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so before i wattle on for hours i’ll sum up that sci-fi is usually but not always sci-fi because it atleast attempts a plausable explanation to the plot events. a good example of this is the scene in juarrasic park where they explain dinasaur cloning.
I would agree with this basic point, but extend it somewhat by including the “application” of science, not simply the explanation alone, at least to make it truly good science fiction. In this way, science is often applied by the logical method and/or through technological means.
So, furthermore, I would also suggest that some “application” of science need not be explained, because it is already understood by the general public, therefore, in some cases, where application occurs and no explanation is necessary, the bridge that technology creates may qualify something as being more science fiction than mere fantasy.
Sci-fi had a very rough beginning and some people have never quite recovered from the stereotypes it created. One stereotype that really bugs me is the idea that all sci-fi is just bad horror with laughable monsters and special effects. The other is the stereotype that it shares with the UFO conspiracy, which was laughed so hard about that it led to the whole idea that “government conspiracies” don’t exist, and so we have 9/11 and the rise of the US Imperial Forces and a reality that our grandparents would think was a bad night mare and “science fiction”..
Then, there’s the cheapness of science-fiction which exploits violence and special-effects simply to draw audiences and make huge profits. That stuff makes me sick. Violence for the sake of violence for the sake of profit is just the same mind-set that exploited bad horror for profit and made sci-fi so laughable from the start.
I think the reason why sci-fi gets so little respect is because of these stereotypes and exploitation for profit mind-sets. Sometimes, scii-fi at the movies and TV gets so bad, I have to retreat to reading a good sci-fi book, which can never be substituted by one millionaire producer’s idea of a good sci-fi movie or series.
What does the average Lexx fan watch now that Lexx is done and dusted?
Reruns of Lexx if he managed to tape any of it or has it on DVD.
In my case, having lost cable-tv to inflation, unpaid debts, and the reshuffling of the sci-fi channel into an unaffordable $40 per month package-deal, nothing but reruns of Star Trek, Stargate, and a mixed-package of various other sci-fi caught on videotape. Oh, and an occassional sci-fi DVD, if lucky enough to find a good deal.
I just bought seasons 7 and 8 of Stargate on DVD, in a 2 for 1 deal, so I’m not too bored. Stargate sure isn’t Lexx by a long shot, but it has a few interesting and entertaining episodes now and then.
But the question remains… does Jack have what it takes to be a commander or does he best make a field operative?
He’s got what it takes, he’s just not all that big on advertising it. But his reluctance does have to do with the fact that he never really expected to take over Hammond’s job. It’s the big decisions he hates to make, too much pressure. He’d rather be fishing or hunting down Gua’old.
I lost the sci-fi channel and cable some time ago, but I just took a poor man’s vacation and purchased Season 7 and 8 on DVD (it was buy one, get the other free deal). Not a bad deal, $60 for both seasons, how could I turn it down?
I’m working on Season 8 now and so far it looks okay. Tealk just kicked some local bullies butts and the multimillionaire just lost everything after exposing the story to the public.
It was way cool the way Thor hung out with O’Neill in his office and they worked out a way to foil the guy, and Carter was cool for admitting how much she hated discreditting him and convinced O’Neill to take him into their confidence.
I kind of skipped through most of these posts after i realized I don’t want to spoil it.
Hmmm, I was in the Air Force for a brief tour and I never made it to the front. But the way the Pentagon and the MIC works, I doubt much that the Air Force top-brass, in any operation, is this close to humanity. I’m sure there are exceptions, but they usually get forced into retirement and fall into the ranks of general oversight. IMO, Stargate makes a great fictional recruting-tool for the military and the USAF, which doesn’t exactly thrill me, under present circumstances.
Great sci-fi, but don’t forget to put empasis on the fiction.
Pinning it down to just 5 wasn’t easy, 10 would permit more flexibility.
George the Time-Traveler: From H. G. Well’s classic, “The Time Machine”. I searched for his last name and couldn’t find it. This guy’s great respect for life and humanity and repugnance for war, along with his ability to see beyond the limited dimensions we are all taught to think within, has inspired me ever since I first saw the movie and read the book in the late 70s. It was his kind of thinking, I believe that first gave root to Einstein’s relativity and the idea of a “multiverse”, which has since been a theme of many books and serials.
Captain Nemo: From Jules Verne’s “20,00 Leagues Under the Sea” and “The Underwater City”. While I am more of an outer-space fan myself, this Nemo character is still very cool. I love the way he went after the war-profiteers and critically put the big imperialist nations in their place, along with all the other tyrannical forces of history.
Kai: A righteous dude fighting for the right cause and a man of few words and much action. A very cool alternative hero for a very screwed up universe.
Aeryn Sun: A female heroine that knows what it’s like to be back-stabbed by a military organization and learns how to put her training to more humane purposes. Chriton doesn’t know how lucky he is.
Lieutenant Reginald Barclay: From ST:NG. The odd alternative semi-hero who entered The Next Generation during it’s 4th or 5th season as a guy with a holodiction problem. It was refreshing to see the writers of Star Trek introduce such an oddball-type character into the spit and polish super-genius ranks of the series and it was very commendable for Captain Picard to actually give Barclay the benefit of the doubt and a second chance to prove himself, despite his many problems adjusting to life on the Enterprise.
I also like Spock, the Doctor, Stanley Tweedle, and Q’s cynical perspective of arrogant humans is also quite refreshing also. I’m sure i could list well over ten, probly more like 20 favs. More if I hadn’t been cut off from the sci-fi channel shortly after 9/11/01.
I just want to add, all these problems do nothing to encourage my already suppressed motives for wanting to contribute to the forum discussions.
Why only 50 years? That’s no fun.
No, if we’re going by the Q-leap serial, I can make a corection here. The actual original idea was that one could not leap beyond one’s life-time, iow, before one’s birth. But later, Dr. Samuel Beckett DID leap back before his own birth, at least twice, into characters which were related to his genetic heredity.
So, the idea is, one can leap back before one’s birth and the time would be unlimited, as long as there was some genetic connection. This opens up all kinds of possibilities, because if one goes back far enough, almost everyone has genetic connections that have been lost to the memory.
One example, in the case of US citizens, would be that if anyone was to go back to the 17th century, they might even be able to incarnate a member of the Cherokee Nation, because the records tell us that before European politics began dictating militant imperialism in North America, there was quite a lot of inter-marraige between European settlers and Cherokees (who were considered the most civilized Amerindians of that time). After Euro-imperial politics began turning settlers against the Amerindians, the resulting confusion alienated most of those families that were intermixed and much of the records were lost.
It was recently estimated that a majority of North Americans whose ancestry precedes the American revolution have about 5 percent Cherokee blood due to almost 2 centuries of peaceful integration, and most of them don’t even know it becuz the bloodlines were suppressed.
uh-oh, it’s doing it again. It won’t let me preview….and it’s losing my post… error in postinmg… friggin dang it all.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why only 50 years? That’s no fun.
No, if we’re going by the Q-leap serial, I can make a corection here. The actual original idea was that one could not leap beyond one’s life-time, iow, before one’s birth. But later, Dr. Samuel Beckett DID leap back before his own birth, at least twice, into characters which were related to his genetic heredity.
So, the idea is, one can leap back before one’s birth and the time would be unlimited, as long as there was some genetic connection. This opens up all kinds of possibilities, because if one goes back far enough, almost everyone has genetic connections that have been lost to the memory.
One example, in the case of US citizens, would be that if anyone was to go back to the 17th century, they might even be able to incarnate a member of the Cherokee Nation, because the records tell us that before European politics began dictating militant imperialism in North America, there was quite a lot of inter-marraige between European settlers and Cherokees (who were considered the most civilized Amerindians of that time). After Euro-imperial politics began turning settlers against the Amerindians, the resulting confusion alienated most of those families that were intermixed and much of the records were lost.
It was recently estimated that a majority of North Americans whose ancestry precedes the American revolution have about 5 percent Cherokee blood due to almost 2 centuries of peaceful integration, and most of them don’t even know it becuz the bloodlines were suppressed.
uh-oh, it’s doing it again. It won’t let me preview….and it’s losing my post… error in postinmg… friggin dang it all.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The on and off again access can be way annoying.
Yeah, that was what really screwed me up during my first posting, just last week. One click and I was logged in, the next click and I was logged off, dunno why it would do that.
Sometimes in my most paranoid state, which is almost my norm these days, i get the idea that some hacker is just getting some sadistic kicks out of making me jump thru hoops and fall down for laughs.
The worst thing about such a problem is it is an impediment to free speech if it happens enough. I have lost entire posts due to such errors (I got “posting error” half a dozen times) and was unable to recall everything I posted the second time.
Furthermore, it begins to make me feel like a dang fool if it happens too much. How am I supposed to conduct a civil discussion with somebody in an online forum if my attitude has been degraded to the role of a fool and all i can do is complain?
Just imagine if hackers were responsible, how much satisfaction they might be getting making so many otherwise civilized posters feel, act, and discuss like dang fools!
Sorry, people, just my dang paranoid fool personality emerging. Don’t take it personally, it may just be me that the hackers are friggin with. Maybe ya’ll don’t know it, but these days the US govt is paying private citizens to do these fascist things to people they don’t like. 😡
Can’t wait to see how the series develops. We like original Sci Fi at sadgeezer.com.
Thanx for the enthusiastic support. Yeah, I’ve been a big sci-fi fan all my life and up until last year when i lost cable-tv, i had been up to date on most of it.
I was really getting into Lexx on the sci-fi channel when they suddenly decided to flip us poor fools off by changing the format so that the sci-fi channel would only be available to customers paying $35 to $40 per month for a larger package deal.
After that, i couldn’t pay for the larger package and so all I got was mostly garbage and reruns. The only sci-fi i could watch for the last 2 years was Enterprise and that’s okay but it ain’t Lexx by a long shot. After that ended, there was no sci-fi on at all so I quit it. Friggin waste of money. I put it into a better ISP but my life has been seriouslly lacking sci-fi since.
I hope my character isn’t too like Mr. Ben. I’ve never seen Mr. Ben so I don’t know about it. After all the work I’ve done, i sure don’t need any conflicts with copyright BS. My character is original. I created him in the late 80s in a sci-fi novel that I published in small press. There is no friggin way that my Querzo character is a copy of Mr. Ben.
The only thing missing from the movie is the animation style that made Aeon Flux so cool. As a fan of the cartoon, I can’t complain. The missing style is replaced with polished visuals and hard-edged action.
I loved the animation, it was my favorite when it first aired on MTV ages ago in the early 90s. Haven’t seen the movie yet, dunno if I’d like it same as the cartoon.
I’m not really too big on all that real violence these days, had an overdose of it in the 80s and 90s that left me in my own nightmare loops. I’m more inclined to animate my way out of the mess than pay for a ticket into it. 🙂
But as the saying went, Aeon Flux is way-cool! As an animator, I can appreciate the hard work that must have went into it as well as the excellent end-product.
As for the movie, i might say, “Too Real, Man!“
Not much action here, but this is the co-pilot Querzo, just before stepping outside on a deep space planetoid.
The clips were ok, but I’d have loved to see some subtitles or dubbing – background music was sufficiently eerie
Gettin round to the narrative soundtrack now and I’ll be sure to include it in a couple of preview clips when that’s done.
As for the guitar music, I did that myself as an amateur guitarist over a decade ago and figured what the hey, might as well use some original stuff to give it some emotive energy without having to dish out money that I don’t have to pay someone else. I know its a bit shabby, but I figure its better than nuthin.
Rest assured there is a story here, based upon a shabby sci-fi novel i wrote in the late 80s, so I’ll be sure to share the final product when its in the can. The real trick now is to stay alive long enough to see it all through. 🙂
