Closet Sci-Fi Geek

OK…I am officially in love with Jensen Ackles…how hilarious is this? Love it!

October 24th, 2008 | Tags: Supernatural | Category: Television | Comments (5)

The folks behind Supernatural have been very kind to us ladies (and gay men) by providing not one, but two hunky leading men to enjoy. Season 4 now brings us another male hottie, Misha Collins, who plays an angel with sweet puppy dog eyes and hair slightly askew. His name is Castiel, and if you [...]

September 27th, 2008 | Tags: Supernatural | Category: Television | Comments (1)

Fringe is the latest tv show from J.J. Abrams, who has brought us great thrillers such as Lost and Alias. A cross between the X-Files and Alias, Fringe attempts to bring more of that “mysterious” television that has made Lost so popular. Fringe promises to cover topics from the X-Files but with that type of [...]

September 14th, 2008 | Tags: Fringe, Lost, X-Files | Category: Television | Comments (2)

Hulu is quickly becoming one of my favorite websites because I can watch a bunch of movies and TV on demand, without having to go out and get a rental or wait for whatever is in my Blockbuster queue to arrive. Here are a few things I’ve recently caught on Hulu:
The Fifth Element
Now a classic [...]

July 27th, 2008 | Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Hulu, Regenesis, The Fifth Element | Category: 1990s, Movies, Retro Sci-Fi, Television | Leave a comment

I had one of those lazy Sundays where I just got caught up on Battlestar Galactica…from season three right into season four. There’s something to be said for watching the whole lot at once – you aren’t constantly waiting for those incessant cliffhangers.
And how about that ending, eh? Well, I sure didn’t expect the kind [...]

June 30th, 2008 | Tags: Battlestar Galactica | Category: Television | Comments (1)

WARNING: SPOILER if you haven’t watched the series recently! So am I the only one who will not be missing Owen on Torchwood? I could never get his appeal. Somehow he was this sex-god with women, and every woman on Torchwood was in love with him, but he was just so unappealing to me, physically [...]

June 13th, 2008 | Tags: Torchwood | Category: Television | Leave a comment

Since I’m in a cycle of reminiscence about the SF influences of my childhood at the moment, I thought I’d share Starfleet with you. I remember being so excited about it as a kid. The baddies were scary, with centipede mind control devises on their heads, not to mention their creep, insectoid ships.

And for some [...]

June 3rd, 2008 | Tags: Starfleet, X-Bomber | Category: 1980s, Retro Sci-Fi, Television | Leave a comment

The Tomorrow People, Thames Television (A&E Home Video)
Starring Nicholas Young, Peter Vaughan-Clarke, and Elizabeth Adare
For those of us who tuned into “Nickleodeon” on weekday afternoons in the 1980’s, the US-formatted DVD release of “The Tomorrow People” is a blast to our Gen-X retro past. Yeah, the special effects were cheesy and the acting amateurish in that [...]

May 31st, 2008 | Tags: British Sci Fi, DVD, Tomorrow People | Category: 1970s, Retro Sci-Fi, Television | Comments (1)

Spoilers ahead…I just have to say I am continually impressed at how well the folks at Lost are doing with keeping the show fresh and intriguing after so many years. The finale was just heartstopping, and the show just keeps getting weirder in a good way.
A few thoughts:
1. The island can be moved? Deep underground [...]

May 30th, 2008 | Tags: Lost | Category: Television | Leave a comment