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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hungry Like The Wolf" data-source="post: 5713858" data-attributes="member: 93238">I'm not sure anything is really essential. I disgree that you have to know LOTR, Star Trek or Star Wars to talk to geeks. I've never seen or read any of them and it hasn't hindered my ability to talk to geeks. Although, everyone should read or watch these because they are so damn good:(2004) Battlestar Galactica: A sci-fi show that doubles as a great political drama. This show puts the moral/philosophical/humanistic strengths of sci-fi settings on display.The X-Files: THE essential paranormal drama. The X-Files set the tone and bar for investigative, paranormal and episodic fiction.The Master and Margarita: A great book that displays the storytelling strength of fantasy fiction through its allegorical use of folk-lore and mythologies. Sure, most geeks would not consider it strictly fantasy as per Tolkien but despite the naysayers, this is one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written.Journey to the West: An epic adventure story about a journey undertaken by a monk under the guard of demi-gods. Not only is this story rich with aforementioned mythology, it's THE dungeons and dragons allegory in my opinion.Any one of the following: Real Genius\Fanboys\Super\Holy Grail\Jabberwocky\Spaceballs\Princess Bride\etc: To remind us that we should never take any of this "geek" stuff too seriously.</blockquote>