The knights who say "nerd": 20 pop-cultural obsessions even

[Jimmy Owen]

I say game show collectors are cool because they are trying to preserve shows that, in many cases, even the makers of the shows didn't think were worth saving.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'177308\' date=\'Feb 6 2008, 01:13 PM\']
The comments however, seem to be horrifically against us.  Yet, I'm sure if it was Dr. Who episode traders, it would be considered essential.[/quote]
Yeah, I stopped worrying about comments, well, about the same time I started reading Slashdot. (YouTube just sealed the deal.)

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'177312\' date=\'Feb 6 2008, 03:56 PM\']
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'177308\' date=\'Feb 6 2008, 01:13 PM\']
The comments however, seem to be horrifically against us.  Yet, I'm sure if it was Dr. Who episode traders, it would be considered essential.[/quote]
Yeah, I stopped worrying about comments, well, about the same time I started reading Slashdot. (YouTube just sealed the deal.)
[/quote]

And the AV Club comment boards are just like every one of the Gawker Media family of blogs--snark for snark's sake.  I don't even bother.

[rigsby]

[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'177308\' date=\'Feb 6 2008, 03:13 PM\']The comments however, seem to be horrifically against us.  Yet, I'm sure if it was Dr. Who episode traders, it would be considered essential.[/quote]I don't think they were "horrific", really just people who didn't know that other people did that.  Actually, to me, the whole comments section looked mostly like "let's disparage people who have nerdy hobbies other than my own nerdy hobbies!"  We just happened to key in on the game-show portion of those comments.

And BTW, notwithstanding that they are way overpriced, most eps of Dr. Who are available for sale on video and/or DVD anyway.

/not that I'd know

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'177342\' date=\'Feb 7 2008, 09:36 AM\']
And the AV Club comment boards are just like every one of the Gawker Media family of blogs
[/quote]
Gawker? Oh, that explains *so* much. I finally dropped my Gizmodo subscription from Google Reader in disgust shortly after their CES stunt. I don't miss it a bit.

[jalman]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'177342\' date=\'Feb 7 2008, 01:36 PM\']
And the AV Club comment boards are just like every one of the Gawker Media family of blogs--snark for snark's sake.  I don't even bother.
[/quote]
Wait, wait...I thought AV Club was still owned by the Onion.  I see no indication from Gawker or AV Club that they are related in some way.  Unless I'm completely missing something.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'177351\' date=\'Feb 7 2008, 11:20 AM\']
[quote name=\'uncamark\' post=\'177342\' date=\'Feb 7 2008, 01:36 PM\']
And the AV Club comment boards are just like every one of the Gawker Media family of blogs--snark for snark's sake.  I don't even bother.
[/quote]
Wait, wait...I thought AV Club was still owned by the Onion.  I see no indication from Gawker or AV Club that they are related in some way.  Unless I'm completely missing something.
[/quote]
In his defense, I just realized I misread that. Just LIKE the Gawker Media family. Not necessarily part OF said family.

[jalman]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'177353\' date=\'Feb 7 2008, 03:38 PM\']
In his defense, I just realized I misread that. Just LIKE the Gawker Media family. Not necessarily part OF said family.
[/quote]
Aaaah, okay.  His point is very good but whoever FTFH about blog comments is more accurate by (read: because of, to me) the definition of the Greater Internet F***wad Theory. QED :)

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'jalman\' post=\'177356\' date=\'Feb 7 2008, 12:08 PM\']
the definition of the Greater Internet F***wad Theory.[/quote]
And a s***c**k to you too, sir.

[comicus]

Oh yeah, we're dorks.

/used to tape trade, a little...