Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - why Marvel's crossover format works

WARNING: If you're not caught up on the show and/or haven't seen the new Captain America movie, then yes there will be spoilers.

In the two weeks after the US debut of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the ABC show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. became firmly cemented into the Marvel universe (and risked spoiling the entire movie) by incorporating the Hydra uprising, as well as the "death" of Nick Fury.

"Hail Hydra."

AoS began the official incorporation into the Marvel universe with cameos from Samuel L. Jackson and Jaimie Alexander, and in recent episodes characters from the new Cap movie have been referenced, with Fury's second, Maria Hill [Cobie Smulders], making an appearance in the upcoming episode on Tuesday:

For Marvel, this format seems to be working rather nicely, giving fans a glimpse into the universe between films and better defining what S.H.I.E.L.D. is all about. The perseverance of the beloved Phil Coulson and his team (minus Ward, of course) will doubtless go unrewarded - it is Marvel, after all, and the good guys always win - but for how long is yet to be determined, and with the release of the next Avengers film on the horizon, it can only be assumed the cameos will be in abundance and the various story arcs will continue to engage viewers.

Nerd shoes

Hello fellow Geeks and Geekette

Sorry for  the late post! I started a second job and I got caught up with that,but today I will share how to turn any shoes into awesome shoes! This will a picture story, so  I took pictures on this how too, if you have any questions please free to contact me! DalekChick/TxTrekkieGurl 

Your supplies 

Shoes

Scissors

Mod podge

Paint brush

Paper plate

Scrap Fabric 

Minecraft Update 14 - 360 & PS3

The Achievement Hunter crew explore the recent Minecraft update 14 Mojang and 4J bestowed upon the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions. Also, watch Gavin pull a Leroy Jenkins in the desert temple (part 2).

 

International Table Top Day

Hello fellow Geeks and Geekettes

Happy International Table Top day!   What a great way to enjoy your Saturday with playing board games with friends and family!  I will be playing board games with my  lots of stranger as I will  be G33k3 Con here in Texas! 

I thought I would share some of my favorite tabletop games.

·         Castle Panic

·         Quelf

·         Star Fluxx

·         Settle of Catan

·         Star Trek Catan

Am sorry the post is again small, I’ve be volunteering at this Con a lot and Working lot! But Will type up about the Con for my next Post! Please if you are playing board games please tag us and geekandsundry on twitter, with the Hash Tag #tabletopday

Stay Geeky

Dalek Chick 

BaneCat: Gotham's fiendish feline

Still computerless this week and unable to write the post I intended to write due to time constraint and scheduling conflict, so I enlisted the assistance of BaneCat. ;)"

Cosplays

Hello fellow Geeks and Geekettes,

 Let’s talk about Cosplay!

I am in full swing of holy crap I don’t have much time left to   get all my new cosplays done!  You know they were you begin to really work on them. I just order three of pieces the day and doing the whole I pray they fit while I wait for them.  I went out shopping the other day to look for other pieces of another Cosplay am working on with no outcome. Anyways I will share with you what I working towards and maybe you will have some helpful hints for me!

I am working a Dr. Horrible Cosplay; Since Nathan Fillion will be at Dallas Comic Con this year. My dad and I are planning on doing then whole Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible deal. So dad already has his Captain Hammer all set.  So for me I just order the Jacket, gloves and Goggle. I have an idea for the pants what I really need is the White Rubber boots. (Rain boots)

The Second Cosplay I am working on is Cinderella before the ball, so she in the ragged cleaning clothes.  A group of my friends are doing the Disney Princess for DCC also. So am still in need of everything that Cinderella; tan skirt, Dark brown and light blue top, shoes and the apron.   I have an idea of getting a bucket to carry my stuff in .

So In between work and Cosplays hunt I’ve been one busy woman.  Once I finish my Cosplay I will for sure do  a detail  post about each other and what I did to make it.

Stay Geeky,

Dalekchick

Book Pile

Computer is still out of commission, so my apologies for any bizarre formatting. :)

I'm having a bit of writer's block this week. I remembered this morning that oh yeah, I still need to write something. Then inspiration struck in the form of a pile of books: my to-read stack that's been accumulating since last summer. So far, I've read six:

Under the Dome - Stephen King
Cell - Stephen King
Christine - Stephen King
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (first book only) - Douglas Adams
Parasite - Mira Grant
The Princess Bride (including Buttercup's Baby) - William Goldman

I'm currently in the middle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Still left in my to-read pile (in no particular order):

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
A Tale of Two Cities (this one's a re-read) - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
By the Light of the Moon - Dean Kootz
The Time Machine/The Island of Dr. Moreau/The Invisible Man/The War of the Worlds/The First Men in the Moon/The Food of the Gods/In the Days of the Comet (these are all in one big book) - H.G. Wells
The Shining - Stephen King
Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (omnibus) - Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill
Aesop's Fables
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (a gift from a friend upon hearing I'd only read the first book)

What's in your to-read pile or list? Comment below! I look forward to seeing what literature you guys are exploring.