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Bizarre Fan Festivals You'll Actually Want to Attend
Are you a fan of all things extraterrestrial? Do you still wear bellbottoms and secretly horde scrunches? What about all night Walking Dead marathons and cult TV binges? If any (or all) of these things apply to you, than have no fear, there is a fan festival out there waiting for you.
Alysha DePernaPublished 8 years ago in GeeksBest High School Movies
Hollywood insists that high school be remembered as the greatest time of your life. Yes there are tough times during those awkward years, but the American teenager has been the subject of movie fascination for a long time, and never fails to come of age in a scripted world. Best high school movies remind you of the agony and triumph of the American teenage spirit.
George GottPublished 8 years ago in GeeksBest Zombie Manga
You know what’s better than manga? Manga with zombies in it. Search your feelings, you know it to be true. After America, Japan is probably the world's #2 producer of zombies. Our fascination with zombies, of creating a new world via some warped death fantasy, has been the focus of just about every format from video games to Hollywood movies. But we can conclude that anime does the zombie genre best because, hey, anime is awesome! With that in mind, we reckon that these are some of the best zombie manga out there.
George GottPublished 8 years ago in GeeksHistory of Movie Publicity Stunts
The biggest publicity stunt in movie history was probably Mike Todd's million-dollar send-off for Around the World in Eighty Days. That would be $8,700,000 adjusted for inflation today. The 1956 film was adapted from the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. As a technicolor action adventure comedy, it follows the journey of Phileas Fogg, a Victorian Englishman who bets he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days with the new steamships and railways. To celebrate the production and release of the book turned movie, Mike Todd hired the old Madison Square champagne supper for 18,000, offering prominently among other hors d'oeuvres, his wife Elizabeth Taylor on a pink elephant.
Frank WhitePublished 8 years ago in GeeksActual Sci Fi and Fantasy Classes That Get You College Credit
While your mom might question how watching Battlestar Galactica could possibly be considered educational, a whole bunch of college professors have somehow managed to convince their department chairs that your mom is wrong. (Just about the Battlestar Galactica thing. Otherwise, moms are always right.) Sure, it’s deeply meaningful and has a lasting effect on culture and taps into truths about who we are as human beings, but it’s also FUN. Marvel at the stupefying genius of the academics who made it possible for you to get credit for reading Hitchhiker’s Guide and doing your final project on cyborgs--if you’re lucky enough to go to the universities that offer them. (Of course, this list don’t include the many Science Fiction Literature or Fantasy Literature classes you can take at colleges all over the country. You’ve probably got a decent shot at finding one of those.)
Sarah QuinnPublished 8 years ago in GeeksThe Best Video Game Movies
Look. I'll be the first to admit that we are still yet to encounter our first 'great' video game movie. Every time a film come out I eagerly buy my ticket and sit in anticipation, wondering if this'll be the one, if this'll be the film that finally proves the cynics wrong.
Deadliest Movie Sharks
You either love sharks or they scare the crap out of you. But if you’re like me, sharks both scare and intrigue you. Like me, many people are fascinated not only by a shark’s beauty, but also by the badassery predator instincts they have. In celebration of this year’s shark movie The Shallows, where our worst nightmares come alive of getting stranded on a rock in the middle of an shark waters are told by actress Blake Lively, we are honoring the best ‘sharkplotation’ movies of all time. The following movies will either make you never want to go in the water again or make you laugh your ass off due to the sheer plot absurdity. From the classic shark movies to the most outlandish like shark ghosts to the campiest sharks attacking from the sky, there is no place safe from any shark attack. Seriously in the end, don’t we all eventually get eaten by sharks?
George GottPublished 8 years ago in GeeksHistory of Social Media
Social media has often been described as the “greatest innovation” of the past few decades, only growing in prominence around the world. On Facebook alone, our “super social” planets most popular platform, over 1.7 billion users actively logged in. That’s more than 1/7th of the entire population – a number not replicated that often in the world of technology.
Best Horror Podcasts
Although radio dramas once populated the airwaves, fiction has never dominated the podcast charts. This all changed with the creation of horror, suspense, and sci-fi podcasts. Their popularity isn’t much of a surprise, but more so that it took this long to catch on. With horror themed movies and TV shows keeping us up at night, it was about time for the dark airwaves to make their mark.
Alysha DePernaPublished 8 years ago in GeeksMust Read Books for ‘Stranger Things’ Fans
If you’re like most of humanity, you are either in the midst of binge watching Stranger Things or you have finished up and left wondering “WTF?!” If you aren’t part of the above groups, GET WITH THE PROGRAM PEOPLE! If it wasn’t Eleven’s story, Dustin’s toothless banter, or the Upside Down that kept you coming back for more at 2:00 AM when you were supposed to be sleeping, it was the friendship among the young boys, the twisted story line and the Christmas lights. I know you remember the Christmas lights.
Lindsie PolhemusPublished 8 years ago in GeeksCelebrities Who Are Secretly Geeks
Have you ever been tossing your polyhedral dice or mashing your video game controller buttons and suddenly wonder if there are celebrities who are secretly geeks somewhere out there doing the same thing? Chances are, yes, there is some celebrity with the same dorky past times. Life isn’t all red carpets and private jets, after all. They need something to pass the time between photoshoots, appearances, promotions, traveling, yachting, fundraising, and everything else those with a seemingly endless amount of money do! Here are a few celebrities who have some serious nerd cred, and some of these celebrities who are secretly geeks will likely surprise you!
Parag PatelPublished 8 years ago in GeeksSmartest Female Comic Characters
When it comes to the smartest female comic characters, there is definitely more than meets the eye. When you look past their tight costumes, perfect hair, and curves, you will uncover a list of women who are skilled in both the mind and the body. Poison Ivy’s study of botanical biochemistry, Sue Storm’s four doctorates in biochemical sciences and She-Hulk’s degree in law are just a few of the credentials that the smartest female comic characters have achieved. Not to be overshadowed by their male counterparts, these women are the lady bosses of the comic book industry.
Lindsie PolhemusPublished 8 years ago in Geeks