Today, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek!
We talk about what Star trek means to us, and our hopes for the next 50 years of one of our beloved franchises!
Listen below and enjoy!
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Today, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek!
We talk about what Star trek means to us, and our hopes for the next 50 years of one of our beloved franchises!
Listen below and enjoy!
END OF LINE
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The greatest creative accomplishment I have mustered this far in life.
For your consideration… (more…)
Posted in Review, Science Fiction, Star Trek, tagged Alternate Dimensions, Alternate Realities, Bearded Spock, Bones, Captain Kirk, Leonard Nimoy, Mirror Mirror, Mirror Universe, Scotty, Spock, star trek, Star Trek review, Star Trek: The Original Series, Uhura, Uncommon Geek Star Trek, William Shatner on April 2, 2016| 1 Comment »
Posted in Review, Science Fiction, video game, tagged Science fiction, Starpoint Gemini 2, Starpoint Gemini game review, uncommon geek, Uncommon Geek game review, video game, xbox one on March 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in geekout, Interview, Podcast, Review, Science Fiction, Star Wars, tagged episode, episode seven, episode vii, episode vii podcast, geek, geek culture, Movie Review, podcast, Science fiction, star, star wars, star wars episode seven, Star Wars the Force awakens review, Star Wars the Force awakens review podcast, the force awakens, the uncommon geek, uncommon, uncommon geek, vii, wars on December 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
10 years after the end of the Prequel Trilogy, we have a continuation of the Star Wars that we all know and love. But, was it any good?
Anyone who knows anything about me will tell you that I love both Star Trek and Star Wars. When J.J. Abrams was going to be directing Star Wars Episode VII, I automatically feared the worst. What he did with Star Trek hurt, and knowing that he was now in charge of the other half of my childhood love was enough to almost send me into a panic. He has said in many interviews that he wasn’t a fan of Star Trek and that Star Wars was his first love. But, words are cheap… Would he deliver where George Lucas failed with the prequels? (more…)
Posted in Science Fiction, Star Wars, tagged geek, George Lucas, star wars, Star Wars new vs. old, the uncommon geek, The Uncommon Geek Star Wars, writing on September 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Battlestar Galactica, Famous Figures, geekout, Interview, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, tagged Addams Family, Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Cousin Itt, Felix Silla, Interview, star wars on September 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
It was recently this writer’s privilege and pleasure to have a chat with the actor, stuntman, and circus performer, Felix Silla. This was during the Zurko Promotions, All Night Flea Market, in Wheaton, Illinois.
Felix Silla has played parts in many iconic films and shows of the past including “Star Trek,” “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
,” “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
,” “Battlestar Galactica
,” “The Monkees
,” “Bonanza,” and “Petty Coat Junction
.” He is, perhaps, best known for his role as Cousin Itt in “The Addams Family.”
During the interview, Mr. Silla spoke of some of his experiences in the film industry. (more…)