Articles by: Gabrielle Johnston
Gabrielle Elise Blackwood Johnston has a long legal name. A woman with too many proverbial irons in the fire, Johnston makes her way in this bleak world as a Communications Specialist at Ohio University in Athens, OH. She holds a BA in Mass Media Communications and an MS in Broadcast Production. Johnston is the editor of the Geekery section on The Cool Ship. Geekery found her at an early age and then reinstated itself in her life when she married. She loves community theater and has dabbled on-stage in such roles as Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Lady MacBeth (MacBeth), and others.

The LEGO Movie!
by / on June 19, 2013 at 11:03 am / in Modest Wit

The LEGO Movie!

One question: WHY IS THIS ONLY HAPPENING NOW? The vague release date is 2014, but I’m guessing they’re going to hit up summertime to take advantage of school breaks. I love LEGO! Who doesn’t love LEGO? BTW, interesting fact: The plural of LEGO is LEGO. That’s right! Go amaze your friends with that little bit of smart. Gosh, I remember [...]

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Raising a Geekling: Thanks for Making It Suck Less
by / on June 17, 2013 at 12:08 pm / in Modest Wit

Raising a Geekling: Thanks for Making It Suck Less

Kid TV sucks. Kid movies are better. Most of the time. Well, some of it, anyway. Let’s talk about it, shall we? On Saturday, I introduced the eldest of my spawn to “Monsters, Inc.” A happy accident, we stumbled upon it whilst channel surfing. He was immediately mesmerized, and I was surprised that he had never seen it before. Then, [...]

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug TRAILER!
by / on June 11, 2013 at 2:23 pm / in Modest Wit

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug TRAILER!

Heads up, Tolkien-ites! Peter Jackson and co. have released the first real trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! I’m excited for this latest Middle Earth movie, but I must say that it looks rife with things that are not really in The Hobbit… I’m looking at you, Evangeline Lilly’s Tauriel and Legolas (Orlando Bloom). The pair are in [...]

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Who’s Who?
by / on June 10, 2013 at 12:00 pm / in Modest Wit

Who’s Who?

Over the weekend, rumors started to fly that Rory Kinnear could be the new Doctor. Kinnear is (maybe) supposedly taking up the mantel that will be discarded when current Doctor Who Matt Smith leaves the show around Christmastime. I’ve read that he’s more of a stage actor, but he’s vaguely familiar to me. When it comes to  a new Doctor, [...]

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Bet you didn't know Strax had a vlog. Image is a screen grab from the video below.
by / on May 24, 2013 at 10:55 am / in Modest Wit

Who Hype

I love me some Doctor Who, and, of course I’m looking forward to the big 50th anniversary special! So, all in all, hype is just fine with me, and I was eager to gobble up Strax Field Report: The Doctor’s Greatest Secret. I have a feeling that BBC and their American counterparts will be doling out bits of video throughout [...]

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Getting Ready for the Big 50
by / on May 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm / in Modest Wit

Getting Ready for the Big 50

Series 7 of Doctor Who wrapped up for us Americanos on Saturday. I’m not going to do a recap (because you should bloody well watch it yourself), but I do want to mention that it ended on somewhat of a cliff-hanger, introducing a “new” character. (Like the quotes? Oh, yeah…you know what I mean.) There are a lot of rumors [...]

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Agents of SHIELD
by / on May 13, 2013 at 9:24 am / in Featured

Agents of SHIELD

I’m cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Agents of SHIELD. Recently picked up by ABC, the show looks promising and features everybody’s favorite dead SHIELD agent, Phil Coulson. (Is he dead? Sure we saw him die, BUT we didn’t see the body afterwards! I’m just saying that this is the comics world, people. He’s totally coming back. You’ve heard the rumors… [...]

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Bad Lip Reading Strikes Again!
by / on May 6, 2013 at 2:04 pm / in Modest Wit

Bad Lip Reading Strikes Again!

Are you subscribed to Bad Lip Reading on YouTube? You should be! I’ll wait while you go do it right now. Done? Good. So, their latest is The Walking (And Talking)Dead, and it is hilarious! Watch it: As a self-proclaimed super fan of The Walking Dead, I gotta say this is the best thing I’ve seen in a long time [...]

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Pop Shock: Radioactive
by / on April 29, 2013 at 4:23 pm / in Modest Wit

Pop Shock: Radioactive

As an adult individual who spends an embarrassing amount of time with our All-Father, the Internet, I must say that there’s not a whole lot that surprises me, anymore. It’s rare that I don’t have music blaring through my ear buds, damaging my inner ears and making my day go just a bit faster. I’m always on the look out [...]

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The Walking Dead: A Week Later
by / on April 8, 2013 at 4:16 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead: A Week Later

Be warned: There are some SPOILERS below as I whine about The Walking Dead!  Last week, the world watched as NOTHING really happened to The Governor (TG) on The Walking Dead. Sure, he killed a bunch of people and stuff; but he tore off into the sunset with his two loyal lackeys, fleeing to fight another day. The disappointment was palpable [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Welcome to the Tombs”
by / on April 1, 2013 at 1:53 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Welcome to the Tombs”

So, this is a recap for a season finale. Yeah, there will be SPOILERS. Andrea finally paid the piper for all her stupid decisions this season! YES! Honestly, I wasn’t sad to see her go. I’m sure I’ll find someone else to yell at during next season, but for now, I am satisfied. Ghoulish? Not really. I have my reasons! Read [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “This Sorrowful Life”
by / on March 25, 2013 at 3:45 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “This Sorrowful Life”

SPOILERS, mates. Plain and simple. Thar she blows! What happened this week? Well, Rick made a bad call, and Merle paid for it with his life in an effort to earn redemption. BAM! RECAP OVER! No, not really. But, that’s really what happened! After the show was over, my husband looked at me and said, “Well, there goes one of [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Prey”
by / on March 18, 2013 at 1:48 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Prey”

Pssst! Hey, you! Yeah, you. This article contains SPOILERS and lots of them! The Walking Dead is trying to make me like Andrea. At least, that was my take-away from last night’s episode. See, this entire season, Andrea has pretty much been a walking (teehee! “Walking!”) disaster, forcing me to hate her for decisions that could only lead to ruin. [...]

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I can kill walkers better than you! Image courtesy of AMC.
by / on March 11, 2013 at 3:01 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Arrow on the Doorpost”

This is a recap. There will be SPOILERS. You’re my best friend. Glenn finally made nice with Maggie! Emphasis on the “nice.” (Bow-chicka-wow-wow!) He got to step up and be the leader he so desperately wants to be. In this world, one’s mettle is often shown in the physical realm. Having brains to back it up is a must, but [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Clear”
by / on March 4, 2013 at 4:09 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Clear”

I won’t insult your intelligence by telling you that there are SPOILERS in this article. I mean, you’re a smart person; you see the word “Recap,” right? So, you don’t need me to tell you something obvious. But, yeah…SPOILERS! We got to reconnect with an old flame during “Clear!” And by “reconnect,” I mean almost die from an attack. And by [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “I Ain’t a Judas”
by / on February 25, 2013 at 5:25 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “I Ain’t a Judas”

Avast, me mates! There be SPOILERS ahead! Sweet mother of mysteries, Andrea! Are you really that dumb? The short answer is “yes.” But, I know there are complex reasons behind Andrea’s latest acts of stupidity, and I intend to wade into some of them in this recap/review of “I Ain’t a Judas.” (I so wanted it to be “I Ain’t [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Home”
by / on February 18, 2013 at 2:43 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “Home”

Spoilers, yo, and lots of them! You’ve been warned. (It does say “recap” in the title…just saying.) I was seriously JUST starting to like Axel. Dang it! Now, all of the prisoners are dead, and the prison truly belongs to Rick’s group. (Crazy people running the asylum, anyone?) But, is it even still Rick’s group? Or is Glenn trying on [...]

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The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “The Suicide King”
by / on February 11, 2013 at 4:18 pm / in Modest Wit

The Walking Dead Recap/Review: “The Suicide King”

So, this show scares the crap out of me. Last night, I discovered that I can’t even watch episodes that I’ve ALREADY SEEN when I’m alone. My husband was away, and I thought I’d watch some of AMC’s marathon. Nope. Couldn’t do it! I LOVE THIS SHOW! If you’re new to this whole “Recap/Review” thing, let me just tell you a [...]

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Coming Soon to a Television Near You!
by / on January 31, 2013 at 2:00 pm / in Modest Wit

Coming Soon to a Television Near You!

Community is finally almost back! The show returns to NBC on Feb. 7. That’s a week from today! As you undoubtedly know, Joel McHale, one of Community‘s stars, is the host of The Soup on E!. Yesterday, this new trailer was released on The Soup‘s website: There are a lot of great shows coming back soonish! Smash returns on Tuesday (Don’t [...]

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The Good Doctor Returns March 30
by / on January 24, 2013 at 12:00 pm / in Modest Wit

The Good Doctor Returns March 30

Doctor Who will return on March 30, according to BBC America. The good news broke yesterday. Whovians, rejoice! The Christmas special gave us our second view of the mysterious Clara Oswin Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman), and both times we’ve seen her, she’s died! But, we know Oswin’s supposed to be the Doctor’s new companion, so something is definitely going on with [...]

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