Weekend DE: Nope, never saw it

[bjornwilde]

What geeky classic have you never seen or read?

For example, when I first suggested this, I had not seen Firefly beyond the first couple of episodes. I have since corrected this error thanks to Netflix streaming. I'm also nearing the end of the Clone Wars TV show, and, oh my, it is so much better than the prequel trilogy. 

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[annalalaith]

Battle star Galactica.

[bjornwilde]

The classic or the remake?

ANd your comment has me realizing I should watch Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis. I've seen lots of episodes but never in order.

[annalalaith]

I have never seen either of the BSG.

And yes you should.

[fluffiest_archadian]

I'm - not sure. There must be a lot.

I've seen some of Battlestar Galactica, but not most of it. I've never listened to Welcome to Night Vale, although I hear excellent things about it. I've never played a Zork game, or any of the Half-Life games, unless we're counting Portal and Portal II. I've never seen maybe more than half an episode of One Piece or Naruto.

Oh, CSI. Never consistently watched any CSI [Insert Location Here]. Caught episodes here and there, though. Enjoyed them. Their use of colour and cinematography to create the atmosphere of each location is interesting.

[ceitfianna]

I've only seen bits and piece of Battlestar Gallactica. I've only read one Ursula LeGuin book and I mean to read more, my to-read pile is huge.

Those are the first ones that come to mind but there probably are more.

[bjornwilde]

A few on my to consume list:
Full Metal Alchemist (Likely the anime rather than the manga.)
Xena (seen bits and pieces)
Merlin (seen the first few season but haven't seen the last)

[hasthehighground]

THIS IS IMPORTANT:

Watch Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, not the original. Brotherhood follows the manga, and is a thoughtful story. The original anime is... hijinksy?

It seems like people who grew up with it are super fond of it, which makes total sense, but as someone encountering it as an adult I was pretty turned off.

Brotherhood starts with some of the same tone, but the gears start shifting around episode 3, and by episode 10 it's at its normal tone for the rest of the tv show.

(It's basically the story of a country. All of its people groups, all of the people directly and indirectly effected; its triumphs and its dark side, and where the line between defense for ones country and war crime is.

IT IS ALSO REALLY FUN A LOT OF THE TIME.

... I have feelings.)

[bjornwilde]

THIS IS VERY HELPFUL! I wasn't sure what the differences were between the two series and was inclined to watch FMA before FMA: Brotherhood. Now I know!

[hecu_marine]

I've never watched either incarnation of BSG. I've never seen more than 3/4 of an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I think I may have once watched part of one episode of Supernatural but I could be wrong about that. I have never read any Fantastic Four comics, and the only Spiderman comic I've ever read was the J. Michael Straczynski special episode for 9/11. I've never seen any of the George Romero zombie movies, or read anything by Peter Hamilton or Iain M. Banks. I've never seen Soylent Green, or read Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, which it was based on.

I've never actually watched a Rod Serling Twilight Zone episode. In my defense I have read a collection of Mr. Serling's own stories that became several of the classic episodes- I most strongly remember Trans-Ocean 66 and Night of the Meek, or at least the stories that they they were based on.

I've never read an Incredible Hulk comic and I have only the vaguest memories of the closing credits of the TV show starring Bill Bixby. I've never seen any of the Hulk movies, either.

I've never played World of Warcraft.

ETA: Never seen Silence of the Lambs, either.

[misslucyjane]

I've never read any Robert Heinlein.

[munnin]

Read Robert Heinlein! Skip Stranger in a Strange Land because it's not actually very good. I always loved Friday.

In refection, I owe a lot of my sexuality to reading Heinlein as a youth. His women know what they want, don't mind saying it and will find a way to get it if they need to.

[bjornwilde]

I've typically had trouble reading Heinlein--I can see his draw, he just wasn't my thing--but Friday is still one of my favorite books for classic SciFi; great story and a great character.

Damn, now I want to read it again.

[munnin]

I grew up on his boys' own adventure books so I enjoy his style. Far, far more than Asimov. I could never get into him.

[aberration]

Probably most pertinent to me is that I'd actually ... never seen Silence of the Lambs the whole way through until a few weeks ago. Erm >_> I'd seen the last third or so in a random "this is on TV right now" thing, but had never gone back to watch it from the start.

And then there are I guess a bunch of movies I've never seen, the biggest probably being Indiana Jones - I've seen the end of Raiders but when I was eight the beginning of Temple of Doom really freaked me out for stupid reasons, and it wasn't until I was an adult that I realized the scene was supposed to be humorous. Sort of like how I didn't realize until adulthood that the Gene Wilder Willy Wonka wasn't actually a horror movie about a guy using his factory to successively murder children and their parents, because I stopped watching it before the end.

Unless it is, I don't know, I never went back and watched the end.

[bcgphoenix]

The chocolate is people. *solemn*

[aberration]

o__o Iiiii don't know what's worse, this or the fact that someone else has said something similar to me before.

And by "someone" I mean Bing. It was Bing.

[not_my_sandbox]

The Princess Bride. Much of movies that tie into The Avengers movie as well; I have only recently watched Thor.

Yep.

Also Avatar:TLA

Also a lot of videogames. Much of this is due to my miserly habits. :D

[cute_bruiser]

I have never seen Star Wars.

And I remain proud of that fact. :D

[alas_a_llama]

How uncouth.

D:

[sdelmonte]

The Harry Potter books.

New BSG. Babylon-5.

Planet of the Apes.

And many others. I am either particular or just weird.

[no_vampires_plz]

Never seen Supernatural or Sherlock, nor do I have any desire to.

I'm a little astonished that I haven't been kicked off of Tumblr yet.

[bjornwilde]

Same here actually. =]

[kd7sov]

Most TV, honestly. You could probably count on two hands the TV shows I've ever been into, maybe three if you include nonfiction stuff from years/decades ago like Mr. Rogers and Bill Nye and Sesame Street.

I don't know that it counts as geeky, but Citizen Kane.

Very nearly anything comics; apart from CrossGen and IGN's MLP comics, I've never put any effort at all into comicking, though I know the premises of a few titles and arcs.

[bjornwilde]

I'm not going to say you must see Citizen Kane but I will say it is a powerful movie.

[munnin]

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. Just couldn't get into them.

[hey35andholding]

I haven't seen Firefly! and I haven't read the HP series yet.

[bjornwilde]

See Firefly! I took a long time to see it as well but it was so worth it. It's almost like what I remember of Brisco County Jr., if it had been in space. I should see if Netflix streaming has Brisco now that I think about it.

[hey35andholding]

It's on the list o'stuff to see! I just need the free time.

I want to try that and Farscaspe, too.

And if it's up, let me know - last I heard they didn't have anything but the DVDs.

[bjornwilde]

I just looked and they don't have it. Poo!

Oh Farscape is another I keep meaning to check out.

[hey35andholding]

Aww!

*NODS* It's on The List.