The geek fest continues

Not to be confused with Star Wars, Star Trek comes to theaters on Friday. It could be worse. Atleast the boys are pretty. See the new Spock and Captain Kirk below.

Fans of either (or both) media empires will be quick to tell you they are NOT the same thing. There are books published about this sorta thing. But if you need a quick crib sheet, here you go:


Star Trek
Characters: Captain Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Lt. Hikaru Sulu (he changes rank depending on where you are in the story)
Famous lines: Live Long and Prosper, Beam me up, Scotty.
Bonus: Directed by JJ Abrams, who does Alias and Lost. Oh, and Winona Ryder plays Spock's mom.

Star Wars Characters: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Yoda, Chewbacca, C3PO, R2D2, Darth Vader Famous lines: May the Force Be With You, Luke, I am your father Bonus: See the arrested development link from our previous post.

Those clever geeks...

Today is Star Wars Day.

Above: Yoda and his light saber.

We know, it makes us want to open up a jar of cheez whiz and listen for the rim shot, too. But there's no denying that Star Wars has been a phenomenon for over 30 years. There's even an app that can turn your iphone into a light saber. But be careful, you could get too carried away and end up looking like this guy. Or, that classic clip from Arrested Development.

Further Reading

Alright, so we've given you a little taste and enough to get started. Now, if any of this interested you, don't worry, you don't need to be embarrassed, however, if you are, all of these things can be bought or rented from the confines of your own home. No one needs find out about your secret comic book/graphic novel interests.

Further reading for comic books:
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/04/18/the-top-100-comic-book-runs-master-list/

http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Comic-Books-for-Adults/lm/3QFL84K91CJ4E

Further reading for graphic novels
http://www.paulgravett.com/articles/intro_gn/intro_gn.htm

Also, for your viewing pleasure, here are some animated recommendations:

This is just Season 1, however, Season 2 is the best and it goes up to Season 4. Anything that Bruce Timm produced or was involved in is a good option.

http://www.amazon.com/Justice-League-Season-Classic-Collection/dp/B000CSTK3S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1241204688&sr=8-4

This is the latest in wonder woman animated features. In this one she's voiced by Keri Russell. Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina and Nathan Fillion also star :)
http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Woman-Two-Disc-Special-Digital/dp/B001LK8SQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1241204757&sr=1-1

You can also go and see Wolverine since it comes out TODAY! Happy movie-going!