Spring Cleaning Time

My home office is starting to get a little cluttered and dingy so this year I'm going to get a jump start on Spring cleaning beginning this weekend.  The walls are going to get a new paint job, files I don't need are being archived and all the "stuff" that has accumulated around the room over the last year is going to be cleaned up. Oh yeah ... and maybe it is time for a new desk?! Become a follower of "A Geek Daddy" blog and leave a comment...

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Battlestar Galactica returns to SyFy Channel

For years SciFi Friday was a fixture in my life as I always made an effort to watch or tape (wow talking about VCRs just sounds so out dated now) Ronald Moore's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series on the SciFi Channel (now SyFy Channel).  The show started with a three-hour miniseries in 2003 and was than picked up for a four season run wrapping up in 2009.  The premise is that humans had fought a previous war with their  robotic servants,...

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There really are hidden messages in movies!

If you look closely into the scenes of your favorite movies you can see mysterious and spooky clues about events that will take place in the future.  Really … try it out by looking past the main characters and action sequences deep into the scenes and all will be revealed to you! Recently DISNEY purchased the Star Wars franchise from George Lucas which was a move that caught many people off guard, but look closely in THE EMPIRE STRIKES...

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Warming up to Winter

I have to admit that despite being known as a “kid at heart” with my friends and family when it comes to winter with its snow, ice and cold temperatures I’ve become somewhat of a scrooge.  I used to love snow days where I’d spend hours sledding down the neighborhood's boat ramp onto the icy lake by our house or spend the afternoon in battle royal snow ball fights with all the kids on the block celebrating a day off from school.  As an adult...

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Comic Book Review: Alice in Wonderland

Our bedtime reading this week has been Dark Horse Comic’s adaption of “Alice in Wonderland”. This hardcover book demonstrates that comics can be a fun outlet for parents to enjoy with their young children...in my case 4 year old twins.  I enjoy finding books that have artwork that will draw their attention into the pages, help expand my childrens' interaction in the story-telling, and foster an appreciation of creativity and the arts. ...

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Countdown to Darkness

UPDATE:  Issue #4 of Countdown to Darkness that IDW is publishing in April will feature the first appearance of a fan favorite alien race, the Klingons,  in J.J. Abram's reinvisioned Star Trek universe. Check out this sneak peek of the cover:Apologies in an earlier version of this post we announced the release date of STAR TREK "Countdown to Darkness" as January 16 but have subsequently found out the date will be Wednesday, January 23,...

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Look - Baby Jaguars!

My son and daughter love to race around the house pretending they are Dora & Diego, from the popular Nick Jr. television cartoons, playing along with a stuffed animal in their adventures they imagine to be one of the show’s sidekicks called Baby Jaguar.  In fact, I believe they talk more about Baby Jaguar when they are playing than Diego, Dora, or any other aspect of the show…well maybe accept Swiper the swiping fox as I often hear them...

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Book Review: GOODNIGHT BASEBALL

I’ve been a Detroit Tigers fan since I was a little kid with an attachment to the team and the game  of baseball developed through the connection to time I spent with my grandfather and father enjoying the national pastime.  Some of my fondest memories of time spent with my grandpa involved sitting on his back porch with him drinking out of glass bottles a multitude of different Towne Club  soda pop flavors …I think there were 24 flavors...

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Disney Airs New TV Series for Little Princesses

It's all about Cinderella right now when it comes to my 4 year old daughter, she has books for bed time reading, dolls with dresses that she constantly asks to be switched or rearranged every 5 minutes, and the movie on DVD that she wants to watch EVERY day.  So she is very excited to see a new tv show premiering on the Disney/Disney Jr. cable channels this Friday January 11 aimed at preschoolers who love Princesses.  "Sofia the First"...

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Congratulations on reaching 100 episodes Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Saturday mornings in our house are pretty typical, my wife heads to Meijer for the weekly grocery shopping trip while my son, daughter & I jump on the couch, switch on the tv, and watch the newest episode of the animated show Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network.  Clone Wars is in the middle of its 5th season now and this Saturday (January 5, 2012) will be it's 100th episode.  100 episodes is a landmark occassion for...

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Dark Horse Comics reboots the STAR WARS universe

 On Wednesday, January 9 STAR WARS will be getting a new start as issue #1 of Dark Horse Comics newest serial hits retailers shelves.  Simply titled STAR WARS this new comic is set in the time period immediately following the original movie "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope." It is in many ways a reboot of the franchise as all the comic's stories will be written & illustrated as if none of the subsequent movie...

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DISNEY FILLS THEATERS WITH POTENTIAL BLOCKBUSTERS IN 2013 AFTER LACKLUSTER 2012 MOVIE LINEUP

UPDATE:  Because previous 3D conversions have not met financial expectations Disney has announced that is cancelling the theatrical release of THE LITTLE MERMAID 3D that was scheduled for a 2013 September 13th opening. UPDATE: To replace the lost revenue from pulling THE LITTLE MERMAID 3D from theaters a new addition has been added to Disney's summer blockbuster lineup: PLANES will be released on AUGUST 9: http://ageekdaddy.blogspot.com/2013/04/flying-into-movie-theater-near-you-soon.html Disney...

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