K. Burtt
JAYNE: That’s why I don’t kiss ’em on the mouth.
-- Firefly, "Our Mrs. Reynolds" (01.06)
-- Firefly, "Our Mrs. Reynolds" (01.06)
| SUMMARY | |
| Geek Speak Status: | Associate Editor (not-in-Chief), Staff-Writer |
| E-mail: | kel@geekspeakmagazine.com |
| Nationality: | American |
| Preferred Nationality: | Brown Coatian |
| Known Alias(es): | Kai |
| Michael Bay is... | …not to be allowed near another Transformers movie until he looks up the definition of “robot”. |
| GENRE CREDENTIALS | |
| Gateway Fandom: | Star Wars / The Last Starfighter |
| Current Addiction(s): | The Big Bang Theory, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. |
| Favorite Movie: | Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (only kidding!). |
| Favorite TV Show(s): | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly |
| Favorite Book: | Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein. |
| Favorite Author: | Orson Scott Card. |
| Guilty Pleasure: | Smallville, old He-Man/She-Ra cartoons. |
| Crush(es): | Sarah Walker, not-so-evil-anymore-Faith. |
| Vendetta(s): | The world is all sunshine and puppies. I have no vendetta against anyone or anything. [Oh, come on! - Ed.] |
| Fan-fiction: pro or con? | Con (with few exceptions. Keep the characters in character, people!). |
| THE FINAL 5 | |
| Trek or Wars: | Wars! Lightsabers trump Tribbles. |
| DC or Marvel: | DC. |
| Vampires or werewolves: | Vampires. If only to facilitate meeting the inevitable hot slayer. |
| Dragons or Unicorns: | Dragons. Way more intriguing plot possibilities, plus lack the whole “only virgins may apply” aspect. |
| Time travel: pro or con?: | Pro. What else could cause so many geek arguments (besides this very question, at least)?! |
Geek Speaking
FEATURES
- The A-Z of Geek Speak (contributor), Issue 2, April 2010
- Love Letters to Liad (contributor), Issue 3, April 2010
- Long Live the Show, a comprehensive guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Issue 11, January 2011
- Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
- Spies Like Them, a look at prime time's current crop of top covert ops, Issue 13, March 2011
- In Memoriam, a tribute to those the geek world has lost this past year (Compiler), Issue 13, March 2011
- Fantasy, Interrupted, ranting against the long delays in book series, Issue 14, April 2011
- Meet the Mutants, a prelude to X-Men: First Class (Contributor), Issue 15, May 2011
- Through the Pensieve, reflections on Harry Potter (Contributor), Issue 17, July 2011
- In Every Possible Way, an interview with author Lev Grossman, Issue 18, August 2011
- One for the Books, a look at NPR's Top SFF Novels 1 - 50 (Contributor), Issue 19, September 2011
- Two for the Books, a look at NPR's Top SFF Novels 51 - 100 (Contributor), Issue 20, October 2011
THE TOP 13
- The Top 13... Superheroes Without Superpowers (Contributor), Issue 6, August, 2010
- The Top 13... Nameless Extras Made Good (Contributor), Issue 9, November 2010
- Geek Speak Recommendations
GEEK VS GEEK
- Harry Potter: Over-rated and Just Not Very Good, Issue 3, May 2010
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 6: A Complete Mess, Issue 7, September 2010
- Media Tie-in Novels: Not Worth the Paper They're Printed On, Issue 17, July 2011
REVIEWS
MOVIES
- Blade II (2002)
- Demolition Man (1993)
- Die Hard (1988)
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
- Next (2007)
- Paranormal Activity (2007)
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
- Superman (1978)
- Tremors (1990)
TV - ON DVD
- American Gothic
- Angel
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Escaflowne
- Firefly
- Justice League
- Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai
- The Dresden Files
- The Powerpuff Girls
BOOKS
- A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
- A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo
- Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
- Changes by Jim Butcher
- Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane
- Dreamsongs by George R. R. Martin
- First Meetings (in the Enderverse) by Orson Scott Card
- Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
- Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
- His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Hounds of Heaven by Cole Drewes
- Keeper of Dreams by Orson Scott Card
- Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon
- Leviathan Wakes by James R. A. Corey
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt
- Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
- Murder by Magic, edited by Rosemary Edghill
- North of Need by Laura Kaye
- Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon
- Old Man's War by John Scalzi
- Redwall (series) by Brian Jacques
- Sad Monsters by Frank Lesser
- Shadow King by Gav Thorpe
- Side Jobs by Jim Butcher
- Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
- Stone Cold Seduction by Jess Macallan
- Storm Front by Jim Butcher
- The Age of Zeus by James Lovegrove
- The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century, edited by Harry Turtledove
- The Chronicles of Prydain (series) by Lloyd Alexander
- The Conqueror's Shadow by Ari Marmell
- The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
- The Eye of the Storm by John Ringo
- The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
- The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- The Myriad by R. M. Meluch
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Paradise Prophecy by Robert Browne
- The Philip K. Dick Reader by Philip K. Dick
- The Ultimate Dragon, edited by Byron Preiss, et al.
- Treason by Orson Scott Card
- Twilight Fulfilled by Maggie Shayne
- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
- Ward Against Death by Melanie Card
- Way of the Wolf by E. E. Knight
- You Suck by Christopher Moore
GRAPHIC NOVELS
- Angel and Faith #1
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #1
- Doorways by George R. R. Martin
- Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale by Zach Whedon and Joss Whedon
- Star Wars: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands
