THE UNIVERSE, MIDDLE-EARTH, AND NOW-EARTH—As part of a new December tradition the United States of America started down a plunging spiral towards a state of pure, unrefined Geekdom with the releases of the movies Star Trek: Nemesis and The Lord Of The Rings-The Two Towers. Also Star Wars Episode 2-Attack Of The Clones recently released on DVD.
“December is becoming a prime time for geeks everywhere,” said Trekkie Daniel Nabob. “Maybe I’m not the most devout disciple of the Enterprise crew, but you don’t need to dress up like a Klingon and camp outside the theater the night before opening day of the movie to be a fan.”
“Yes you do,” countered Steven Grunig, sleeping outside Kerasotes Theater dressed up elaborately as Legolas the Elf. “I’ve ordered this costume off the OFFICIAL Lord of the Rings website. I even have a handcrafted Mirkwood bow,” Grunig said proudly, apparently forgetting that Mirkwood is not real. Grunig was joined by other in-costume fans, including someone covered in loads of silver plate mail, evidently portraying Darklord Sauron.
“What is this, a Star Trek convention?” asked annoyed passerby Lloyd Molroney, on his way home to plug in his new Star Wars Episode 2 DVD.
America’s December Geekdom started last year with The Lord of the Rings-The Fellowship of the Ring, and looks to continue next year with LOtR: The Return of the King. |
