Rachel HylandTROY: Me and Abed have an agreement. If one of us dies, we stage it to look like a suicide caused by the unjust cancelation of Firefly.
-- Community, "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" (02.16)
| SUMMARY | |
| Geek Speak Status: | Editor-in-Chief, Staff-Writer |
| E-mail: | rachel@geekspeakmagazine.com |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Preferred Nationality: | Valdemaran |
| Known Alias(es): | rachgd |
| Michael Bay is... | in league with Satan (and not in a cool, Reaper way). |
| GENRE CREDENTIALS | |
| Gateway Fandom: | Star Trek. |
| Current Addiction(s): | Fall TV. Pretty much exclusively. |
| Favorite Movie: | The Princess Bride. |
| Favorite TV Show(s): | Buffy, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, The X-Files, Supernatural. |
| Favorite Book: | Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. |
| Favorite Author: | David Weber. |
| Guilty Pleasure: | Howard the Duck. |
| Crush(es): | Michael Westen, Angel, Logan Cale, Jarod, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Sherriff Jack Carter. |
| Vendetta(s): | The Center, Manpower, the IOA, Section One, God (the Supernatural version). |
| Fan-fiction: pro or con? | Pro (as long as it’s all spelt correctly). |
| THE FINAL 5 | |
| Trek or Wars: | Trek! |
| DC or Marvel: | Marvel. |
| Vampires or werewolves: | Vampires. Way hotter. |
| Dragons or Unicorns: | I guess dragons, but neither, for preference. |
| Time travel: pro or con?: | Con. It makes my head hurt. |
Geek Speaking
- Black Jack Calling - an interview with Jack Campbell, Issue 1, March 2010
- Hurry Up and Wait - musings on the dreaded mid-season hiatus, Issue 1, March 2010
- Independently Undead - an interview with filmmaker Jordan Galland, Issue 2, April 2010
- Drawing a Crowd - an interview with cartoonist Mark Gonyea, Issue 2, April 2010
- One Small Step - musings on films made into TV shows, Issue 2, April 2010
- The A-Z of Geek Speak (Contributor), Issue 2, April 2010
- Val Con Came First - an interview with Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, Issue 3, May 2010
- One Giant Leap - musings on TV shows made into films, Issue 3, May 2010
- Love Letters to Liad (Contributor/Compiler) - fan appreciation of the Liaden Universe®, Issue 3, May 2010
- Dead and Doing It (with Kate Nagy), a guide to vampire romance, Issue 4, June 2010.
- Blood, Death and Sex (with David Baldwin and Sara Paige), a True Blood Episode Guide, Issue 4, June 2010
- The Seduction Factor, an interview with novelist D. B. Reynolds, Issue 4, June 2010
- No One Gets a Free Pass, an interview with best-selling author David Weber, Issue 5, July 2010
- From Trekker to Director, the many Trek stars who have stepped behind the camera, Issue 5, July 2010
- Close Encounters (Contributor/Compiler), meetings with our geek idols, Issue 5, July 2010
- Zelazny Zealotry (Contributor/Compiler), fan appreciation of author Roger Zelazny, Issue 6, August 2010
- Living the Fairy Tale, an interview with Seanan McGuire, Issue 7, 2010
- The Fall Guide, a look at the genre offerings of the 2010-2011 TV season, Issue 7, 2010
- Conventional Wisdom, a 2010 WorldCon memoir, Issue 7, 2010
- The Monster Mash (with Kate Nagy), a look at more than 30 literary monster mash-ups, Issue 8, 2010
- In Friendship False, how many "friends" can a non-existent person get on Facebook in a day, Issue 8, 2010
- The 2010 Geek Speak Awards (Compiler), the Best and Worst of the year, as we see it, Issue 10, December 2010
- Agatha Heterodyne and the Cult Phenomenon, a look at Girl Genius, Issue 11, January 2011
- Confused? Excellent! an interview with Jasper Fforde, Issue 13, March 2011
- Spies Like Them, a look at prime time's current crop of top covert ops, Issue 13, March 2011
- Geek Speak: Year One, an anniversary issue retrospective (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
- In Memoriam, a tribute to those the geek world has lost this past year (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
- It's History, But it's Not, an interview with Philippa Ballantine, Issue 14, April 2011
- Epic Fantasy Casting (with Rachel Hyland), assigning earthly avatars to some of Fantasy's finest creations, Issue 14, April 2011
- Meet the Mutants, a prelude to X-Men: First Class (Contributor), Issue 15, May 2011
- Back from Hell (Again), a look at Supernatural , Season 6, Issue 15, May 2011
- Our Own Normal, an interview with Urban Fantasy author Vicki Pettersson, Issue 15, May 2011
- Hello, Summer! The plentiful original programming of Summer, 2011, Issue 16, June 2011
- Goodbye Cruel World, a farewell to the 2010-2011 TV casualties, Issue 16, June 2011
- Through the Pensieve, reflections on Harry Potter (Contributor), Issue 17, July 2011
- Comic Comeback, a look at canceled TV shows continued in comic form, Issue 18, August 2011
- One for the Books, a look at NPR's Top SFF Novels 1 - 50 (Contributor), Issue 19, September 2011
- The Rise of Fall, a look at the genre shows of the 2011-12 TV season, Issue 19, September 2011
- A Natural Development, an interview with author Chloe Neill, Issue 20, October 2011
- Two for the Books, a look at NPR's Top SFF Novels 51 - 100 (Contributor), Issue 20, October 2011
AFTER THE FALL
- Angel, Issue 2, April 2010
- Blood Ties, Issue 4, 2010
- Charmed (with Sara Paige), Issue 5, 2010
- Firefly, Issue 1, March 2010
- The Pretender, Issue 3, May 2010
THE TOP 13
- Genre Parodies, Issue 1, March 2010
- Geek Goddesses (with Kate Nagy), Issue 3, May 2010
- Vampires, Issue 4, June 2010
- Superheroes Without Superpowers (Contributor), Issue 6, August, 2010
- Nameless Extras Made Good (with K. Burtt and Rachel Day), Issue 9, November 2010
- Geek Gifts, Issue 10, December 2010
- Robots, Male Division (with Jason Murdoch), Issue 11, January 2011
- Paranormal Romance Clichés (Contributor), Issue 12, February 2011
- Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
- Fantasy Villains, Issue 14, April 2011
- Sams, Issue 17, July 2011
- Glee Song Covers, Issue 18, August 2011
- Schools for Sorcerers, Space Cadets and Supernatural Sorts (with Rachel Hyland), Issue 19, September 2011
- Vacation Destinations, Issue 20, October 2011
GEEK VS GEEK
- Stargate Universe: Why I Hate Stargate Universe, Issue 1, March 2010
- The Mid-Season Hiatus: Just Plain Evil, Issue 2, April 2010
- The Twilight Saga Movies: Team Awesome, Issue 4, June 2010
- DC VS Marvel Movies - Marvel: Persistence of Vision, Issue 6, August 2010
- Slasher Horror Movies: Just Terrible, Issue 8, October 2010
- Time Travel Causes Nothing But Trouble, Issue 9, November 2010
- The Inheritance Cycle is Really Something, Issue 10, December 2010
- Superman: I Don't Get It, Issue 11, January 2011
- Trek! Issue 13, March 2011
- Reliving the Awesome: Awake, Sleeping Dogs! Run! Jump! Frolic! Issue 16, June 2011
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- Bad Name, Great Show, Issue 11, January 2011
- The Romance of Death, Issue 12, February 2011
- Charity Without Sacrifice, Issue 13, March 2011
- You're a Good Man, John Goodman, Issue 15, May 2011
- The Many Deaths of Sean Bean, Issue 16, June 2011
- Led Astray, Issue 18, August 2011
- The Parable of SMG (or, How Much Does Ringer Suck?), Issue 19, September 2011
PROJECT FILM GEEK
- INDEX
- Introduction (August 23, 2010)
- Wings (1927)
- Seventh Heaven (1927)
- The Racket (1928)
- A Note on 1927-28
- The Broadway Melody (1929)
REVIEWS
MOVIES
- Adele: Rise of the Mummy (2010)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Anna to the Infinite Power (1983)
- Assassination Games (2011)
- Avatar (2009)
- Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
- Beastly (2011)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
- Daredevil (2003)
- Eye of the Beast (2007)
- Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
- Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)
- Gulliver's Travels (2011)
- Hard Ride to Hell (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011)
- Hop (2011)
- House of Wax (1953)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- Inception (2010)
- In Time (2011)
- Iron Man 2, with David Baldwin (2010)
- Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)
- Logan's Run (1976)
- Mars Needs Moms (2011)
- Megamind (2010)
- My Best Friend is a Vampire (1987)
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010)
- Priest (2011)
- Red (2010)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage (2010)
- Scrooged (1988)
- Shrek Forever After (2010)
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
- Source Code (2011)
- Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
- Speed Racer (2008)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993)
- Tangled (2010)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
- The Eagle (2011)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- The Roommate (2011)
- The Smurfs (2011)
- The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
- The Warrior's Way (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
- When Worlds Collide (1951)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
TV - ON AIR
TV - ON DVD
- Afterworld
- Battlestar Galactica
- Day Break
- Dinosaurs
- Duckman
- Farscape
- Forever Knight
- Fraggle Rock
- God, the Devil and Bob
- La Femme Nikita
- Lexx
- Moonlight
- Point Pleasant
- Reaper
- Sliders
- Space: 1999
- Space: Above and Beyond
- The Lone Gunmen
- The Triangle
- Wonderfalls
BOOKS
- Agatha H and the Airship City by Phil and Kaja Foglio
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
- A Mighty Fortress by David Weber
- An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
- Angel books, by various authors
- A Quick Bite, by Lynsay Sands
- Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
- Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody by Michael Gerber
- Blockade Billy by Stephen King
- Changing the World: All New Tales of Valdemar, edited by Mercedes Lackey
- Deadline by Mira Grant
- Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson
- Dreadnaught by Jack Campbell
- Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
- Feed by Mira Grant
- Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
- Gilded Latten Bones by Glen Cook
- Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
- Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
- Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
- I, Lucifer by Glenn Duncan
- In Fire Forged, edited by David Weber
- Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey
- Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire
- Legacies by Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill
- Memories of the Future, Vol. 1 by Wil Wheaton
- Mission of Honor by David Weber
- Mouse and Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
- On Basilisk Station by David Weber
- One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde
- Out of the Dark by David Weber
- Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series) by Rick Riordan
- Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
- Saltation by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
- Second Sight by Amanda Quick
- Stargate SG-1: Valhalla by Tim Waggoner
- Stories for the Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben Loory
- The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillop
- The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
- The Geek's Guide to World Domination by Garth Sundem
- The Gods of Dream by Daniel Arenson
- The H.I.V.E. Series by Mark Walden
- The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
- The Neon Graveyard by Vicki Pettersson
- The Penultimate Truth by Phillip K. Dick
- The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings
- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
- The Seafort Saga by David Feintuch
- The Tomorrow Series by John Marsden
- The Tripod Trilogy by John Christopher
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett
- Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
-
Ultraviolet by R. J. Anderson
- Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
- Victorious by Jack Campbell
- Virals by Kathy Reichs
- Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
- Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby? by Allyson Beatrice

