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How Can The Walking Dead Save It’s Second Season? Get Lost
The whole gang is back! After an inexcusable hiatus, breaking up the momentum just as the season got reasonably interesting we finally return to meet back up with Rick Grimes and company this Sunday on AMC. Either the series rebounds to...
The Walking Dead Television Series Is Superior To The Comic Series [Opinion]
Walking Dead mastermind Robert Kirkman has famously said his most popular franchise was borne from wondering what happens after a zombie movie. Typically, a zombie outbreak story begins with a relatable reality, add zombies, initial crisis...
Bob Saget Is On The Hunt For Bigfoot
Bob Saget is shooting a new show for A&E entitled Strange Days where he hunts down the strangest elements of our society, including Bigfoot, which was the episode he was shooting last week. “Bob Saget’s Strange Days” delves into weird,...
Love Bugs: Reaper, X-Files Tackle The Weirdest Evil Insect Episodes In TV History
In this column, we look at two pop-cultural interpretations of ubiquitous Weird legends as portrayed by two narrative television programs… like how That ‘70s Show’s Donna and CSI: Miami’s Horatio Crane were both created by their respective...
Is this the ultimate weapon for the inevitable Terminator: Salvation robot apocalypse?
Preparing for the inevitable Terminator: Salvation robot apocalypse a five part series We here at Weird Things aren’t just committed to telling you about all the weird things going on in your world, we’re here to do something about it! As...
Making Star Trek Possible: Warp speed without the warp drive
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… Probably the most fascinating idea that Star Trek popularized was the idea of a warp drive. This was a concept from golden age sci-fi that went mainstream...
Making Star Trek Possible: The Humanoid Problem
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… In an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation called the “The Chase” a long running problem in Star Trek was finally solved – Why do all the aliens in...
Making Star Trek Possible: Practical Time Travel
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… Time Travel stories generally suck. There are some noteworthy exceptions – specifically stories that deal with the problems of time travel and not just...
Making Star Trek Possible: Mind melding and ESP
A five-part series that tries to explain how to make the science of Star Trek real… An important part of the Star Trek mythos is the idea of mind-to-mind contact. Spock uses this to probe other people’s minds and even transplant his entire...