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Ancient Geeks

Ancient Geeks
Two old geeks talk about being young geeks, at a turning point in popular culture. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the threads of modern geek culture emerged and wove together. Science fiction, fantasy, comics, movies, TV shows, tabletop games, computer games, ad all their incarnations. The great SF&F writers, Star Trek, Star Wars, monster movies, D&D, Doctor Who, the Marvel and DC superheroes, 2001, Planet of the Apes, conventions, Zork, Ultima...What was it like to experience these for the first time? Why did we love them? And how do we feel about them, decades later?

Top mentioned books

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#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes

A Stitch in Time

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Penelope Lively
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Avon, A Terrible Aspect

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Paul Darrow
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#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes

Elric

Tales of the White Wolf
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Michael Moorcock
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#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes

The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy

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Douglas Adams
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