I haven’t been a fan of the Writers Guild. It seems the group is more interested in hording control rather than making the entertainment industry stronger and more profitable. The most recent example is the Writers Guild’s outrage that ABC asked for viewer stories and input on their new sitcom, “In the Motherhood.” ABC initially asked for ideas on their website, saying ideas might be used as “inspiration.” This was a wonderful idea to engage a target audience, making them feel like a part of the new show and more eager to watch it hoping their ideas inspire.
But the Writers Guild wants none of that engagement. Claiming the idea submissions were not allowed under their contract, ABC removed the inspiration language from its website, though it still asks for ideas.
Again, the Writers Guild is holding back an innovative effort from ABC to make a TV show more exciting and engaging by building a community of viewers.










The idea of super heroes in the “real-world” is nothing new, but the hit TV show Heroes brought the idea to the mainstream. Many comic books have tackled the political and ethical questions many spandex heroes ignore and Heroes aimed to be the window for geeks and non-geeks alike. Normal people began discovering their extraordinary abilities with varying results of shock, fear, and accidents. The breakout star, Hiro Nakamura, a geek like us, discovered he could stop time and teleport, accidentally shooting himself from Japan to the middle of Time Square, screaming “Yatta. Hello New York!”
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Goatees are evil. This is a well known geek fact best portrayed by the Mirror, Mirror episode of the original Star Trek where the Enterprise accidentally trades Captain Kirk, Scotty, and Lt. Uhura for their alternate reality, evil dopplegangers. In the Mirror Universe, Kirk meets evil, goatee wearing Spock and since that classic moment in facial hair history, I’ve never been able to look at Tim Curry the same way again. Aside from being a classic Star Trek episode, Mirror, Mirror inspired years of prejudice against goatee wearing characters, becoming a common Hollywood tool to reveal the villain of the piece - like evil David Hasselhoff. Terrifying, I know.
Celebrating, immortalizing, and humiliating the classic sci-fi series Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Looney Tunes classic Daffy Duck decided he too wanted to travel into space. In the 1953 classic Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, Daffy Duck spits his way to idiotic heroics, with an ego even Captain Kirk would be over powered by. One of the funniest Looney Tunes shorts ever, Duck Dogers has appeared in several sequels and his own series helping continue the lampooning sci-fi so deserves.
The only thing worse than licensed movie games are licensed TV show games. But rare gems have shown licensed games can sometimes be moderately enjoyable. The Lost game, in theory, has the potential to be one of those mediocre games. When the game comes out next week, think about how cool the game might have been if some of these ideas were included.
Campy, silly, cutesy. These are totally the best description of what makes Star Trek great. "Trouble with Tribbles" is the 1967 classic episode from the original Star Trek series where the Enterprise crew find these cute, furry balls that are born pregnant and reproduce like bunnies in an accelerated time warp. The comical yet endearing episode has remained a fan favorite, even been worked into a time travel episode more than 20 years later in Deep Space Nine. The Tribbles have evolved into a Star Trek staple, the butt of constant jokes and references across all science fiction. If only all Star Trek villains were as cute and cuddly: it’d make their action figures a lot better.

