Watched Blade Runner too many times? Instead, watch all of its deleted and alternate scenes as if they were one film. http://ow.ly/m2APy
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Capt. Xerox
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Capt. Xerox
The Atlantic attempts to explain why the West is in love with #scifi and #fantasy movies. http://ow.ly/m23Gc
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Capt. Xerox
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas offer some interesting predictions on the future of the movie industry. http://ow.ly/m0g0W
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Capt. Xerox
Jo Walton explains how she tries to make characters sympathetic without manipulating the reader. http://t.co/84yBb079wR
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Capt. Xerox
World War Z could surpass the underappreciated John Carter to become the most expensive flop of all time. http://t.co/zst3k1odbG
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Capt. Xerox
When it comes to book stacking, the stores of Japan have got it down to a science. http://t.co/vbEFvgSudY
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Capt. Xerox
How “Saturn From Titan” by Chesley Bonestell launched a thousand space art careers. http://t.co/7Ryzse8b9Q
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Capt. Xerox
The Guardian’s Damien Walter asks and answers his question: Does God have a place in science fiction? http://t.co/s5zyjYIRfs
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Capt. Xerox
As Brian Aldiss publishes his last #scifi novel, he looks back at his career by selecting some favourite book covers. http://t.co/d8ZJgkUDz6
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Capt. Xerox
I am saddened by the loss of Iain M. Banks, truly one of the greats of #scifi. http://t.co/WKIOihI4PS
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Capt. Xerox
If you’re looking for an entry point to read Jack Vance, consider this fine overview of his work. http://t.co/x34n0OJwPx
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Capt. Xerox
Editor H.L. Gold is finally getting some attention for the work he did with Galaxy in the 1950s. http://t.co/0k4dkwCPz7
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Capt. Xerox
Australia often gets forgotten as a source for great #scifi, but some of that nation’s authors are getting noticed. http://t.co/pQOdsJv9P1
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Capt. Xerox
Expect lots of lens flares when J.J. Abrams’ produces Rod Serling’s final, unfilmed screenplay. http://t.co/Emd2pNdYKm
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Capt. Xerox
Happy 35th birthday Space Invaders! http://t.co/5xPRE30mGn
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Capt. Xerox
Do you judge a book by its cover? What about this list of 30 of the most beautiful #scifi covers ever made? http://t.co/F2s9JmUCtj
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Lazarus
Hmm. Beauty may be in the eye of the behold, but I doubt that you will find many people out there who would agree that this selection even comes close to the most beautiful SF cover art. And what with the multiple entries for so many authors (Heinlien, Butler, Le Guin, Priest and Atwood). Of all the great covers Leo and Diane Dillon made for Ellison, they pick that one? This selection sounds more like a particular fan looking at the own meager SF bookshelf and picking out 30. Even the space depictions are nothing close to so many superior cover paintings out there. And finally, a lot of those covers are atrocious !
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Capt. Xerox
I agree with you. I was amazed at how lacklustre the choices were. I could probably randomly pick 30 books from my shelf, scan the covers and be able to create a more compelling gallery.
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Capt. Xerox
Twilight Zone was the highest ranked #scifi show on the The Writers Guild of America list of best-written TV shows. http://t.co/JNTrPoWOr1
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Lazarus
Actually, TZ came in the number 3 spot, not 5. It’s pretty hard to rank an entire series run when so many writers are involved over a long period of time and for so many episodes. Given a few particular episodes of say the the X-files at it’s best, it should have been rated higher. But there were clunker episodes to be sure. To really give a fair assessment Judges would have to have seen EVERY episode of EVERY series (including shows that did not make the list and were just short). Of course they could not have done that. Still and interesting list. I agree with it in general but of course disagree with some of the scores. In particular I would rate BTVS and Dexter much higher. I am glad that the comedy shows were not short changed either. It is an accomplishment to write really funny scripts. (Although the Honeymooners should be above Lucy, IMHO).
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Capt. Xerox
For those too lazy to read the list, I broke out just the fantasy and science fiction shows and ranked them. In brackets, I indicated their position in the top 100:
1. Twilight Zone (5)
2. The X-Files (26)
3. Battlestar Galactica (38)
4. Game of Thrones (40)
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (49)
6. Star Trek: TNG (79)
7. The Prisoner (90)
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Capt. Xerox
The Star Wars logo is instantly recognizable to fans, but it took a while to evolve to its present look. http://t.co/oFgiJQN7yg
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Capt. Xerox
Never mind those made-up planets as #scifi settings. This book features stories set on known exoplanets. http://t.co/wUfhxoiyAv
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Capt. Xerox
Buzz Aldrin’s working on a TV adaptation of Encounter with Tiber. No word on co-author John Barnes’ involvement. http://t.co/fKXX5KQPa9
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Capt. Xerox
Boy, was I surprised when John Barnes wrote to explain his involvement in the process. Glad to hear that it’s not just the Buzz Aldrin show.
BTW, want to read a great book, check out Barnes’ Mother of Storms. Given the extreme weather that we keep experiencing, the book is even more appropriate.
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Capt. Xerox
The Wall Street Journal asks if After Earth is the worst movie ever made. Clearly, they need to see more movies. http://t.co/XNdzbVF9X2
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Lazarus
We’re midway through season 6 in our household. Yes, Matt is the least fav of the new Doctors, but still enjoyable. Preferred all of the other companions as well. One bright spot has been River Song. But I won’t go into detail and risk spoiling anything. It was cool to see a few girls dressed up as Weeping Angels at the recent comic con. Nice to see so many new fans of the Doctor these days.
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Lazarus
And that should have gone in the Dr. Who thread. … Argh!
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Lazarus
Should have been “Every movie…”. Funny how I can edit my original content, but not comments. Oh well.
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Lazarus
What’s up with M. Night Shyamalan? I loved (and still love) those early movies in his career, but if I plotted out the quality of his movies as a function of time, it would be a straight sloped line going down. Even movie is a bit worse than the last and we’re way past the 0 line and going negative. Was it a case of him having a few good ideas from his youth and he’s used them all up now? Just sitting on his cash and not putting in the effort for something new? I’m not even going to blame Will Smith as I still think that he’s not a bad actor given good roles/scripts. (Not sure about his son. All I know are the ‘cutesy’ movies made when he was a real child.)
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avdezign (Cosmic)
I’m thinking that as the generation of writers gets newer they have seen less of the crap we have.
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avdezign (Cosmic)
They certainly have seen a lot less crap than I have.
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Capt. Xerox
Matt Smith is quitting Doctor Who? I’m only 2 episodes of David Tennant away from catching up with the “new” doctor! http://t.co/CJj7JNZAvj
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Jeffrey Allan Boman
What I really feel for: the current Doctor Who RPG re-branded itself when Matt Smith took over from David Tennant. Now they’ll have to re-brand again.
Ah well. In terms of episodes he’s close to Tennant. Behind, but close.
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Lazarus
See my reply above (In wrong thread)
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avdezign (Cosmic)
I must admit that although it took quite a few episodes before I got used to David Tennant after Christopher Eccleston, I still after all this time have not gotten used to Matt Smith.
I’m actually not even watching the new episodes thinking I’ll just catch up later when I have nothing better to do. But I’m not sure if I can blame the actor, I think the story line of Amy Pond killed it for me, I was super tired of her in the end and I wished they would just get rid of her but again, was it the actress or the story?
I’m betting it was more because of the boring story line. Maybe you can tell me what you think when you get to it.
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Capt. Xerox
Reviews for The Purge have been so-so, but the near-future premise sounds interesting, if not terrifying. http://t.co/g7wFYLOM2n
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Capt. Xerox
For you Star Trek fans who aren’t able to make your own costumes, here’s a contest where you can win one. http://t.co/WodszdtWxC
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Capt. Xerox
Ever wonder why Michael O’Hare left Babylon 5? JMS spills the sad secret at a 20th anniversary B5 reunion. http://t.co/GQsTNub1jH
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avdezign (Cosmic) 8:32 pm on June 11, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply
The book was actually interesting and entertaining, but since the movie has nothing to do with the book in terms of storyline I have no plan to see the movie (like many others who have read the book, I suspect)… maybe I’ll see it on DVD some later date.
Capt. Xerox 8:57 pm on June 11, 2013 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I really hated the book. What I disliked most about it was it was supposed to be an oral history told by different survivors of the zombie war, yet every single character’s voice sounded identical when I read it, whether it be a commando or a grandmother. Ugh.
Don’t get me started about the stupid concept that the zombies crossed oceans by walking across the ocean floor to move from continent to continent. Even the undead would have problems with the crushing pressures that exist at the bottom of the ocean. Just stupid.
Robopocalypse was essentially the same book, but substituting intelligent robots for zombies. It was slightly more readable, but Steven Spielberg, probably wisely, abandoned his movie adaptation.