Geeking out about higher ed since 2013.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUMAGs3u_dM] Sharing this awesome new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy in case you missed it recently. August can't come soon enough! My curiosity and anticipation for this movie continues to grow.
This week's movie is the 2010 documentary, Trek Nation.
Echoing the spirit of last week's movie, Trek Nation is a love letter to the geek community. It chronicles Gene Roddenberry's son, Eugene Roddenberry, on his journey to connect with his late father and the universe he created, and why people connect with it so much.
Eugene goes to conventions, speaks with the stars from all of the series and films, and even interviews George Lucas about the effect Star Trek had on Star Wars, which I greatly appreciated. I also just never get enough of seeing how a simple piece of entertainment can help people on a personal level, and help people connect to each other. Star Trek or any geeky thing can bring friends, families, and a world together in a tight bond of the unifying message behind it. Star Trek has an optimistic view of the future, and I enjoy it for that.
In the end, there is an immense beauty in Eugene's exploration as it culminates with him connecting with his famous father more after Gene's death than they ever did while he was alive. It reinforces the importance of being thankful for the time we have with those we care about and making sure we tell them how much we care.
Trek Nation is available to stream now on Netflix! Check out their site for some additional information.
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Welcome to a television centric iteration of what I'm geeking out about. With all of our favorite shows wrapping up for the season, I wanted to highlight some gems I enjoyed this week.
This show has been much debated in the nerd circles since it had a lot to live up to. I feel like it has finally found its footing late in its first season, and is in a good place moving forward. The characters are being developed a bit more, the action is always on point, and the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe is being pulled in more. I would personally like to see more super-powered antics on the show, but as long as they keep with solid character stuff, I'll be satisfied. Looking forward to what the second season has to offer!
With a solid season under its belt already, Arrow has definitely found its way even more this past year. While no show is perfect, and Arrow has its faults, it is consistently awesome, which is more than I can say for other shows lately (ahem, New Girl). I feel as though this show would have been amazing with a shorter episode order to keep the story concise, but even so, I'm very engaged with this show every week and appreciate the universe they're building within their own show, and even to spinoffs. Which reminds me...
...The Flash just dropped an extended trailer (click above). It looks really good and I am convinced Grant Gustin will make a great Barry Allen. It looks like this show will bring in more of the super-powers Arrow has been lacking, as well as all of the same great stuff that makes Arrow awesome. I also appreciate the sort of mentoring going on between Arrow and The Flash eluded to in the trailer. I can't wait for some team up, crossover episodes in the future! Also, we need these two in the darn Justice League movie!
That is all for this week. Thanks for stopping by everyone and enjoy your weekend!
I've gamed for my entire life. I remember having an original Nintendo Entertainment System and I've kept with it since today, playing video games to varying extents throughout my life, mostly enjoying to play single-player adventures that I can really sink my teeth into. Multi-player games have never been my forte for the most part, mostly because of the sort of behavior that happens in the community. The language and bullying is reprehensible at worst and at best, you still have to face the lack of diversity in games.
A recent article a friend shared took a keen eye to the bias non-white, non-male, queer identified gamers face daily. It has a long list of incidents they face whether or not they are jumping online to enjoy some friendly competition. There is a lack of heroes for them to look up, voices in the community to echo their concerns, and multiple incidents of bias every day when all one wants to do is relax with a favorite video game. A major point the article makes is that a big first step for us here is awareness of the issue, which I highly agree with. We need to not tolerate or support the types of behavior from each other that makes fellow gamers feel less than. We should be having conversations about acceptance and respect for diversity, and just focus on having fun with our favorite video games.
This was an eye opening article for me and I hope that it can positively influence others, since even though I have enjoyed the benefits of privilege in this space, doesn't mean I can't do all that I can now to help remedy its effects.
I wanted to share a blog post that a friend recommended. It captures the spirit of it never being to late to find new things to geek out about and enjoy wholeheartedly. We all have something we geek out about and we should be able to be proud of how we enjoy our favorite things. It's never too late to go back to your local comic book shop for something to read, to go to that local convention, or to reignite your passion for your old hobby.
Live long and prosper, my friends.
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This week's movie is Done the Impossible (2006) about the renewal of the beloved series Firefly for the one-off movie Serenity, all due to the fervent fan support to get some resolution for the show.
This documentary chronicles the story of how Firefly came to be cancelled and the beginnings of the Browncoat fan movement that ultimately resulted in Serenity being made, unprecedented at that time for the entertainment industry. Seeing such an awesome community of fans and my geeky brethren is something I never get tired of. It reinforces my belief that when we all come together, we can do amazing things!
The show Firefly is a personal favorite of mine; a unique sci-fi adventure with awesome characters and story. If you haven't watched it or Serenity, check them out, they're both on Netflix, and then watch this behind-the-scenes documentary to see how it all happened. You'll have a full day of awesome Joss Whedon entertainment to enjoy.
Check out their site for additional information & stream this movie today!
Come back next week for another movie to enjoy.
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It is that time of the year...TV show renewal time! We get to see which of our favorite shows are sticking around, which are riding off into the sunset, and what new shows we'll see next year.
I found a pretty comprehensive article that is keeping up to date with all the developments, which you can check out here.
Personally I am excited that Agents of SHIELD is coming back, as well as Arrow, and Parks & Recreation. I have been cooling to New Girl but I'm still interested to see where it goes, so I'm glad it will be coming back. As for new shows, I'm intrigued to see what Marvel does with the Agent Carter series that has been in the ether for a while now, as well as The Flash series that will be coming as a spinoff of Arrow.
Let me know what shows you're excited are coming back, the ones you're sad to see go, and the new shows you're excited to premiere!
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Hello and welcome to another week of awesome geek outs. This week, I chose to highlight some current events that I wanted to provide some commentary on and keep the discussion going.
This story broke a few days ago and essentially involved the company, Black Milk Clothing, botching the response to a distasteful picture that held to the old nerd stereotype that we're all ugly and unfashionable. They could have just apologized and took the photo down but instead, Black Milk engaged with their audience trying to defend their post and never took down the photo that people found to be offensive. Check out the post for the full saga but it just reaffirmed my support for the nerd community that we still have to put up with this sort of behavior that makes us feel ashamed for being into all the awesome stuff we enjoy. We'll just have to keep fighting the good fight it looks like.
I've seen this social media campaign gaining some steam lately, which focuses on the effort to find missing Nigerian girls who were kidnapped last month. The story blew up when it was discovered the likely fate of these girls; sex trafficking. The entire world is getting behind the effort to support finding them before it is too late, even First Lady Michelle Obama (click above). I'm always proud of the potential of social media in times like this, when a global community is formed behind a single cause.
I've been chronicling my own job search for a series of posts over at The Student Affairs Collective, and it has been a rough few months. Between the stress of a gauntlet of interviews, the travel, and the anxiety of not hearing back while others are accepting offers, it has been hard for me and I know a great deal of the chaos is due to the hiring practices of colleges and universities. A large gap is the lack of communication. This article goes into this and it is just the simple gesture of keeping the candidates informed of what is going on rather than letting them come up with their own worst-case scenarios in their minds to torture themselves with. I understand it is a busy time for everyone but we could a lot better with how the "process" we're all supposed to trust is run.
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sHMCRaS3ao] I was just talking about this movie in a recent geek out! This trailer is awesome and I am even more excited for this movie now!
Hail good geeks and nerds! I had another month of fantastic geek outs in April. Check out the lists of everything below!
Let that geek flag fly, my friends!