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Greatest Time Waster Ever: Photos of Sci-Fi Fans Meeting Sci-Fi Stars

Jeff — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:38:47 +0000

UPDATE: Sadly, the photographer has taken these gems offline.

Thanks to videogum and @timheidecker for discovering this unholy grail of uncomfortable super fan photos that will—no doubt—be used one day by the FBI in some serious celebrity stalking and kidnapping cases.

Enjoy this vast galaxy of awkward, prom-style photos of science fiction and fantasy aficionados (comic con nerds, psychopaths) paired with their heroes (TV stars with a good sense of humor looking for a little extra cash). The supporting casts from Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Firefly, Heroes and more are well represented.

Guess which one is the TV star from Firefly. (Hint: She’s human)

Buffy’s Cordelia barely tolerating her new future boyfriend.

Okay, I think Cordy has had enough.

Marvelous photo of fan and another lovely Firefly actress.

Why is some giant hooker ruining this fan’s Peter Brady photo?

You and me both, sister!

Battle Scarred.

Bruce Campbell = always cool.

MORE PHOTOS! MORE PHOTOS!

FYI, if Isis was at a one of these conventions, I’d so be in one of these photos.

Still on Vacay, Some Quick Distractions: Patton Oswalt's New Film, Paste Rescued, Philly Beer Finder and More

Jeff — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:06:24 +0000

This Looks Fantastic: Patton Oswalt in “Big Fan”… “The life of a parking garage attendant is turned upside down after an altercation with his favorite player on the New York Giants.” More Here> (via @tedleo)

Not The Stupid TV Show: 10 Best Prison Breaks

Paste Saved by Readers: Sean Blanda reports, “Paste’s readers contributed more money than Purdy expected. By the end of June, 9,000 readers had donated over $240,000, putting the average donation at $26.67, more than the subscription rate of many magazines.” Read More>

We also discussed the Paste situation on our latest podcast.

Hollywood’s Dearth of Ideas Continues: Deja View: My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) (via Bryan)

Where’s My Yards Brawler! Where’s My Resurrection Ale! Find bars serving your favorite beers in Philly! (via @lotoole3)

Exclusive Dave Hill Photos! Another weekend without Kate and his 8 kids?! What’s Dave up to?

Hmmm, This Thing Might Just Take Off Now: Gmail no longer in Beta.

Geeking Out Your iPhone Camera: Factron iPhone Case Features Interchangeable Lenses

They Can’t Be All That Bad: North Korea’s first TV advertisement for beer

Cool PEN Camera Ad: “This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! ” (via neatorama)

Useless, But Fun: 7 Larger Than Life Giant Objects

No Argument Here: The 15 Creepiest Vintage Ads Of All Time

This Makes Me Very Very Happy: Pegboy & Face to Face – 2009 Tour Dates

After the ‘Hangover’: What Will Zach Galifianakis Do Next? I don’t know, make a shitload of money? (well deserved)

10 Things Gas Stations Won’t Tell You: Don’t use a debit card, don’t apply for a gas card and more gas filling dos and don’ts.

Attn: Hippies and Gentle Hipsters! XPoNential Music Festival looks pretty good, if you got rid of those Bacon Brother clowns: “Buy your tickets now and save. Lineup includes The Bacon Brothers, Aimee Mann, Peter Bjorn & John, Robert Cray, They Might Be Giants, Shemekia Copeland, Guster, Los Straitjackets, Steve Forbert and the Windfall Prophets, and many more”

Free Download: We Were Promised Jetpacks – “Quiet Little Voices” (MP3 via BrooklynVegan)

Cruising with The Stars

Jeff — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:46 +0000

What do you do when you really really really love a TV show but you just don’t have the energy to stalk the show’s stars? How about spending a week at sea with hundreds of other like-minded loony dedicated fans on a theme cruise featuring that favorite show of yours? Sounds fantastic, right? Here’s a list of some popular “celebrity” cruises for you to enjoy. Bon Voyage!

(Disclaimer: Absolutely NO big name stars from the shows will be on board or anywhere near the ship at any time. Most likely they have no idea such a cruise exists.)

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Vulcan Appears on Food Network

Jeff — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:45:45 +0000

The latest installment of “The Next Food Network Star” is featuring a real, live Vulcan and that’s great news for the numerous special interest groups that lobby for more diversity on TV.

The female Vulcan named “Lisa Garza” plans to win the competition and defeat her human opponents by using her superior reasoning and logic skills and peppering her food with a rack of celestial spices she brought from her home planet of Vulcan.

Her culinary point of view? “I wish to prepare edible food in an efficient manner that will deliver nutrients to Humans and Vulcans alike in a pleasing and satisfying style.” Garza said as she quickly diced a cucumber with one hand and de-boned an an entire Cornish Game Hen with the other.

“I’ve won some smaller intergalactic competitions sponsored by the United Federation of Planets, and this earth-based victory will definitely add to my ongoing education and skill set. I’m only 127 years old and I really want to open my own place while I am still young. I’m thinking a Vulcan/Asian fusion place in San Fran or my home province of Raal.”

When one of the judges asked if she left much behind at home, Garza responded, “I just got out of a bad pon farr (Vulcan mating period) and concentrating on this show will be good for me.”

Being a Vulcan, Garza had to promise not to employ any of her Vulcan abilities that would give her an edge. “It’s weird because using a mind meld or my telepathy is just who I am, and it will be hard to stop, but I guess this is what I must do in order to compete fairly with an inferior race.”

Asked if she was nervous, Garza responded:

“I will not let emotions get in the way because as a Vulcan, I have none.”