tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65915302024-03-23T10:45:55.820-07:00GeekeratiMovies, Pop Culture, and GamesChristian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.comBlogger1686125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-68097028677111111892023-10-18T14:10:00.002-07:002023-10-18T14:10:10.239-07:00Geekerati Reviews Erle Stanley Gardner's THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS The PreambleLike many fans of genre fiction, mystery and suspense fiction in particular, I was excited to watch the new Perry Mason series on HBO. I really enjoyed the series and found that for me the episodes could not be released fast enough. In an era where streaming services like Netflix drop entire seasons of shows, having to wait a week to watch the next episode of a show can addChristian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1094940772742782532004-09-21T01:11:00.000-07:002023-10-11T13:46:47.920-07:00"The WB Presents: West Wing, early years" Since this is a blog about pop culture, I feel that I have yet to make due on that. Ok, thanks to Television Without Pity, endless WB commercials, and the expensive but worth-it AOL television, I learned about and got an "early preview" to the WB's new show, Jack and Bobby. The general premise, if you do not watch the teeney-bopper channel, is about two brothers where one will end up being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1095356403618418022004-09-16T10:38:00.000-07:002023-10-11T13:44:57.064-07:00A Real Party Platform: Cthulhu 2004Why not vote for Cthulhu in 2004? He is an Elder God with a real plan for America. Let's examine his plan for the so called "War on Terror":
Terror. Terrorism. Terrorists. Words that have the power to paralyze our very society. Both the Democratic and Republican candidates advocate continuing a “War of Terror,” each in their own way.
We of the Elder Party are brave enough to offer an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1080926848187136732004-04-02T09:16:00.000-08:002023-10-11T13:44:24.718-07:00Today's Film of the DAY: KrullKRULL
ONE AND A HALF STARS
This is another of the GenX D&D geek films, but one that is a must see. It shares much in common with Hawk the Slayer (the man who plays the giant in Hawk is the Cyclops in Krull) with regards to the cheesiness of its storyline and the unconditional love that I have for it. This would be a two star movie except for the ending where the prince and princess Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1080328225200999102004-03-26T11:05:00.000-08:002023-10-11T13:43:23.429-07:00Christian's Movie of the Day: Hawk the SlayerToday's movie is heavy on the Gen-X geek side, but anyone who played D&D in the 80's has a deep affection for this film.
HAWK THE SLAYER: ONE STAR.
I have watched this movie well over 20 times, but I just can't with any hint of truth say that it is a good movie. It is a terrible movie, but what a great time is to be had by those who watch it.
He (Namely Jack Palance) said he offered Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1080273880678455352004-03-25T19:55:00.000-08:002023-10-11T13:41:46.088-07:00Christian's Movie of the Day: Battle Royale
Battle Royale: Three Stars.
I love this movie, but a few technical issues (like lighting) make it less than perfect. This film is Survivor meets Lord of the Flies.
Click on the picture for IMDB info.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1092943098393578912004-08-19T11:57:00.000-07:002023-10-02T11:38:33.161-07:00Movies about RPGsAs you all have figured out by now, I am one of those crazy types who spends weekends in muggy rooms "adventuring" in worlds beyond imagination. That's right...I play role playing games. Worse than that, I am a hardcore fan of Dungeons and Dragons, especially the newest edition (3.5). I have been running the same campaign now for almost 4 years and the characters are getting ready for the "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1092943801254761902004-08-19T12:23:00.000-07:002023-10-02T11:33:30.967-07:00New York Post Needs a Fact CheckerI knew that the Klingons you see at every Gaming/Comic/SF/Fantasy convention were going to be trouble.
I guess the New York Jets couldn't find hotel rooms for their game this Sunday because there is a large Con going on in Indianapolis. According to the New York Post it is a Star Trek convention. But if the Post had anything resembling a fact checker, or anyone on site, rather than a Jayson Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1092766176380605892004-08-17T10:59:00.000-07:002023-10-02T11:30:06.588-07:00Alien versus Predator? You ain't seen nothing yet.Last year was every horror fans "high concept" paradise. Freddy versus Jason hit the theaters and revitalized two dead franchises and it was a profitable, meaningless, and fun adventure directed by Ronny Yu. Don't know who Ronny Yu is? He directed The Bride with White Hair, one of the masterpieces of Hong Kong New Wave. Okay, so he also directed Bride of Chucky (which was also brilliant, but Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1091742235056825302004-08-05T14:33:00.000-07:002023-10-02T11:23:07.337-07:00As you could all probably guess...I didn't like the new "Punisher" movie. I probably gave it around 1 and a half stars, at most 2. But I would like to point out a couple of things. First, it wasn't Thomas Jane's fault. He was cool as the Punishman, especially once he got all "punishy" to use someone elses phrase. Second, one of the major problems was how many moments from the recent rebirth of the Punisher title they Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-1090266304124072132004-07-19T12:18:00.000-07:002023-09-27T14:13:18.990-07:00I-RobotWhen I first saw the preview for this film the following statement popped into my mind, "This is not the book!" Those of you who have been here from the beginning know that I was worried and excited about the prospect of this movie. Well, now the film has come out and I went to see it Friday night. Actually, I saw it and Cinderella Story, but that and my Avril Lavigne cd collection will remainUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-14954955637635866312017-10-26T16:53:00.001-07:002023-09-12T13:56:21.071-07:00Firearms in D&D Mystara: Tinker, Tailor, Dwarf, and Spy's Darokinian Musketeers As I posted last week, my current D&D campaign "Tinker, Tailor, Dwarf, and Spy" takes place in the "Known World" setting that was originally published in the Cook Expert Set of Dungeons & Dragons. The players are currently adventuring in northern Karameikos, but I have plans to have the players wander into Darokin and Glantri. For those who aren't familiar with the Known World, it is a Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-40672136717267508642019-04-01T14:34:00.002-07:002023-08-31T08:44:22.293-07:00Mutants and Masterminds releases "Powered by Champions" Rulebook
[Edited Shortly After Posting -- This is an April Fool's Joke. I fell for it.]
When the Mutants & Masterminds role playing game was published in 2002, it accomplished something that many thought impossible. It created a workable and balanced superhero game that used the d20 system of the 3rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons (link is to 3.5 edition) as its foundation and played like comic Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-12273261382497114912013-02-01T15:13:00.001-08:002023-08-16T10:13:11.342-07:00[Simulation vs. Playability] Villains & Vigilantes 2e -- A Look at Telekinesis and Force FieldAs I mentioned in a background post recently, I will be doing a series of posts looking at roleplaying games to analyze how they balance simulation and playability in the execution of their rules set. In that post, I asserted that every non-abstract game is a simulation of some central conceit. This is particularly the case in role playing games where the conceit is one of the major reasonsChristian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-18364023679250367872014-08-28T19:00:00.001-07:002023-08-09T10:40:39.481-07:00#RPGaDAY 6: Favorite RPG You Never Get to Play -- DC HEROES in a Landslide
As I mentioned in the second post in this - behind schedule - series, DC Heroes is the first game I ever truly Gamemastered. I was an undergrad in college at the time and had just finished playing in a couple of remarkably well GM'd games.
There was Roger Frederick's GURPS Riverworld extravaganza that was a wonderful role playing experience and set us at odds with Horatio Herbert Kitchener. Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-22580441963219497842018-05-31T15:13:00.002-07:002023-08-09T09:44:51.659-07:00A Look Back at CHAMPIONS 1st Edition.With the recent announcement that Ron Edwards was teaming up with Hero Games to produce CHAMPIONS NOW, a game that hearkens back to the first three editions of the game, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at those older editions.
The CHAMPIONS super hero role playing game is one of the best super hero role playing games ever designed, and the game to which all super hero rpgs are Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-88958914400855186302019-10-04T09:41:00.001-07:002023-08-09T09:09:19.881-07:00JUDGE DREDD: HELTER SKELTER Looks Fantastic!!!
The folks over at Wargames Illustrated have produced an unboxing video for the upcoming Osprey Wargame Judge Dredd: Helter Skelter. We are very excited about this miniatures skirmish game. It's based on Martin Wallace's excellent Wildlands game engine which will likely make it a great introduction to the table top wargaming hobby.
Wildlands features beautifully sculpted miniatures Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-31986549756054660302019-10-17T15:55:00.001-07:002023-08-09T09:07:54.408-07:00Episode 165: Chatting with Doc Wyatt about Alien Bones and Super Dinosaur
Episode 165: Chatting with Doc Wyatt about Alien Bones and Super Dinosaur
We were lucky enough to connect with Television and Film Producer Doc Wyatt a couple of weeks ago to discuss a couple of his newly released projects. While Doc's producing credits include films like Napoleon Dynamite, our discussion focused entirely on his work in comic books and animation.
His most recent Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-60655882401687840132019-10-18T11:05:00.003-07:002023-08-09T09:06:58.528-07:00The H.G. Wells Inspired TRIPODS AND TRIPLANES by Ares Games Looks Like a Good Time
The Wings of Glory pre-painted miniatures wargame has been the go-to game for those who want a simple and visually appealing introduction to simulations of WW I dogfights. I first encountered the game when Fantasy Flight Games held the license to produce the game in the United States. The first edition of the game lacked the beautiful pre-painted biplane and triplane miniatures that followed, Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-44609631337698800572019-11-06T15:24:00.002-08:002023-08-09T08:57:44.863-07:00Can H.P. Lovecraft, Nicolas Cage, and Modern Horror Tropes Mix? COLOR OUT OF SPACE Will Answer This Question
Film adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's fiction have a record as mixed as Lovecraft's legacy. Some of them are very good (I'm looking at you Call of Cthulhu), some are fun (like Re-Animator), and some are best left to the dustbin of history (no, I'm not linking The Unnamable).
There's no doubt that there is rich potential in Lovecraft's fiction that can be exploited and adapted to a modern Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-49059707592404288602019-11-08T12:38:00.001-08:002023-08-09T08:56:24.830-07:00USAoploy is Releasing a New Edition of CLUE: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Shortly after Hasbro launched the 3rd Edition of Dungeons and Dragons, USAopoly produced a version of Clue(do) with a Dungeons & Dragons theme. This 2001 release replaced traditional characters like Mrs.White and Colonel Mustard with the iconic characters Hasbro featured in the Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks. Instead of playing Colonel Mustard, players could now be Regdar or Mialee. TheChristian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-80249676374412728032019-12-06T16:52:00.001-08:002023-08-09T08:52:10.392-07:00Flashback Friday: Peter Cushing's TALES OF A MONSTER HUNTER Paperback from 1977
Peter Cushing's Tales of a Monster Hunter (1978)
As you might imagine, the Geekerati library is filled with volumes containing tales of Sword & Sorcery, Sword & Planet, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and not a small amount of Horror. One of the books I am proudest to have in the library is the 1978 paperback printing of Peter Cushing's Tales of a Monster Hunter.
It is unlikely that the Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-87630055514632514832019-12-16T11:28:00.002-08:002023-08-09T08:50:35.027-07:00Geekerati Monday Geekosphere Snapshot 12/16
It's time for another snapshot of the Geekosphere! Today's post features products and posts of things I thought might be of interest to my fellow geeks.
Cat Themed Dice Trays from Cozy Gamer.
First and foremost are these cute as a kitten Cat Dice Trays from Cozy Gamer. Ever since I backed the first set of Symbaroum products, and received their mouse pad material dice tray, I've Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-40275420316171844182019-12-17T13:53:00.002-08:002023-08-09T08:49:33.508-07:00Geekerati's Recommendations for Geektastic Holiday Gifts (2019 Edition)
Christmas and Hanukkah are just around the corner and there are only a few shopping days left before it's too late to get the perfect gift for your friends or loved ones. If you've got a geek in your life, here are some delightful recommendations to satisfy a variety of geek tastes.
Alien Bones by Chris "Doc" Wyatt and Chris Grine
From our review earlier this year:
Alien Bones is a Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591530.post-74036418398707158962019-12-18T15:42:00.003-08:002023-08-09T07:59:06.702-07:00It's Time for Shadow of the Krampus -- A Holiday Themed Shadow of the Demon Lord AdventureTwo years ago I posted this little adventure for those of you who want to add a little of the Season into your
gaming.
I am a big fan of running seasonal adventures
for my regular gaming group. Though my group hasn't played as regularly
this year as they have in the past, I was inspired by Robert J.
Schwalb's dark fantasy roleplaying game Shadow of the Demon Lord
to write an adventure for Christian Lindkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.com0