Return of The Electric Company

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Remember The Electric Company? It was part of the Children’s Television Workshop on PBS through most of the seventies, and it used skits and songs to help kids with their reading skills. It also featured a pre-film-star Morgan Freeman and the Franklin Gothic font. This might jog your memory: […]



The Ad Placement From Hell

WARNING: This clip from the season premiere of Battlestar Galactica contains spoilers. If you follow the show and haven’t seen it yet (which is unlikely at this point), you may want to watch the entire episode at Hulu first. You’ve seen unfortunate ad placements before, but you’ve never seen anything as unfortunate as this commercial […]



Fox/Warner Settlement: Watchmen is ON!

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Most of you have probably already seen the trailer for Watchmen by now, and if you’re a fan, you’ve probably been on pins and needles knowing that the film might not actually see the light of day. The two studios have been waging a battle for a year over […]

Original Star Wars Trilogy Retold

Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s the complete story of the original Star Wars trilogy – as retold by an uninitiated young woman who has never seen the entire film – only bits and pieces of it. Just remember, Geekdom, we’re laughing with her, not laughing at her. I’ve only seen bits and pieces of “Titanic,” and […]

Star Wars Motivator : Teamwork

If you’re having difficulty with your coworkers, Lord Vader has been known to inspire teamwork…