Quintus 5,399 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Only a nerd or a geek knows the answer to that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Quintus said: I certainly like some geeky things about our culture. But I think I dip my toe compared to the proactively geeky among us. Who on JWFAN would you label as such? And would it solely be based on an apriciation of Star Trek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Oh I absolutely consider you to be full geek material But to answer your question: practically everyone here bar a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Well Alex isn't one, thats true. Other than that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Is Miguel one? He never came off as geeky to me. Passionate about music? Sure. Incanus is another who stays on the right side of 'enthusiast', the side which is passionate rather than chronically obsessed. A pragmatic fan if ever there was one. Then there's Hornist. A drunkard who only ever really chimes in to gush about JW every once in a while. Or to defend him from geeks. Who else? I'm sure there's a couple more. Blumenkohl? Actually, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 All these people are geeks, Lee. As are you. You just haven't accepted it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Rose Dawson isn't geeky at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Ooooh yes he is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 He?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Stop pretending, you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You may have just broken Drax... And where is the line drawn between geekdom and general fandom I wonder? Does our mutual interest in a niche genre of music and the fact that we post daily on a forum that worships one of its patrons constitute the former? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm surprised the word geek still seems to have such negative connotations among certain people, especially at a place like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,472 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 There is always someone geeker than us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Those nerds over at Filmtracks, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 There's a holy trinity of geeks here, but I'll not name them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 But you will name them to me in private right? So we can laugh at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 He's already named me as a successor to Sheldon, so that's one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wait....you think he sees me as one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Probably you, and very possibly Justin or King Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,472 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Did the same thing for Next Generation, I watched these four episodes on Netflix. I loved the last one about Data! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 4 of the best regarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Avatar the Last Airbender I've been rewatching this with my roommates and it's interesting to see how childish it actually is. As a child, I thought it was really good. I still think it's good now, but I notice how obviously marketed at children it is. Everything is explicitly stated, even if it's shown, in order to make everything clear for even the simplest of people. The humor is definitely intended for children. Now when I watch it, I'm amazed at how unfunnily funny they jokes can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 If it was meant for children, why watch it as an adult? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Nostalgia. It's still pretty entertaining, and it's not terrible. It's just very childish at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I can't imagine watching Transformers or Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles at age 39 and enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Hawmy said: Avatar the Last Airbender I've been rewatching this with my roommates and it's interesting to see how childish it actually is. As a child, I thought it was really good. I still think it's good now, but I notice how obviously marketed at children it is. Everything is explicitly stated, even if it's shown, in order to make everything clear for even the simplest of people. The humor is definitely intended for children. Now when I watch it, I'm amazed at how unfunnily funny they jokes can be. Idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You disagree? How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Hawmy said: Everything is explicitly stated, even if it's shown Plenty of movies and TV for grown ups do this, and I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: I can't imagine watching Transformers or Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles at age 39 and enjoy it. I still watch the 1987 TMNT. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Is 'Taboo' any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,271 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm curious about that one too; Heard good things about it online, but no one at the office is watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: I can't imagine watching Transformers or Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles at age 39 and enjoy it. I can! 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Idiot! Takes one to know one. 4 hours ago, Quintus said: Plenty of movies and TV for grown ups do this, and I hate it. I can see how it would be annoying, but it's permissible here because of the target audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Godzilla said: Probably you, and very possibly Justin or King Mark. Here's what I'm getting at with Big Bang Theory. It's not a show written by real geeks or nerds or anyone with taste. It's manufactured entertainment for the masses cashing in on the present "geek" trend. It was constantly on TV in the mental hospital and it was so obvious the writers had no idea what they were writing about. Well, they had a general idea, anyway. Some of it was downright offensively wrong, like when the main character trashed Jerry Goldsmith's score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Anyway, seeing Sisko's clock in "Ties of Blood and Water" made me want to watch "Dramatis Personae". I love this one. I miss season one Kira. She was really toned down in the later seasons, but I suppose that's character growth. I also watched some Voyager episodes. "Living Witness", where The Doctor comes online in the future where a civilization portrays the Voyager crew as vicious murderers and he clears their name. "Someone to Watch Over Me", where The Doctor gives Seven lessons in humanity and we learn he's actually fallen in love with her! Finally, "One", a Seven of Nine episode where she must care the for crew while they're in hypersleep in a nebula and she begins to go insane and have hallucinations, which makes me relate to her character even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Rose Dawson said: Some of it was downright offensively wrong, like when the main character trashed Jerry Goldsmith's score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Well he and I are not alike at all. He's gay, he probably doesn't like Trump, and he slams a score that's better than everything except ID4. Annnnnd... he's pregnant. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Rose Dawson said: it was so obvious the writers had no idea what they were writing about. Well, they had a general idea, anyway. Heh heh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 While there's nothing truly "adult" about Airbender, and although it's certainly aimed at a younger audience, it can easily be enjoyed by people of any age. I've gone through the complete series a few times. It takes it's inspiration from shounen anime, which is generally for young boys, but without talking down to them. You can market a story for the young without sacrificing enjoyment for all. A show like this is in no way comparable to many of the other shows you would find on Disney or Nickelodeon. If you're familiar with Naruto, it's similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 hour ago, nightscape94 said: ... it can easily be enjoyed by people of any age. Only in America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Yet they rule the world! Scary, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Kneel before Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 37 minutes ago, nightscape94 said: Kneel before Trump. Only Kellyanne Conway got that memo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Legion, Chapter 6 Another good episode. Aubrey Plaza is fantastic, and really got to shine here. Glad this is back for a second season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Is this another show where she's basically playing herself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 She shows more flexibility here, and she's quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: "Children of Time" At first, this seems like yet another wacky episode where the Federation goes to a planet of farmers, but it's anything but! Okay, there is the annoying subsistence farming. And it is wacky. But this is not just any colony. It's a colony in the future descended from the marooned Defiant! This is a highly controversial episode. The Defiant crew decide to maroon themselves for the sake of some hypothetical future colonists. Never mind that the Emissary belongs at Bajor. Hell, they all do. They're all major players in the Dominion War. This is ludicrous. The only one with any sense in the end is hypothetical future Odo, who, having dropped the bombshell that he's in love with Kira, reprograms the Defiant's flight plan so they're never marooned. Thank God. Star Trek: Voyager: "Infinite Regress" This is actually one of the best Star Trek episodes ever. Jeri Ryan really gets to show off her acting chops switching from one personality to the next. She's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Sometimes love is worth a little genocide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I love you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 All you need is love. John Lennon. Smart man. Shot in the back. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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