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Gender Bending Cosplay
Let me just say now that I’m biased in that I have a horse in this race. I’m a straight guy, and I enjoy wearing skirts. It’s not a fetish thing for me, but I must say I look good in a mid-length skirt. It’s a comfort thing. Anyone who hasn’t worn a skirt before, take a few minutes and go try one on the next time you’re in a store. Tell me it’s not so much less miserable than wearing shorts, especially in the summer. The reason I bring this up is because while women breached the cultural taboo against wearing pants almost a century ago, men are still straggling along coddling their delicate sense of masculinity that some people seem to think can’t survive wearing a hoop of fabric. That is slowly changing, and I cannot help but think this isn’t a good thing, especially in geek culture.
By Stephen Hamilton8 years ago in Geeks
History of She-Hulk
I think it’s fair to say that everyone has heard of The Hulk. In fact, I’m pretty certain that even people who have never touched a comic book in their lives or have never seen one of the very many superhero movies coming out every year now still know who The Hulk is. Why is that?
By Geeks Staff8 years ago in Geeks
Funniest Buddy Cop Shows
There are certain mainstays in the film industry in regards to genre. The every man action hero. The scary monster horror movie. And the buddy cop comedy. There’s something so likable about seeing two characters team up in the name of justice. For an audience, it provides such a great pathos and there’s nothing more fun than watching two beloved characters bro out. These are our picks for the craziest buddy cop shows of all time.
By Stephen Hamilton8 years ago in Geeks
Jessica Nigri Cosplay Queen
Cosplay isn’t something that everyone in geek culture partakes in, but geek culture loves admiring good cosplay. In fact, over the past several years fandoms have arisen among certain cosplayers due to their popular images. Few cosplayers have been quite as prolific as Jessica Nigri. You’ve almost certainly seen her around, even if you don’t know you have, and a quick cursory Google search will return hordes of images that tow the line of "not safe for work." But how did Jessica Nigri become so prolific? How does one even become a professional cosplayer? And how has she managed to stay relevant against the odds of an increasingly vapid internet community?
By Patricia Sarkar8 years ago in Geeks
Insane Superhero Crossovers
There’s a sacred trend in the media: the holy crossover. It doesn’t happen often but when a crossover does happen you can be sure that everyone and their mothers will be made aware of it. You need only look at Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice or The Avengers to demonstrate my point. People go crazy over the crossover. There’s just something inherently fun in seeing two things come together and share the same screen space, whether it’s on the pages of a comic book or on the big screen. Perhaps it’s because we don’t usually imagine different characters interacting with each other, so seeing two of our favorite people come together is a special treat, like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup bringing together peanut butter and chocolate. With the Marvel cinematic universe turning superhero crossovers and a shared universe into the norm, we figured now would be the best time to go back and look at some of the best and weirdest superhero crossovers. Let's have a look at some of the best comic and TV superhero crossovers ever created.
By Stephen Hamilton8 years ago in Geeks
Best Worst Movies of All Time
Like a lot of people, I love bad movies. Well, let me clarify. Not all bad movies. Some are insipid, or just boring. The acting is wooden or the plot is cliché, but sometimes it all adds up to be more than just the whole. Everything adds up and transcends how terrible they are to become kind of a glorious ode to hubris and failure. They are more than a bad movie, they become an object lesson. There’s a certain amount of pleasure you derive from watching someone present their creative masterpiece to the world only to realize they were doodling in crayon on construction paper. You can’t help but look away. Below is a list of some of the worst movies you can find, so absolutely awful that they are entertaining in ways the creators probably never intended, but that we love anyway.
By Stephen Hamilton8 years ago in Geeks
Retro Game Consoles Guide
Video gaming has become one of the biggest entertainment industries of all time. The gaming industry's annual income has doubled the yearly income of the film industry. The game industry has become an unbridled source of creativity. Gone are the days when gamers were considered to be dweebs, geeks, nerds, and dorks. Just about everyone with a smartphone has a game or two they’ve downloaded on the app store. While the latest generation of consoles have settled into their new homes under televisions, one cannot embrace the future until they’ve learned all of the lessons from the past. Which is why we decided it was a good time to celebrate the legacy and history of gaming by looking back at some of our favorite retro game consoles.
By Patricia Sarkar8 years ago in Geeks
Best 'Star Wars' Shirts
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, wearing geeky Star Wars t-shirts was a surefire way to get yourself a wedgie. Star Wars super fans were ostracized and mocked. But now J.J. Abrams and Disney have transformed Star Wars into one of the most relevant cultural properties on the planet. With The Force Awakens earning over $2 billion at the box office and becoming the third highest grossing film of all time, all of the people who used to beat up Star Wars are fighting over each other tooth and nail to get their hands on the coolest Star Wars merch. But you know in your heart of hearts that they’re all just a bunch of posers who couldn’t tell the difference between a BB-8 and a C-3PO. But maybe you’ve spent so much time being a self-hating Star Wars fan you don’t know where to begin your hunt for the best Star Wars shirts. Well don’t worry about making the kessel run in 12 parsecs or less, because we’ve got you covered.
By Isaac Shapiro8 years ago in Geeks
Best Paintball Guns
You’ve played the "Call of Duty" games; you’ve watched every action film. But being a passive participant can only take you so far. Sometimes, when you’re really craving an adrenaline rush, there’s no substitute for real combat. But nobody wants to risk death or dismemberment by actually enlisting in the army or spending hours performing boring digital subterfuge for the real NSA. For the weekend warrior, the best way to get a taste of real world combat is through paintball. Before you can enter the battlefield with a slow motion hero pan followed by a bevy of explosions, you need to pick your weapon for battle. With so many paintball guns available on the market it can be overwhelming for the average weekend warrior to step into the fray to choose their weapon of battle. Thankfully our team of aspiring action heroes has picked a few of the best guns at a variety of different price levels to get your badass on.
By Geeks Staff8 years ago in Geeks
Technology's Influence on Slot Machines
The future of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology is backed up by data. Investment in the field often surpasses that of the majority of tech sectors. In early 2016, augmented reality super-hush-hush startup Magic Leap closed a $794 million round C. And every tech company worth mentioning (Google, Samsung, Facebook, Apple, LG) is pouring substantive resources into those still-weird-looking headsets. Case in point—financial data to prove an assertion. Slot machines are the most successful game ever created. Did we say “KaBOOM”? And mind you, this isn’t the opinion of the writer who pens these lines, nor is it wishful thinking. It is cold, hard data. Don’t believe it? Just keep on reading.
By Geeks Staff8 years ago in Geeks
The Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon
Adapted from the hit comic series, The Walking Dead hit AMC like a hurricane with a tidal wave of zombies and gore. But, surprisingly enough, one of the most iconic things to come out of the series was the breakout success of one of the original characters created exclusively for the TV series. That was Daryl Dixon, played by Norman Reedus. Daryl Dixon was created by writers Frank Darabont, Jack LoGiudice, and Charles H. Eglee especially for Norman Reedus, who they discovered during his reading for the role of Merle Dixon. While he wasn’t right to play Merle, they loved his audition so much they created Daryl.
By Stephen Hamilton8 years ago in Geeks
Alan Rickman's Legacy
Alan Rickman was one of those actors that just did everything. Movies, television, Broadway, his talents knew no bounds. Although he passed away on January 14, 2016, at the age 69, his memory lives on through his expansive resume. From Die Hard to performing works of Chekhov, he was truly gifted and was able to adapt to any scene. When news of his passing started to trend, the comments on Facebook were true testaments to his character and ability. Fans posted pictures with him from the stage doors of various Broadway performances including Noel Coward's romantic comedy Private Lives; others commented on his extraordinary performance as Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility and how that performance made them fans of Jane Austen; then there were the Die Hard comments. His role of Hans Gruber was unforgettable. In addition to his other accolades, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Although he is gone, he had one of those faces and accents that made him unique and he will forever be loved by fans worldwide.
By Banji Ganchrow8 years ago in Geeks