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!
... 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 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...I recently picked up a copy of The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. I read his book The Accidental Time Machine and really enjoyed it. Apparently The Forever War is his masterpiece. Here is the description from Wikipedia: The Forever War (1974) is a science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative […]
I recently picked up a very good book called The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman. In five days I’ve read 240 pages, and I’m about 15 pages from finishing the book. While I love reading, I’m rarely able to fly through a book this quickly unless I’m on vacation (which I’m not). It’s a […]
After seeing three hours of Stargate Universe, I’m very impressed. According to Wikipedia, the “industry” (whoever they are) has dubbed Stargate Universe as “dark and edgy”, a sentiment I would agree with. It’s a solid show and I’ll continue to watch. So far I’ve only seen the pilot and the first episode. After seeing just […]
I’m in a Star Trek mood. Here are some cool wallpapers featuring our favorite Starfleet ships. I don’t claim ownership of any of these images, they were simply found while surfing. Click on the images to enlarge. The original Enterprise, circa TOS. NCC-1701 The replacement Enterprise, circa Star Trek V. NCC-1701-A The first Enterprise in […]
Stargate Universe premiers this Friday, Oct 2 at 9pm on SyFy. It appears to be part Lost in Space, part Star Trek Voyager, part Battlestar Galactica, and entirely awesome! Check out this trailer. Click here to check out the Stargate website.
Today we’re going to discuss some of the best time travel movies. Being a life-long Doctor Who fan, I’ve got a soft spot for time travel stories regardless of the medium – film, television, novel, audio, comic, etc. Before we get to that, I gotta describe to you where I’m sitting as I write this. […]
Presenting another very special blog entry by my wife, The Irrepressible Gena! Just a little background for you, my wife is not a geek. She’s a wonderful (and gorgeous) normal person. So I thought her perspective would be interesting to share here. Without further ado, The Irrepressible Gena’s thoughts on DragonCon… Labor Day Weekend … […]
Show your support for ONCE UPON A GEEK by ordering one of these super-cool t-shirts through Zazzle! Get ‘em now before the runways of Paris are crowded with these tops. Three designs are displayed below, but you’re not limited to what is shown here. You’re able to modify the type, size, and color of these […]
Eureka returns tonight on the Sci-Fi network! I really enjoy this show… and so should you! While I haven’t seen every episode, the ones I have were a real hoot. The series is funny, smart, sometimes sexy, and always entertaining. There is a brief interview over at io9 with Colin Ferguson and co-creator Jamie Paglia […]
The Sci-Fi Channel is changing their name to “Syfy” on July 7. Yeah, I know. WTF?!?! Apparently they think the name “Syfy” is cooler, much more cutting-edge, and much hipper. Essentially they believe it’s more marketable. According to one source, Sci-Fi Channel has been attempting to distance themselves from the term “Science Fiction” for years […]
