The Holy Trinity of Science Fiction
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I love Star Trek, but it doesn't belong in the same category as real, literary SF.
Book series
Foundation series, Asimov
Lenseman series, E. E. Doc Smith
Dying Earth series, Jack Vance
Books
Dune, Frank Herbert
Stranger in a Strange Land, Heinlein
Martian Chronicles, Bradbury
Authors
H. G. Wells
Philip K. Dick
Gene Wolfe
Ah, who am I kidding -- Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke.
Film
2001
Planet of the Apes
Blade Runner
(Star Wars isn't SF. It's fantasy/mythology and is best appreciated as such.)
Television
Doctor Who
Twilight Zone
Star Trek
I'll probably change my mind about some of these momentarily.
Book series
Foundation series, Asimov
Lenseman series, E. E. Doc Smith
Dying Earth series, Jack Vance
Books
Dune, Frank Herbert
Stranger in a Strange Land, Heinlein
Martian Chronicles, Bradbury
Authors
H. G. Wells
Philip K. Dick
Gene Wolfe
Ah, who am I kidding -- Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke.
Film
2001
Planet of the Apes
Blade Runner
(Star Wars isn't SF. It's fantasy/mythology and is best appreciated as such.)
Television
Doctor Who
Twilight Zone
Star Trek
I'll probably change my mind about some of these momentarily.
Book: Dune
Movie: The Matrix (say what you will, but it's my favorite scifi movie, besides Serenity and I don't think that counts because it was a crossover)
TV Show: Hmmmmm.... Firefly or the X-Files, but because of there being more of the X-Files I shall go with the X-Files.
Movie: The Matrix (say what you will, but it's my favorite scifi movie, besides Serenity and I don't think that counts because it was a crossover)
TV Show: Hmmmmm.... Firefly or the X-Files, but because of there being more of the X-Files I shall go with the X-Files.
Thread over.
MeanJoePhaser
Admiral
Books:
DUNE- Overrated messianic bullcrap.
JURASSIC PARK- Junk sciene cliche-ville.
MARTIAN CHRONICLES- Whistfully dull post-colonial allegory.
Television:
DR. WHO- Man-child arrogance personified for the kiddie set.
STAR TREK- Quasi-utopian drivel passed off as relevant social commentary (pre Abrams, now it's flashy nostalgic drivel.)
NuBSG- Allegorical spew passed off as pseudo-realism.
Movies:
STAR WARS- Simplistic nonsensical chauvinist fantasy.
BLADE RUNNER- Pulp detective muck in melancholy future setting.
2001- Lifelessly boorish, deliberately incomprehensible pretension.
DUNE- Overrated messianic bullcrap.
JURASSIC PARK- Junk sciene cliche-ville.
MARTIAN CHRONICLES- Whistfully dull post-colonial allegory.
Television:
DR. WHO- Man-child arrogance personified for the kiddie set.
STAR TREK- Quasi-utopian drivel passed off as relevant social commentary (pre Abrams, now it's flashy nostalgic drivel.)
NuBSG- Allegorical spew passed off as pseudo-realism.
Movies:
STAR WARS- Simplistic nonsensical chauvinist fantasy.
BLADE RUNNER- Pulp detective muck in melancholy future setting.
2001- Lifelessly boorish, deliberately incomprehensible pretension.
hmmm
authors..
Heinlein
Clarke
Asimov
and yeah clarke can be shifted for clarke.
people of influence
Gernsback
Campbell
Roddenberry
Going off boxofficemojo, for films it's
Batman
Star Wars
Shrek
I have no idea how to find a boxofficemojo for TV...
Batman
Star Wars
Shrek
I have no idea how to find a boxofficemojo for TV...
I'm going for influential as opposed to popular...
Classic SF
HG Wells - The War of the Worlds
Ursula K. LeGuin - The Left Hand of Darkness
George Orwell - 1984
Postmodern SF
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse Five
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
William Gibson - Neuromancer
Movie SF
Metropolis
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
TV Shows - drama
(can't believe this hasn't been on anyone's list...) The Twilight Zone
Star Trek (TOS)
The Prisoner
TV shows - comedy (okay maybe not so influential, but I like 'em)
Red Dwarf
Third Rock from the Sun
And the greatest science fiction of all time...
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 - because robot puppets riffing on bad b sci-fi movies is sheer genius.
Classic SF
HG Wells - The War of the Worlds
Ursula K. LeGuin - The Left Hand of Darkness
George Orwell - 1984
Postmodern SF
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse Five
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
William Gibson - Neuromancer
Movie SF
Metropolis
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
TV Shows - drama
(can't believe this hasn't been on anyone's list...) The Twilight Zone
Star Trek (TOS)
The Prisoner
TV shows - comedy (okay maybe not so influential, but I like 'em)
Red Dwarf
Third Rock from the Sun
And the greatest science fiction of all time...
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 - because robot puppets riffing on bad b sci-fi movies is sheer genius.
only 4 rounds.
top 12 choices to start; eliminate 3 each round - we'll be done once we whittle it down to the final trinity.
i mean, can you really put a price of finding the holy grail (of scifi)
Good point. Carry on ... but choose wisely. I don't want you crumbling to dust when you DO find the grail.
pick three. the top 12 vote-getters will be the universe from which we fashion our chalice.
(i'm really getting aurthurian 'bout this, aren't i...)
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