History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more.

We're kicking off this crazy adventure with 1977 - the year that changed everything. Star Wars hit theaters, the Atari 2600 took over the living room, and Advanced Dungeon & Dragons took over basements nationwide.

Other discussion topics include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Incredible Hulk, and Suspiria.