My love of campy sci-fi has never been restricted to film. Sure, there’re plenty of bad movies out there that I’ll never stop finding tire fires to enjoy. The 60s was the space age though, and everywhere you looked there was a movie about humans traveling to another planet and being attacked by an intergalactic creature. In 1965 this was especially witnessed in living rooms. Lost in Space told the story of the family of astronauts whose ship was sabotaged and shot off course in an asteroid field, left stranded on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. The US was about to enter the space race (four years before the moon landing), and this sitcom showed what the world would be like afterwards. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Space Family Robinson
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GW1 Issue 151 – A Visit With George, Ralph & Lizzie
We’re back with another big monster movie this week. Rampage, based on the video game, gives us the massive mutated animals destroying a city that we’ve all been waiting for – but was it worth watching? And Miss Dawn was all about going to the movies this week and has a couple of quick reviews for Isle of Dogs and A Quiet Place as well. Plus we have some Oddmall updates, details about a parade and some interesting geek news from the week covering movies, tv, comics and gaming. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 151 – A Visit With George, Ralph & Lizzie
GW1 Issue 150 – Extra Life at the Oasis
This week we’re discussing Ready Player One – the good, the bad and references you may have missed. And, of course, we need to talk about perhaps the best crossover ever: “ScoobyNatural”! Plus we chat about how good Black Lightning has been at reflecting current events and going where other superhero shows won’t go. We have a few interesting tidbits to share in geek news as well. Listen now! Continue reading GW1 Issue 150 – Extra Life at the Oasis
Best Geeky Finds – An Unpopular Opinion (D’oh!)
I’m about to pose a question I never thought I would say and I hate myself for even thinking it: Is it time for The Simpsons to finally be over?
… There, I said it, and I’m not proud. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – An Unpopular Opinion (D’oh!)
Best Geeky Finds – The Zomedy for Any Occasion
When I was in college, the big paranormal craze was vampires. It obviously wasn’t the first time this craze had happened, but once Twilight hit bookstores and theaters, they were everywhere. Vampires aren’t as widely visible now as they were then though. They were replaced by another undead entity—zombies. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – The Zomedy for Any Occasion