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The Fall Geek TV Lineup

Posted by Zonk on from the hollywood-nerds-don't-reallly-match-up-with-the-real-thing dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Wired has an article looking at this Fall's bumper crop of geek TV. McG, who directed the pilot for the show Chuck, opines that the appearance of nerd culture on network television is a long-overdue reflection of real life. From the article: 'Hollywood, he said, is playing catch-up with IT culture. "The classic shape of the computer geek is over when Bill Gates became the (richest), most aspirational, coolest guy in the world," he said. "He is the original thick-glasses, pocket-protector guy. Now who doesn't want to be like Bill Gates?"' They have reviews of the lengthy list of shows, for clues as to what to watch and what to miss."

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  1. I don't want to be like BIll Gates by Ossifer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just want his money.

    1. Re:I don't want to be like BIll Gates by mollymoo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Who are you to question who he is to judge what is a better aspiration?

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    2. Re:I don't want to be like BIll Gates by edittard · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm having trouble judging whether aspirational (as used in TFA) is a word, and if so, whether it makes any sense in that context.

      Take inspirational. That means you inspire other people. But you can't aspire other people, so how can you be aspirational? It's unlogical.

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    3. Re:I don't want to be like BIll Gates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      I think you meant illogical Captain Corrects-a-lot!

    4. Re:I don't want to be like BIll Gates by kestasjk · · Score: 2, Funny

      And the biggest problem is that it's a situation that you just can't escape from. The guy is happier with $15 million than with $100 million, but how are you supposed to lose that $85 million? It's not like there are billions of people willing to share his terrible burden.

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    5. Re:I don't want to be like BIll Gates by wayward_bruce · · Score: 2, Funny

      Acer aspires.

  2. Nostradamus says.... by smithcl8 · · Score: 1, Funny

    This article shall incite many flaming posts.

  3. Re:Who is Fall ? by deniable · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, it's "The Fall Geek," a remake of an 80s stunt man show.

  4. A Show For Geeks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There is one show for /.'ers on television that I can recommend - The Universe, on the History Channel.

    Why? For the quality science? No. I recommend it because it teaches one very important lesson, which is -
    astronomy has, by far, a higher ratio of females to males than any other branch of science.

    If you are a young, male slashdotter and you too have dreams of one day getting to have sex with a woman,
    then astronomy is the only field of study to consider. FACT - people who have had sex with women often
    report that co-workers are an excellent source of sexual partners. FACT - if you choose the field of
    astronomy, you will have many more female co-workers than you would have in any other field of science
    or engineering.

    I mean, just watch the show! Half the astronomers they interview are women! Easily half, maybe more!

  5. Re:The IT Crowd by ThirdPrize · · Score: 2, Funny

    Their plan seems to be lose all the geek viewers and turn it into friends. :(

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  6. Next... by Martian_Kyo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Geek Action TOYS! Only instead of kung-fu grips they'll have carpal tunnel syndromes.

  7. Re:Would be interesting by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seriously, one downside of Tivo'ing (or Myth'ing for the zealots) everything is that you FF through the ads and just never see the promotions for silly new shows. You also miss the movie promotions. So what then? True. If only a nerd-focused website I visited often would point me to reviews of.... heyyyyy!
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  8. Re:There it goes! by edittard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your mom's basement has windows?

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  9. Re:Hollywood Understands by imgod2u · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you make a show about Geek people, you'll have an hour of some guy sitting in a dark room staring at a computer screen reading /.

  10. Beauty and The Geek? by antdude · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about the reality show, Beauty and the Geek? I am enjoying it.

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  11. nerd culture? no thanks by stewbacca · · Score: 2, Funny

    the appearance of nerd culture on network television is a long-overdue reflection of real life.
    I have to deal with incompetent nerds at work all day long; why would I want to come home and watch a tv show about them too?