It has recently come to my attention that I wasted my childhood reading the classics and creating various entrepreneurial ventures (most notably The Do-Fun-Stuff Club and Scrambled Factory, among others) instead of doing important things like watching movies and playing command-line games.
I know who Luke’s father is, and I know what Soylent Green is, but that’s not because I’ve ever seen Star Wars or Soylent Green. I played MYST right when it came out and I “I am rubber, you are glue”-ed my way through Monkey Island but that does nothing for my geek cred.
Help me catch up: What movies must I see? What games must I play?
Submit your suggestions here: http://culturalliteracy.slinkset.com
(If you don’t want to register, you can leave your ideas here in the comments, but SlinkSet lets you vote up/down suggestions, which would be helpful.)
Once I collect your ideas, I’ll make an action plan and explore them all. I promise.
Special thanks to Tony for inspiring my Cultural Literacy Project.
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Since you mention it. I’d start with watching the original Star Wars trilogy. Star Trek movies- although if you had to pick one then watch Star Trek II “The Wrath of Khan”. “Tron” and “War Games” will also help with your geek cred.
From a wider cultural perspective, watch these:
* Breakfast Club
* Sixteen Candles
* Ferris Buellers Day Off
* Godfather I, II, III
* Back to the Future I, II, III
* Goonies
* Stand By Me
* Real Genius
* Wayne’s World
* Austin Powers I, II
* Office Space
* High Fidelity
* Singles
* Spinal Tap
* Almost Famous
That should get you started. enjoy!
This should keep you busy for a while
I thought of more movies to enhance your cultural education:
* Pulp Fiction
* Monty Python
* Princess Bride
* Weird Science
* Blade Runner
* Matrix
* I, Robot
* Robocop
* 2001
* 2010
* Lord of the Rings Trilogy
* Space Balls
* Alien I, II, III, IV
* Karate Kid
* Colors
* Risky Business
* Die Hard I, II, III, IV
* X-Men
* Good Fellas
* Fight Club
Movies about Geeks
* Sneakers
* Revenge of the Nerds
* Pirates of Silicon Valley
* Hackers
* AntiTrust
* Swordfish
TV Shows/Cartoons
* Baywatch
* Knight Rider
* Voltron
* Transformers
* Buffy
* Angel
* Simpsons
* Family Guy
Books (For extra Geek Cred)
* Masters of Doom by David Kushner
* Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
* Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
* The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll
* Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
* Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
This should keep you busy for a while
I thought of more movies to enhance your cultural education:
* Pulp Fiction
* Monty Python
* Princess Bride
* Weird Science
* Blade Runner
* Matrix
* I, Robot
* Robocop
* 2001
* 2010
* Lord of the Rings Trilogy
* Space Balls
* Alien I, II, III, IV
* Karate Kid
* Colors
* Risky Business
* Die Hard I, II, III, IV
* X-Men
* Good Fellas
* Fight Club
* Heathers
Movies about Geeks
* Sneakers
* Revenge of the Nerds
* Pirates of Silicon Valley
* Hackers
* AntiTrust
* Swordfish
TV Shows/Cartoons
* Baywatch
* Knight Rider
* Voltron
* Transformers
* Buffy
* Angel
* Simpsons
* Family Guy
Books (For extra Geek Cred)
* Masters of Doom by David Kushner
* Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
* Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
* The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll
* Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
* Microserfs by Douglas Coupland