Ah, another week and another question pertaining to all things geek.

In fact, the “Geek Question” will be coming up on its year anniversary soon. That’s 260 questions that we’ve come up with in an effort to talk more with you. Some of our geeky questions have become topics on the podcast with your answers helping us keep our conversation going.  Other answers have delighted us with their creativity and humor.

Last week we had some fun activity as the battle for Time and Space raged on. One’s the final frontier and the other just shows you that your kids grow up to be jerks.

Geek Question! You are given the choice to have the power of time travel OR space travel. You can not have both in any way, so which do you choose?

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Since the original Rurouni Kenshin series is responsible for my ten-year long manga and anime addiction, I was absolutely thrilled to hear that this classic series is being revisited.

Almost thirteen years after its final chapter was published in Weekly Shounen Jump, Rurouni Kenshin is back in business with the debut of Rurouni Kenshin- Kinema-ban, an alternate version of the original manga scheduled to sync up with the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film slated to premier next month in theaters across Japan.

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Being a thirty-something does have its perks. I was blessed with what I would call the best amount of TV that any kid deserved. In particular was the 6pm traditions in my household. Which consisted of the family gathering around for another episode of Star Trek the Next Generation.

Now, I’ve seen various releases. I was even at the Star Trek Hotel in Vegas contemplating a $500 DVD purchase of the entire series run on DVD. Well between me and my wife we made a decision to hold out, and hope that one day it might be remastered for the HD age, (and properly yeah I’m giving you the stink eye Lucas) considering what they did with the original series I was more then excited to hear that Next Gen was hitting HD. So how does this series look in HD? Is it the final frontier?

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Our San Diego International Comic Con coverage continues with a fresh batch of cosplay.

While cruising the floor it was pretty amazing to see all the different types of cosplay. (I think the oddest was the sudden flux of Jetsons cosplay, as we saw both Daughter Judy and Rosie the robot.) Another  worthy mention this year was the spot on Lion-O of ThunderCats fame.

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San Diego Comic Con is in full swing. With our floor teams hitting up all the major components that make up these conventions. With plenty to look at and do, what convention wouldn’t be complete without some cosplay?

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On the 20-year anniversary of Naoko Takeuchi’s classic manga Sailor Moon, a new addition to the Sailor Moon franchise was announced today.

The new anime adaptation of the Sailor Moon manga was announced at a live event celebrating the series’ 20th birthday by creator Naoko Takeuchi, publisher Kodansha and the idol group Momoiro Clover Z, who will be singing the new anime’s theme. The new adaptation is currently in the works and  slated for release next summer. Kodansha editor Fumio Osano has confirmed that the new anime is not a film project.

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It could be said that Spider-man is the franchise that proved to the world that comic book based movies could be successful if treated popular.  After Batman & Robin the entire genre nearly doubled over and died of shame until X-Men was released in 2000.  Reinforcing the legitimacy of the superhero genre Spider-manbroke records and comic book fans began to step into the light of the movie’s popularity.

Ten years and two more movies later, the franchise is getting the reboot treatment only five years after the last movie buried itself.  In order for Sony to keep the rights to making Spider-man movies it was a move that had to be done, but can lightning strike twice for the “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man”?  Spooky may have the answer.

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Ted is the first feature film from writer/director Seth MacFarlane, who is most known as the creator of animated TV series Family Guy and American Dad. After the success of those series, it wasn’t a big surprise that he’d take on a big-budget comedy film. Ted is a simple story about a boy, John, who wishes his stuffed teddy bear Ted would come to life and be his best friend forever.  His wish is granted and Ted becomes John’s greatest friend.

Unfortunately, John is now 35 and still has his teddy bear.  What follows is a very funny movie about childhood dreams and the love of friends and family, wrapped up in some of the filthiest humor of 2012.

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I’d be lying if I told you that every single thing about this manga and anime is ground-breaking or original. Let’s face it: the human race has been around for a long time, and we are running out of totally new and innovative ideas.

So what makes Ouran High School Host Club, an anime and manga series that does not present some groundbreaking, completely new and innovative plot-device, so special?

It’s a gender-bender and a romantic comedy, and it is most definitely shoujo. Neither of those characteristics are anything new.

The idea of a gender-bender wasn’t even new in Shakespeare’s time when he wrote Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice, and that was nearly 500 years ago. And romantic comedies? Please. Just go to your local movie theater and pick out the latest chick flick and 99% of the time you’ll find a romantic comedy.

So, again, I return to my original question. Why is Ouran High School Host Club, a series relying upon clichéd plot devices, such an amazing series? The answer lies in the fact that it takes pre-existing ideas and breathes new life into them.

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While at E3 2012, the Pg! Crew got a behind the scenes look at some upcoming Bethesda titles. There was one game in particular that seem to be a surprise hit: Dishonored. Featuring a mix of Bioshock-esque gameplay and a Steampunk aesthetic, it looks right up our alley.

Check out our interview with Arkane Studos for some insights into the upcoming title.

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