A life long geek fan. My progression can be charted as thus: 1) my childhood love of dinosaurs. Brontosaurus, my all time favorite, was like a prehistoric version of a dog! 2) original Jonny Quest cartoon show - robot spider and invisible paint monster gave me nightmares 3) Garry Anderson marionette puppet shows - especially FireBall XL-5 4) Lost In Space 5) Star Trek All of these instilled a sense of wonder and joy of exploration that lead to reading and eventually to my desire to create my own as cool as worlds.