!) but also streamed to hotel rooms…
Featured Articles, Geek, TV, Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks… The Board Game?
I was young and stupid in the early 90s. I had a lot of really cool collectibles and comics, but I also did not have much money. So I did what I’ve had to do a couple of times since…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, TV
John Dykstra: “The Wizard of Hollywood’s Dream Factory”
I just picked up the Marvel Super Special adaptation of the original 1978 Battlestar Galactica – it was in a special “tabloid size” (which really showcased the gorgeous art of Ernie Colon) as well as magazine-sized. The super special was…
Geek, Movies, TV
Batman & Bill is a wonderful look at an unsung creator
I recently had the opportunity to watch the documentary Batman & Bill, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. The film highlights the quest by writer Marc Tyler Nobleman to get credit to (the late) writer Bill Finger for co-creating…
Geek, Movies, TV
Fandom is not a zero-sum game
Remember when being a sci-fi or fantasy fan was FUN? Yeah, I know – it seems like a long time ago, right? Those days are gone, especially if you have a presence on the toxic beast that is social media.…
Geek, Movies, TV
Celebrating the talented people we lost in 2018
It’s that time of year, the time where we cast off the shackles of the previous year and look forward to the opportunities that the new one will present. I decided to take one more look back, though, to contemplate…