I recently binged Picard, Discovery and the animated Lower Decks. They were entertaining and I loved seeing some of the old actors reprise their roles.
The Foundation series are wonderful books. Then if you continue with them I think the Robot series gets blended in. (It’s been a while.) The robot series is also a great one to read with Elijah Bailey. Another great book is “Gateway” by Fred Pohl. (I think it won the Hugo that year.) I wanted that book for years, but it was too expensive so I kept putting it back on the shelf. My wife Beth finally called up the book seller and got it for me for X-mas. The Phila convention was held in November so Beth had the guy not bring it to the show so I would not have a chance to buy it. The book seller just laughed and said he hoped I would get it because he was getting depressed at looking at me and that book every year at the convention. You can buy it in paperback inexpensively. Duane
Wait. Isn't that like buying a Yugo and slapping a GSX sticker onnit? While I have lifelong loved SciFi, I have never been one to go to conventions and such, not sought first editions, collectibles or hardbacks. But I can appreciate the enjoyment that other's get from that. (cuz, Galaxy Quest. "By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings.") So, glad you got the book.
Like I said earlier I have liked sci-fi before it was fashionable. Going to the conventions was very interesting. There are some real “whacko’s” there but they generally stick around for the parties, while us “normal” people are there all day for the discussions with authors etc, and then go home before the parties start. I will tell you this, there was always a vender there that would make tooth “caps” for your canines. They would fit so nice they would snap on and stay there. It was incredible to see a really pretty girl, dressed to the 9’s, turn around and smile at you. Talk about Kate Beckinsale. Duane
No love for the reimagined Battlestar Galactia series? Personally I feel it was one of the best I've ever seen.
I did not like most of it, and especially how it ended. Seemed like they didn't learn anything from the ending of "Lost" and "St. Elsewhere." And "Life on Mars," for that matter.
Yeah, I think I actually preferred it to the original series. Maybe just the campy 70s stuff, was so much weak sauce, a time when people were so focused on "appearances" but shallow on character. (both in real life and TV/Movies)
Sci Fi fan yes. I also saw Tomorrow War and found it average. . I am also more of a Star Trek fan than a Star Wars fan .
Sci-Fi novels were an escape during teenage years. Used to frequent my local library's sci-fi section for anything and everything. Read plenty of Poul Anderson, Arthur C Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and many other lesser known author's books back then. Discovered L Ron Hubbard later on. Still have many paperbacks I bought decades ago. Arthur C Clarke was also a very intelligent guy who proposed many interesting ideas, particularly the space elevator connecting to geosynchronous satellites. He wrote "Rendezvous With Rama", which led to a collaboration with Gentry Lee for three additional books continuing the story line. One book I've been trying to find for many years is "Daybreak 2250 AD". Can't recall its author, but it's about an albino man's adventures in a post apocalyptic world after he was kicked out of his tribe for being different from the rest. Probably didn't garner a huge following, but it captivated me over 40 years ago, and still does today! Must have read it a dozen or more times.. Not much for sci-fi movies though, unless there's a great plot line. Also a Star Trek fan, both the TV shows, and the movies.
AC Clark and R Heinlein are two of my all-time favorites. The curse of an interesting SciFi series is it getting canceled. I loved Firefly, Awake, Day Break, Journeyman, Flashforward, Jericho and Ascension but they all lasted one season, maybe two in the case of Jericho.
This week picked up a copy of 2010 and Alien Resurrection, and just got a movie I have been looking for; Disaster in Time with Jeff Daniels. It’s an obscure movie that is really hard to find. Duane
I wasn't a Trekkie as a kid but I loved the gadgets especially the Phasers. Dreamed and dreamed and dreamed of having a real one at 10 and made some from wood like alot of kids did. Talking about wood some original Star Trek phaser and comunicator props were made of wood or some type of vaccum formed plastic. Those were in the far away shots in the show. They made some hero versions for close up filming and those were really kinda complex for the day. Very little are left of the though and they aren't in great shape. It was about 10 years ago that a few toy company's were able to finally get permission to patent and build real close replica's because till then all the models and toys were awful, really awful looking. It's also about the time people were taking DVD burners apart for their diodes and making burning lasers and and also taking apart laser projectors. Some paint and added lasers to this blue and orange Halloween toy doing 2W+ and can burn wood and melt through hard plastics even.. and even makes that phaser sound.. I ended up making 7 or 8 of them because it was addicting and had to sell most of them on ebay.
Did any of you guys watch "Space: Above and Beyond"? I loved that series but it got cancelled after one season.
Watched that until it got to weird. Towards the end it seemed like they were just making stuff up to fill the time slot. Signed on Prime last night and watched Tomorrow War. Thought it was good. Probably watch it again with the wife.
