​It's been said that Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is the red-headed stepchild of the Trek franchise, and I'm pretty much inclined to agree with that assessment. During its initial run from 1993 to 1999, the series was constantly overshadowed ...

​"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers," Shakespeare once wrote. Little did he realize that lawyers would become so popular that courtroom dramas now festoon the airwaves. Or maybe he did know, and he was just ...

​For the better part of four decades, character-actor Brad Dourif has played some of the creepiest sons of bitches to ever slither their ways onto both the big and small screen. He's made a name for himself portraying psychopaths, serial-killers, ...

​In days gone by, most characters fit snugly into one of two categories: good and evil. Good guys wore primary colors and their underpants on the outside for some reason, while bad guys wore black and usually had some form ...

​You can say that William Shatner has devolved into self-parody, but we think he's just gotten awesome. It's actually difficult for Shatner to not do something interesting. Let me put this in perspective: William Shatner's career has been one incident ...

​It takes balls to put a song-and-dance into a videogame, not to mention money, time, talent and a whole lot of other tricky things many developers can't be bothered with. If there's one lesson we're only now coming to learn, ...

​Back in 2006, Hasbro Wookiee-spiked the Transformers punch, creating a line of toy vehicles that morphed into robotic recreations of characters from the Star Wars universe. Once Marvel was sprinkled in the mix, Spider-Man and company joined the party ...

​May 4th was all about two things for nerds: groaning at the sheer amount of terrible "May the Fourth Be With You!" puns and blog posts, and dissecting the latest news from Skywalker Ranch - the unveiling of the special ...

​The early '90s were all about swimsuits. Thanks to Sports Illustrated, Baywatch, MTV Spring Break, Surf Ninjas and the episodes where Saved By the Bell should have been called Saved By the Beach, the first part of the decade was ...

​Most crime fighting organizations have limited membership due to having a number in their name (Fantastic Four), a strict charter (the Avengers) or a genetic requirement (the X-Men), but not G.I. Joe. They let anyone with a snappy code name ...

​"Hitchhiker's by its very nature has always been twisty and turny, and going off into every direction. A film demands a certain shape and discipline that the material just isn't inclined to fit into." - Douglas Adams To badly paraphrase Douglas ...

​Old-school Ultraman fans know that Red King is his archest nemesis and the most popular of them all, the big mean jock that everybody pretends is so great. And, yes, he is pretty great. He crushes things. He's merciless. He ...

​Clowns! They're silly! They make balloon animals and tell jokes and do low-level magic! They're funny! Or... they're terrifying, grinning ghouls that only want to eat your soul. Either one, depending on your childhood traumas. Comic creators know that while clowns ...

​Magical British sitcom The Mighty Boosh is one of those shows that seems to heavily divide people: you're either a fanatic or you think it's thin and overrated. I'll come out and put myself in that first camp, but maybe ...

​When it comes to schlock there's only one king: Roger Corman. After earning a rep as one of the quickest and cheapest directors around, Corman became a producer, espousing his method for making genre flicks to up and coming filmmakers ...

​The year was 1998. Toy Biz's first line of Xena: Warrior Princess action figures had done well enough to merit a second wave, and when the lineup was announced and included the king of thieves Autolycus, fanboys the world over ...

Star Tours is dead. Long Live Star Tours. Last year, the ride Star Tours in Disneyland and Walt Disney World shut down in preparation for a much-needed revamp. It was a bittersweet moment for geeks everywhere who had flocked to its ...

​In case you hadn't heard, they're doing some pretty cool stuff with DC's new cartoon Young Justice these days over at Warner Brothers. They've wrangled in the producers of Gargoyles, hired a pretty impressive voice cast, and even managed to ...

​Cats have long been associated with the weird and the creepy, and have received a bit of a bad rap for it. Maybe it's the way they leave little "presents" in the form of the remains of small, dead ...

​ Nearly every nerd has his or her primary field of expertise/obsession. Of all the numerous nerdified interests and fandoms one may be involved in, most of us can name one subject, genre, or property that we claim as particularly ...

​The '80s were the golden age for cartoon voice actors. With the huge amount of Saturday morning cartoons and the rise of cable and after-school syndicated cartoons, shows needed every voice they could get. There was enough demand to support ...

​If you've managed to look at a Nintendo 3DS without your eyes hurting or exploding out of your skull, then maybe you feel like you've seen the future of videogame entertainment. But you're actually also looking at the past, in ...

​If you grew up with the original Star Wars trilogy you are well aware that for a time Kenner was king. Showing an amazing blend of faith and foresight, the company picked up the license for Star Wars before anyone ...

​In the multiverse of nerdery, the relatively young Buffy-verse has grown to be almost as complex as the Star Trek and Star Wars universes. And no, the alt rock werewolves and ditzy vampires of Buffy aren't as nerd-iconic as the ...

​In an age where companies like Asylum are always ready to ride the coattails of the newest big-budget Hollywood blockbuster with a straight-to-DVD rip-off -- e.g., Transformers become Transmorphers, Snakes on a Plane becomes Snakes on a Train, and Sherlock ...

​A hero is only as good as his nemesis. Where would Spider-Man be without the Green Goblin, Batman without the Joker, or Superman without Lex? The best supervillains test the hero, pushing them to their limit and beyond. They answer ...

​I always feel like I need to preface these articles with the caveat that I am a really big Disney fan. Some folks get down on the mouse, but not this Topless Roboteer. So in my course of collecting Disneyana ...

​The modern action figure industry may have been born in the United States, but it's an international hobby. But many of the most popular action figure lines are U.S.-based and often only available in the States, forcing overseas fans to ...

​Sir Terry Pratchett is a god - a small one, at least. He's created whole worlds and filled them with people, and managed to draw in millions of readers with his wonderful plots, fascinating characters, and beautiful story endings. ...

​Archie comics have been around for 70 years because of fun storytelling and likable characters. Plus, the company really knows how to adapt well to the changing times. Unless some Children of Men-style shit happens, there's always going to be ...

​GoBots are the Rodney Dangerfields of '80s toys: they get no respect... and they're completely dead and never coming back. They've never been able to escape the reputation of being low-rent Transformers knockoffs, despite hitting U.S. toy shelves first and ...

​It's no secret that growing up as the child of a beloved celebrity can be rough; sure, there are the trust funds, trips around the world, and the occasional hooker hanging around the house while your dad makes waffles. But ...

​If you've been following any of the details that've been leaking about the new David E. Kelley Wonder Woman TV series, you may have noticed that Wonder Woman's secret identity will be a rich CEO, which is a big step ...

​Before Happy Meal toys were universally labeled as nothing more than plastic traps used to trick kids into the habit of eating the kitchen concoctions of one Ronald McDonald, they were as common a piece of Americana as the food ...

​Stephen Colbert is a nerd's nerd, having played D&D as a kid and developed an impressive knowledge of J.R.R. Tolkien's works, among other things. As an alumnus of Second City, Strangers with Candy, and The Daily Show with Jon ...