Comments on: Make Me Culturally Literate! http://marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/ This is probably going to be controversial. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew Woods http://marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Andrew Woods Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:42:23 +0000 http://www.marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/#comment-70 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 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

]]> By: Andrew Woods http://marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Andrew Woods Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:33:51 +0000 http://www.marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/#comment-69 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

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

]]> By: Andrew Woods http://marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Andrew Woods Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:27:01 +0000 http://www.marinasmusings.com/make-me-culturally-literate/#comment-68 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! 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!

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