Geekklesia

By “pre-2001,” I mean films that were released before 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) I selected these films using Phil Hardy’s Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies (1984), as well as my classroom experience in college.  As with most lists of this nature, the choices are mostly subjective, but they do seem to be backed up by critical comments throughout film history, and especially SF film history. My criteria were simple: -> The film had to be released prior to 2001; -> The film could not be a serial; -> The film must not be a sequel; -> The film must be generally available for viewing A Trip to the Moon 1902 Die Spinnen (The Spiders) 1919 Der Golem 1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920 Dr. Mabuse der Spieler (Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler) 1922 Nosferatu 1922 Phantom of the Opera 1925 Metropolis 1927 Spione (The Spies) 1928 Frankenstein 1931 Dracula 1931 Island of Lost Souls 1932 The Mummy 1932 White Zombie 1932 Ki...

Recently, I found myself keeping house alone while the Princess Bride was away for a few days.  I took advantage of the opportunity to catch up on some of the TV shows I find interesting, but don’t watch as the two of us are fans of other shows. One of those shows is the BBC America series based on (and sharing the same title with) the popular podcast, The Nerdist .  The particular episode I was watching featured ‘ Nerd Girls .’  One guest in particular was actress, writer, producer, gamer and all-around queen nerd, Felicia Day .  She was asked about her hit internet series, The Guild, and had something interesting to say about why she gravitated toward new media over traditional media. Now, I’m paraphrasing here, but her comment was something along the lines of how much fun it was and how satisfying it was to create something, share it with people who enjoy it, and how these same folks receive, discuss it, internalize it, and then give back to the community. ...