Star Trek: The Quick and Sleazy Gift Guide for Overhyped Trekkies, Trekkers and Geeks
One of the great truisms of fandom of any entertainment property is that when the fuse gets lit on fanaticism after a long lull it spurs lapsed fans into child like spending sprees. Star Trek is no different and with the new film garnering rave reviews and big box office bucks it’s prime time for classic Trek fans to get parted with their hard earned cash. Here’s a cross section of some of the big budget and small budget goodies that are hanging out there for you.
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Star Trek: These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise, and Just Maybe the Best Voyage Yet.
There can really be no denying that the amount of things that had to go right for JJ Abrams to pull off what I’ve witnessed this past day put his odds of success at pretty close to a million to one. To be able to cobble together the perfect recasting of one of the most beloved acting ensembles in television history was alone a daunting task. To find the right script is always a difficult task for any film project. Now, how do you put together a slam bang action sci-fi flick that will enthrall casual audiences as well as please some of the most finicky fan bases of any cult franchise?
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GeekFest 2009: 10 Reasons NOT to Kill Yourself Before Next Year
If you’re the average Sci-Fi, Video Game, Movie, Comic Book geek (like us) you’re going to be sitting alone in your one room apartment on New Years Eve re-bagging all your original issues of Secret Wars, organizing your 3rd generation VHS tapes of Space 1999, and repairing your Spock ears all while trying to figure out whether to bring a toaster to the bathtub January 1st or take one last shot at trying not to hit 35 without getting laid.
FEAR NOT! We would like you give you, the hard working, hard living geek 10 Uber-cool reasons NOT to kill yourself yet. In 2009 there are some awesome things coming that geeks like us should be looking forward to help get through one more miserable year of life.
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5 DVD Gift Ideas for Sci-Fi Geeks
I was not going to do a “buy this” article this year and it may even be very very late but I thought I’d make a minimal list of some great gift ideas.
1. Star Wars Prequel Trilogy and Star Wars Trilogy - $35/piece
At $35 a piece these are a pretty good buy. Anyone who is a real Star Wars fan is going to want all of the movies even if they don’t like them.
For the uber geek throw in the book set too at another $30
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