“Writers note: This posting is dedicated to those who have stood outside of convention center protesting comic book conventions and other related events. My hope, as always, is to bring a little light into our lives” These photos above are real and were taken outside the San Diego Convention Center during the biggest weekend in…
Category: Science- Fiction
You get Stranger Things When NEEKS Save the World
Stranger Things is back on October 27th. We will have a new posting on its way. Here is a little flashback to get you back into the 80’s. By G. P. Avants Wow, you never know what will find on Netflix. Now that they have begun creating their own series, they have been pulling their resources…
How Edison Lost the Light
By G.P. Avants Every Star Trek movie has a villain or person who acts like one. In Star Trek Beyond we meet, Krall aka Balthazar Edison. He is a fallen hero who has lost his faith in the Federation. Krall was someone who once fought for freedom, but isolation has taken Edison into…
Rock on, old school!
G.P. Avants “Uhura, are you and Scotty ready to broadcast!?” What would a movie experience without mentioning the musical journey woven throughout? Star Trek Beyond doesn’t disappoint. Right from the start the score from Michael Giacchino, yanked us on an orchestral tractor beam and took us into warp. When I went the second time to…
Just like your Father
By G.P. Avants A father has an impact upon their children that changes the course of their life. George Kirk, in this altered timeline, never lived to see his son become the Starfleet Captain we all know and respect. Because his father was a great hero for twelve minutes, James Kirk has always had…
Take my House and Make it Fly
By G.P. Avants In Star Trek Beyond we see another pivotal point in the Star Trek crew. Smack dab in the middle of their peaceful five-year mission, all hell breaks loose. Their home in space, the intrepid Starship Enterprise, is lured into a trap and is systematically destroyed. Captain Kirk in…
Why can’t we be friends?
By G. P. Avants Have you ever had two friends that were cool with you, but are a bad combination on their own? That’s why Jim Kirk shakes his head when Doctor McCoy and Mr. Spock are constantly at odds with each other. In many ways the three of them are the heart,…
What the Unknown Really Is
By G.P. Avants (This is our first entry for Star Trek Beyond. If you haven’t seen the movie, there are a few spoilers, so please read carefully.) Star Trek Beyond does send the Enterprise crew into the uncharted frontier of space. As Commodore Paris reminded Captain Kirk, it is easy to get lost with…
God Among Geeks 