I was in high school when I stumbled over the single object which would change everything for me. When I was in high school, I wasn’t interested in Lord of the Rings or Star Wars. I didn’t know what they were. I didn’t like elves, I didn’t day dream about pretty men wearing 100 pounds of shiny steel armor and still managing to look good. I didn’t imagine what the scales of a dragon looked like sparkling in the...

These days, with instant feedback about films, it’s easy to get blinded by the sheer amount of data. The sheer amount of press reviewing or discussing Star Trek has made it virtually impossible to actually get a realistic appraisal of the film. Hard-core traditionalist Trekkers have been badmouthing the film ever since it was announced it wouldn’t include any of the standard casts. Early reviews varied from what seemed like...

Ok, so like every good geek, I set out this last week to see the new X-Men origins: Wolverine. Reviews in the geek community tend to vary from “utter garbage” to despicable. I’m pretty bored with the wife out of town and decided that even if it’s bad, it’s a good way to waste 2 hours. I went in with no expectations other than Hugh Jackman looking cool. Unfortunately for the geek community, it seems that...

Like a lot of you, I’m still digesting the final episode to, in my opinion, one of the best science fiction series ever aired: Battlestar Galactica. I’ve watched the series since it’s sex-laden first season and watched it mature from a bow-chicka-wow-wow drama in space to an intense science fiction drama. The acting is superb, the space effects amazing and the story compelling. So now that the Galactica has finally been...