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Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.01 21:47:00 - [1] I've liked science fiction and fantasy since I was a little kid, and I'm always looking for more. This is an attempt at a thread to consolidate movies, television shows, books, short stories, other games, and even anime into one collective science fiction orgy. Obscure or stupidly popular, as long as you like it post it! Do you remember what initially made you like science fiction? I'd suggest warning people if you post big spoilers unless they are so riduculously well known already. shrug Post a short description of why you like it so much. I'm up for a discussion! Be civil Gents I'll start: I've always liked Star Wars. I still remember being scared **less as a little kid when Luke goes into the cave on Dagobah and when on Bespin, the Cloud city, when the doors open to Darth Vader at the head of the table. I remember the rock in my stomache when Luke watches the Rebel force get trapped from the Death Star. Halo: Fall of Reach is actually a really damn good book. Being a book on a video game I thought'd it be pretty terrible, but I was pleasantly surprised. As for video games, i'd say that my two favorite are Homeworld and Freespace 2. Such fantastic storylines that really grip you and pull you into them. Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star are futuristic space-related animes, that I really enjoy watching. Even if you have never watched anime before, I'd suggest giving these a go. The Bulbasaur Wizard D-F-A-A-B-A-A-S**
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.01 21:47:00 - [2] I've liked science fiction and fantasy since I was a little kid, and I'm always looking for more. This is an attempt at a thread to consolidate movies, television shows, books, short stories, other games, and even anime into one collective science fiction orgy. Obscure or stupidly popular, as long as you like it post it! Do you remember what initially made you like science fiction? I'd suggest warning people if you post big spoilers unless they are so riduculously well known already. shrug Post a short description of why you like it so much. I'm up for a discussion! Be civil Gents I'll start: I've always liked Star Wars. I still remember being scared **less as a little kid when Luke goes into the cave on Dagobah and when on Bespin, the Cloud city, when the doors open to Darth Vader at the head of the table. I remember the rock in my stomache when Luke watches the Rebel force get trapped from the Death Star. Halo: Fall of Reach is actually a really damn good book. Being a book on a video game I thought'd it be pretty terrible, but I was pleasantly surprised. As for video games, i'd say that my two favorite are Homeworld and Freespace 2. Such fantastic storylines that really grip you and pull you into them. Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star are futuristic space-related animes, that I really enjoy watching. Even if you have never watched anime before, I'd suggest giving these a go. The Bulbasaur Wizard D-F-A-A-B-A-A-S**
Atomos Darksun Infortunatus Eventus	Posted - 2008.05.01 22:18:00 - [3] Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. That's all that needs to be said. But because I'm just not like that, I'm going on to say that Asimov and Clarke are must-reads. Seriously. As for games, SWG was good until they nuked it. Twice. Then there's EVE, and nothing needs to be said for that. Sins of a Solar Empire is frakking (oops) awesome. Originally by: Amoxin My vent is talking to me in a devil voice... Atomos' Guide to Forum Flaming
Wren Alterana Minmatar The Baros Syndicate Kissaki Republic	Posted - 2008.05.01 22:31:00 - [4] Originally by: Atomos Darksun Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. That's all that needs to be said. But because I'm just not like that, I'm going on to say that Asimov and Clarke are must-reads. Seriously. As for games, SWG was good until they nuked it. Twice. Then there's EVE, and nothing needs to be said for that. Sins of a Solar Empire is frakking (oops) awesome. agreed with Battlestar Galactica chant. however I'm not much a fan of clark or Asimov and their hard sci-fi style. and not oops. frak is now proper grammar. ____
Norwest Siege Warfare And Recon Missions	Posted - 2008.05.01 22:33:00 - [5] Edited by: Norwest on 01/05/2008 22:35:50 Heh, gotta put my stamp on the Homeworld series as well. As for Novels, of course a lot of teh classics (Hienlien, anyone) are going to be covered, but if someones looking for some well-written modern novelists: I'd reccomend checking out David Drake's RCN and Hammer's Slammer's series sevral of which can be read for free (and completely legally mind you) Here. Or David Weber's Honor Harrington series, which likewise can be found and read Here. Edit: for my poor linking skills. ***** Rule 27: 'Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.' -The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates [schlockmercenary.com]
Or'Chan Minmatar Blue. Blue Federation	Posted - 2008.05.01 22:58:00 - [6] Robert L. Forward has written some excellent SF.
DubanFP Caldari Four Rings Phalanx Alliance	Posted - 2008.05.01 23:46:00 - [7] Edited by: DubanFP on 01/05/2008 23:46:19 Originally by: Atomos Darksun Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. . Sorry Battlestar galactica is a piece of crap. Both the new and the original series. I don't get how anyone could ever think it was good. Also Stargate SG1 > all _______________ ReiAyanami> We bring you tidings of AARRRRRRRRR
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.01 23:56:00 - [8] Originally by: Atomos Darksun Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar Galactica. That's all that needs to be said. But because I'm just not like that, I'm going on to say that Asimov and Clarke are must-reads. Seriously. As for games, SWG was good until they nuked it. Twice. Then there's EVE, and nothing needs to be said for that. Sins of a Solar Empire is frakking (oops) awesome. Does Battlestar Galactica have two different series? I tried watching it a while back, but must have caught it in the middle of one, because nothing made sense and characters were already "developed." The Bulbasaur Wizard D-F-A-A-B-A-A-S
Xanos Blackpaw Amarr The Firestorm Cartel	Posted - 2008.05.02 00:31:00 - [9] ok best ever? Alien. the star wars movies was pretty good(original) and ofcourse there is good movies that i dont remember right now aswell as movies you would laught at me for likeing...they are to cheesy... i kinda liked the book Empire from the Ashes by David webber to. Playing minmatar is "like going down a flight of stairs in a office chair firing an Uzi".
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2008.05.02 01:15:00 - [10] First sci-fi book I ever read and got me hooked on sci-fi for the rest of my life ? I'm ashamed to say I have "lost" the book decades ago and never managed to find it again, can't remember the name for the life of me, I don't even recall who wrote it (I think it might have been some french author). It was a time-travel story, where the main character is rescued by a time-travelling animal (hipron, hyppron or something similar, tried googling the name of the fictional species but didn't manage to score a relevant hit), then proceeds to have plenty of weird experiences all across time, and ends up as a sort of master of time, creating the entire species of those animals, and setting up his own narrow escape that enabled him to become what he had become. I've read that book for the first time at a very young age, not quite sure wether I was 9 or 10 years old, and I remember having to read it again just to properly understand what was going on (due to the whole causality issue). Of course, by today's standards, I guess the book would be regarded as a pretty trivial, run of the mill time-travel story, but still, the memory of that book (and the fact I haven't read it at all ever since) left a lasting impression. If any of you ever read it, I'd really love to find out the book's title or author, so I can find it again and read it, this time with an "adult mind"... heh.
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.02 02:58:00 - [11] Originally by: Akita T First sci-fi book I ever read and got me hooked on sci-fi for the rest of my life ? I'm ashamed to say I have "lost" the book decades ago and never managed to find it again, can't remember the name for the life of me, I don't even recall who wrote it (I think it might have been some french author). It was a time-travel story, where the main character is rescued by a time-travelling animal (hipron, hyppron or something similar, tried googling the name of the fictional species but didn't manage to score a relevant hit), then proceeds to have plenty of weird experiences all across time, and ends up as a sort of master of time, creating the entire species of those animals, and setting up his own narrow escape that enabled him to become what he had become. I've read that book for the first time at a very young age, not quite sure wether I was 9 or 10 years old, and I remember having to read it again just to properly understand what was going on (due to the whole causality issue). Of course, by today's standards, I guess the book would be regarded as a pretty trivial, run of the mill time-travel story, but still, the memory of that book (and the fact I haven't read it at all ever since) left a lasting impression. If any of you ever read it, I'd really love to find out the book's title or author, so I can find it again and read it, this time with an "adult mind"... heh. I suggest taking a look at this wiki article. It may not be on there, but there was one that seemed plausible - "Paris Before Men" Man reading a lot of that article made me realize just how many different theories there are about time travel. So many good books/movies/shows/games deal with it. It's all pretty sweet.
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.02 03:04:00 - [12] Anyone ever read the book "The Giver"? I read that as a kid (probably sometime between 3rd to 5th grade), and it was probably the first book I read that really made me think "outside the box." I wonder if it's actually a good book with good points, or if I just was an impressionable kid. I also remember a TOTALLY awesome (cheesy) kid's show called.... uh... Space Cases (just googled it). Man, that and Might Max. Oh yeah... Also other good kids shows: Transformers-Beast Wars, and Starship Troopers-Roughnecks
Kyanzes Amarr Utopian Research I.E.L. The ENTITY.	Posted - 2008.05.02 06:56:00 - [13] No one mentions goo' ol' L. Ron Hubbard? Battlefield Earth and friends rocked.
Rodj Blake Amarr PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris	Posted - 2008.05.02 09:02:00 - [14] Iain M Banks. End of discussion.
Roxanna Kell Caldari Provisions	Posted - 2008.05.02 09:28:00 - [15] Originally by: Rodj Blake Iain M Banks. End of discussion. Warning though, if your english or comprehension skills are not high, dont buy it cause you will have to reread every page like, 10 times. As of Battlestar gallactica, its mostly made for people who are not big fans of all the sci-fi stuff, like ion blasters, warp drive, and complex names and funny costumes with aliens there and there like star trek, But leans more towards normal people to tell them a story that could have beem written in a similar fashion at sea level.
Brujo Loco Amarr Brujeria Teologica	Posted - 2008.05.02 09:42:00 - [16] Babylon 5 Even tho Battlestar Galactica is good we must NOT forget about Babylon 5 mkay?
Rana Ash Minmatar Aeon Trinity	Posted - 2008.05.02 10:01:00 - [17] Can't have a SciFi thread with out Star Trek, or Peter F Hamilton. Or Alastair Reynolds
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2008.05.02 11:44:00 - [18] Originally by: Norwest I'd reccomend checking out David Drake's RCN and Hammer's Slammer's series - several of which can be read for free (and legally mind you) Here. Or David Weber's Honor Harrington series, which likewise can be found and read Here. Weber and Drake write ok and their books are fun and good for a relaxed read (aka at the beach) but they are not great. Sci-fi has a lot better to offer. Of course the big names need mentioning: Heinlein Clarke Asimov Herbert Bradbury Note that not everyone may like the above. If you want pew pew with little that is thought provoking then stick to David Weber. If you want social commentary, an exploration of what it means to be human and deeply thought provoking stuff then the above guys are for you. For current or semi-current authors I'd recommend - Peter F. Hamilton (his books are a blast) - Dan Simmons (Hyperion series is jaw droppingly good) - Neal Stephenson (cyber punk stuff originally) - William Gibson (basically invented cyber punk...books are a lot of fun) If you want to branch into fantasy (which is a subset of sci-fi) then I really, really, really recommend the impossibly good series by George R. R. Martin called A Song of Ice and Fire. Very adult in nature (not **ographic or anything but just edgy as hell) and no elves and dwarves to muck things up. Battlestar Galactica (new series) rocks! I frakking hate the Sci-Fi channel for canceling it (sure...cancel your most critically acclaimed show ever and make more insane crapola like Flash Gordon). Firefly also rocked in a big way. Stay away from John Ringo's books. I read them on a recommendation from here and they were ** poor.
Glassback Body Count Inc. Mercenary Coalition	Posted - 2008.05.02 12:41:00 - [19] Ulysses 31 G.
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.02 15:26:00 - [20] Yeah, okay, I'm going to have to mention Star Trek. It's totally sweet, and there is so much depth to it too. There were like 30 seasons of Star Trek. I started with Voyager, which i really liked. Some people don't like it because Voyager is commanded by an "emotional woman." Not really but meh. They are pretty much the only humans you see in the show too. Pretty much everyone loves The Next Generation. The characters and themes of the shows are very good. Unlike Voyager and DS9 and Enterprise, it doesn't really have a solid theme that runs throughout the entire series, more just from show to show. Deep Space 9, I really enjoy this series of Star Trek as well. Again the characters and acting is quite good. Some don't like it because "they don't get off their station and explore," but I again don't think this is that true (if you watch the show you'd understand) Never really watched the Original series. I've seen a couple episodes, and though they are corny for the most part, you can see how it started such a huge fan base. Lastly Enterprise. sigh Enterprise. Some of the actors in that show seemed pretty narrow and not all that great, though there are for sure some good ones. The first season or two were pretty good and i was addicted to them. Sadly the writing got sooo bad that i literally couldn't watch it anymore. = ( I think the main problem of the show (besides the lack of ideas from the writers) was that it was too focused on the main storyline. Even in DS9 and Voyager which both had a very important-to-the-show storyline that ran throughout the series, they always didn't focus on it too much. There were always episodes where a particular character was focused on, or adventures that had no relevance to the main storyline occured. With Enterprise, i don't remember it ever deviating from the storyline for a second. It was almost a sci-fi soap. I wanted some variance and a break from the fecking drama. It didn't oblige. There's my promotional rant for teh coolest Sci-Fi show(s) out there. = )
Sothis Antares PBA Corporation	Posted - 2008.05.02 15:40:00 - [21] Originally by: Nerogk Shorn much true stuff about star trek You should try out the phase II fan series too, you'll love the episodes =) Beside that I like Babylon 5 and the first seasons of Star Gate (i stopped watching because of the lack of freetime and never started to watch again. note to myself, buy the dvd's :P.) Considering the book sector, Stanislaw Lem is my favorite. To bad that all tries making movies out of his books are kinda crap, the stories even fully misinterpreted like "Solaris" with George Clooney imho.
Benjix	Posted - 2008.05.02 16:19:00 - [22] I don't think anyone said it yes so I will, Dune, enough said.
Isiskhan Gnostic Misanthropy	Posted - 2008.05.02 16:35:00 - [23] Edited by: Isiskhan on 02/05/2008 16:44:30 I've enjoyed very much a lot of the authors mentioned already on this thread, but it needs more of the stranger side of sci-fi. Such as the brilliant genius of Rudy Rucker, Phillip K. Dick... and The Illuminatus! Trilogy, a book that blew my mind and led me to read more on a whole bunch other subjects, from the non-fiction work of Robert Anton Wilson on perception and belief systems, to quantum physics and Zen. I could talk for hours about all these, but today's a holiday here and I'm feeling lazy as hell, so that's that - but if anyone's remotely interested follow the linkies and find out more about them, you won't regret it.
Crise Minmatar Pelennor Swarm	Posted - 2008.05.02 19:29:00 - [24] I just finished finished Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter's "Time Odysey" series. Sunstorm Times Eye Firstborn Really good series I burned through all three books in a little over 3 weeks. I would compare them to the "Rama" series and Orson Scott Card's "Ender" books. I'm not a fan of L Ron Hubbard in general but battlefield earth was great.
Genghis Kitty	Posted - 2008.05.02 20:29:00 - [25] Edited by: Genghis Kitty on 02/05/2008 20:29:14 Though I like SF films, I rarely read SF books. In fact I rarely read any fiction. Recently though, I fancied checking out some new authors so bought a large paperback book containing 20 short SF stories. I've only read 5 so far and they were all very different and certainly made me think. When I've finished I'll probably move on to some of those authors' full length novels. The book is The Mammoth Book Of Extreme Science Fiction If you or anyone else reads it I'd love to discuss some of the stories.
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.02 20:39:00 - [26] Originally by: Sothis Antares Originally by: Nerogk Shorn much true stuff about star trek You should try out the phase II fan series too, you'll love the episodes =) Beside that I like Babylon 5 and the first seasons of Star Gate (i stopped watching because of the lack of freetime and never started to watch again. note to myself, buy the dvd's :P.) Considering the book sector, Stanislaw Lem is my favorite. To bad that all tries making movies out of his books are kinda crap, the stories even fully misinterpreted like "Solaris" with George Clooney imho. What is the phase II fan series?!?! 0_0 must-google-now Originally by: Benjix I don't think anyone said it yes so I will, Dune, enough said. Holy crap! Duh. Dune is an amazing book; one of my favorites. Right now I'm reading (well since finals are coming up i don't have time to read) Stranger In a Strange Land. It's really good so far, though it has a lot of ups and downs in terms of excitment (all of it is good) which makes it kind of hard to read for long in one go. It's amazing, because it makes you think, well, in a non-human way. Books, where the author makes a non-human culture and at times take their perspective are truly amazing if they do it well. Another book like that is called Clan of the Cave Bear. It's about prehistoric times, when humans and neanderthals coexisted. Keep em flowing guys, i'm definitely going to revisit this thread for sci-fi stuff i can check out during the summer.
Sothis Antares PBA Corporation	Posted - 2008.05.02 21:35:00 - [27] Originally by: Nerogk Shorn What is the phase II fan series?!?! 0_0 must-google-now they changed the name of the series recently, so google might reference you to the phase II series which was planned originally by roddenberry after TOS. anyways, this is the stuff i mean: http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/ i recommend you to watch at least the episodes with chekov and zulu, they're brilliant imho.
Nerogk Shorn Caldari Royal Hiigaran Navy	Posted - 2008.05.06 00:58:00 - [28] One of my friends suggested Roger Zelazny, and looking him up he sounds like he'd be a good author. Anyone heard of him? Am I really as sheltered as my friend thinks I am? I have one of his short stories in a sci-fi anthology, so i might check it out. The Bulbasaur Wizard D-F-A-A-B-A-A-S
Bad Harlequin Minmatar Chiroptera Factor	Posted - 2008.05.06 02:19:00 - [29] Originally by: Roxanna Kell Originally by: Rodj Blake Iain M Banks. End of discussion. Warning though, if your english or comprehension skills are not high, dont buy it cause you will have to reread every page like, 10 times. And you will be better off for it at the end. Walter Jon Williams and Gibson are my two fav oldschool 'cyberpunk' writers: Hardwired by the former, Most Anything Really by the latter. I rather liked Mona Lisa Overdrive and All Tomorrow's Parties, especially. Neil Stephenson: Cryptonomicon is the war'n'friggin'peace of cypherpunk. clear your calendar. Snow Crash is fun, and an easy read: Diamond Age is mindblowing. Anything and everything by Iain M. Banks. Neil Asher is making a noise, but i find his work kind of hit or miss. Gridlinked was interesting, but overall IMHO kind of meh. I may check out Brass Man to see what he does with it. Read some real old school: y'know the Psi Cop "Al Bester" in Babylon 5? He's named after, well, Al Bester, writer of The Demolished Man, who invented psicops in the 50s. Also read The Stars My Destination. Dated and more than a little sexist, but the good bits are worth a look.
Alrione Amarr Black Lagoon Inc.	Posted - 2008.05.06 13:20:00 - [30] Alastair Reynolds, nothing else needs to be added. -------------------------------- :-O Sig got nerfed. Remaking >.<

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