Thag13 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Aww' date=' I thought "Christopher Lee was a horrible Dracula" was fresh and original.[/quote'] and the last tiny bit of cred is destroyed.....Mission accomplished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! OMG I have to be the dumbest gamer alive...I thought we were being really ironic about all this and it was sorta opposite day here Jumping Jarvis on a stick I am stupid... wait that alone pretty much kills my geek cred....right? Well I'm dumb too, cause I couldn't figure out whether you were being sarcastic... I was waiting for the inevitable "Great Vegetable Rebellion was my favorite Lost in Space episode ever" to seal the deal. OTOH, I've actually seen some rather passionate defenses of that farce which looked... sincere. You never can tell. Poe lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! 1st seasons of the following were good, then I couldn't watch any more: Fringe, Heroes, Dark Angel (ok, I did watch the 2nd season, but it was just momentum) Never even got into new BSG or Lost. Couldn't get through Return of the King (the book) The first few Wheel of Time books were great. Then...not so much. Pushed to book 6, but then gave up. The first Fire & Ice book was great. Then it just bogged down. Made it into the fourth, I think, before giving up. (oh, and killing characters, eh, whatever, but what got me was why did the girl's wolf have to die in the first book?!? ) and my final destruction of geek cred: I've written Twilight fanfic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin4frogs Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I'd like to add one more strike against myself, or nail in my geek coffin, as it were. While I don't hate Batman, I do find him to be a horrible character. He's supposed to be an extremely skilled and intelligent guy with gadgetry. But have a discussion with just about anyone about Batman vs. X. Who comes on top? Batman according to the majority of people out there. Which annoys me. He should be getting his butt kicked by most of the higher powered people out there. If a particularly ruthless psychic wanted to, they would kill Batman outright. Brain: off. Just as an example. Batman can be cool, but he's way overrated and conceptually lost in memes. Screw Batman in his caped posterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Well I'm dumb too' date=' cause I couldn't figure out whether you were being sarcastic... I was waiting for the inevitable "[i']Great Vegetable Rebellion[/i] was my favorite Lost in Space episode ever" to seal the deal. OTOH, I've actually seen some rather passionate defenses of that farce which looked... sincere. You never can tell. Poe lives. The silliness of the later seasons of LiS is the Batman's fault. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Bored by The X-Files. Someone who is bored of the X-Files is tired of life. And I can do something about that - Death Tribble Someone else just made the naughty list for Christmas 2012. I could not get into Stargate although I did watch the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Hiemforth Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! 1st seasons of the following were good' date=' then I couldn't watch any more: Fringe[/quote']Interesting, 'cause for me, it was just the opposite. For me, the first season was just pretty good, but it turned into one of my favorite shows in later seasons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I'd like to add one more strike against myself, or nail in my geek coffin, as it were. While I don't hate Batman, I do find him to be a horrible character. He's supposed to be an extremely skilled and intelligent guy with gadgetry. But have a discussion with just about anyone about Batman vs. X. Who comes on top? Batman according to the majority of people out there. Which annoys me. He should be getting his butt kicked by most of the higher powered people out there. If a particularly ruthless psychic wanted to, they would kill Batman outright. Brain: off. Just as an example. Batman can be cool, but he's way overrated and conceptually lost in memes. Screw Batman in his caped posterior. I am so totally with you it's not even funny. If Batman's so smart, and so rich, that he can build a freakin' space station without anybody knowing about it, why can't he design himself some real body armor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I am so totally with you it's not even funny. If Batman's so smart, and so rich, that he can build a freakin' space station without anybody knowing about it, why can't he design himself some real body armor? 'Cause deep inside, he's a death seeker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! and the last tiny bit of cred is destroyed.....Mission accomplished Heh, touche. Someone who is bored of the X-Files is tired of life. And I can do something about that - Death Tribble It's not irrelevant that by all rights, the show should be one of my favorites. It's the execution that leaves me flat. (Rather the polar opposite of Mad Men, the execution of which is some of the best I've ever seen, but the subject matter of which could not be less interesting to me.) (I'm not a big TV watcher though, so if a show doesn't hook me early in my viewing (wherever in the run that may be) I don't bother with it anymore. If a show does hook me, I'll generally stick with it to the bitter, bitter end.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I've never really understood the HUGE fanbase response to Harry Potter or Firefly/Serenity. The special effects are great but I don't get what's original about either besides the effects. Kinda feel the same about the LTR movies. It's cool but I never really got the books either. I guess I am such a huge fan of hard sci-fi stuff that I don't like most fantasy stuff that lacks any focus on internal consistency and relies on mostly on mood. HM Hard Sci fi is fantasy for snobs. (in my opinion, of course) It's so BORING. All of it. All the Hard Sci Fi I've been introduced to has sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Interesting' date=' 'cause for me, it was just the opposite. For me, the first season was just pretty good, but it turned into one of my favorite shows in later seasons...[/quote'] The premise was good, but they went off the edge with so many cross-dimensional complications and it was just sci-fi soap opera. And if I'm going to watch Sci-Fi soap opera, it's going to be good SF Soap Opera like Babylon 5, darn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Hard Sci fi is fantasy for snobs. (in my opinion' date=' of course) It's so BORING. All of it. All the Hard Sci Fi I've been introduced to has sucked.[/quote'] We really gotta find you some hard SF that doesn't suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Someone who is bored of the X-Files is tired of life. And I can do something about that - Death Tribble I guess I got tired of life after about 4 episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Who comes on top? Batman according to the majority of people out there. Which annoys me. He should be getting his butt kicked by most of the higher powered people out there. If a particularly ruthless psychic wanted to, they would kill Batman outright. Brain: off. Just as an example. Batman can be cool, but he's way overrated and conceptually lost in memes. Screw Batman in his caped posterior. There is an X-men panel (I wish I could find it, but cannot) where wolverine rushes in and get "Logan Wait, he's had preptime" and the next panel is wolvering flying miles out and the sound effect of it is BAATMAAAAAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! We really gotta find you some hard SF that doesn't suck. I like some niven, and I really liked Robert Forward's Dragon's egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I've never seen an episode of X-Files, Lost, or Heroes, and I have no particular desire to change that fact. I enjoyed more episodes of Voyager than not. I've only read two books by Heinlein: Starship Troopers and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. I enjoyed them both...but not enought to seek out his other works. I've only read the first Thomas Covenant book, and it took me three tries to get through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I like some niven' date=' and I really liked Robert Forward's Dragon's egg.[/quote'] Yep. I love the Magic Goes Away and the Flying Sorcerers. The latter being a wonderful extrapolation of the the idea that any sufficiently advanced tech is indistinguishable from magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! The first few Wheel of Time books were great. Then...not so much. Pushed to book 6, but then gave up. That doesn't destroy your geek cred. That's just general consensus, even amongst Jordan fans. Only the hardest of the hardcore (I.e. the delusional fans) will not admit that the books simply bog down after book4 or 5 However, the latest books finished by Brandon Sanderson are freaking fantastic. His writing style is slightly different from jordans and he brings the tale back to basics by concentrating mostly on the most important characters and major stuff happens. Can't wait for the final book in the series now and plan to seek out some of his original works. The first Fire & Ice book was great. Then it just bogged down. Made it into the fourth, I think, before giving up. (oh, and killing characters, eh, whatever, but what got me was why did the girl's wolf have to die in the first book?!? ) Love those books. Still need to reaad the latest one, but I will get to it soon. and my final destruction of geek cred: I've written Twilight fanfic. Sorry, that doesn't destroy your geek cred, it simply puts you at the bottom of the geek hierarchy barrel far below Trekkie (er, sorry...Trekken) and Whedonites, just beneath Furries and Plushies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! We really gotta find you some hard SF that doesn't suck. I don't think it's the SF's fault. I'm just a snob myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_eagle123 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! Oh... where to start: I did not like the remastered Battlestar Galactica. I have never seen any of Monty Python's movies from start to finish (Although I'm pretty certain I've heard every single freakin' line of dialogue ever!" I too have never read the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Read the Hobbit. Enjoyed that. Got about 50 pages into Lord of the Rings and stopped. I have never read any of the other big fantasy series either (Song of Fire and Ice, Game of Thrones, etc etc). Saw the HBO series for Game of Thrones. I'm sure there will be more later..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I've never seen an episode of X-Files, Lost, or Heroes, and I have no particular desire to change that fact. I've only read two books by Heinlein: Starship Troopers and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. I enjoyed them both...but not enought to seek out his other works. Yeah - I don't care for Heinlein myself except his early juvinile novels - Have Spacesuit will travel, starman jones - those were good. I tried Time enough for Love, Number of the Beast, Friday, Stranger in a Strange land and Job. Couldn't finish a single one of those - and I tend to make myself finish books, but hated each of those so much, I couldn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! The ending of Job: Comedy of Justice was worth the wait. But I agree about the rest. Niven commented once that fame hurt Heinlein's later stuff since he could (& did) veto any editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I'm surprised at the number of people here who say they've never watched the X-Files (or didn't like it). I wouldn't have guess there were that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Re: Destroy Your Geek Cred!! I'm surprised at the number of people here who say they've never watched the X-Files (or didn't like it). I wouldn't have guess there were that many. Guess it depends what side of the fence you're on. I'm surprised there are so many people who actually liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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