About Geek Circus
- Geek Circus
- Ontario, Canada
- Our blog Geek Circus; Samantha & Dylan: Mother and Son team that mesh together their love/obsessions of Gaming, Comics,TV Series, Movies, Books, Collecting, Observations, Photos, T-shirts & Cats. Ramblings. Dylan: Artist,"Passionate" Gamer, Toy Collector, Storyteller, Aspiring Video/Photographer, 16 Dragonborn Paladin, Fanboy; Gamer videos. Samantha: Women geek out too! Journalistic tendencies. My writing has been geared towards Geek Culture, interests from my childhood influenced by 60s,70s,80s. What I enjoy the most about geek culture is meeting interesting people, and telling their stories. X-Files!!!!
Monday, 24 February 2014
Friday, 31 January 2014
Godzilla, Bringing Monsters Back.
For those of you who don't know who Godzilla is, here is your refresher; seeing as how he is returning to the big screen this May. Mind you, I will not be discussing Godzilla 1998 as it really has no place to stand with the classic monster (a story for another day).
Godzilla's exact origins vary, but it is generally depicted as an enormous, violent, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. Pretty self-explanatory I know, pretty much it's a giant radioactive dinosaur-like creature. And while yes, in the Japanese tongue, Godzilla is classified as the noun "Kajiu" which translates to "strange creature", NOT IN ANY WAY TO CONFUSED WITH THE PACIFIC RIM KAIJU, as Godzilla is measured to be at least 5x times larger than the biggest Kaiju, so quit saying that Jaegars could fight Godzilla, or that Godzilla should be classified as a Pacific Rim creature, Godzilla has been around since the 40s! And the term Kaiju is used as describing phrase for all Japanese Monsters, and is not a member of the Kaiju species from Pacific Rim.
Over the years have had many reimaginings, going from your typical dopy looking beast from the days of early Monsters Movies, not looking very threatening (mainly the eyes) while this in a way, made it convey more emotion (as much as a giant monster can convey) which helped show the creature interact with his surroundings and other giant monsters.
Then the days of colour came, and with it, a new brand of monster, now featuring red/orange eyes the King of Monsters a more menacing appearance and with some re-touches to the overall appearance of the monster, he began to take a more monstrous appearance with more spikes and a sharper look, and for while up to say 2000, the look of Godzilla stayed relatively the same, short snout, long kinda blunt tail, an upright stance, and of course the spikes.
Then came Godzilla 2000, and with it, a new sleeker, sharper, deadlier look to the King himself, with an elongated snout, larger spikes, a more menacing demeanour, and of course a new take on his famous roar. This new Godzilla took on new foes like Orga, Megaguirus, King Ghidorah, and of course, Mecha-Godzilla.
An obvious attempt to reboot the series, it worked for a time, but then kinda died off. Putting an end to King of Monsters…….or so we thought.
Now 2014, Godzilla is making the big old comeback tour, with a new movie coming out in May of 2014 (THIS YEAR PEOPLE!!!!!), Expect a whole new level of city-wide destruction and possibly GIANT MONSTER FIGHTS!!!! Now, I don't expect an Oscar winning motion picture, hell my standards are quite small for the new movie, only having 2 things: Destruction and Godzilla. If you mess either one of those…well you don't quite have a Godzilla movie now do ya.
Here's to the possibility of reliving my childhood!
Dylan
Godzilla's exact origins vary, but it is generally depicted as an enormous, violent, prehistoric sea monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. Pretty self-explanatory I know, pretty much it's a giant radioactive dinosaur-like creature. And while yes, in the Japanese tongue, Godzilla is classified as the noun "Kajiu" which translates to "strange creature", NOT IN ANY WAY TO CONFUSED WITH THE PACIFIC RIM KAIJU, as Godzilla is measured to be at least 5x times larger than the biggest Kaiju, so quit saying that Jaegars could fight Godzilla, or that Godzilla should be classified as a Pacific Rim creature, Godzilla has been around since the 40s! And the term Kaiju is used as describing phrase for all Japanese Monsters, and is not a member of the Kaiju species from Pacific Rim.
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| Bigger than a Pacific Rim Kaiju people…a lot bigger. |
 The Evolution of Godzilla. |
| 1940s Godzilla. |
Over the years have had many reimaginings, going from your typical dopy looking beast from the days of early Monsters Movies, not looking very threatening (mainly the eyes) while this in a way, made it convey more emotion (as much as a giant monster can convey) which helped show the creature interact with his surroundings and other giant monsters.
| Godzilla 90s |
Then the days of colour came, and with it, a new brand of monster, now featuring red/orange eyes the King of Monsters a more menacing appearance and with some re-touches to the overall appearance of the monster, he began to take a more monstrous appearance with more spikes and a sharper look, and for while up to say 2000, the look of Godzilla stayed relatively the same, short snout, long kinda blunt tail, an upright stance, and of course the spikes.
Then came Godzilla 2000, and with it, a new sleeker, sharper, deadlier look to the King himself, with an elongated snout, larger spikes, a more menacing demeanour, and of course a new take on his famous roar. This new Godzilla took on new foes like Orga, Megaguirus, King Ghidorah, and of course, Mecha-Godzilla.
An obvious attempt to reboot the series, it worked for a time, but then kinda died off. Putting an end to King of Monsters…….or so we thought.
Now 2014, Godzilla is making the big old comeback tour, with a new movie coming out in May of 2014 (THIS YEAR PEOPLE!!!!!), Expect a whole new level of city-wide destruction and possibly GIANT MONSTER FIGHTS!!!! Now, I don't expect an Oscar winning motion picture, hell my standards are quite small for the new movie, only having 2 things: Destruction and Godzilla. If you mess either one of those…well you don't quite have a Godzilla movie now do ya.
Here's to the possibility of reliving my childhood!
Dylan
Monday, 23 December 2013
Christmas Favorites: Our Top 10 Movies
Happy Holidays Everyone!!! First of all let us apologize for disappearing for awhile. Life has been challenging with a few changes. We are hoping to keep the Blog going, so at this time we may be doing a monthly posting. But hey, if we can of course we will do more! Thanks to everyone for taking an interest in our Blog and sticking with us :) it is much appreciated by Dylan and I.
So lets get to the REAL reason why we are here TODAY. Yes it is that time of year for HOLIDAY MOVIES!!!!! Come on you know it is a tradition in your home too. We all wait for this time of year to watch our beloved favorites that we normally do not think about through out the year. Dylan and I would like to share our TOP 10, it is not Christmas if we do not partake in these movies, with you. And you might notice a few of these tend to be a little on the darkside. Cause lets face it, being as little twisted is much more entertaining than the cutesy fluffy, Christmas is about love stuff. The list is in no particular order, but I feel I should say hands down A Christmas Story is my absolute favorite. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is up there too!
We do watch many more Christmas movies than the 10 listed above. Next year we will compile a holiday list with kid friendlier themes like The Santa Claus and Prancer. But the way this year has turned out, blowing shit up is very satisfying this Christmas!!!!
So lets get to the REAL reason why we are here TODAY. Yes it is that time of year for HOLIDAY MOVIES!!!!! Come on you know it is a tradition in your home too. We all wait for this time of year to watch our beloved favorites that we normally do not think about through out the year. Dylan and I would like to share our TOP 10, it is not Christmas if we do not partake in these movies, with you. And you might notice a few of these tend to be a little on the darkside. Cause lets face it, being as little twisted is much more entertaining than the cutesy fluffy, Christmas is about love stuff. The list is in no particular order, but I feel I should say hands down A Christmas Story is my absolute favorite. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is up there too!
Have a VERY MERRY GEEKY CHRISTMAS, from the Geek Circus family to yours!
10. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
9. A Nightmare Before Christmas
8. Gremlins
7. Scrooged
6. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
5. The Ref
4. Die Hard
3. How The Grinch Stole Christmas 1966 & 2000
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1. A Christmas Story
We do watch many more Christmas movies than the 10 listed above. Next year we will compile a holiday list with kid friendlier themes like The Santa Claus and Prancer. But the way this year has turned out, blowing shit up is very satisfying this Christmas!!!!
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Super Sunday Shirt Selection feat. PANDAS!!!!!! 11/17/13
Yes it has been awhile since we have done our Sunday Shirts. So what better way to kick off Sunday Shirts Selection again AND to most of us the holiday shopping season than with Dylan's favorite animal, the Panda. I also owe some inspiration to a couple of awesome Twitter friends, Yuki vs.Panda and PandaManga.com. who both offer unique takes on pandas with art and independent comic books. Click on the links to find out more!
With so many pandas and so little time, We will be doing a part 2 of Panda shirts selections in the near future! But for now please enjoy this weeks set of Tees.
You does not LOVE PANDAS?????
Keep Calm and Panda On.....
With so many pandas and so little time, We will be doing a part 2 of Panda shirts selections in the near future! But for now please enjoy this weeks set of Tees.
You does not LOVE PANDAS?????
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| Yuki and Panda t-shirt from the comic book Yuki vs. Panda |
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| Logo t-shirt for Pandamanga.com. Find this in their zazzle shop |
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| BigPanda Adidas by Jeremy Scott. you can buy this tee here at blog.thegoodwill.com |
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| Panda Crossbones tee at Spread Shirt |
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| Want to do some good in the world and wear an adorable Panda tee? Grab one or more from the World Wildlife Fund. This tee comes in men's and children sizes too. |
Keep Calm and Panda On.....
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
OcTOYberFest!! Featuring Happy Worker Toys
This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of heading on down to Vaughan (Ontario, Canada) for it's annual "Octoyberfest", that's right, Oc-toy-ber...see what they did there. Despite it's small size it felt good! No big ass lines, giant crowds, it all seemed...right. A con with virtually no downside. THEY EVEN HAD A MARIO KART TOURNAMENT! (which I placed second in...stupid Rainbow Road) AND LOTS OF PRIZE RAFFLE BENEFITING KERRY'S PLACE AUTISM
SERVICES, because that's a good thing for everyone to participate in!
There was lots of good stuff, ranging from Barbie to Xenomorphs...literally your entire childhood under one roof (plus the most amazing toys from the 60s, 70s and 80s) and lots of vendors there to showcase their own personal toy creations, such as Happy Worker Toys, which is based in Toronto
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| Happy Worker Toys |
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| Happy Worker Toys.com |
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| Happy Worker Toys.com |
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| More Happy Worker Toys.com |
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| BOSSMAN!!!! by Happy Worker Toys |
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| MONEYMAN!!!!! by Happy Worker Toys |
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| GEEKMAN!!!!!!! by Happy Worker Toys |
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| SUPERMOM!!!!! by Happy Worker Toys! |
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| Some Angry Lion with a Flaming Sword...thing, From Guild Wars. By Happy Worker Toys. |
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| STUFFIES!!!! |
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| More Stuffies |
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| Look! It's that guy from those RBC commercials, by Happy Worker Toys |
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| Canada Olympic Mascots *beta version I assume* |
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| Canada Olympic Mascots! by Happy Worker Toys |
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| My guess...Milk Man...by Happy Worker Toys |
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| ROBOT!!!! by Happy Worker Toys |
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| Treasure Goblin...from Diablo. By Happy Worker Toys |
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| CAPTAIN CANUCK!! The rest of these awesome figures are all custom made that were done by other Toy Makers for the Custom Figure Showdown. Sponsored by Happy Worker |
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| Custom Megatron |
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| Shockwave...or is it Shockblast? |
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| Custom Predator Figures |
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| Badass Medieval Predator... |
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| Big Boss Predator |
| Don't forget, if you find yourself in the Toronto area on the 26th, Check out the spooky scary, TORONTO ZOMBIE WALK! Also during the 26th and 27th in Toronto, there is Unplugged going down in the Toronto Area. And don't forget to check out Happy Worker Toys.com! Dylan. |
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