Where Are They Now?

History has always portrayed being geeky as an immense, life-crippling negative (at least in high school). However, today, the term "nerd" or "geek" appears to have transmogrified into a new meaning: one of power, intelligence, and believe it or not, popularity. With powerhouses such as the Nerdist network, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and pretty much every hipster reading a graphic novel through their oversized novelty glasses, the geek is on top of their game today.

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Tim Burton's 1989 take on 'Batman' wasn't quite as "dark" as Christopher Nolan's rebooted trilogy that followed 16 years later. But considering the last screen representation of the Caped Crusader was the '60s era campfest starring Adam West, Burton's vision was still quite a departure in tone from what audiences were used to seeing from The Dark Knight on screen.

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Amid all of the strange occurrences in the '80s -- from the advent of Hair Metal to the scrunchy to aerobics -- Pee-wee Herman might be the strangest of them all. His first film, 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' marked the feature film directorial debut of Tim Burton, which certainly contributed to the film's odd nature.

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In 1992, 'Melrose Place' the second series in the 'Beverly Hills 90210' franchise, debuted on Fox's Thursday night line up. Melrose was more adult and sleazier than the posh LA cousin that birthed it, and featured some pretty out-there plot lines

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The college drama 'Felicity' was J.J. Abrams' first foray into television. The show starred Keri Russell as the show's titular character, and it was a hit for the WB among young viewers when it debuted in 1998.

Then ratings fell in 1999, a dip many critics and network executives attributed to Russell's new much shorter hairstyle. Eventually Russell's golden locks grew back and the ratings rebounded, allowing the show to last for four seasons -- one for each year of college.

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Over the years, Hollywood has had the ability to channel some of our most dreaded fears. But among them all one lies closest to our hearts, because, unlike a wet little girl crawling out of a television to murder you, it is real: the Bully. 

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'Twin Peaks' was a jolt to the television landscape when it premiered with a special two-hour episode in 1990. The campy and surreal David Lynch creation immediately became "water cooler TV," with everybody who watched the show debating who killed Laura Palmer.

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Joss Whedon's idea to subvert the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie" first manifested itself in the 1992 film 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' which starred Kristy Swanson as the unlikely killer of vampires.

But the concept really hit its stride in 1997 with the debut of the TV show of the same name.

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A disturbing thing happened the other day. A friend on Facebook confessed that she used to have the hots for Joe Lando AKA Sully from the '90s period soap 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.' Then an avalanche of 'Ohmahgawww SULLY!!' comments ensued. Well, ladies, now's your chance to find out whatever happened to that rugged outdoorsman with a penchant for scarves and feather necklaces. 

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Airing right after Super Bowl XXII in 1988, the much-hyped pilot for 'The Wonder Years' made an immediate impression. After just six episodes the show was awarded an Emmy for Best Comedy Series, and its 13-year old star Fred Savage became the youngest ever  performer to be nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

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