Coming back to this post Karl made since I wanted to spotlight two other examples:
The MTV animated series "Downtown" by Chris Prynoski shows how nerds are not simply good or bad guys, but people with unique hang-ups and interests.
The character Alex and episode "The Con" display that.(1/2)
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Like nerds need neither exclusive hagiography nor demonization. They need a real accounting of their history & interaction with the pop culture & interests they adore, how that history is a land of high and lows, and how the best obsessives, folks like say Jerry Beck or Justin Sevakis, capture that.
