{"id":1094,"date":"2007-08-08T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T13:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2007-08-08T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2007-08-08T13:45:46","slug":"what_a_geek_believes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2007\/08\/08\/what_a_geek_believes\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Geek Believes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Courtesy<\/a> of Eric D. Snider<\/a>, a former Utahn who now snarks at movies for a living in Portland, Oregon, comes a manifesto written by this guy<\/a>, a radio DJ from the Pacific Northwest. With only a few minor tweaks, it could’ve just as easily been written by myself:<\/p>\n

What a geek believes<\/p>\n

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According to Rick Emerson<\/p>\n

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I believe that Han shot first. I believe that Ally Sheedy was hotter before Molly Ringwald cleaned her up. I believe in miniatures, models, claymation, and not revealing the shark until you absolutely have to. I believe that George Lucas, for better or for worse, change[d] the way we see the world, each other, and ourselves. And I believe that we will someday reach those stars that he himself made visible. I believe that George Lucas is also a narrow-minded, money-grubbing, pig-headed slave to the now, who ought to be locked away from his own creations, lest he do them further harm. I believe that Jean-Luc Picard is the better Starship Captain, but I also believe that James Tiberius Kirk is infinitely cooler. I believe that a child standing in line to buy a book at midnight is fantastic; I believe that reading makes you smart \u2014 it\u2019s schools that make you dumb. I believe that any episode of Futurama<\/em> is better than any program featuring a precocious teenager who\u2019s wise beyond their years. I also believe Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> to be the sole exception that proves this rule. I believe that comic books are an art form, and will someday be recognized as such. I believe that good shows die too young; and crap shows last too long. I believe that Eddie Izzard is the funniest man alive, and I don\u2019t care whether you\u2019ve ever heard of him or not \u2014 it\u2019s still true. I believe that a girl who likes movies about zombies is hotter than whoever is on the cover of Maxim<\/em> this month. I believe that Belloch ate that fly, I swear to God that I heard Luke call Leia \u201cCarrie,\u201d and I believe that Samwise Gamgee never quite got the credit he really deserved. I believe in magic, I believe in dreams, I believe in the power of music, movies, and the untold worlds inside an everyday library card. And I do not believe that geeks will inherit the earth; I believe that we already have.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, did you catch all the references? If you’re wondering about those tweaks I mentioned, they’re after the fold:<\/p>\n

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