Monthly Archive:: January 2018
Jan 10 2018
Winter Is Here, and It’s Dead!
The snowflakes are falling, and the undead are rising. Fight off the hordes of zombies, survive a frigid environment, and sort out friend from foe.
Dead of Winter is a two- to five-player game that runs anywhere between 45 and 210 minutes, depending on experience and game variables. This game holds features…
Jan 08 2018
Closing Pandora’s Box with Steins;Gate the Movie: Load Region of Déjà Vu
As those of you who have read some of past reviews will know, I’m a huge fan of the anime series Steins;Gate. So naturally, when I heard that there had been a Steins;Gate movie following the main series, I knew I would have to get my hands on it. I finally got the chance to watch it, and it was just as…
Jan 07 2018
This Week in Geek (1/8/17–1/14/17)
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, January 8th to Sunday, January 14th.
Star Trek: Discovery Viewing Party
What: Movies, Arts, Family
When: Monday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Parkway Theater
TC Trek Trivia presents…
Jan 06 2018
The Twin Cities Geek 2017 Holiday Toy & Book Drive Was a HUGE SUCCESS!
The donations have been tallied, the gifts have been given, and thanks to all of you the third annual Twin Cities Geek Holiday Toy & Book Drive was our most successful yet! The Twin Cities geek community came together once again to make the holidays brighter for so many Twin Cities families, and you…
Jan 03 2018
The X-Files Returns, But Can We Really Go Home Again?
I’m having trouble writing this preview, because I’m not excited. When it was announced about three years ago that The X-Files was coming back for another season, it was exciting—finally, a chance for the iconic show of the ’90s to deliver the answers it had promised. The moment was nigh for redemption…
Jan 01 2018
Minnesota Conventions for Cosplay in 2018
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As we kick off the new year, have you started cosplanning your cosplays for 2018? Twin Cities Geek is here to help with a comprehensive list of conventions and a few other select events in Minnesota you might be interested in cosplaying at in 2018. Click on the convention’s…
Jan 01 2018
Star Wars Fandom, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Force
Star Wars season is once again in full swing, and The Last Jedi has captured my imagination as much as any of its predecessors. Over the years, I have taken in the space-opera franchise in all its forms, from the books that brought my experience of the galactic adventure beyond what is seen in the films,…