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December 5, 2016

12 Days of Star Wars

Nerds!! There are only 11 days left till our eyes behold the next installment in the Star Wars saga. (10 if you plan on going on Thursday night!) This Star Wars is going to have a decidedly different flavor than the 7 that have preceded it. There will be no scrawl at the beginning of…

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December 1, 2015

Star Wars Rewatch (Episode I)

I’m not on a mission to convince you that the prequels are worth watching. I think that argument is ridiculous. We all have our feelings and opinions on the matter. I personally like them. They are deeply entrenched in nostalgia from my high school and early college years and yes…there are bad patches, but when…

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Anakin Skywalker, Battle Droids, C3PO, Captain Panaka, Coruscant, Dark side, Darth Maul, Darth Sidious, dorks, droids, geeks, Gungans, hate it, Jar Jar Binks, Journey to The Force Awakens, Kiera Knightley, Light side, lightsabers, like it, machete order, movies, nerds, nerdy girl, number order, Nute Gunray, Obi Wan Kenobi, opinions, Padme Amidala, Palpatine, planets, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gonn Jinn, quotes, R2D2, reactions, release order, romance, Senators, shippers, shipping, Shmi, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’, Tattoine, TC14, The Force, The Force Awakens, The Galactic Senate, watch order, writer, Yoda
May 21, 2015

Sci-Fi Debate Club

If you’ve seen this week’s episode of my web series, then you know about my Sci-Fi Debate Club. If you missed it, take a look… We didn’t plan it. We didn’t mean for it to happen. But when two of more nerds are gathered together, nerdy…geeky…dorky debates are bound to ensue! And yes… they can…

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13 Doctors, 1977, 1997, 90’s, A New Hope, Adam West, Android, animated series, Apple computers, batman, BBC America, Ben Affleck, books, Captain Janeway, Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Captain Sisko, Captains, Catwoman, characters, Christian Bale, Coexist, Dark side, David Tennant, debates, discussion, Doctor Who, dorks, Enterprise, Episode VII, fandom, fans, fantasy, favorites, fellowship, galaxy far far away, Game of Thrones, geeks, George Clooney, George Lucas, George RR Martin, Greedo, Han Shot First, Harrison Ford, iPhone, Jean-Luc Picard, Joker, JRR Tolkein, Justin Long, Kevin Conroy, Light side, lightsabers, literature, Lois Lane, Lord of the Rings, Mac, Mac vs. PC, Mark Hamill, Matt Smith, Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Millennium Falcon, Mos Eisley Cantina, movies, nerds, ninjas, no brainer, Patrick Stewart, PC, Pirates, pirates vs ninjas, pop culture, Rebels, Reddit, remastered version, Samsung Galaxy, Sci-Fi Debate Club, science fiction, Scott Bakula, sex, sex with Superman, Star Destroyer, Star Trek, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Wars, Star Wars vs. Star Trek, starfleet, Starfleet captain, Stormtroopers, superheroes, superman, T-mobile, The 10th Doctor, The Force, The Force Awakens, the Maker, Val Kilmer, web series, webisode, William Shatner, You Tube
April 16, 2015

It’s HERE!!!!

The new teaser trailer just landed!! And it is amazing. Behold! And I defy you to not be emotional while watching! I’m in tears right now!!! The remnants of a crashed Star Destroyer. The narration from Mark Hamill is chilling and heart-wrenching. Vader’s charred mask, Leia getting a lightsaber. And of course that one and…

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Anaheim, California, Carrie Fisher, convention, dorks, Episode VII, fanboys, fandom, fangirls, geeks, Han Solo, happiness, Harrison Ford, JJ Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, lightsabers, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, nerds, Princess Leia, Star Destroyer, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration, teaser, The Force, The Force Awakens, trailer
November 28, 2014

5 Fandom Friday

5 Star Wars items I’d wait in line for on Black Friday Today the highly anticipated teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was released. Unleashing the power of the nerd and igniting the usual speculation and analyzation that comes with every ounce of Star Wars information. In honor of this I…

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October 13, 2014

Nerd in the City Book Club

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller Once Disney and co. decanonized all of the existing Star Wars novels, relegating them to “Star Wars Legends” they made quick work of ordering all the new novels that would take their place in the new canon alongside the movies and Star Wars: Clone Wars and the brand new…

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September 14, 2013

Star Wars and Harry Potter

Before I write another word, Star Wars has always been and will always be my very favorite movies of all time. I know every line. And every time I watch any one of them my heart is immediately lightened. It’s nostalgia and joy and all manner of good things wrapped in a bow. Sort of…

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December 6, 2011

Twachtman Family Christmas

Christmas is swiftly approaching. For many this means decking the halls, trimming the tree, shopping for gifts, planning the holiday meals, booking travel, etc. This is all true for my family as well. But most importantly for us is preparing our Christmas costumes. Past family Christmas themes have included Harry Potter and The Chronicles of…

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