Based on the meme posted by the group Marvel Universe Rocks My World on Facebook, "State an unpopular nerdy opinion you have." More or less on the spot I came up with a dozen and, rather than spam the page, decided to make a blog post instead. In no particular order, here are twelve opinions that might be cause to launch a formal investigation into my status as a geek:
1) Marvel has better heroes, DC has better villains.
2) "Star Trek" over "Star Wars", every time. Not that I don't like both.
3) "The Lord of the Rings" movies were beautiful visually and musically, but I've yet to make it through the books. I cannot summon much enthusiasm for "The Hobbit" in either book or film form.
4) I like Cersei Lannister. Jaime and Brienne have a wonderful dynamic but if Jaime drops Cersei now it will kill his characterisation.
5) I still genuinely enjoy watching new seasons of "Supernatural" and "The Big Bang Theory". And I have enjoyed every single season of "American Horror Story".
6) I like "Firefly" a lot but its deification among geekdom is down to its early cancellation. If it had run for even a couple of full seasons, it would be remembered and missed as a really great show, probably one of the best, but not held up as the hands-down greatest thing ever.
7) Captain America is just as shady as Iron Man in his own way.
8) I have tried and tried but fear I will never be convinced that Harry and Hermione wouldn't have made a better couple.
9) Danaerys would not make a good queen of Westeros, nor would she and Jon make a good couple.
10) Supporting characters are, with very few exceptions, much more interesting than the main protagonists, and in most fandoms my favourite character is from the "second tier".
11) The trailer for the new Wonder Woman film only looks OK.
12) I have a genuine and uncomplicated liking for Howard the Duck comics.
Whew! It's cathartic, like nerd therapy!
