A place for all things geek... ONCE UPON A GEEK is a Monday-Friday blog that focuses on a variety of geeky topics, including: comic books, Doctor Who, Star Wars (classic and legacy characters), role-playing, 80’s TV shows, and science fiction in general. However, any topic is really fair game. Don't forget to share your thoughts by adding comments!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
I was watching the movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action with my ten-year-old step-son when this scene blew both our minds. Crazy!!! We totally weren’t expecting that! This movie was made in 2003, during the Doctor Who “wilderness years”. Meaning this film was released between 1989 and 2005, when the Doctor Who series wasn’t being [...]
I have a four-year-old daughter. Let’s call her the Precocious Princess for discussion purposes here. As many children do, she idolizes her older brother (he’s 10). She sees him playing with superhero and sci-fi action figures and emulates his behavior. Recognizing that, I’ve been trying to buy her girl-centric superhero toys. If she’s going to [...]
As mentioned yesterday, I was a big fan of comic-related pins in the late-80s and through the mid-90s. Yesterday we featured pins from DC Comics, today we’re going to feature pins from Marvel Comics, independent comic companies, movies, and TV. Thankfully comic companies were generous with giveaway pins and also sold some nice quality cloisonne [...]
If you ever watch CSI: Miami, then you’ll get this… … We don’t get fooled again … My thanks to my friend SGhoul for sending this.
Here are some fun Iron Man mash-ups I’ve seen lately… My thanks to Cary from THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv for directing me to the R2-D2 and Cyberman mash-ups!
