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An amazing waste of 41,000 energy-saving LEDs

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A break from our regularly scheduled programming. This amazing exhibit called Multiverse is on display through 2009 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. The visuals remind me of the warp speed affect in Star Trek, and is never the same twice. Cool stuff. Any chance of this exhibit heading west?

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Geek Appeal: Star Trek colognes in the works for new film

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Need a cologne matched only by your overly dramatic acting? Spray on a little Tiberius! In need of a fragrance that ripens your sex appeal every 7 years? Try a little Pon Farr! Tired of being abandoned and left for dead after every encounter? Then give Red Shirt a try!

I kid you not.

As a part of the the promotion for the new film, GenkiWear LLC is developing three new colognes called Tiberius, Pon Farr and Red Shirt, celebrating the original Star Trek series.

And the merchandising madness doesn’t stop there.

Hopefully they aren’t planning Saurian brandy flavored lollipops. Then again, put me in for a box 🙂


Battlestar Galactica characters come out of the closet?

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POTENTIAL SPOILER: Rumor has it that Lt. Felix Gaeta will finally come out of the closet with Lt. Hoshi on new Battlestar Galactica webisodes airing Friday Dec. 11 through January, running up to the series 4.5 premiere on January 16, 2009.

Played by Alessandro Juliani, Lt. Gaeta has long been considered by gay fans of the show the most likely character to be gay. While not the first LGBT character in the series, let’s hope he fairs better than Admiral Cain of the Pegasus who was a lesbian, had an affair with a Cylon, and was later shot in the head (and not because she was a lesbian, or had an affair … she was just really mean).

The awkward scene below from season one is perhaps the first of many clues that Gaeta may bat for the other team. After re-watching the clip, I wonder if Baltar has a wide stance?

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As not to be totally trite, the following scenes are from one of last season’s most moving episodes, where Lt. Gaeta sings a sad lament after one of his legs has been amputated.



For more information on the webisodes visit the official Battlestar Galactica site.
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