Don't do it, Billy!

Did you remember that Heroes is back on tonight? I hope this reminder didn't come too late. Remember A LONG TIME ago when we heard Heroes wasn't back until April 23rd and it seemed like an eternity away? I wondered how I would ever remember to take the trash out, as every Monday night I would say to myself "Don't be a hero. Just take the trash out." after I finished a blissful episode. And there were a few weeks where I did forget to take the trash out. Thankfully, it's back, so I don't have that concern anymore.

So I have a question for you. You like Heroes, right? Everyone in America does. But it is about superheroes, which could be seen as a little nerdy. But it is OK, because everyone is doing it. But what if you watch Battlestar Galactica? That is super nerdy, right? No questions asked. If you watch Battlestar Galactica, you are a fracking nerd. Why is that? Why is Heroes OK to discuss the next day at work, but not BG unless you work at a comic book convention or the factory where they make Nerdberry Ice Cream.

Now, what if you like Harry Potter? That's cool, right? What about if you are excited to see Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer? Pass the Nerdberries.

I love all of these things. (Except the Silver Surfer. Why is he silver? And why does he surf?) And I love long books about wizards and epics and dragons (Which my wife affectionately calls "Nerdy Books." And coincidentally, I just finished "A Feast For Crows" book 5 in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and it was delightful.) So I am a died in the wool, true-blue, through and through nerd. I just wonder what it is that causes one to cross the line from mainstream "Sure I like Heroes but who doesn't?" to Comicon Attendee? Your thoughts....