I wonder if the Hobbit trilogy will have the same sort of reception the Star Wars prequels had. Think about it—We have one perfect trilogy that everyone loves; a trilogy that changes cinema and raises an entire generation of fans. Followed by a second trilogy that is much less well received, and even gets a lot of undeserved hate (because everything today has to be the best thing or the worst thing ever). Both are by the same director (who was somewhat unknown during the first trilogy and then…

I don't have a tattoo, not even one. I've had tons of cool ideas and designs for tattoos , but I always tell myself to wait a year or two and see if I still think it's worth putting on my skin. And guess what? So far, none of them have made the cut. I don't know if it's because I am constantly evolving as a person or because of the truth—I am too scared and not cool enough to actually do it (Pretty sure it's the first one). Anyway, most people take their tattoos very seriously. They plan them,…

I miss arcades! And I'm talking about those real 80s arcades , where you would just have video game cabinets, waiting for you to drop a quarter in and start playing. And as long as you were good, as long as you were winning - you could just keep playing on the same quarter. Me and my brother used to go every day after school to our local arcade and spend hours there, playing "After burner" "Double Dragon" Operation Wolf" and "Metal Slug". But our jam was "Golden Axe". We got so good at Golden A…

Nerdiness is a hell of a drug . Once you try one science fiction movie and like it, it's impossible to stop. One of your friends suggests you give Star Wars a try, and a week later, you are binge-watching Battlestar Galactica and buying Star Trek Funko Pops. You read one chapter of Lord of the Rings, and you suddenly find yourself knee-deep in a Dungeons and Dragons session with a bunch of sweaty, role-playing nerds . Also, your very definition of what is cool changes completely. You used to th…

Being kind of an old geezer, I grew up on the original trilogy. I saw " Return of the Jedi " in the cinema when I was 7 and was completely hooked ever since. I made my parents buy the first two movies on VHS (which I wore out from watching on repeat). I also had the illustrated books, the toys, the soundtrack on vinyl, and whatever else Star Wars I could get my hands on. So when the prequels arrived, I was already too old to enjoy them for what they are—fantasy movies for kids, just like the or…

Cosplayers are the lifeblood of geek conventions. Sure, you come for the merch, the panels, the exclusive announcements (and the free swag, of course), but it’s the cosplayers that truly bring these events to life, making you feel like you’ve stepped into a parallel dimension. Cosplay was much simpler when it first began—people would buy pre-made costumes of their favorite characters or cobble together something basic themselves. Today, however, it’s an incredible, well-developed art form . Som…

Careful! One of these memes might be a Meme-ic

This is a story from my childhood that is so classic 1980s it could have easily been a scene from a Rob Reiner movie. One day my friends and I were riding our bikes around our neighborhood (as one does during that decade). Since we lived in a fairly rural area, we came across two fields and decided to investigate a little closer. These were both pepper fields, one had all red peppers and one had all green. We really wanted to eat some but we didn't know what kind of peppers they were. I confide…

L3 Dragons stand no chance against a D&D party that can solve 3rd grade puzzles with only one clue from the DM

Everyday is a good day to buy a new book.

Right from the opening shot of “Beetlejuice” you know you're in for a different kind of movie. That Danny Elfman score in the background as the camera pans across the

Way before the rise of the hipsters there were nerds . Although not as smug and, frankly obnoxious as hipsters, nerds tend to say things that only they, and a small group of other people with the same interests would understand. The are the originators of the "Umm.. actually" phrase, that only exist to differentiate between those who know and those who do not, in fact, know. "Oh, you don't know what Avogadro's number is? No, you probably never heard of it, why would you? Than you will probably…

With the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in theaters, I wondered what the most successful Tim Burton movie is. I mean, the guy has made a lot of great films, from Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Edward Scissorhands to Ed Wood , Mars Attacks , and Batman , all the way to Sweeney Todd , Big Fish , and several episodes of Wednesday . His filmography is pretty impressive. But it turns out his biggest movie is one he didn’t actually direct— The Nightmare Before Christmas . Everyone considers it a cla…

On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.

Fight you? Ha! Let me show you some memes instead.

the new movie is... interesting