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Geekstorians: The Film That Nearly Deleted Itself | Toy Story 2, Pixar & the Backup Disaster

Season 2 of Geekstorians begins with one of the great near-disasters in modern geek history.

This episode tells the story of how Toy Story 2 nearly disappeared during production, not because of a studio fight or some dramatic Hollywood scandal, but because of a routine command, a failing backup system, and the sort of technical catastrophe that still makes creative people wince.

But this is not just a story about Pixar nearly losing a film.

It is also the perfect starting point for a season about how geek culture survives when everything goes wrong. The glitches, collapses, bad calls, money…

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