The New Community
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. ...