Wouldn’t it be cool to see Portland… IN THE FUTURE?! Well! Now there is a movie that features Portland… IN THE FUTURE. The acting and story of the locally produced sci-fi action flick Ambrosia are, shall we say, somewhat lacking. By which I mean they’re pretty terrible. However! Ambrosia‘s impressive for a couple of other […]
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Nerd Alert: This Week’s New Yorker
Daniel Clowes I’m normally a fan of the regular old New Yorker, but this issue—the June 4 & 11 one—seems like it was created specifically for me. (Thanks, New Yorker editors! It’s about goddamn time!) “The Science Fiction Issue” contains work from Sam Lipsyte, Anthony Burgess, Jonathan Lethem, Colson Whitehead, Junot Díaz, Ray Bradbury— (deep […]
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Buffy Marathon Ahoy!
For those who have cable (and don’t already have the DVD set), the LOGO network will be hosting an epic Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon on Saturday, May 19 starting at 10 am! From Pop Candy: The special will count down Joss Whedon’s 10 favorite Buffy eps. Expect to see classics like “The Body,” “Once […]
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Portland Geek Olympathon Strikes Back
via ATTN. NERDS: the Portland Geek Olympathon returns on Saturday, May 19, allowing you and four of your nerd pals to compete against other nerds to win a bunch of prizes, from a trip for five to PAX, to passes to Critical Hit Burlesque, to a 20-sided die necklace, to—gasp—reserved seating at Trek in the […]
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The Avengers Chitty-Chat Club
Hey! We all saw The Avengers over the weekend, right? (I assume we did because it is now only the biggest box office opening weekend of all time, and all.) SO LET’S CHITTY-CHAT ABOUT IT! I’ll drop off some of my thoughts after the jump—which I’m SURE you will mostly disagree with—and then let’s chat […]
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1978 Avengers Movie Better than 2012 Avengers Movie
Why is it better? Bewitched actor Paul Lynde as Loki (with a guest spot from KISS), of course. AND I REST MY FREAKING CASE!!
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Paul Feig on Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks is one of the best TV shows ever, which is why the idea of creator Paul Feig walking the Onion‘s AV Club through the making of the thing, episode by episode, is pretty great. The first installment, covering the short-lived show’s first three episodes, is up now: I always hated high-school shows […]
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Dispatches from From the Emerald City Comicon: Day Three, and Cosplay Gallery
The Sunday of any con is a descending tail of activity. People gradually percolate out of the proceedings, try to beat traffic, and things usually wrap up in the late afternoon or early evening. I spent Sunday mostly just wandering about and indulging in my fanboy proclivities on the show floor and going to a […]
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“Guinan” at ECCC: Is This OK?
This Caucasian girl used brown make-up to complete her Guinan costume during this weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con. Sorry, but I think we need to vote on this:
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Q&A with Jon Bernthal, aka Shane Walsh on The Walking Dead
courtesy AMC via ECCC Jon Bernthal is a super-nice guy, which you might not guess given that Shane, the character he plays on The Walking Dead, rubs a lot of people the wrong way (to make a massive understatement). But Jon is gracious and funny, and he was kind enough to chat with me in […]
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Time for a Trip to Seattle, Nerds!
So Seattle’s impressive Cinerama just announced their First Annual Science Fiction Film Festival, running from April 19-May 2, and holy shit: I want to go see all of it, but especially 2001 (new 70mm print!), that Mad Max/Road Warrior double feature, that Terminator/Terminator 2 double feature, Silent Running and Barbarella and THX 1138 and Clockwork […]
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Two Great Things.
Both via The Mary Sue. 1. Beanie Baby Hunger Games: 2. A fantastic takedown of the notion of the “fake geek girl”—the girl who pretends to be nerdy because nerdy stuff is cool now. (If you are unfamiliar with this meme, find a friend who loves comic books and ask them what they think of […]