For anyone familiar with ABC's compelling and mysterious series Lost, even if you never made it past season 2, you can still appreciate why an uber-fan might get excited about moving into a new apartment, number 108, not long after the series finale aired. Yes, that's me, uber-fan. Or, if you'd prefer, uber-geek. Basically, I hail the series as my favorite television drama of all time, beating out my 1990's infatuation with The X-Files hand over foot. It will be the first television show of which I own the entire collection on DVD.
I feel like I have a distinct inclination toward "geekhood" (if I may coin a phrase) without actually crossing that line, that point of no return, into full-blown geekiness. When I get into a movie or TV show, I really, really get into it. That's why I have to be so selective. Might I have liked the highly popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Probably. Would I have embraced Battlestar Galactica and spent Saturday nights swapping favorite quotes with friends of shared interest? Most likely. Can I tell you the name of every star system and Rebel spacecraft that exist in the Star Wars universe? Well no, actually, though I really enjoyed that first trilogy.
Am I in danger of falling victim to multi-day basement Dungeons and Dragons role playing with the members of a locally organized medieval club? Highly doubtful.
And yet, I don't think I'm far removed from understanding their interest and
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