It’s the end of 2016, and frankly we’re looking forward to the new year. For the past two years, Hank and Chris have recorded a look back on the year for Hank’s Author Stories Podcast. Those shows were so much fun for us that we wanted to share our love of geekiness on a more regular basis; hence Geeks of a Certain Age was born. As is our tradition, we recorded our look back on 2016 and we’re posting it here and at Author Stories.

In this episode:

• We mourn the losses of 2016. The list is too long to post here, but some notables we mention of course are Carrie Fisher, Prince, David Bowie, and too many others.
• Chris turns 50! Happy birthday OLD MAN.
• Nostalgia for childhood things
  • Twilight Zone
  • Old movies
  • How the DC universe is changing (Geoff Johns taking over movies)
  • Vintage pc/arcade games–Hank playing old adventure games with his son. Check out the King’s Quest remake
• Passing along our geek genes to our kids
• Corporate greed v. fan service (we’re looking at you, Star Trek: Discovery)

 Books Picks of 2016

• Steven Pressfield, Last of the Amazons
• Max Barry, Lexicon
• Joe Haldeman, The Worlds Trilogy
• Robert B. Parker’s Appaloosa
• Brandon Sanderson, The Alloy of Law
• Mark Helprin, Winter’s Tale
• Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
• David Kushner, The World’s Most Dangerous Geek

Movies Picks of 2016

• Resurrection of Star Wars
  • Force Awakens
  • Rogue One
• Batman v. Superman
• Captain America: Civil War
• Star Trek Beyond
• Suicide Squad
• Dr. Strange
• Deadpool

TV Picks of 2016

• Stranger Things
• Arrowverse shows (Supergirl’s move to CBS)
• Gotham
• Westworld
• Luke Cage
• Longmire

Thanks for listening to GoaCA this year, we really appreciate it. As always, if you have a comment or suggestion leave it below or feel free to email us at geeksofacertainage@gmail.com.