Category Archives: nerdity

Star Trek: Topps Trading Cards tribute book!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Sherman! Set the Wayback Machine for 1976! Young Dayton is but nine years old, running around his neighborhood playing with his friends. Every so often, between this all-important activity and other, mundane pursuits like school, Dayton finds time to catch … Continue reading →

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Your moment of TrekZen*.

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

A long time ago, in a comic far, far away…this happened:   Writer of Stuff Peter David, with the able assistance of artists Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran, conspired to bring us what arguably is the one of the greatest … Continue reading →

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Jack Bauer will “Live Another Day.”

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Oh Hell. To the Yeah. With the cancellation of Kiefer Sutherland’s current TV series, Touch, Fox has decided to go back to something that was working well enough for them, and have signed on for another adventure with everybody’s favorite … Continue reading →

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“The Bionic Woman, Part One” on Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I let this slip past me on Sunday, but hey! It’s been two weeks, and that means it’s time for another exciting episode of Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast! Hosts John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson continue their bi-weekly retrospective … Continue reading →

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Your moment of TrekZen*.

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Yeoman Barrows is pissed. This is what happens when McCoy peeks. Coming soon to a theater near us?  (Click to Biggie Size) I’ve checked, but so far I’m unable to confirm whether this might be presented in IMAX and/or 3-D. … Continue reading →

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Restored shuttlecraft Galileo bound for Houston!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Regular readers (both of you) know that–on occasion–I’ve babbled a bit about the shuttlecraft Galileo set piece from the original Star Trek series. Believed lost to time several years ago, the full-size mockup was “discovered” late in 2011, and auctioned in … Continue reading →

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Free Comic Book Day 2013!

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

And so it was on the first Saturday in May that GeekDad embarked once more on his noble quest, accompanied by his two offspring, to ye olde local comic book shoppe to partake of the annual festivus…. In addition to being Free Comic Book … Continue reading →

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Into dorkness with Big Bang Theory/Star Trek bobbleheads. Yes, really.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

I can hear fanboys crying into their Romulan Ale from here. According to this new article over at StarTrek.com, a new set of “Wacky Wobblers” bobbleheads is coming, featuring the guys from The Big Bang Theory all sporting original series-style … Continue reading →

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The OTHER greatest Star Wars book ever. No, really.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Just when we thought the matter had been settled last year, when The Greatest Star Wars Book Ever was identified, we have this: From the marketing copy: “In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Darth Vader and Son, … Continue reading →

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Your moment of TrekZen*.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? The image supposedly is from a first season episode of The Carol Burnett Show. Surprisingly, little seems to be known about the details of why Leonard Nimoy is there in full Spock regalia. Some sources indicate that the skit … Continue reading →

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