BILL: Socrates: “The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing.”
TED: That’s us, dude!
– Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

SUMMARY

Geek Speak Status: Contributing Writer
Nationality: Australian
Preferred Nationality: Corellian
Known Alias(es): Paddy
Michael Bay is… a bigger douche than John Edwards.

GENRE CREDENTIALS

Gateway Fandom: Star Wars.
Favorite Movie(s): Star Wars, Bladerunner, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.�
Favorite TV Show(s): Stargate (yes, even Universe), Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Favorite Book: None.
Favorite Author: Who reads nowadays? (Ooh… tough crowd.)
Guilty Pleasure: Starship Troopers.
Crush(es): The hot blue Twi’lek in Episode II and III (no, not the kid).
Vendetta(s): The Man, George Lucas, the grandfather complex.
Fan Fiction: Pro or Con? Con.

THE FINAL 5  

Trek or Wars: Wars.
DC or Marvel: DC.
Vampires or Werewolves: Vampires. More house trained.
Dragons or Unicorns: My dragon eating your unicorn’s heart. Slowly.
Time Travel: Pro or Con? Big pro! Bring it on!

FEATURES

• The A-Z of Geek Speak (Contributor), Issue 2, April 2010
• Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011

THE TOP 13

• Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011

GEEK VS GEEK

• The Case for the Alien, Issue 5, July 2010
• DC VS Marvel Movies – Marvel: Persistence of Vision, Issue 6, August 2010
• Time Travel and Fiction: The Perfect Combination, Issue 9, November 2010

REVIEWS

MOVIES

• Alien (1979)
• Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
• Deep Blue Sea (1999)
• Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
• How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
• Street Fighter (1994)