Cathy Thomson“I’m pathetic, illiterate. I’m Cletus the slack-jawed yokel.”
-- Willow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, “Lover’s Walk” (03.08)
| SUMMARY | |
| Geek Speak Status: | Staff Writer |
| E-mail: | cathy@geekspeakmagazine.com |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Preferred Nationality: | Druidian |
| Known Alias(es): | Cath |
| Michael Bay is... | Still alright with me. |
| GENRE CREDENTIALS | |
| Gateway Fandom: | Buffy. |
| Current Addiction(s): | Glee, The Vampire Diaries. |
| Favorite Movie: | The Princess Bride, Spaceballs. |
| Favorite TV Show(s): | Chuck, Supernatural. |
| Favorite Book: | A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. |
| Favorite Author(s): | Bill Bryson. |
| Guilty Pleasure: | icanhascheezburger.com. |
| Crush(es): | Dean Winchester, Chuck Bartowski, Damon Salvatore. |
| Vendetta(s): | Any actress who has ever kissed one of my crushes, and especially Daneel Harris. |
| Fan-fiction: pro or con? | Um….. no. Not sold. |
| THE FINAL 5 | |
| Trek or Wars: | Wars! |
| DC or Marvel: | DC. |
| Vampires or werewolves: | Vampires. And yes, I’d want to be turned. |
| Dragons or Unicorns: | In a fight, dragons. For a pet, unicorns. |
| Time travel: pro or con?: |
Truly, truly wish it were real. Then I’d have a
hoverboard and my own Terminator! |
Geek Speaking
FEATURES
- Close Encounters (Contributor), meetings with our geek idols, Issue 5, July 2010
- Comic-Con Confessional, memoir of San Diego Comic-Con virgin, Issue 6, August 2010
- Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! -- a look at some prominent Australian actors in Hollywood genre, Issue 11, January 2011
- Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
- Through the Pensieve, reflections on Harry Potter (Contributor), Issue 17, July 2011
THE TOP 13
- Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
REVIEWS
MOVIES
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
TV
ON AIR
ON DVD
BOOKS
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
- Torment by Lauren Kate
