Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

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Gal Gadot

Born April 30, 1985

Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman. Take that in for a minute. She is a trained Israeli soldier which means that the moves you see her do are for real and she can kick your ass. And you will like it.

Noteworthy

  • Keeping Up with the Jones – Gadot and Jon Hamm are the spies neighbors to Isla Fisher and Zach Galifianakis. This is such a well put together movie. The acting is good, the plot is good, and the comedic bits are funny. What more can you ask for? Plus Gadot and Hamm look great together.
  • Furious 7 – Gadot in a fast car saving the team. It is amazing. I really dug the introduction of Gadot to the family.
  • Batman vs Superman – She was one of the few highlights for me in a movie that I really didn’t care for. The shot of her sliding across the ground after getting hit by Doomsday, skidding to a stop, and then smiling – worth the price of admission.
  • Wonder Woman – Loved the whole movie until the ending with Ares – listen to the podcast and you will hear more on this. Gadot rocks the role of Wonder Woman and I hope they keep it rolling.

Wonder Woman, she’s amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She’s all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she’s a whole lot of woman.

-Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

by | April 30, 2018 | Comic Books, Featured, Movies, Video Games | 0 Comments

Gal Gadot Born April 30, 1985   Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman. Take that in for a minute. She is a trained Israeli soldier which means that the moves you see her do are for real and she can kick your ass. And you will like it. Noteworthy Keeping Up with the Jones -...
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Jeremy Clarkson

by | April 11, 2018 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

Jeremy Clarkson Born April 11, 1960   Jeremy Clarkson Noteworthy Top Gear - As part of the Top Gear Trinity he and May and Hammond were amazing and they contributed to one of the most watched and most downloaded shows on TV. The fact that they were not sponsored...
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James Van Der Beek

by | March 8, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

James Van Der Beek Born March 8, 1977   James Van Der Beek showed up in my pop-culture worldview when he appeared in Varsity Blues. Since that movie, I have been a fan and will watch just about anything that Van Der Beek appears in. Noteworthy Varsity Blues -...
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The Way I Heard It Podcast with Mike Rowe

by | September 12, 2016 | Featured, Podcast, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

One of the most recent additions to my podcast playlist is The Way I Heard It podcast with Mike Rowe. Any of you that have watched TV over the last 15 years have to have stumbled upon or just down right fallen in love with Mike Rowe. I am assuming that you most likely...
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Jason Lee

by | April 25, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Jason Lee Born April 25, 1970   Jason Lee has been someone I have watched in everything they have been in since I saw him in Mallrats back in the day. Love his acting style and love the way he approaches a character. Noteworthy Mallrats - Lee is Brodie. Brodie is...
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Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

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Uma Thurman

Born April 29, 1970

Uma Thurman first slid into my view as Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction and though I have not been as obsessed as Tarantino, I do tend to seek out movies that she is in. There is something raw about the way that she delivers dialogue and action. It makes her interesting to watch.

Noteworthy

  • Pulp Fiction – Again, first thing that I saw her in. I love her as Mia. The reaction when she is stabbed in the heart by the needle the huge intake of breath – perfect. Also, I love how nervous she tends to make Travolta.
  • Batman & Robin – Thurman is the best villain in the bunch in this movie. She makes a great Poison Ivy. The movie as a whole was completely over the top but she was excellent as a villain.
  • Kill Bill 1 & Kill Bill 2 – The Bride. I don’t know that I need to dig much further into it. Thurman is The Bride and she does, in fact, kill Bill.
  • The Producers – No one else could have played Ulla opposite Balistock and Blom in the musical version of The Producers. You really want to see Thurman take on more musical roles after you watch this.
  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend – Not the best thing she has ever been in but I dig it. Thurman has superpowers, her boyfriend breaks up with her – that was a mistake.

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It’s so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.

-Uma Thurman

Tell Em Steve-Dave

by | April 10, 2017 | Comedy, Featured, Podcast | 0 Comments

Tell em Steve-Dave! That is the sign off to one of my favorite podcasts. The sign off to one of the downloads that I wait on each and every week. Hosted by Bryan Johnson, Walt Flanagan and Brian Quinn, this is potentially the best podcast on the SmodCo Network - sorry...
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Embrace that Movie for What It Is or Was Supposed to Be

by | September 23, 2016 | Beyond Geek, Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Embrace that Movie for What It Is or Was Supposed to Be. Do not make the assumption that every movie is made to win an Oscar. Not all movies are film or art and not all films are good movies. To me, a movie is built, designed for entertainment. A movie can be...
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Overdrive App

by | September 8, 2016 | Featured, Technology | 0 Comments

My latest obsession on my phone is the Overdrive App. This is the fault of one my co-workers (Amy you know who you are). I was using Audible, and I love Audible - if there is a book that I want to keep, that I want to listen to more than once, or once a year, I will...
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Walking Dead Season 7 Finale

by | April 2, 2017 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

This is something I haven't ever tried before. I am going to attempt to chronicle my reactions to the Season Finale of The Walking Dead. #TheWalkingDead - #TWDFinale The Music this season has been really good. From the choices when they were torturing Darryl to the...
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Jay Chandrasekhar

by | April 9, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Jay Chandrasekhar Born April 9, 1968   Love Jay Chandrasekhar and all things Broken Lizard. Whether he is rolling with that crew, doing stand up, or producing movies on his own - Chandrasekhar always brings the funny. Noteworthy Super Troopers - director/actor -...
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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

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Jessica Alba

Born April 28, 1981

Jessica Alba started out acting as a teenager and has been turning out great entertainment for all of us ever since then. She is one of those actresses that makes interesting choices and elevates the role.

Noteworthy

  • Idle Hands – I college students right hand has a mind of its own. Alba is one of the characters with hands that don’t have murderous intent. This was the first movie that I saw Alba in.
  • Sin City – Alba is little Nancy. I love the feel and the film work of this movie. Alba is one of the pivotal characters and a lot of the plot hinges on her.
  • Fantastic Four – Alba is Sue Storm. No, really Alba is Sue Storm. I thought she was perfect as her quarter of Marvel’s first family.
  • Machete – You got to love a movie that jumped from a fake trailer in another movie to the big screen. Alba is fantastic.

You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.

-Jessica Alba

Haley Joel Osment

by | April 10, 2018 | Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Haley Joel Osment Born April 10, 1988   Haley Joel Osment Noteworthy Forrest Gump - Osment comes in toward the end of this movie playing Gump's son. You could really see how good of an actor he was and was going to be. There was so much of the Forest Gump...
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Christian Bale

by | January 30, 2018 | Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Christian Bale - Born January 30, 1974 Christian Bale. People that know me well are probably surprised that I am celebrating him on his birthday. I am very outspoken about not liking him as Batman (certainly his most well-known role). If someone could tell me if it...
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Top 5 Kevin Smith Movies

by | April 11, 2017 | Featured, Movies, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

I have a bit of a problem when it comes to Kevin Smith projects. By projects, I am including any directing, writing, acting, podcast, whatever. I am a devotee. He cracks me up. Part of it is the fact that we are around the same age and have some of the same influences...
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Walking Dead Season 7 Finale

by | April 2, 2017 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

This is something I haven't ever tried before. I am going to attempt to chronicle my reactions to the Season Finale of The Walking Dead. #TheWalkingDead - #TWDFinale The Music this season has been really good. From the choices when they were torturing Darryl to the...
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Patton Oswalt

by | January 27, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Patton Oswalt - Born January 27, 1969 As a professed stand-up comedy addict, Patton Oswalt is one of my drugs of choice. I really dig smart humor and when a comedian uses language well, wraps their humor and stories back around to a common thread, and at the end don't...
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Kevin James

Kevin James

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Kevin James

Born April 26, 1965

Kevin James is a truly funny guy. He has played a variety of roles and he seems to be able to play just about any role, some of which we will dig into below. He is very deft at physical humor but then you watch him act and emote and he is a very talented as an actor.

Noteworthy

  • Hitch – This was the first movie that I remember Kevin James in. He was fantastic in this role. In particular, the training montage with Will Smith is one of the funniest things that Will Smith has been involved in, in a long time.
  • The King of Queens – Doug Heffernan, as a character, ran across three different shows. Doug was the springboard for Kevin James onto the large screen and really gave a jolt to his career. Add Leah Remini to this and it is no wonder that James is as big a star as he is.
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry – Kevin James and Adam Sandler are box office gold. Having them marry each other for health benefits – genius. Such a funny thought provoking movie.
  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop – Bag on this movie all you want. They had me when he slid across the floor and didn’t quite make it to cover. Laughed my ass off.
  • Here Comes the Boom – A much more trim Kevin James learning to MMA fight to save a program in his school. Bizarre plot great flick. Loved it.

There’s no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.

-Kevin James

Ian Clarke

by | February 16, 2018 | Featured, Science, Technology | 0 Comments

Ian Clarke Born February 16, 1977   Ian Clarke is the creator and lead desgner on a project called Freenet. FreeNet "Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver...
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Michael Rooker

by | April 6, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Michael Rooker Born April 6, 1955   Michael Rooker defines the term gritty actor. He is the grittiest of the gritty and one of my favorite actors on the planet. The roles that he digs into are always passionate, sometimes misunderstood, and usually very strange....
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Tag You Are It Eddie Cahill

by | January 15, 2018 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

Eddie Cahill Tag you are it Eddie Cahill. Eddie Cahill first fell into my field of vision when he arrived on the sitcom Friends in 2000. He came on to be a love interest for Rachel and to be honest, was one of the better actors to fill that role. Seen than Cahill has...
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Cedric the Entertainer

by | April 24, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Cedric the Entertainer Born April 24, 1964   Cedric the Entertainer is one of the funniest people on the planet. Since his stand-up days, I have been following his career and catching him everywhere that I can. Noteworthy The Original Kings of Comedy - Cedric the...
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Rachel Dratch

by | February 22, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Rachel Dratch Born February 22, 1966   Rachel Dratch has been on SNL since 1999. It is 2018 as of the time of this writing. That is a long damn time. She is not a regular cast member now but she is still beloved enough to make an appearance from time to time. I...
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Jason Lee

Jason Lee

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Jason Lee

Born April 25, 1970

Jason Lee has been someone I have watched in everything they have been in since I saw him in Mallrats back in the day. Love his acting style and love the way he approaches a character.

Noteworthy

  • Mallrats – Lee is Brodie. Brodie is Lee. This is still my favorite character that he has ever performed. The delivery is amazing and so much fun to watch.
  • Dogma – Lee is a bad guy. He is Azrael a bad angel looking to help end the world.
  • The Incredibles -Lee is the voice of Syndrome. I don’t think that it would have been quite as good without Jason Lee voicing the bad guy.
  • My Name is Earl – A storyline based around Karma with a kinda white-trash set of characters. Such a timeless and amusing show. Very re-watchable unless you are my wife. She hates it.

I was a little nerdy, but I got along with everybody. I had fun at school – skateboarding, surfing, getting kicked out of class for making too much noise.

-Jason Lee

Offal aint Awful

by | September 18, 2016 | Beyond Geek, Featured, Food | 0 Comments

I’ll admit, it can take a brave soul to venture beyond the bounds of the culinary norm.  But eating off course and venturing into foreign territory can bring particular rewards, one of them is the oft taboo offal treat!   There are two distinct sensory memories from...
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7 Days A Geek

by | March 25, 2017 | Featured, Podcast | 0 Comments

My podcast playlist keeps me in anticipation each and every week. I pull down to refresh and it feels like I am playing the slots with a 100% chance to win. One of my favorite jackpots is when the 7 Days a Geek podcast rolls out a new pod. It is a highlight and I find...
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Forgotten Books – Sorta

by | March 23, 2017 | Books, Featured | 0 Comments

Forgotten Books - Sorta Yes, I'm a geek hence the reason I write for thisgeeksworld.com.  Or at least I was before kids when I still had time for geeky endeavors. Video games have taken a back seat to Elmo and the rest of the Sesame Street gang, Epic Rap Battles of...
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Jon Hamm

by | March 10, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Jon Hamm Born March 10, 1971   Jon Hamm played Don Draper with a huge amount of heart, passion, and a certain charisma that most actors strive for. Draper aside, Jon Hamm rocks! Noteworthy Mad Men - Don Draper was the first role that I ever saw Jon Hamm in. He...
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

by | February 20, 2017 | Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter In honor of President's Day, I figured I would talk about a truly presidential movie: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Now, this is a film about a president that can really protect our domestic interests... from the UNDEAD HORDES! Go...
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