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brokeplex:
Just a headsup for Brokies. If you love Sci-Fi / Fantasy, you might be interested in attending the 2008 World Fantasy Convention in Calgary (Oct30-Nov3).
I'm a sci-fi buff from way back, it was my chief obsession before Brokeback. I plan to attend the Calgary convention, and since I'm in the area, I think I might do a little Brokie pilgrimage activity as well. Contact me if you want to coordinate next year. For more info, go to:
www.worldfantasy.org
[email protected]
happy trails!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: injest on November 18, 2007, 03:00:20 pm ---oh god...you like Sci fi TOO??
that is it...I know you too well now to get a good head of steam at you...
dang it...
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I am a particular fan of sci fi short stories...I love to find an anthology of stories that are well rounded out and have surprise endings....have you ever seen "Catastrophe!!"?? It breaks down the various types: The universe ends, the sun ends, the earth ends or mankind ends...then it presents three of four short stories with each theme...
one of my ALL time faves, I love a good end of the world story!!
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yes, I love "Catast" you're also right as to why its great Sci-Fi. I just managed to secure a DVD copy of the 1956 classic "Earth Vs the Flying Saucers", it has a great interview with special effect wizard Ray Harryhausen. Pick it up, you will love it.
Do you write any Sci-fi? I am just finishing up a my screenplay based upon Larry Niven's "Man-Kzin Wars". I have coordinated with Niven at several conventions and love to go to them. Do you plan to go to Calgary in Nov 2008? If so let me know, I'd love to have someone to meet with there, especially someone who would like to do a little Brokie pligrimage.
Oh by the way, never be shy with me, if I write something, especially on the current events forum that you hate, lash right into it! I love controversy!
Kelda:
I not a huge sci fi fan but I loved Buffy - Joss whedon is a bit of a god - I liked the human real life element to it. Therefore I also liked Angel.
Also like hereos although not obsessed with it like my other half is.. I watch it cos he does so there aint anything e;se I can watch wehn hes watching that!!!
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: injest on November 18, 2007, 03:35:45 pm ---just tell me this....which did you prefer? ST the Next Generation? or Deep Space Nine?
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What a great question! Obviously like me you are a Trekkie! I want to share a memory before I answer.
I'm old enough to have seen the TOS broadcast premiere on network TV back in the 60's. In fact TOS is another great Chris memory. (I am at this moment tearing up remembering) The night TOS premiered on TV, I was over at Chris's house, and Chris, his older brother and me watched it! We were just knocked out by Kirk and the boys! The memory of Chris and me running around in his parent's house imitating phaser sounds that night is as clear as a bell. We really pissed off our mothers! They were busy in the kitchen doing unexplainable mommy stuff and didn't like us running thru the kitchen making weird noises. Star Trek was thereafter a bond with Chris and myself, we even went to several conventions together in the 1980's.
As for TNG and DS9: well, I saw every episode of both. I have positive things to say about both. I think that Jean Luc Picard is my ideal of a Captain. Decisive,yet thoughtful and intellectual. And, I always suspected that Capt. Picard had a boyfriend tucked away hidden somewhere in space and time.
On DS9 I really liked the character of 7 of 9, she really reminded me in a way of someone struggling to come out of their closet. I admired her decisivness and ability to function like Spock did on the TOS. I guess I have to vote with TNG as the better of the two, overall. I have the complete collection of all of the episodes of both series. D.L. loves to watch them, he was too young remember much of TNG in its early days, much less TOS! And, I guess I serve as a source of Trekkie trivia for him.
brokeplex:
--- Quote from: injest on November 22, 2007, 01:24:40 am ---would I be a complete geek if I said it is the "Pon farr"??
:laugh: :laugh:
and a couple of Vulcans scrapping is sexy whoever they are scrapping over...
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Hey thanks! You're a Trekkie with answers! Say, do you also like Star Wars? I really was obsessed with Star Wars back in the late 90's and up to SWIII.
I used to spend 2-3 hours every day reading and occasionally posting on the "official" forum, you know the one where Lucas would occasionally jump in.
Funny that Brokeback came along at a time when I guess I was looking for a new obsession.
My favorite SW movie is SW#5, The Empire Strikes Back. My biggest disappointment was SW#6. Can we please have a minor disputation over that? We are agreeing on too much here! I get scared when I start agreeing with liberals too often. LOL!
I had a great Thanksgiving here in Ft Worth with D.L. and 6 of our friends. We were in the middle of lunch when D.L. came running back in from outside and yelled, "Its snowing outside!". PLEASE...when was the last time it snowed in DFW in late November? We looked out and BEHOLD.....there were dime to quarter sized flakes falling, they fell for about an hour. It got down to low 30's last night! Maybe global warming has backed up a bit! Oh, can we please scrap about that! I love that issue, as I am a part of the energy industry here in Texas.
have a wonderful holiday with the ones you love!
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