Tag Archives: Television

Getting Geekier: The Evolution of “The Big Bang Theory”

Posted on February 12, 2010 by John-Booth

Image: CBS.com

My daughter started watching The Big Bang Theory with my wife and me last fall, and she got hooked pretty quickly.
The show took far longer to reel me in, frankly, because when TBBT kicked off in fall 2007, it seemed much more about poking fun at geeks rather than skewing its humor toward geeks.
That […] Continue reading →

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Re-opening The X-Files

Posted on January 28, 2010 by John-Booth

Fox Mulder’s government contact once told him, “They’ve been here a very long time.” He was talking about aliens. I’m talking about my almost ten-year-old X-Files Season One DVD set, which I’ve been waiting to dust off and share with my daughter.
Honestly, I thought it would have happened before now. She’s almost 13 and a […] Continue reading →

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A Wall Mounted TV Is A Safe TV

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Brad-Moon

Which would you rather have fall on your kid: a 36 inch screen, 236 pound Trinitron tube TV or a 40 inch screen, 43 pound Bravia LCD TV? The correct answer, of course, is neither. Unfortunately, it seems that many people have inadvertently opted for the second choice, with the number of children injured by […] Continue reading →

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GeekDad Talks with Donovan Patton of the New Nickelodeon Show Team Umizoomi

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Natania-Barron

Team Umizoomi is a new kid’s show, geared toward the preschool set, premiering this week on Nickelodeon. Why are the GeekDads really excited about this? Well, for one thing, the show’s focus is on teaching preschoolers the basics of math. Yes, a math-based show, at last! I’ve watched the pilot of Team Umizoomi, and it’s […] Continue reading →

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11 Geeky Ideas for Casting the New Rockford Files

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Kevin-Makice

NBC announced its plans last July to revive “The Rockford Files” with David Shore (House) leading the creative team. Until now, only Emmy-winning James Garner has played Jimbo Rockford. The 81-year-old star may be able to play Rocky, but his wrongfully convicted private investigator son now needs a casting call. At the risk of sacrilege, I offer a few suggestions. Continue reading →

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Would You Track Your Kid by GPS?

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Brad-Moon

Question: if you had the ability to track your child’s every movement during the day, would you do so? Or is this an example of helicopter parenting taken to extremes? How about tucking a portable GPS unit in her backpack?
Partaking in my Saturday morning ritual of coffee accompanied by a laptop to scan through the […] Continue reading →

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All I Wanted For Christmas Was An AppleTV

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Brad-Moon

In my experience, when it comes to home media centers, there are two main camps and an outlier. In the main camps are the uber-geeks who want to build everything from the ground up and those who go with a gaming console or one of a myriad of inexpensive devices that plugs in to a […] Continue reading →

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Some Razzleberry Dressing Would Be Nice

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Kathy-Ceceri

Disney’s A Christmas Carol, favorably reviewed by GeekDad’s Jason B. Jones, is but the most recent in a long line of screen adaptations of Dickens’ classic. And through the years, I’ve argued with many fierce partisans over their favorites.
There’s the 1951 black-and-white version with Alastair Sim, considered by many to be the defining Scrooge. (I’m […] Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal Task Force Brings Big Machines to your TV

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Doug-Cornelius

As a parent, I’m always looking for good stuff on television for my kids. If they are going to watch television, it should be something good for them. (Or at least not bad for them.) It’s a bonus if the television show is something that I can also enjoy.
An hour of big, cool machines doing […] Continue reading →

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We’re All Gleeks — 10 Questions for Glee Co-Creator Brad Falchuk

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Curtis-Silver

In high school we all felt the crunch of growing up lost and seeking acceptance. We’re all gleeks in some sense of the word. Check out the GeekDad interview with Glee creator Brad Falchuk! Continue reading →

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