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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (3 children)

And Moss was a nerd not a geek. He wasn’t obsessing about comics, videogames etc. like the characters in BBT.

[–] camelbeard@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I also think this is a cultural difference. The comic book obsession seems more like an american thing. In the Netherlands and Belgium there is also a big comic book appreciation, but it's much less about heroism and more humorous.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Okay but he didn’t obsess about the British equivalent of comic books either. Geeks obsess about consumerist pop culture whether it’s comics, LEGO or Harry Potter. And Moss did non of that.

[–] Rob1992@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Flashbacks to the rett & link "nerd VS geek" music video

[–] BoulevardBlvd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

The IT crowd came out almost 20 years ago

[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, it's an interesting difference.

There was a lot of pop culture references in IT Crowd, all the music posters, the retro computers, etc. but the cast didn't even acknowledge it.