Too Much Geek

[PyroChamber]

How much geek is too much?

Meaning, is there a level of geekdom that you just can't see yourself going to?

 

[THE MR. TERRIFIC]

I wouldn't wait in line for days for a movie. Or a Con for that matter. I don't do stalking either.

 

[C. Lee]

I wouldn't wait in line for days for a movie. Or a Con for that matter. I don't do stalking either.

Yep....I've waited in line for a couple of hours for things....but if you need to pitch a tent, that's too much for me.

 

[JStorm]

Full costume for a movie = no.
Talking/arguing over said movie, for an hour or so = yes.

Wearing a Spider-Man t-shirt, with a Batman cap, and a visible tattoo of Capy shield on one's arm = no.
Wearing the apparel or having the visible tattoo, by itself = yes.

Still carrying around one's Wolverine binder, in college, because he or she thinks it's AWESOME = no.
Keeping said binder in one's room for nostalgia and geek reasons = yes.

The list could go on.

 

[Prison Mike]

I will not wait over night for a movie opening or comic con. I do not play fantasy role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons or World of Warcraft. I don't wear any superhero related clothing. I do have a Spider-Man 2 poster in my bedroom. That's probably the most geeky I can get.

 

[Kable24]

I won't stand in line for days for a movie or anything. I've waited a few hours in lines for Batman '89, Star Wars Episode III and Bruce Campbell.

I won't dress up as anyone for a comic convention because quite frankly I don't have the body to be a superhero. Maybe the Kingpin, but no purple pants.

I'm starting to question having my statues and framed pictures up in my place now too.

 

[SpideyVille]

My friend wants me to dress up for comic-con so that a group of us could go together and ride on the train in full costumes, but my idea for a costume is going to be just wearing jeans and a Superboy shirt and go as "Conner Kent". That's as far as I'd go in terms of dressing up. Tights are a definite no-no for me. But for some ladies, its very welcomed.

 

[Immortalfire]

I've never stood in line for hours or slept on a sidewalk to get movie tickets, nor have I ever been to one of the major Comic Conventions. However for most of the superhero films, I've often worn an appropriate t-shirt.

 

[Erzengel]

I don't put money into my computer to do gaming.

I don't do MMO as I can only play video game in a couple of hours at a time.

I don't wait overnight to watch a movie. (I have been able to watch every Star Wars movie the day it was released.)

I don't dress up outside of the bedroom.

 

[Manic]

I brought a towel to the movie theatre on the opening day of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. That's about as far as I've gone.


--EDIT--

That's if you don't count all the comic books & anime I own.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I wouldn't go to Comic Con.

Standing around, waiting in lines most of the day doesn't sound trilling.

 

[chamber-music]

I don't dress up in costume for anything, I don't care about seeing comic book movies on opening night, I don't collect toys or buy superhero memorabilia, I don't play computer games unless its with people (friends & family never alone), I don't follow every film or tv show an actor does because they were in a nerd favourite movie

I don't judge others for doing those things its just not for me.

I will wear a superhero t-shirt, I do collect comics, I do discuss comic and film stuff and I do own/see superhero films thats it really. oh and I occasionally watch anime but stuff like Akira, Gundam Wing.

 

[Kane52630]

I dont dress up as my favorite character.
I dont go to cons or festivals.
I dont wait at midnight to see my favorite movie.
I dont follow the actors/actress lives that portrays my favorite characters.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Waiting in line for an unreasonable lengthe of time for a movie, no. Camping out for ANYTHING, no.
Tattoos-undecided.
Going to a movie premiere in costume, no.
Stalking, HELL no.
I don't do online gaming or RPG's.
I don't see myself insisting on anything like a Star Wars-themed wedding, nor would I name any of my kids after a Marvel character. (Though I have done this with pets.)

 

[Immortalfire]

I have done some midnight premieres...

All 3 Lord of The Rings
Spider-Man 2
The Dark Knight

I don't do them much nowadays. They're quite tiring.

 

[WalkingDeadMike]

How much geek is too much?

Meaning, is there a level of geekdom that you just can't see yourself going to?

LARPing.

 

[terry78]

You ain't checked out www.nerdist.com yet? Come on.

 

[SpideyVille]

I have done some midnight premieres...

All 3 Lord of The Rings
Spider-Man 2
The Dark Knight

I don't do them much nowadays. They're quite tiring.

I went to the midnight premiere for Spider-Man 3, but only because it was iMax and because my brother was paying my way. I think it was more fanboy-ish of me to go later on that day to see it again with my friends at a regular theater. I practically got no sleep that day.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Weird to see midnight releases considered "too nerdy"

 

[AndThePickles]

Fascinating, never would have thought I'd be considered "too nerdy" according to some of these lists

 

[SpideyVille]

I think waiting long hours in line to see the movie first is actually what's be considered as "too nerdy", and not just seeing the movie itself at midnight.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

Don't read comics
Don't play video games
Don't wear superhero shirts
What the hell am i doing here?? Oh yeah, escape reality for a bit...

 

[PyroChamber]

I can't do dressing up as a character or cosplay, it's looks great when certain people do it but not for someone of my size.

I don't see what wrong with collecting: collect DVDs/blu-rays, trades, Heroclix, t-shirts and whatever I find cool to have.

Also, I think is mostly for sports, but I would never kill anyone because they didn't like a character I did.

 

[X-Woman]

Waiting hours in line to see a movie I don't think is so nerdy. People spend hours in line for other things too, like buying tickets to concerts or sports events, etc. So waiting hours to see a movie doesn't seem nerdy at all.

It's only nerdy if you have to call your parents after the movie to pick you up.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I remember hearing about a guy who was planning to get his ears surgically altered to look like a Vulcan's; I think compared to that, anything we on these boards do is rather tame.