What do you geek out on?
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Battlestar Gallactica
old Godzilla movies
the original Star Wars trilogy
Twilight Zone
submarine movies
the Time Tunnel
old Godzilla movies
the original Star Wars trilogy
Twilight Zone
submarine movies
the Time Tunnel
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I guess a lot of stuff from my childhood.
TV shows like "Lost in Space," "Wild, Wild West," "Man from Uncle," "Combat!" etc. Or those comics from the Silver Age, like early Captain Americas by Jack Kirby or even the ones by Jim Sterenko. The very early Conan the Barbarians by Barry Smith. And of course, the classic rock of the 70s like Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Captain Beyond, Uriah Heep, Nektar, Magma, and so on.
Just to name a few.
ETA: Oh! And pulp heroes like The Shadow, Doc Savage, and such.
And the sword and sorcery books of my youth by the members of SAGA, like Lin Carter, John Jakes, Jack Vance, and so on!
ETA II: Oh! Oh! And the Blade movies. And Terminator movies. And the Underworld movies. And the old Universal monster movies. The Creature from the Black Lagoon rules! And the old Hammer Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee Dracula movies!
ETA III: Oh! Oh! Oh! And Old Time Radio shows! I love those things!
TV shows like "Lost in Space," "Wild, Wild West," "Man from Uncle," "Combat!" etc. Or those comics from the Silver Age, like early Captain Americas by Jack Kirby or even the ones by Jim Sterenko. The very early Conan the Barbarians by Barry Smith. And of course, the classic rock of the 70s like Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Captain Beyond, Uriah Heep, Nektar, Magma, and so on.
Just to name a few.
ETA: Oh! And pulp heroes like The Shadow, Doc Savage, and such.
And the sword and sorcery books of my youth by the members of SAGA, like Lin Carter, John Jakes, Jack Vance, and so on!
ETA II: Oh! Oh! And the Blade movies. And Terminator movies. And the Underworld movies. And the old Universal monster movies. The Creature from the Black Lagoon rules! And the old Hammer Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee Dracula movies!
ETA III: Oh! Oh! Oh! And Old Time Radio shows! I love those things!
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1) Stargate SG-1
2) Stargate Atlantis
3) Harry Potter
4) Babylon 5
5) Star Trek
And several others but these are my main. Honestly, I can recognize pretty much any episode of SG-1 and SGA from the first five seconds of the show X-D I can answer almost any question (except those about how Prometheus/Daedalus/Korolev/Oddysee work) ... teehee...
2) Stargate Atlantis
3) Harry Potter
4) Babylon 5
5) Star Trek
And several others but these are my main. Honestly, I can recognize pretty much any episode of SG-1 and SGA from the first five seconds of the show X-D I can answer almost any question (except those about how Prometheus/Daedalus/Korolev/Oddysee work) ... teehee...
I'm a Harry Potter geek through and through.
Also shows from when I was a kid like Golden Girls, Designing Women, Growing Pains and Who's the Boss. I love Nick at Night.
Also shows from when I was a kid like Golden Girls, Designing Women, Growing Pains and Who's the Boss. I love Nick at Night.
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Dragons
Dragon Heart
Final Fantasy
The Legend of Dragoon
Rurouni Kenshin
See a pattern here? XD Those are just the first five that came to mind.
~DragonHeart~
Dragon Heart
Final Fantasy
The Legend of Dragoon
Rurouni Kenshin
See a pattern here? XD Those are just the first five that came to mind.
~DragonHeart~
From my script "When Geeks Attack"
MATT
You know what turns me on? Xena.
Xenobiology. The little toothy
mouth that shoots out of the
alien's outer mouth. Vorpal
bunnies with ferocious fangs.
10,000 orcs bred to destroy the
world of man. Any time a few stand
against many. Neo saying "No."
Captain Kirk saying "Fire!" Double-
bladed lightsabers. Stan Winston's
monsters. These nachos.
Yeah. I put a bunch of me in my characters.
MATT
You know what turns me on? Xena.
Xenobiology. The little toothy
mouth that shoots out of the
alien's outer mouth. Vorpal
bunnies with ferocious fangs.
10,000 orcs bred to destroy the
world of man. Any time a few stand
against many. Neo saying "No."
Captain Kirk saying "Fire!" Double-
bladed lightsabers. Stan Winston's
monsters. These nachos.
Yeah. I put a bunch of me in my characters.
No it's not. It's postfeminist. My geekout list:
Knitting
Project Runway
Alton Brown
Firefly
Books (particularly mystery and sci fi)
DH is a major NASA and Star Trek geek so those are ancillary interests too.
Otaku sub-thread:
Who would win in a fight: Captain Kirk or Pakkun the Pug from Naruto?
And before you answer, remember: Pakkun's pads are soft and bouncy. Actually, they're REALLY SOFT AND BOUNCY!!!
Who would win in a fight: Captain Kirk or Pakkun the Pug from Naruto?
And before you answer, remember: Pakkun's pads are soft and bouncy. Actually, they're REALLY SOFT AND BOUNCY!!!
1950's science fiction movies and radio plays
a capella groups
Bagpipes
Cliff Richard
(As you can tell, I'm aurally oriented.)
And dragons.
a capella groups
Bagpipes
Cliff Richard
(As you can tell, I'm aurally oriented.)
And dragons.
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physics
hot physicists (okay, few & far between)
J. Michael Straczynski
The Sandbaggers
Alton Brown - oh, yeah, big time
hot physicists (okay, few & far between)
J. Michael Straczynski
The Sandbaggers
Alton Brown - oh, yeah, big time
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Douglas Adams (but not movies based on his work; yuck)
Georgette Heyer/Oscar Wilde/Jane Austen (and movies based on their work)
Quantum physics (none of which I fully understand, but doesn't it just sound COOL? Branes, anyone?)
Georgette Heyer/Oscar Wilde/Jane Austen (and movies based on their work)
Quantum physics (none of which I fully understand, but doesn't it just sound COOL? Branes, anyone?)
The Sci Fi Channel --> esp. the new Battlestar Galactica
Joss Whedon shows
Titans/Outsiders comics
Weird Al
computer poker games
The "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films
films based on Stephen King books (even the bad ones)
Joss Whedon shows
Titans/Outsiders comics
Weird Al
computer poker games
The "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films
films based on Stephen King books (even the bad ones)
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James Bond movies.
LOTR
Firefly/Serenity
Action movies series (Terminator, Jason Bourne, Orignial Star Wars, Blade, Kill Bill etc)
Action movies (The Punisher-with Thomas Jane, The Count of Monte Cristo, V for Vendetta, Payback etc)
Fantasy/Sci fi book trilogies/series (okay, not all of them but quite a few)
Cooking (I love trying new recipes)
Hardware stores (Menards, Home Depot, Lowes - I enjoy home improvement projects)
Writing
Take care all -
LOTR
Firefly/Serenity
Action movies series (Terminator, Jason Bourne, Orignial Star Wars, Blade, Kill Bill etc)
Action movies (The Punisher-with Thomas Jane, The Count of Monte Cristo, V for Vendetta, Payback etc)
Fantasy/Sci fi book trilogies/series (okay, not all of them but quite a few)
Cooking (I love trying new recipes)
Hardware stores (Menards, Home Depot, Lowes - I enjoy home improvement projects)
Writing
Take care all -
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Harry Potter, to be sure
Classic Disney animation
ROAR - that old series with Heath Ledger, before he was "Heath Ledger". LOVED THAT. Miss it.
Charmed, of course - seen every. single. episode.
Oh, and I'm geeking out about the fact I found this webite where I can get a beautiful purple jacquard fabric for just $6 a yard so I can make myself a new Faire dress.
So geeking out about that. Now I need to sell off some of my old Faire Wear.
Classic Disney animation
ROAR - that old series with Heath Ledger, before he was "Heath Ledger". LOVED THAT. Miss it.
Charmed, of course - seen every. single. episode.
Oh, and I'm geeking out about the fact I found this webite where I can get a beautiful purple jacquard fabric for just $6 a yard so I can make myself a new Faire dress.
So geeking out about that. Now I need to sell off some of my old Faire Wear.