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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 5713495" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Hmm, tough to limit myself to ten here.... but let's see what I can do.</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Lord of the Rings:</strong> Read the books; the movies are extra credit. So are <em>the Hobbit, the Silmarillion</em>, the cartoons, etc.</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Star Wars:</strong> The original unaltered trilogy. You cannot get an A in geek without seeing Han shoot first.</p><p></p><p><strong>3. Star Trek:</strong> You must see at least three great episodes each from the original series and Next Generation; the rest is all extra credit that is well worth going after.</p><p></p><p><strong>4. Dune:</strong> You must read the Frank Herbert Dune books through God-Emperor of Dune. Extra credit for reading the remaining Frank Herbert volumes, points deducted if you like the swill that came after him.</p><p></p><p><strong>5. Foundation:</strong> You must read the original trilogy of Foundation books. MAJOR bonus points if you are familiar enough with Asimov's work to appreciate <a href="http://io9.com/5799785/foundations-edge-by-isaac-asimov-the-end-is-the-beginning-is-the-end" target="_blank">this article.</a> </p><p></p><p><strong>6. Alien:</strong> You must see the first two Alien movies. The rest get you extra credit, but not too much.</p><p></p><p><strong>7. Conan the Barbarian:</strong> You must either see the Arnold version of the movie, read at least 20 issues of well-received Conan comics, read one Conan novel by Howard or Jordan or read a novel's worth of Conan short stories. Additional Conan material gets you extra credit.</p><p></p><p><strong>8. The Jhereg books:</strong> You must read Jhereg. Extra books in the series, the Khaavren romances, Brokedown Palace- all get you extra credit.</p><p></p><p><strong>9. The Gunslinger books:</strong> You must read at least one of the Gunslinger books and one Stephen King book that ties into the Gunslinger cycle (the Stand, etc). Extra credit for most other books by King.</p><p></p><p><strong>10. Sandman:</strong> You must read at least one volume of Sandman. Extra credit for more, as well as for just about anything else Gaiman has written.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 5713495, member: 1210"] Hmm, tough to limit myself to ten here.... but let's see what I can do. [b]1. Lord of the Rings:[/b] Read the books; the movies are extra credit. So are [i]the Hobbit, the Silmarillion[/i], the cartoons, etc. [b]2. Star Wars:[/b] The original unaltered trilogy. You cannot get an A in geek without seeing Han shoot first. [b]3. Star Trek:[/b] You must see at least three great episodes each from the original series and Next Generation; the rest is all extra credit that is well worth going after. [b]4. Dune:[/b] You must read the Frank Herbert Dune books through God-Emperor of Dune. Extra credit for reading the remaining Frank Herbert volumes, points deducted if you like the swill that came after him. [b]5. Foundation:[/b] You must read the original trilogy of Foundation books. MAJOR bonus points if you are familiar enough with Asimov's work to appreciate [URL="http://io9.com/5799785/foundations-edge-by-isaac-asimov-the-end-is-the-beginning-is-the-end"]this article.[/URL] [b]6. Alien:[/b] You must see the first two Alien movies. The rest get you extra credit, but not too much. [b]7. Conan the Barbarian:[/b] You must either see the Arnold version of the movie, read at least 20 issues of well-received Conan comics, read one Conan novel by Howard or Jordan or read a novel's worth of Conan short stories. Additional Conan material gets you extra credit. [b]8. The Jhereg books:[/b] You must read Jhereg. Extra books in the series, the Khaavren romances, Brokedown Palace- all get you extra credit. [b]9. The Gunslinger books:[/b] You must read at least one of the Gunslinger books and one Stephen King book that ties into the Gunslinger cycle (the Stand, etc). Extra credit for most other books by King. [b]10. Sandman:[/b] You must read at least one volume of Sandman. Extra credit for more, as well as for just about anything else Gaiman has written. [/QUOTE]
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