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Andi and\xa0Lise\xa0chat about the formative books, movies, and TV shows that kickstarted their geek sides and why these particular media were so important to their development as geeks and writers and why representation matters in media.

Interested in what helped shape their geekdoms? Here\xa0are\xa0a few of the things that came up:

Books: the works of\xa0Edgar Rice Burroughs; J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s\xa0Hobbit and associated books; Marion Zimmer Bradley\u2019s\xa0Darkover series\xa0(disclaimer: Andi and\xa0Lise\xa0both stopped reading MZB after\xa0they\xa0became aware of the terrible); Terry Brooks\u2019\xa0Shannara series; Anne McCaffrey\u2019s\xa0Harper Hall\xa0and\xa0Dragonriders\xa0series;\xa0Stephen R. Donaldson\u2019s\xa0Thomas Covenant\xa0series; Ursula K.\xa0Leguin\u2019s\xa0Earthsea\xa0trilogy

Movies: Star Trek; Star Wars; Goonies; Godzilla/monster movies

TV: Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter); Bionic Woman; Star Trek (original, Next Generation, Voyager); X-Files