TopTenz Author: Jim Ciscell
The Latest 10 Top 10 Lists by Jim Ciscell:
- Top Ten Reasons Why Christians Should Study Evolution in High School
- Top 10 Examples of Star Wars On TV
- Top 10 Species That Could Most Realistically Be Cloned
- Top 10 Post-1980 Movies With The Highest Real-Life Death Rates
- Top 10 Stories That Should Have Become Twilight Zone Episodes
- Top Ten Myths About Coca-Cola (Which Just Happen To Be True)
- Top 10 Kickstarter Movie Campaigns That Could Raise Millions In A Heartbeat
- Top 10 Innocent Things Changed Forever (Because The Nazis Liked Them)
- Top 10 Similarities Between Batman And President Teddy Roosevelt
- Top 10 Movies That Will Make 2015 The Ultimate Year For Geekdom
Google PlusTraditionally, the debate between evolution and creationism as secondary education topics has been a hot button issue. As a matter of fact, the famous Scopes trial once focused on the very question of whether evolution should be taught in schools at all. However, even if you have no intention of believing in the tenants of [...]
As much fun as the Star Wars live action films are, there are two things which are more fun. First, obviously, is making die hard Star Wars fans scream at you for your discussion of their precious universe. I try to do this whenever possible. The second is any attempt to transpose the series for [...]
Aside from a few minor successes here and there, cloning still evokes thoughts of pure science fiction, from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star Wars. However, with each passing day, cloning is starting to become closer and closer to a legitimate scientific accomplishment. That fact got us to wondering what the most legitimate targets for cloning would be. What previously [...]
You always hear about supposedly “cursed” movies, like Poltergeist or The Crow or Twilight Zone: The Movie, as having a high rate of actual death. So, I decided to put it all to the test. I went through over a hundred listings on the Internet Movie Database, to see which films truly had the most death among [...]
In the original run of The Twilight Zone, there were a lot of current, as well as not-so-current, short stories used as inspiration. Recently, I had a discussion with friends about what other stories would have made a great Twilight Zone episode. The rules are that the story had to be written before the end of [...]
If any company exists long enough, they’re inevitably going to inspire rumors and innuendo that they may not be proud of. However, some companies, like Coca-Cola, seem to attract those stories more than others. If corporations were truly people, as Mitt Romney insisted they were, they would all gather round in a bar, and listen [...]
Recently, fans of Veronica Mars may or may not have shocked the world (depending on your point of view) by raising millions on Kickstarter for a Veronica Mars movie. Among the enticements for donating to the project were: receiving a speaking role, naming a character, and having Kristen Bell follow you on Twitter for a [...]
It’s been almost 70 years since World War II. However, the Nazi party, and their symbols, remains fresh in the minds of many as allegories of pure evil. Nazis and neo-Nazis are the easiest automatic villains left. If you see a Nazi or someone dressed as a Nazi, then you are trained to automatically assume [...]
It may have been conscious or subconscious. It may have just ended up developing that way. However, there are abundant similarities between the fictional character of Bruce Wayne and the very real President of the United States Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. Some of them may have been intentional upon Batman’s creation, but others seemingly developed on [...]
Every year, it seems there are more and more movies catering to a portion of the population that used to have their heads bathed in the business end of the toilet. But there are still certain years in which the Movie Gods truly align, to bring you a mind-numbing geek festival of the brain. There [...]
