Archive for the ‘Sci Fi’ tag

Doctor Who Christmas 2010: Time Can Be Rewritten Trailer

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on November 25, 2010 at 3:08 am | No Comments

Doctor Who: Time Can Be Rewritten - Christmas 2010

I won’t full myself to thin that you’ve tuned in to GSB for me, today. No…You’re here because the Big Blue Box has been sited, circling December 25th on the calendar, again. This year’s Christmas Special is Time Can Be Rewritten, and the trailer has been released. In conjunction, BBC is also raising money to [...]

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Speaking of Series: Parasol Protectorate Series Review

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on November 2, 2010 at 1:34 pm | 2 Comments

Geek Speaking of Series: The Parasol Protectorate Series Review

First, gentle readers, as we’re about to discuss a series that addresses all manner of Steampunk storylines, Victorian fripperies, combustibles, comestibles, head gear, parasols and proper manners, let me begin with an apology. We’d intended to share this series review with you a month back, but we kept going back for more, which delayed our [...]

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Watch the Legos, Luke! Start Your Holidaze with Jar Jar & the Boogie Wookiees

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on at 8:52 am | 6 Comments

Lego: Bombad Bounty

Sometimes, it’s good to be the Geek Gyrl…actually, most days, it’s good to be the GSB go-to geek. On days that begin with an e-mail from the Lego Brand Relations Manager, it’s extraordinarily good. Great, even….You see, Lego has prepared a little video to get us all in the celebratory mood, as the holidaze season [...]

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Blizzard Slays with the new Cataclysm Commercial!

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on October 17, 2010 at 7:10 pm | No Comments

Deathwing blows it all away on December 7, 2010

I am not too proud, or too “adult” to say that when I watched this commercial, I sat here with my mouth agape, swept away under Deathwing’s destructive spell. This commercial made it’s debut during the Cowboys/Vikings game. So one form of gaming glory was the vehicle for another….Of course, if it had been a [...]

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BlizzCon or Bust! Tenacious D to Play! FourSquare Up with GSB in Anaheim!

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on October 11, 2010 at 9:58 pm | No Comments

Tenacious D at BlizzCon

As I may have mentioned, I’ll be at BlizzCon this year, along with thousands of my closest gaming buddies. If you’ll be at BlizzCon, too, you can say “Mok’ra!” or “Bal’a Dash, Malanore!” (I’ll even be nice if you come up and say, “Ishnu-alah!”) Simply find me through FourSquare; I’ll be posting locations throughout the [...]

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Eos Books to Become Voyager Books

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on September 9, 2010 at 4:20 pm | No Comments

Harper Voyager

Per the official news release from Harper Collins and Voyager Books: HARPERCOLLINS TO CREATE GLOBAL SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY PROGRAM UNDER VOYAGER IMPRINT U.S., UK, and Australia Join Together to Form Global Imprint NEW YORK, NY (September 3, 2010) – Announced today at Aussiecon IV (the 68th World Science Fiction Convention), Eos Books, a U.S. [...]

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Legos: Building Blocks to Fun at Star Wars Celebration 5

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on August 20, 2010 at 8:38 pm | 1 Comment

the finished mural - www.GeekSpeakBlog.com

What geek worth her NaCl doesn’t have a brick-shaped soft spot in her heart for Legos? Especially when you add the iconic Star Wars images into the mix? For Star Wars fans, this magic formula played out during Star Wars Celebration 5, in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. Lego blocked out a huge area in [...]

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From Meez to Yooz-Timey Wimey Wibbly Wobbly Friday Fun!

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Geek Gyrl playing Nerd Herder on Meez.com

I had a bit of fun playing around on the Meez website, today. Meez are not “new” online dress up dolls, by any stretch; however, they’ve updated a lot of the accessories, backgrounds, etc., including a nice array of geeky accoutrement. Some examples, you ask? Why certainly! How about Chuck and Matrix backgrounds; Doctor Who [...]

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