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Once Upon A Geek

A blog for The Irredeemable Shag … A place for all things geek, focusing primarily on superheroes & science fiction.

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Family Guy: Empire Strikes Back Parody Available Dec 22

December 3, 2009December 2, 2009

The TV show Family Guy is doing another Star Wars parody.  This time out it’s The Empire Strikes Back that gets the Seth MacFarlane treatment. 

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Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1983 ABC and NBC Ads

December 2, 2009December 2, 2009

I stumbled across a few more Saturday Morning Cartoon advertisements in some old comics.  Below are ads that ran in DC comics in the fall

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When 900 Christmas trees you decorate, look as good you will not

December 1, 2009December 1, 2009

I’m a big believer that Christmas decorations should not be put out until at least December 1.  Not the day after Thanksgiving, and definitely not

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The Irredeemable Lantern

November 30, 2009November 29, 2009

I finally got around to visiting the comic shop this past weekend after nearly a month away.  Awaiting me were my Blackest Night Green Lantern

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Star Trek Starfleet Academy Sweatpants

November 27, 2009November 25, 2009

Here are some sweatpants I picked up back in 1995.  I really like the novelty of having “Property of Starfleet Academy Athletic Department” printed on

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Happy Thanksgiving from ONCE UPON A GEEK!

November 26, 2009November 24, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you geeks here in the United States! For my international readers… sorry, our country is closed today for parade watching,

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Pixar Lamp Parody

November 25, 2009November 25, 2009

This Pixar parody is good stuff.   Enjoy! See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Found originally on College Humor.

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REVIEWS: Flash Rebirth, Dragon*Con 2009, and The Year in Comics 1992 and 1993

November 24, 2009August 2, 2010

I’ve appeared on several podcasts in the past few months, but have been horribly negligent about giving them a shout-out here.  These were all podcasts

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X-Nuts: X-Men and Peanuts mashup

November 23, 2009November 22, 2009

This hilarious comic comes from Ryan Dunlavey’s Comic strip mashups. Thanks to Cary from THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv for bringing this cartoon to my attention.

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The Final Frontier? No, just the 90s Star Trek CCG

November 20, 2009November 20, 2009

After more than a decade in the attic, we decided to give the old Star Trek: The Next Generation collectible card game a try.  Ed’s

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The Irredeemable Shag's podcast and (former) blog for all things geek! Special focus on comics, sci-fi & pop culture! Including Doctor Who, Star Trek, DC Comics, Star Wars, role-playing games, 80's TV shows, and science fiction in general! Part of THE FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK!

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About Shag

By day, the Irredeemable Shag plays the part of a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. By night, he is a frightening creature that strikes terror into the hearts of criminals!
... or ...
maybe the Irredeemable Shag managed a comic book store for four years, and a movie theater megaplex for three years. Nowadays he's just a really vocal geek on the interwebs. He is the co-founder of the FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK. He hosts the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL: BWAH-HA-HA PODCAST and the ONCE UPON A GEEK PODCAST. He co-hosts AQUAMAN & FIRESTORM: THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST and WHO'S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE PODCAST OF THE DC UNIVERSE. You decide...

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