Ancient Geeks

Ancient Geeks

Two old geeks talk about being young geeks, at a turning point in popular culture. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the threads of modern geek culture emerged and wove together. Science fiction, fantasy, comics, movies, TV shows, tabletop games, computer games, ad all their incarnations. The great SF&F writers, Star Trek, Star Wars, monster movies, D&D, Doctor Who, the Marvel and DC superheroes, 2001, Planet of the Apes, conventions, Zork, Ultima...What was it like to experience these for the first time? Why did we love them? And how do we feel about them, decades later?

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Ancient Geeks episode 44: The Twilight Zone

Ancient Geeks episode 44: The Twilight Zone

At the signpost up ahead, your next stop, the latest episode of Ancient Geeks! The Twilight Zone was a ubiquitous feature of television when we were growing up, and possibly the most generally popular...

8 Dec 20251h 18min

Ancient Geeks episode 43: Aliens

Ancient Geeks episode 43: Aliens

We're on an express elevator to hell, going down! We've covered Alien earlier, which compels us to do an episode on the 1986 sequel, Aliens. It's a sequel, sure, but it's also a different kind of movi...

1 Dec 20251h 6min

Ancient Geeks episode 42: Roger Zelazny's Amber series

Ancient Geeks episode 42: Roger Zelazny's Amber series

What if our reality isn't just one universe among many, but is just a shadowy reflection of the one true reality? And what if the ultimate reality is ruled by really terrible people? That was the prem...

24 Nov 20251h 1min

Ancient Geeks episode 41: Dark superheroes

Ancient Geeks episode 41: Dark superheroes

Dark heroes are a staple of popular culture across media and genres. In the 1980s and 1990s, they became prominent comic books, and arguably still are today. Characters like The Punisher, Ghost Rider,...

17 Nov 20251h 43min

Ancient Geeks episode 40: Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country

Ancient Geeks episode 40: Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country

The last of the Star Trek movies with the entire original cast, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country saw the return of Nicholas Meyer in the director's seat. Not only were there high hopes for it to...

10 Nov 20251h 19min

Ancient Geeks episode 39: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Ancient Geeks episode 39: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

We continue our coverage on the TOS era of Star Trek movies with what nearly everyone agrees was the low point, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. But how low did it go? We didn't love it when we saw it...

3 Nov 20251h 5min

Ancient Geeks episode 38: Alien

Ancient Geeks episode 38: Alien

It's an understatement to say that Alien is a classic, a genre-defining moment in science fiction and horror. Tom saw it when it was released, and was blown away. Steven just saw it, and...Well, you'l...

27 Okt 20251h 23min

Ancient Geeks episode 37: Adam Warlock

Ancient Geeks episode 37: Adam Warlock

In the 1970s, Jim Starlin, a comic artist and writer, revamped a C-list Marvel character named Adam Warlock. Starlin's unique art, sharp writing, and unique vision for this "cosmic" superhero made us ...

20 Okt 20251h 3min

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