Podcast Reaction: I (Don’t Really) Love The 80s Edition

Let’s try not to read too much into Ronald Reagan sharing a drink with Cobra Commander in this image.

This week on the podcast, the guys and Jenny discussed the 80s.

Now, if I have a reputation around here, and I might, it may include how I am not much into nostalgia.  That was, like, my biggest barrier to really enjoying Ready Player One.  The big problem with nostalgia, I feel, is that it elevates stuff that maybe doesn’t deserve it.  I have no problem loving things from my childhood that hold up, but these things should be good in their own right, not good because I thought they were awesome when I was 8.

Non-Geek TV From The Geek Perspective: The Americans

This looks patriotic!

There’s a lot of TV shows out there, and not all of it is of the geek variety.  So, in the first of an occasional series, I hereby present one such show with more to follow.

First up, the FX spy drama The Americans.