M.A.S.K.: Remembering Saturday Morning Cartoons
With cool transforming cars and mysterious masked heroes, M.A.S.K. was a wonderful Saturday morning cartoon. Nerds on Earth looks back.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Remembering Saturday Morning Cartoons
In looking back at the old Saturday morning cartoons, we take a look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and why it holds such fond memories for so many.
Captain Planet: Remembering Saturday Morning Cartoons
In looking back at the old Saturday morning cartoons, we take a look at Captain Planet and why it holds such fond memories for so many.
Revisiting Forbidden Planet, the 1956 Sci-Fi Classic
Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction movie starring Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis. It's also a product of it's time.
The Greek word nostalgia means to return home to our pain. Then why does it feel so good to remember…
There is nothing wrong with nostalgia. Well, unless it prevents us engaging our future. We look at nostalgia in nerd culture.
A Brief Eulogy for the Toy Ads in Comic Books
Remember the comic book ads from back in the day? I sure do and I have a few things to say about them.
Why we need our hero, MacGyver, more than ever.
A look back at MacGyver and why we need more heroes like him.
When I Was A Rhino-Man: The Importance of Roleplaying Games
Saying that role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons are childish is BALONEY. Nay, not bologna, the blue collar worker of the processed lunch meats, which at least some people enjoy. It's more like pimento loaf. Everybody hates that…
Get Off My Lawn! The Role of Nostalgia in Nerd Culture
With the most popular nerd franchises having existed for decades, what is the role of nostalgia in nerd culture?
Tabletop Takeaways: Tips for Dungeon Masters with a Narrative Spin