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Passing the Phaser: 10 Tips for Turning Your Kids Into Trekkies
With the recent release of the new Star Trek I started to wonder how this is going to affect the kids? Thankfully, mine have heard of and have watched plenty of the original series so I didn't have to...
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Great Geek Debates: Kirk vs. Picard
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’ve surely considered the differences between the captains in the various series, even if you don’t have a favorite. And, while Sisko, Janeway, and even Archer have their...
View ArticleCaptain Kirk Says the Darndest Things
Image via Wikipedia William Shatner is slated to be involved with the twitter-stream-turned-TV-show, “[Deleted Expletive] My Dad Says,” according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter today. From the...
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Happy Birthday, William Shatner!
Today another geek legend celebrates a birthday. He’s best known for his series of science fiction novels TekWar… wait, what? Oh, best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner has...
View ArticleAdmiral Kirk as Commander-in-Chief of Canadian Forces?
Momentum continues to grow in the movement to nominate William Shatner as the next Governor General of Canada through a viral facebook campaign. While not an elected office (the Governor General is the...
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10 Geeky Swear Phrases That Don’t Exist (Yet)
Perry White has his “Great Caesar’s ghost!” Doc Brown has his “Great Scott!” Fallout Boy has “Jiminy jillikers!” And the characters in the Harry Potter stories are fond of “Merlin’s beard!” Yes, a...
View ArticleCaptain’s Log, Stardate 03072011
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery got a very unique wake up call this morning, from none other than Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise! After the familiar tinkling opening chords of...
View ArticleHappy 80th Birthday, William Shatner!
Today another geek legend celebrates a birthday. He’s best known for his series of science fiction novels TekWar… wait, what? Oh, best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner has...
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Happy 80th Birthday, Leonard Nimoy!
On this date in 1931 in Boston, the boy who would become the most famous pointy-eared scientist in the Federation was born. Yes, Leonard Nimoy, who no matter how many movies Zachary Quinto makes in the...
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Canada 3.0: Digital Media Conference to Take Place Where Shatner Trod the...
While it’s a month a way, I wanted to give heads up about an event I’ll be attending in Stratford, Ontario (Canada) on May 2 through May 4. No, I’m not suffering an unfortunate case of Bieber Fever,...
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Happy Canada Day, Eh!
Today is a national holiday up here in the land of the Maple Leaf, which means we’ll all be spending the day enjoying traditional Canadian festive activities like dog sled racing, ice sculpture, eating...
View ArticleWilliam Shatner’s The Captains Screening in NYC
This past weekend I drove from Florida up to New York to pick up my two sons who had been spending a couple weeks with my husband’s parents on Long Island. Yes, it’s a rather long drive, but since my ...
View Article10 Geeky Swear Phrases That Don’t Exist But Should (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
Perry White has his “Great Caesar’s ghost!” Doc Brown has his “Great Scott!” Fallout Boy has “Jiminy jillikers!” And the characters in the Harry Potter stories are fond of “Merlin’s beard!” Yes, a...
View ArticleSeeking Major Tom: Yet Another Reason To Love William Shatner
Earlier this week my local radio started my morning with William Shatner singing “Bohemian Rhapsody.” I almost crashed the car. I love William Shatner, I think he’s wonderful, and even though the man...
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Movies of 2011 for My Dad Cave
I have a few types of movies that I enjoy watching in the dad cave. Some appeal to my hankering for science fiction series or my deepest obsession with Star Trek. Some are classic guy movies that deal...
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Big Week for Rush: Score Award, Serve (the Other) Rush, and Steampunk...
Last week was a pretty good one to be a member of Rush, the Canadian band that is ‘closer to the heart’ of many a geek rock fan (see Dave’s excellent post railing against their continual omission from...
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Happy Birthday, William Shatner!
Today another geek legend celebrates a birthday. He’s best known for his series of science fiction novels TekWar… wait, what? Oh, best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner has...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield Records Single (From the ISS), With Earthbound...
As if being an astronaut and making it into space weren't a cool enough ambition as it is, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is going all out to prove that it can be an awful lot of fun as well. He's ...
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Let's Celebrate! | Happy Birthday, William Shatner!
Today another geek legend celebrates a birthday. He's best known for his series of science fiction novels TekWar... wait, what? Oh, best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner has...
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