From Hobbits to Harry Potter: How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture - Ep.2

From Hobbits to Harry Potter: How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture - Ep.2
Check out more episodes of this new series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVgP1UgrEf0&list=PLmZTDWJGfRq1utg_2T-BzfvivzgH6RmPI Read WatchMojo's editor-in-chief & founder discuss how this project came to be: https://ift.tt/3prc7WU Once upon a time, fantasy was a niche genre, and passionate fans were often pigeonholed. But these days, wizards, dragons and elves are pop culture staples. Gather around Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, for the second episode in our series "How Geek Culture Became Pop Culture", where we look at fantasy's epic journey over the last 100 years. Our story starts with pulp fiction writers like H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, sojourns in Middle-earth and Narnia, before stopping by Hogwarts, as the road goes ever on! How the wheel of time turns eh? Tell us how YOU first got into fantasy in the comments! Check out these other great videos: Top 10 Fantasy Books: https://youtu.be/93RlS_Vi0C8 The Best Fantasy Films of All Time from A to Z: https://youtu.be/2_3SCsyCD90 Top 10 Fantasy Movies of All Time: https://youtu.be/93RlS_Vi0C8 Have Your Idea Become A Video! https://wmojo.com/suggest Subscribe for more great content! https://wmojo.com/watchmojo-subscribe Visit WatchMojo Club for Great Deals! https://wmojo.com/WatchMojoClub Your trusted authority for Top 10 lists, reviews, tips and tricks, biographies, origins, and entertainment news on Film, TV, Video Games, Comics, Celeb, Music and Superheroes. A wind rose in the Mountains of Mist to bring you this video! #geekculture #fantasy #harrypotter


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