A place for all things geek... ONCE UPON A GEEK is a 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!
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!
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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 UNIQUE GEEK, a semi-regular on the VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX podcast, and runs the ONCE UPON A GEEK and FIRESTORM FAN blogs.
You decide...Here is a funny horror video. Wish I’d shared this with y’all last week. There are no words, but be sure you’ve got your speakers up. The music and sound effects really make the film. Click here if you can’t view the embedded video above. If you enjoyed this, there is a whole series of […]
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 […]
I am SO ready for the new Doctor Who season to start. Doctor Who season 5 opens with “The Eleventh Hour” by Steven Moffat and is set to premiere on BBC One in the UK and BBC America on April 5th. BBC has released a brilliant new teaser trailer for season 5 featuring Matt Smith […]
As I’ve reported here previously, I’m totally excited for the release of the Doctor Who roleplaying game by Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd. Myself and four friends were playtesters for this RPG back in the first quarter of 2008, so we’ve been waiting a long time for this to come out. Below are the three solicited […]
I’ve got a few recommendations for the old school Doctor Who fans around here. That’s not to say more recent fans wouldn’t enjoy these, it’s just I believe these are targeted for us old fogies. DOCTOR WHO – THE FORGOTTEN Within the past couple years, IDW has picked up the Doctor Who comic book license […]
Only one more day until the new Doctor Who special, “Planet of the Dead”! I can’t wait! Here is the trailer. If you can’t see the embedded video, click here.
