EW 25 best cult tv shows from the past 25 years

God, I only saw this thread in its early days. Well done, guys. Well done.

NERD SHIT THAT WHINEY FUCKED WITH IN JUNIOR HIGH
They Might Be Giants, MST3K (maybe more early high school), deep Simpsons fandom, Devo, Monty Python, Super Nintendo, collecting Marvel trading cards but not actually reading comic books, Talking Heads, Weird Al,

NERD SHIT WHINEY COULD NOT FUCK WITH IN JUNIOR HIGH
Xanth novels, Dungeons & Dragons, whatever that fucking movie with the "I am Inigo Montoya" thing that all the drama kids quoted, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, JRR Tolkien books, RPGs, Star Wars

― MUBU gai pan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, August 2, 2012 7:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0Mku4aYMjEM/THxet02BAVI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9YSBtB50ouM/S760/who+gives+a+shit.jpg

c'mon, how else will we know what it's ok to like

I don't know what's worse, pretending the nerd versus geek thing is relevant ("I'm a music geek, not a NERD") or thinking that one obsession is worse than another

― your native bacon (mh), Thursday, August 2, 2012 4:51 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I mean, unless we're using "nerd" as a euphemism for "socially maladjusted" and "geek" just means "I am really into things"

― your native bacon (mh), Thursday, August 2, 2012 4:52 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah this is basically my neverending argument against whiney's neverending bile fountain in a nutshell

I ran into some typical comic nerds at a shop I wouldn't expect them at and it wasn't their encyclopedic knowledge that was off-putting, but the way they related to it and the way they expressed it and talked to each other. Same goes for people into most things.

these results seem completely otm

Yeah. Top 3 are pretty much perfect.

i have yet to be able to watch a twin peaks episode all the way through (doesn't help that I was made to watch Fire Walk With Me before I saw any) but I do love knowing this was ON TV whenever I see a bit.

Party Down beating Arrested Development is so awesome

I prefer Arrested Development but i have a feeling the Party Down movie will be better than any new AD

not holding my breath for that

A/V Club's Ten essential MST3K episodes:

http://www.avclub.com/articles/ten-essential-mst3k-episodes,83328/

ftr I disagree with a LOT of these choices, but fans can be all over the place on what the show's best episodes are.

wtf

where are Manos, Egaah!, The Wild World of Batwoman and The Final Sacrifice

where's frickin SPACE MUTINY

whiney doesn't fuck w/ d&d OR rpgs in general

I'd have said Manos, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Pod People and at least one of the Coleman Francis trio would all have been absolute no-contest sure things.

Racket Girls, Village of the Giants and San Francisco International are probably my 3 very favorite eps, but I don't see many other fans giving those ones major support.

I would have nommed The Girl With Gold Boots but I am pretty sure that's just me being a big booster for some precious nonsense

The only ep from seasons 8-10 that I'd rep pretty hard for is The Giant (Wisconsin) Spider Invasion.

srsly though, I almost hurt myself watching Eegah!

at least they got Werewolf right.

time chasers and hobgoblins would have to be on my list too

Yes to Time Chasers, definitely a top ten. For me, Riding with Death is also on that list.

A/V Club's Ten essential MST3K episodes

http://s3.amazonaws.com/theoatmeal-img/comics/pelvic_thrusting_cats/ralphing_cats_of_infinity.gif

manos, final sacrifice, space mutiny, and pod people were covered in initial list - http://www.avclub.com/articles/mystery-science-theater-3000,61789/ - which this list is an "extension" of

eh both lists are consistently good episodes, and they rightfully point out monster-a-go-go is a genuine chore in the original. skipped some faves but it's not like they're truly off-t-m

I think one of the main other reasons I don't like seasons 8-10 is that they pretty much stopped doing shorts. If I counted them as separate entities, most of my top 10 would be shorts.

oh yeah so many of my favorites are shorts

I love plenty of movies from the last few seasons but I skip 99.9% of the post-TV's Frank skit stuff.

go wonder showzen!

voted for my so-called life btw just seemed like the right thing to do

― what makes you think its a pun (Lamp), Thursday, August 2, 2012 5:08 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lamp = good person