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How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 246 (or From the mind of Blomkamp…)
You are excited by the following trailer for Elysium, an upcoming film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame… and yes, Sharlto Copley is in it, too.
Behold!
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 241 (or “Bowfinger” did it first…)
Having read the first book and seen the first movie in the Twilight Saga, and loathed both with a passion, you have avoided the work of Stephenie Meyer and the subsequent film adaptations that have occurred. As such, when you first saw the trailer (provided below) for the film adaptation of Meyer’s supposed “science fiction” novel, The Host, you were shocked.
Why the shock? While you haven’t read the book, you have seen the film Bowfinger, a comedy in which a terrible director secretly films a famous actor without his knowledge in order to make a science fiction film called Chubby Rain, about aliens invading Earth via raindrops.
Thus, you exclaimed, “I can’t believe it… The Host is basically Chubby Rain being filmed for real!”
Behold, and judge for yourself.
A farewell to “Fringe”…
The J. J. Abrams television series Fringe recently ended its five-year run on FOX, leaving an empty space in the world of nerds that was once filled with alternate universes, Red Vines, bald mystery men, and “show-me” cards. As a tribute, we thought it appropriate to show a couple of YouTube videos that pay homage to the show, and its most unique character, Dr. Walter Bishop, portrayed by John Noble.
This compilation highlights many funny Walter Bishop moments up to 2010. If you have yet to see the show, this video will give you a taste of some rather great moments for which to anticipate.
This is a rather sentimental tribute video to the show's journey, but Fringe deserve some sentiment… it was a truly solid television series.
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 210 (or Back in “Bakula”)
Several years ago, you were romantically interested in someone, but were stuck in the dreaded “friend zone” for many months. The person in whom you were interested began dating someone else, who was supposedly “just like you.” In fact, it was the other person’s wish that you befriend their new significant other. You genuinely attempt to honor this wish. However, the conversation develops as follows:
OTHER PERSON: “You two really ought to be friends. You have a lot in common.”
YOU: “Really? What might that be?”
OTHER PERSON: “You like the same nerdy stuff. Take Star Trek, for instance. He’s just as much a fan as you are and he’s really astute. I can see the two of you conversing for hours.”
YOU: “Alright, ask him this question for me and we’ll see how astute he is… What does he think of the theme song to the Star Trek series called Enterprise?”
*time elapses*
OTHER PERSON: “He loves the theme song. He thinks it’s catchy.”
YOU: “In that case, I’m afraid our Star Trek conversation has ended before it began.”
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 208 (“The Matrix” versus Carl Sagan)
During a graduate school discussion related to Carl Sagan, your instructor mentions the following video after a classmate pointing out a similarity in Sagan’s voice and Hugo Weaving’s voice (as Agent Smith) in The Matrix.
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 202 (or “Is that a rocket-pack strapped to your back, or are you just happy to see me?” )
You are somewhat enthused upon reading that Disney is considering a remake of the 1991 film The Rocketeer because you were always a fan of that movie, having actually seen it in the theater “back in the day” (although, you freely admit that you may be biased as you were mesmerized by Jennifer Connelly the first time you saw it).
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 197 (or fun with aliens and advertising slogans )
You find the idea of seeing one of the Alien franchise films at a “retro movie night” appealing, if only for the opportunity to yell out, “L’eggo my Eggo!” when a face-hugger jumps out of its egg pouch onto someone’s face.
Our level of the Dark Tower (or I cry your pardon…)
Long days and pleasant nights, avid reader!
While, I won’t go so far as to say that I’ve forgotten the face of my father, I cry your pardon for this overdue post. Relatives from New York (not so fast, sai… they’re from this when, I say thankee) and more family from across the pond required my attention this past Saturday. Though time is a face on the water, time does move but one way on this level of the Tower, so I was forced to make the hard choice to provide two extra posts on this day in order to honor our khef. Ya ken khef, I hope… ’tis the sharing of water (or in our case, nerdy ideas).
So, behold, my ka-tet of readers… two more posts shall follow this one, by watch and by warrant.
May your days be long upon the earth!
– Brandon, Proprietor and “would-be” Wordslinger
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 183 (or “LV-426″ ain’t no license plate number…)
In a recent conversation, you suggested to someone that watching the film Aliens is actually an awesome way to get psyched for their roadtrip because you can guarantee that any travel experience in real life is automatically better than having to spend millions of miles in cryogenic slumber only to face a nest of acid-bleeding xenomorphs upon arrival.
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 166 (or trippy “Trek” meets techno “Trek”)
You find each of the following Star Trek music videos amusing…
A bit of old…
A bit of new…
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 165 (or library books of the “Long Sun”)
You have begun using your university’s inter-library loan system to request science fiction novels during semester breaks. The first book you requested was Litany of the Long Sun, which is the the first half of Gene Wolfe’s Book of the Long Sun in one volume.
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 158 (or one hell of a “Guy”…)
Viewing the video below only deepens your appreciation for Guy Pearce and increases your enthusiasm for the upcoming Ridley Scott film Prometheus…
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 152 (or “No novel left behind…”)
While waiting for someone, you wander into a book store and find yourself drawn to the graphic novels, science fiction, and fantasy books.
You then begin taking inventory of these printed works as if they were trading cards. Your mind races over them, thinking: Got it, got it, need it, got it, need it, need it… etc.
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 147 (or Dahl dilemmas)
You recently recommended the 1996 Ray Liotta film Unforgettable to someone, explaining that it was a film directed by John Dahl about a medical examiner who uses an experimental procedure for memory transference to solve a series of murders.
However, the conversation breaks down as you find yourself saying, “No, John Dahl is a director. He didn’t write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You’re thinking of Roald Dahl.”
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 146 (or quite literally the girl of my dreams… )
This video makes you laugh, not only for its concept, but also because you are a fan of Fringe and actress Anna Torv. Watching this, you can’t shake the feeling that this video is about 90% similar to a dream you once had…
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 144 (or wizards in space)
You had an elaborate dream in which you were on a futuristic space station where you encountered a wizard from Earth who was tracking a warlock. You agree to help him track his adversary in exchange for an apprenticeship. During the course of the dream, you get in a fight with a telekinetic alien after beating him in a drinking contest in a “zero gravity” bar.
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 140 (or warp speed and womanizing)
You’ve decided that in an alternate universe, you are a lieutenant commander in Starfleet, who is quickly gaining a reputation as a brilliant tactical officer (as well as an accomplished lothario, who has left a trail of swooning partners from Risa to Qo’noS).
How to tell you’re a nerd: Method 139 (or dragon tattoo removal)
Determined to resist the literary fad of reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels, but tired of defending yourself to fans of the series (while remembering the horrors you suffered by reading the detritus that is the first book in the The Twilight Saga) you’ve decided to answer, “Have you read those books yet?” with the following response:
“I’m waiting for the posthumous spin-off series, The Girl with the Tattoo of Sean Connery Wielding a Flaming Sword While Riding a Crimson Pegasus Charging Toward Michael Caine Who is Carrying a Crossbow While Mounted on a Centaur that is Actually Weird Al Yankovic (Circa 1989) from the Waist Up.”
