The score is Empire: 1 Federation: 0. Hit the jump to see how it plays out.
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I don’t know who’s the bigger nerd: the guy who built this Trekishly sweet coffee table complete with almost-Starfleet-logo shaped tempered glass, or me for being kinda disappointed that he went with the Ambassador class Enterprise-C.
Seriously. Scary. As you all may have gathered, I have become quite a fan of Doctor Who in the last year or so. As a new recruit to the Whovian ranks, I’ve had a lot of catching up to do, but I have to say that the thing that surprised me the most [...]
The new year is upon us. In a couple days we will consume too many alcohols, and quite possibly break out in song. You may want to be über-inebriated before hitting the jump and watching an homage to Star Trek TNG that my wife sent me.   Some of us out there have perhaps been lucky enough to always get just exactly what we want for whatever winter holiday we happen to celebrate. If you were not so lucky, you might have an item that ranks as your most wanted gift never received. Once upon a time (1992), the city of Las Vegas, the downtown area in particular, had a chance to get a gift of absolutely awesome proportions, that likely has to rank pretty high on the list of ‘What Might Have Been’. Amazingly, this project was very close to coming to fruition, achingly close, but was not to be. The company behind it was The Goddard Group, is an entertainment design firm that does design, production and operations work for theme parks and other such tourist industries. Last April, on the design firm’s blog, Gary Goddard looked back on this project, and the events of 1992 that led up to both the creation and demise of the idea of building a full size Starship Enterprise in downtown Vegas. Hit the jump to read the story, and see more concept drawings!
I always thought those little radio controlled (RC) planes and helicopters were kinda cool, but if you’re a big geek with some DIY smarts, you can take it to a whole new level. I couldn’t decide which one of these hit the biggest nerd factor, so hit the jump for videos of actual flying home brew RC versions of Star Trek’s Enterprise D, a Star Wars Tie Interceptor, and a Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer.  I’ve got a feeling of Deja Vu… I have a PVR now, which is tremendously exciting to me, except for the fact that it keeps filling up with stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. Apparently I don’t watch television very often, so the shows I want to watch very quickly start clogging up my storage server, and then suddenly I need to go watch things so I can delete them. It’s funny how television can actually become a chore. I’m a bit amazed by that. While shuffling through the hundreds of shows I perpetually want to watch but not right now, I discovered the very first episode of Star Trek: Voyager. I haven’t actually watched that since 1995, or whenever it aired, and I think the first time, I missed the first few seconds. That may be one of the best Star Trek in-jokes, aside from the presence of R2-D2 in the latest Star Trek movie. I won’t explain, because I’ve got the clip below the jump, but it’s a cute little homage. I particularly like it because I do have an established love of in-jokes and easter eggs, so this tickled my inner geek in delightful ways. What’s the greatest hidden reference, in-joke or easter egg you’ve stumbled across? I’m finding myself with a marked lack of new television to watch; having just finished marathoning my way through all of Doctor Who (Tenth Doctor 4 Lyfe!) and being that I am coming close to completing all of Torchwood, I’m running out of stuff to watch. I’ve got two terabytes worth of TV [...] 
Altair is about to run out of quality programming.
Image via highpowerrocketry.blogspot.com, from flixxy.com. Nice guns always help. I’m almost afraid to ask this question, as it’s such obvious comment-bait I feel dirty. I mean, I might as well start creating top-five lists and join the Gawker network. But what the hell, it’s a discussion I think is worth having. In the world of Science Fiction, there [...] |
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