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Franchises And Thoughts

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I’ve started to question the value of franchises.

This may sound strange in many ways.

  • You may wonder “what the hell took you so long?” as we try to figure out why Spider-Man movies keep getting remade.
  • You may wonder why I care, because I’m bang alongside crazy creativity, cosplay, fanfic – and I haven’t really mentioned this.
  • You may wonder if I’m becoming a crotchety old geek. I’m not, I’m still cool and still love being a Pyro in TF2.

So let me explain exactly what started this. It all has to do with Grand Moff Tarkin.

For those of you who don’t recall, yes, that’s the guy played by Peter Cushing in the first Star Wars film. Commander of the Death Star, didn’t take crap from Vader, and looked like he was permanently bitter at life.  I figure it’s because the name “Tarkin” sounds like an artificial fabric winter coats are made out of.

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Fan I Am Roundup

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So why do we identify as fans?  Why does the media we consume matter to us?  Why is liking something important.  Steve explores the questions and comes up with theories – and fandom is closer to supposedly nonfannish things than we may think . .

 

 
– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Civic Geek Catalog Update 11/15/2014

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First of all, the Geek Catalog is now the Civic Geek Catalog AND it has it’s own website at CivicGeek.Com – still sorted by Geekery And Category – with more to come!

General

STEM

  • Environment
    • Skeptical Science – A site dedicated to explaining the science of global warning. Always looking for help in donations or paper review.
  • General
    • Engineering for Change – A community to connect engineers, governments, social scientists, and more to share knowledge and solve problems in a sustainable way.
    • Engineers Without Borders Canada – A nonprofit Canadian organziation that supports sustainable community engineering projects around the world.
    • Engineers Without Borders USA – A nonprofit US organziation that supports sustainable community engineering projects around the world.

Video Games

Writing

  • Books
    • Book Aid – Supports African Libraries with books and librarian training.
  • Literacy
    • ProLiteracy – Focuses in safe, strong, sustainable socieities by building literacy around the globe with a variety of initiatives.
    • Tracy and Clerenda McGrady Foundation – Founded by the NBA All-Star and his wife, the foundation focuses on multiple, world-wide literacy projects.