{"id":4374,"date":"2012-06-27T04:15:41","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T04:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2012-06-27T04:15:41","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T04:15:41","slug":"summer-of-the-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/summer-of-the-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer of the Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is upon us.<\/p>\n

Summer is the gilded moments of our youth when we\u00a0 got to break free of the shackles of the education machine and spend our days and nights battling evil through the hills, valleys, and hidden caverns of Hyrule. Okay, maybe that was just me.<\/p>\n

However as our thoughts turn to the long sunny\u00a0 days of our youth, as they invariably do when we see children running free while we are cooped up in our cars commuting to or from work, it is hard not to notice that things have definitely changed. The advances in technology have invaded nearly every aspect in our lives. The world is so different today than when we were kids that even Marty McFly would freak out a little.\u00a0 Heck, they have even created and marketed a couple of the more futuristic items from the Back to the Future franchise such as the automatic shoes and, most recently, working hover boards (I know- squee!).\u00a0 Pop culture has become swamped in a tide of tech and geeks have been riding the wave to glory.<\/p>\n

Summer is the most anticipated time of the year for movie releases and steadily titles based around comic books, video games, and books in the sci-fi\/fantasy genres have begun to outnumber and outshine more \u2018regular\u2019 titles. The most buzzed about movies, and also the highest grossing, have been pure geek candy and they have been sweet.\u00a0 Just ask around and see how many people didn\u2019t see Avengers and want to have its babies.<\/p>\n

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Ok maybe that\u2019s just me again. Ahem.<\/p>\n

Just look at the top ten all time grossing movies and it\u2019s practically a who\u2019s who of great geeky films!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Title<\/strong><\/td>\nLifetime Gross<\/strong><\/td>\nYear Released<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAvatar<\/td>\n$760,507,625<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nTitanic<\/td>\n$658,672,302<\/td>\n1997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMarvel\u2019s The Avengers<\/td>\n$599,387,534<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe Dark Knight<\/td>\n$533,345,358<\/td>\n2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nStar Wars Episode I<\/td>\n$474,544,677<\/td>\n1999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nStar Wars<\/td>\n$460,998,007<\/td>\n1977<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nShrek 2<\/td>\n$441,226,247<\/td>\n2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nET<\/td>\n$435,110,554<\/td>\n1982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man\u2019s Chest<\/td>\n$423,315,812<\/td>\n2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nThe Lion King<\/td>\n$422,783,777<\/td>\n1994<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total $$ on \u2018Geeky\u2019 Movies<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n$3,687,199,567<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: http:\/\/boxofficemojo.com\/alltime\/domestic.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Look at those numbers!\u00a0 Over 3.6 BILLION DOLLARS in geeky movies and that is just the top 10. I would also like to point out that this list is over the lifetime gross of the movies so Avengers coming in at number three is only temporary since it hasn\u2019t even left theaters yet.<\/p>\n

We, folks, have gone mainstream. We are a marketplace force.<\/p>\n

But still- with comic convention attendance climbing, geeky movies dominating the box office, and having the latest tech is a serious status symbol it looks like the gilded age of geekdom we longed for in our youth has come. May the summer of the Geek never end!<\/p>\n

Here are some of the geeky* titles we can wait impatiently for-<\/p>\n

July<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Amazing Spiderman<\/p>\n

The Dark Knight Rises<\/p>\n

The Watch<\/p>\n

August<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Recall<\/p>\n

The Bourne Legacy<\/p>\n

The Expendables 2<\/p>\n

ParaNorman<\/p>\n

September<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Branded<\/p>\n

Resident Evil: Retribution<\/p>\n

Dredd<\/p>\n

Hotel Transylvania<\/p>\n

Looper<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*I excluded the majority of the horror or strictly paranormal movies coming out, not because they are not geeky but because they deserve a category of their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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