Category: fandom

When Voq is in Style

  By G.P. Avants   In Star Trek Discovery you are always kept guessing what is store for our faithful crew. What I am discovering about this show is that life always throws them a curve and things don’t always end happily ever after. Of course like in life there are ongoing issues that in…

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EnFORCEing Destiny

By G. P. Avants Okay, this is a piece in a short series for my fellow Star Wars fans who were warm, indifferent, or downright “Sithfully” seething about the direction the Last Jedi took. So, I am surprised, but not really shocked that not everyone agreed with Disney’s director, Rian Johnson did with the Star…

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Are You Ready for the 80’s, Again?

  I recently finished the novel, Ready Player One. What a ride! I never thought that the 80’s would make a for the plot of a creative and complicated story.  Thanks to Ernest Kline and his ode to everything from the era of my youth ( or “Yoots” as Cousin Vinney would call it). Wade…

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Nobodies Make the Best Somebodies 

By G.P. Avants   The movie, The Last Jedi shook up some long standing traditions when it came to Star Wars fan expectations. Even as I am writing this piece, our God Among Geeks writing staff has mixed opinions about many of the story plots and directions the second movie  installment went. Normally, we focus…

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Child in a Mask 

  By G.P. Avants   Emulation. Being a copycat. These are things we have all done. Who wants to stand out when your goal is to fit in? I know personally growing up shy and lacking confidence, I often acted the part so I would not make a fool of myself. Can anyone else relate?…

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Luke, Time Makes your Bitter or Better

Next week we will begin posting a few pieces for The Last Jedi. To warm us up, how about a little fan fiction?   Setting: The planet of  Ahch-To before the events in the Force Awakens  and The Last Jedi.   Luke is contemplating his life and the choices he has made. He often finds…

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