Wil Wheaton's Geek In Review: The Real Revenge of the Nerds »

Posted by: Wil 1 year, 10 months ago

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In recent years, geeks have become accepted (assimilated?) into the mainstream. Shows like Malcolm in the Middle and Freaks and Geeks feature characters that we can identify with without making us a punchline, and websites like Think Geek specifically cater to us. When did we gain this acceptance, and how did it happen?