Scifi/Fantasy Avatar Contest - Damn Kids!

[od0_ital]

First off, congratulations again to my co-winners JiNX-01 & Gov Kodos, who both had the good sense to throw in the towel before I did...

Second, thansk to auntiehill for the theme suggestion of this week's contest, "Damn Kids!" I added the "damn" part.

So, yeah, this week's contest is all about children in scifi. Pretty self-explanatory, I think, but if ya have any doubts, post your idea, and we can go from there.

Entries have to conform to board rules - up to 140x140 and 140KB if animated.

All entries should be posted by Thursday night, Friday mornin', and the poll will go up some time Friday afternoon, or evenin'.

Good luck!

 

[od0_ital]

My entry, from DS9 'The Begotten' -

 

[Greylock Crescent]

 

[CorporalCaptain]

How's this?

 

[od0_ital]

^

I did a google & wiki search thing for the 2001 "star child" and from what I read, its more of a symbolic thing about the creation of a new race, not an actual baby, so it doesn't really go with the theme of bein' a damn kid. But since I'm usin' goop in a jar for my entry, I guess I don't have much room to talk.

Anyone else want to throw two cents in?

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Say what?

Certainly it's an actual being, as is made clear in the novel. It is generally agreed that it is the being that astronaut David Bowman is transformed into. How much of Dave remains, and how much of the being is also part Monolith is open to interpretation. However, there are clear depictions of sperm, and an embryo in the space warp leading into the sequence in which Dave's death results in the creation of the Star Child.

 

[od0_ital]

^

Well, when ya put it that way, I guess it works, then.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Well, I expected debate about whether the being was legitimately a child, which I'm still entirely open to, not about whether it was actually a being.

 

[Greylock Crescent]

I say it works ... and will likely get my vote, to boot!

 

[captcalhoun]

won't get mine, i hate 2001 with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.

 

[captcalhoun]

two of the best kids in SF ever.

 

[Saga]

I say it works ... and will likely get my vote, to boot!

same here.

 

[JiNX-01]

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

 

[JiNX-01]

First off, congratulations again to my co-winners JiNX-01 & Gov Kodos, who both had the good sense to throw in the towel before I did...

You're welcome! I knew you wanted to be in charge of this one!

 

[auntiehill]

Is it only scifi or will fantasy work, too?

 

[od0_ital]

^

Fantasy will work, too.

 

[Saga]

 

[Carpe Occasio]

 

[JiNX-01]

Game over, man!