Check out these amazing Greg Brady curtains hanging in the lobby of Microsoft’s Studio D offices in Redmond, Washington. They really take beaded curtains to the Final Frontier. The piece is called “Mirror Universe” and was created by Devorah Sperber.  It features Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in the process of beaming up to the Enterprise.  [...]

I like talking about Doctor Who! Yes I do!  In fact, I was fortunate enough to guest-star on two fantastic podcasts discussing Doctor Who recently!  Two True Freaks and Better in the Dark both invited me to discuss my favorite show recently and coincidentally both podcasts were released this week! Here are the details on [...]

If you grew up in the early 1980s, chances are you’ve heard of The Micronauts.  Perhaps you played with some of the toys, read some of the comics, or were just aware of their existence.  I fell into that last category.  I was aware there was a toyline and comic for Micronauts, but that was [...]

Here is a little something to help you get through the rest of the week.  Why?  Because it’s awesome and so are you. If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click here.

My good buddy Ed started a really interesting discussion topic over on THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv – Who are your favorite Doctor Who companions? I’ve put together my list broken into three categories: current series, classic series, and expanded universe.  As a frame of reference, click here for a list of all companions on Doctor [...]

Dack from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back has taken on near-mythical status with geeks.  When we first meet Dack he demonstrates his boundless enthusiasm with the line: “Right now I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself!” As someone that’s watched the film a few times, this line is quite sad [...]

Holy Crud!  I didn’t realize Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was a remake of an old 1950s 3-D film!  Who knew?!?!? Check out the trailer below for the original. If you can’t see the embedded video above, please click here. Thanks to my good friend Billy Penn for sending this my way.  For details [...]

About a year and a half ago I posted a Doctor Who fan-made anime trailer that was a work-in-progress.  Well, they finished it and it’s gorgeous!  I’m not much of a fan of anime, but this video is full of awesome.  You should watch it. If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click [...]

You may have noticed the countdown timer in the upper-right hand corner of ONCE UPON A GEEK.  This is counting down my arrival at Dragon*Con 2010!  We’re about 28 days away and it can’t get here soon enough! Over on THE UNIQUE GEEK, they’re doing their own version of a countdown called 40 Days Of [...]

Awesome light painting featuring a Dalek! Also, check out this freakin’ amazing light painting video below.  Nothing to do with Daleks, but still really cool! If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click here.  Thanks to my buddy Adam for sending me both of these!