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Reboot or Nah?
TV shows in the 90's were amazing. Not to say the ones today aren't great, but there is something about what we call the classics, among our generation that leave no room for competition. There's no denying that. Even 20 years later, some of us can still recount episodes of
By C. Nicole Pierce8 years ago in Geeks
The Problem with 'The Big Bang Theory'
The Big Bang Theory is an Emmy award-winning sitcom based around the lives of four socially awkward but highly intelligent scientists in Pasadena, California: roommates and theoretical physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz, and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali. The show's main source of comedy in the early seasons is the men's relationship with Penny, the beautiful, socially skilled, aspiring actress who moves into the apartment across the hall from Leonard and Sheldon, as they try to win her affections and their awkward 'geek' status clashes with her common sense. Throughout the show's 11 seasons (and renewal for a twelfth), two other characters are added to the main cast as Sheldon and Howard's partners: Amy Farrah Fowler and Bernadette Rostenkowski, respectively.
By Abby Hilton8 years ago in Geeks
'Bruce Lee In New Guinea,' Not Exactly As Advertised
For starters, the film doesn’t even star Bruce Lee. The leading man in this 1977 martial arts movie is actually Bruce ‘Li’ (born Ho Tsung-Tao) the actor thought by most kung fu flick aficionados to be the least horrible of the five or six professional look-a-likes that took to the screen after the tragic death in 1973 of the real Bruce Lee.
By Paco Taylor8 years ago in Geeks
'Supernatural' Convention Experience
I know how silly it must be for me to be writing about this, but I thought that it would be a good idea to share how going to a Supernatural convention helped me with my mental health. Imagine watching a TV show for 13 years and then finally meeting the cast of that show. You would be pretty excited wouldn't you? Well for me, the convention did just that. I have been dealing with depression and a very bad panic disorder for the last couple years now. And when I heard about the conventions, I thought why not try it out to see if I'll like it. Never was I expecting the actors to be so sweet, welcoming, understanding, funny, and very random. A huge thank you goes to Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Richard Speight Jr., Rob Benedict, Rachel Miner, Misha Collins, and everyone else at the convention that I met that weekend. Because of them, I felt like I belonged somewhere for once. Which is rare for me. Jared managed to calm me down when I had a panic attack meeting him, and Misha spoke to me to calm me down while I was getting his autograph. Laughing was the only way that I could seem to avoid the reality of what was actually going on. But Misha didn't care at all that I was laughing and making a huge embarrassment of myself. He just smiled and just spoke to me like it was the most normal thing he has ever seen and I really appreciated that he did that. No, that wasn't sarcasm. It was honesty. Richard and Rob made me promise them to have fun and to enjoy my weekend. And when I first met them I panicked, so they hugged me to calm me down. To anyone who doesn't even watch the show that is reading this, give it a chance. The actors are so involved with their fans at these conventions. Going to that convention in DC was the best idea I've ever had. Many places I go to, I don't feel welcomed or loved like I did when I was at that convention. I felt like the world didn't hate me for once. I plan on going to more conventions because I have yet to find another place that I felt that feeling and I need to feel it again. And even to those cast members I haven't met yet but I will be meeting soon at another convention, I've been talking to them through social media. Like David Haydn Jones and Jason Manns. I just wish people could understand why fans love Supernatural so much. The actors will treat you like family no matter what. Post-con depression is also a real thing. The fans get so attached to everyone that when the convention ends, they feel sad. I cried on the last day of the convention because I didn't want it to end. Now my sister, step-dad, and I will be going to more of these conventions since we had so much fun in D.C. On the way to the convention hotel, we saw the Washington monument and the Pentagon. The convention we're going to in September is a few minutes from New York. We will probably go sightseeing again. Photo ops with the actors allows you to get close to them for a few quick seconds and then you have to leave. It happens quite literally in the blink of an eye. During autographs you can actually talk to them. That goes by slower than photo ops. Think about it.
By lexie miller8 years ago in Geeks
8 Amazingly Clever Things You Never Noticed About 'Rugrats' As A Kid
Nearly every 90s kid loved Rugrats, the classic Nicktoon presenting the daily adventures of Tommy Pickles and his friends. The show's nine seasons and its trilogy of movies are now fully available on DVD and iTunes, and for US viewers, Rugrats airs regularly on TeenNick's NickSplat programming block, so revisiting the series has never been easier. With plenty of popculture references and slightly naughty jokes, Rugrats remains just as enjoyable as enjoyable to watch as an adult.
By Kristy Anderson8 years ago in Geeks
Read like a Professor
Family members do not always look alike despite being related. Likewise, though The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster do not seem similar at first glance, the two are actually extremely related. The selected readings from Foster’s textbook regarding quests, weather, and symbolism are readily applicable to Tim O’Brien’s novel. O’Brien’s work is full of subsidiary quests related to the main character’s prodigious quest, which is to battle in Vietnam. The weather in the The Things They Carried contributes to the altogether state of confusion, gloominess, and primal nature of the novel, as explained by Foster in his textbook. Symbolism is exceptionally present in O’Brien’s novel, and Foster deposits immense importance on the shoulders of symbolic meaning. The Things They Carried is easily read like a professor.
By Ollyvir Reagan8 years ago in Geeks
'The Crown': 5 Dramatic Events for Future Seasons
Netflix’s hit show, The Crown, is well-known for its historical accuracy, and for bringing the crazy drama of Britain’s royal family to a new generation of Netflix watchers. But while we’ve seen some crazy drama in the first two seasons—affairs, deaths, Nazis and sex scandals—there are some royal famous controversies and tragedies that are bound to make the upcoming seasons more dramatic than ever. Oh, and obviously: spoilers!
By Em DiMonaco8 years ago in Geeks
Exploring the Otaku Culture
Japan is the dream land of every otaku in the planet. Especially, places like Akihabara and Nakano Broadway can be called as the holy land of otakus. Ever since anime revolutionized the entertainment industry, otaku culture has become more and more popular, and Japan has become a gathering place, a hub for otakus from all over the world.
By Otaku Writer8 years ago in Geeks
