Tag: geek moment
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June 12, 2008 01:00 PM EDT --
The Highlander series follows a world where a chosen few can live forever unless they and their head are somehow separated. These immortals must fight each other, killing their rivals and absorbing . . . more
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May 26, 2008 04:12 PM EDT --
Any film that causes a woman to miscarry her child has got to be worth remembering. A woman actually blamed Freaks, a 1932 horror film featuring horrific sideshow freaks, for scaring her into miscarrying . . . more
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June 07, 2008 01:48 PM EDT --
Catcher in the Rye spoke to a generation of geeks and malcontents, and earned the ire of adults who didn’t like anything that had such dirty words in it. Main character Holden Caulfield quickly . . . more
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June 29, 2008 06:12 PM EDT --
Most people found the internet an amazing communication tool to keep in touch with friends. But geeks saw something even better. We could share trivia and rumors about Star Wars and comic books. The technical . . . more
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July 01, 2008 11:00 PM EDT --
Star Trek’s opening monologue has become a mantra for space travel. Space, the final frontier, must be explored because we’ve seen everything else. We have a more than 5-year mission to . . . more
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June 24, 2008 02:00 PM EDT --
The British fellows of Monty Python enjoyed exploring ways to annoy and irritate people. One of their best and most famous attempts was the Dead Parrot Sketch. John Cleese plays a customer who purchased . . . more
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July 17, 2008 07:00 PM EDT --
Hugh Hefner’s Playboy gets more credit for its pornography than its pop culture influence, possibly because people really like boobies. But Playboy pioneered many aspects of pop culture . . . more
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May 25, 2008 02:00 PM EDT --
Office Space immortalized the tragic life of computer programmers in its dark comedy of office politics, crime, and romance. The movie failed at the box office to develop a cult following on DVD as . . . more
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June 17, 2008 10:24 AM EDT --
Designers use Safari, housewives use Internet Explorer, and geeks use Firefox. The web browser Firefox has been growing in popularity since its release in 2004, currently holding 17 percent market share . . . more
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June 18, 2008 01:12 PM EDT --
If I knew how to type it, I would. Godzilla’s high-pitched screech is as iconic as the city destroying beast himself. For more than half a century, Godzilla has plagued Japanese cities (and Manhattan . . . more
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August 04, 2008 04:24 AM EDT --
Model trains were our grandfather’s Sim City. These motorized whirlwinds of excitement entertained generations before TV got its act together. Avid train hobbyist could build large . . . more
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June 01, 2008 12:00 PM EDT --
Childhood toys often featured bright lights, loud noises, and disappointment when you realized you forgot the batteries. Lithium-ion batteries got rid of the “batteries not included” madness . . . more
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May 30, 2008 11:03 PM EDT --
The idea of super heroes in the “real-world” is nothing new, but the hit TV show Heroes brought the idea to the mainstream. Many comic books have tackled the political and ethical questions . . . more
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June 06, 2008 11:12 AM EDT --
William Shatner’s unique acting style helped define Captain Kirk for generations. But all the years of over acting and stuttering speech paled in comparison to his To be or not to be moment. Star . . . more
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June 23, 2008 10:36 AM EDT --
Loosing a friend, a confidant, and a mentor all at once, Spock’s death still stings the hearts of Trekkies everywhere. Spock sacrificed himself at the end of the second film, Wrath of Khan, under . . . more
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June 27, 2008 10:48 AM EDT --
Nintendo rejuvenated and dominated the video game industry for years until upstart Sega joined the fray. A vicious yet entertaining console war emerged, a war of mascots, controller layout, and blood . . . more
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July 16, 2008 10:36 AM EDT --
The high-definition generation of gaming, featuring every processing trick possible has been upstaged by two GameCube’s duct-taped together. Nintendo’s next-gen system features few graphical . . . more
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July 18, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
Few movies mix alien attacks and gender politics as well as Alien. The 1979’s blockbuster spawned a popular franchise, revolutionary story-telling techniques, and one of the most memorable scenes . . . more
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March 19, 2008 12:24 AM EDT --
I’m breaking the rules simply by writing this post. The controversial cult film (the best kind) has become well known for its philosophy, violence, and shirtless Brad Pitt. The unnamed narrator . . . more
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June 09, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
Intended to be a throwaway creation to end a dying title, writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko had no idea what he had created the day Spider-Man was born. Enraged at his uncle's murder, Spider-Man . . . more
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