Whether we like it or not, there are certain stereotypes that we've all come to accept in terms of mainstream Hollywood cinema. We know exactly the kind of stupid things action heroes do time after time after time, we instinctively react to the incidental mood music in romantic pieces and so on and so forth. At the same time, there are those somewhat negative stereotypes that have managed to survive over the years. Gay characters are meant to be flighty, loud and shallow. A woman's cup size... Read Full Story

When I decided to better organize the way I approach Geeky Guide entries, I picked a category of entries for each day of the week. Mondays were for new movies while Fridays were for old movies and so on. Thursdays was meant to be my TV day and that hasn't quite gone well since I tend to favor reviewing entire seasons of shows and not just individual episodes. This means that unless I've actually finished a TV show's season, then I had little to write about. Thus Thursdays have been joined by... Read Full Story

Image via WikipediaI've always had a pretty liberal approach to cameras and photography. I hate twiddling with too many settings and I have no ambitions of lugging around variable lenses and the like. I feel you just need a decent camera with a good amount of optical zoom and good photo editing skills. I used to have a Sony CyberShot DSC-H50, which was an awesome camera for both still photography and the occasional video. But this got stolen and I've been hurting ever since. Not I'm thinking... Read Full Story

Good grief, we're past the half way mark and it's already the start of the third week for NaNoWriMo. Just today I officially crept over the half way mark in terms of my word count with 26,726 words despite things like Facebook, geeky network TV, a new writing gig at the New Worlds Alliance website and of course real life concerns like work and enjoying time with my partner. Oh yes, so many things seem to want to stand in the way of my NaNoWriMo efforts to no avail - I shall keep writing! My ... Read Full Story

There are those elements of your childhood that you'll always remember. There are those toys that you'll always look for in bargain bins or the TV shows that you enjoyed. One of the more major parts of my childhood are all the cartoons that I used to watch, and believe me there were a lot of them. In recent years, it seems to have become hip and highly marketable for movie studios, TV networks and even comic book companies to revisit the cartoons of our youth and update them for modern times... Read Full Story

Unless you're a Filipino queer hiding under a rock, you should know by now that the COMELEC has rejected Ang Ladlad's second party list bid for the second time. Back in March 2007, the COMELEC rejected Ang Ladlad's application as a party list on the grounds that it could not prove that its membership was national in scope. Now they've totally changed their tune for the worst. For those not so familiar with the group, Ang Ladlad is a Filipino political party devoted to fighting for the rights... Read Full Story

I love Mel Brooks movies. For this, I only have my dearly departed father to blame. He got me into this particular brand of comedy, including the Airplane! movies and Leslie Nielsen's Naked Gun movies and this probably helped contribute to my overall geekiness over the years. Mel Brooks humor is rather unique in its dry humor, generous use of puns and sight gags and other elements of "lower" humor. However he's known for doing this in a dynamic and witty way that requires the viewer to exer... Read Full Story

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWell, it's not like the news was a TOTAL surprise, now was it? Despite the fact that the show managed to come back for a second season despite poor ratings, FOX has finally decided to cancel Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. This was pretty much a sure bet as soon as they announced that the show was going on a month-long break for November and would come back in December. At the very least, it's been announced that the network will at least finish the show's current... Read Full Story

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWell, it's not like the news was a TOTAL surprise, now was it? Despite the fact that the show managed to come back for a second season despite poor ratings, FOX has finally decided to cancel Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. This was pretty much a sure bet as soon as they announced that the show was going on a month-long break for November and would come back in December. At the very least, it's been announced that the network will at least finish the show's current... Read Full Story

Image by suzukik via FlickrMy more die hard Google loving readers will probably not need this entry. For the rest of you who get AdWords, AdSense and Analytics confused, this post may be for you. I'm not promising anything spectacular - I just wanted to take the time today to discuss what each one is. Yeah, I guess I'm in a geeky training mode today. It is my job after all. I will warn you - this entry is going to be boring, but highly informative. Honest. AdWords - In a nutshell, AdWords ... Read Full Story