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Postby SkyHawk00 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:11 pm

Which one?
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby G.K. » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:45 pm

Star Trek, Star Wars for TV/Film

Raised on Sci Fi books and that's where my preferance lies.

Heinlein, Herbert, Asimov, Niven, LeGuin, Harrison, Dick etc.
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby andy190 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:07 pm

Thunderbirds of course. ;)
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby SkyHawk00 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:26 pm

Babylon 5, definitely one of the best shows ever. 8-) 8-)
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby andy190 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:49 pm

Babylon 5, definitely one of the best shows ever. 8-) 8-)


So is Thunderbirds. ;)

(Just not the movie that came out in 2004)
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby machineman9 » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:15 am

Of the ones in the poll, I have only seen Star Wars, a few Thunderbirds episodes and some other ones...

...However, I have literally just finished watching Serenity (the credits are playing in the background) so I think you can guess which is my favourite
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby Fozzer » Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:28 am

Star Wars....but only the original set!
Tron....only the original.
Blade Runner*.

In fact, most films made from the mid 1980's, and earlier.
Films made after that, are far too clever for their own good!


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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby G.K. » Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:57 am

Agree.

Bladerunner is the best sci fi movie ever made in my opinion. The musical score is brilliant, so is the acting, filming and directing.
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby machineman9 » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:08 pm

In fact, most films made from the mid 1980's, and earlier.
Films made after that, are far too clever for their own good!


Paul.

Try Firefly... It is made by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/ Angel creator) and it is about space-pirates and space-westerners... Very well made!

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If that's not interesting enough, Christina Hendricks is star of two of the episodes
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby ftldave » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:43 pm

Star Trek's my choice, with a tip of the helmet to MGM's Forbidden Planet which was a great influence for Gene Roddenberry when he created the original series.

Firefly/Serenity was great entertainment, but I was never comfortable with the way it wanted to glorify prostitution, i.e. the hotty "companion" character. IMHO that often bordered on sleaze. Why the captain, Reynolds, went so ga-ga over a high-price whore was, to me, just unbelievable.

Then again, WHAT WAS IT about Kirk that he was always, always getting the babes?
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby Wing Nut » Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:21 am

Star Trek, Star Wars for TV/Film

Raised on Sci Fi books and that's where my preferance lies.

Heinlein, Herbert, Asimov, Niven, LeGuin, Harrison, Dick etc.


Bradbury...

As for movies, Metropolis, Forbidden Planet, the ORIGINAL Star Wars, 2001...

Han shot first!  ;)
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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby Webb » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:50 pm

No contest.

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Re: Sci-Fi favorites

Postby Webb » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:55 pm

Still no contest but a close second.

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