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THE GEEKS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH: FILMS OF THE DAMNED

By | August 2003

Mike Watt attempts to explore all the things that make Geek culture great, as well as pointing out all the things that make Geeks genetically superior to all other humans. “So, name your poison: “Battlefield Earth,” or “Children of the Living Dead.” Which one is worse?

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