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- Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:35 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: I am offended
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8072
Re: I am offended
Terminator + 1984 is the wrong analogy. Cameron + Berg + Bay + Shamalayan would be more apt. Translation: It will have lots of shiny sci-fi CGI, and it will have a moment where the characters almost try and address a human issue, and it might even move people with sub-par intelligence and then BAM! ...
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:31 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: John Carter
- Replies: 29
- Views: 27465
Re: John Carter
Ok, I haven't read the John Carter of Mars series, but I'm fucking sick to death of Disney raping* ip's like this hoping for another blockbuster series. Why? because they have to candy-coat it for a PG or PG-13 rating when it should be an adult film. Then they make it dumbed down for the LCD crowd. ...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:36 am
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 2010: FANTASY AUTHOR’S HANDBOOK (Wordpress Blahg)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6169
Re: 2010: FANTASY AUTHOR’S HANDBOOK (Wordpress Blahg)
I was going to say the same thing, as soon as he started in on writing action scenes and how they had to feel natural and we had to care about the characters. Not in a KJA book, no.
We all know his 'research' involves a remote and a bag of chips.
We all know his 'research' involves a remote and a bag of chips.
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:54 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great Find!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14250
Re: Great Find!!!
I'm Jealous. There, I said it.
- Mon May 30, 2011 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: My Dream House
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15013
Re: My Dream House
Sure, it will stop most zombies. But does it keep Twilight out of your house?
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
- Topic: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
- Replies: 167
- Views: 505639
Re: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
Think of it this way: Actually, no don't think about it all. The normal FTL ships can move at a certain speed, but they still rely on human reaction speeds and limited sensors. So if anything gets in the way, they can't move out of the way if they are going too fast. Enter the stringline, which crea...
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:51 am
- Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
- Topic: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
- Replies: 167
- Views: 505639
Re: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
I think the primary difference is what you want something to do and how, and how much you are going to techbabble vs. theorize. Technobabble will get you so far, its like a nice warm blanket or a puppy, that no one will openly complain about. example: Foldspace. We're told that it works what it does...
- Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:06 am
- Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
- Topic: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
- Replies: 167
- Views: 505639
Re: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
Well my Huffpost argument just ended up going in circles. The preek started off by saying nuDune was based off Frank's notes and then trying to defend B&K's changes as what a modern audience wanted, rather than some dry subtle villian. It was good to see this discussion laid out. Iirc I did find...
- Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:50 pm
- Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
- Topic: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
- Replies: 167
- Views: 505639
Re:
I mean I know some people are stupid...but...Ultra Spice wrote: Exactly! Dark matter would have more than infinite energy so using it as fuel would give enough power to go faster than light!
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damn...
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:32 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Total Recall Remake
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17294
Re: Total Recall Remake
I guess now isn't the time to mention that on my Dune Film Fantasy Cast I have Colin Farrell for Shaddam IV...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 198
- Views: 323558
Re: What are you listening to?
Has anyone here had an actual physical reaction to music? Bad music sets off my temper, so much so that I get headaches. With as much crap music as I here from day to day I'm actually starting to get worried about it.
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 198
- Views: 323558
Re: What are you listening to?
I've had Velvet Underground on all day to get the taste of Imelda May out of my mind. My boss has shit taste in music, preferring bubblegum pop or fake jazz crooners. Everyone mocks him for it and it seems to genuinely offend him that people make fun of a 52 year old man who listens to tween rock. I...
- Sat May 22, 2010 10:27 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terra Nova
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14373
Re: Terra Nova
Why dinosaurs? WTF? If you can time travel to fix humanity then start with an Inglorious Basterds Hitler assassination and spend each episode screwing up the timeline even more by going back to fix something and then going back to your own time to see how much it changed things. Oh wait, that might ...
- Sat May 22, 2010 10:14 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Iron Man 2
- Replies: 24
- Views: 27872
Re: Iron Man 2
Man, that string is just begging for a tug...
Did I say that out loud?
Did I say that out loud?
- Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:37 pm
- Forum: Fiction Links
- Topic: Second Variety, by Philip K. Dick
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8019
Re: Second Variety, by Philip K. Dick
And everything by PKD rules
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:48 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
Christopher obviously was part of a leadership caste/breed/what have you. The others were so unintelligent and submissive they traded weapons for their addiction, probably because they didn't have the permission or intelligence to use the weapons to get what they wanted. Drones don't have much if an...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:04 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: District 9
- Replies: 56
- Views: 59831
Re: District 9
Wasn't it hinted that the Prawns were more of a hive mind and without their leadership they were basically semi-sentient? Most of their tech was bio-tech so it didn't surprise me (that much) that the 'fuel' had mutagenic properties.
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:59 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
It's Primetime Sci-Fi. It didn't stand a chance.
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:05 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
We could start a whole line of anti-avatar t-shirts
"Before you go to Pandora, take a Valium"
"My Whole World is 3D"
"My T-shirt is from the Future, It came back in time to keep me from being as pathetic as Na'vi fanboys. Looks like its working!"
"Before you go to Pandora, take a Valium"
"My Whole World is 3D"
"My T-shirt is from the Future, It came back in time to keep me from being as pathetic as Na'vi fanboys. Looks like its working!"
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:54 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
maybe Na'vi is the new emo?
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:08 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
I really hope the Na'vi procreate through chest bursting.
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Like throwing Gas on a Fire.
"That doesn't make me a wannabe..."
Gods its like the entire planet suddenly turned into KJA. This is worse than Zombie Apocalypse. I have no back up plans to deal with this.
RIP Pre-Avatar Earth.
"That doesn't make me a wannabe..."
Gods its like the entire planet suddenly turned into KJA. This is worse than Zombie Apocalypse. I have no back up plans to deal with this.
RIP Pre-Avatar Earth.
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19750
Re: 2010
Wow its almost like we're living in the future!
- Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:17 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Hollywood seems to think that the cgi and plot based elements occupy the same space on the budget. You get one or the other but not both.
- Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:49 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
So does anyone else out there think that the whole reason to increase the Best Picture slots to 10 so they could add Avatar is the Academy's way of saying Avatar is going to win Best Picture?
- Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:36 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
looks like it was a student film project
- Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:42 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Well supposedly Cameron has made the tech backward compatible so he can remake movies in 3d. Obviously he'll start with some of his own work. What first? Aliens in 3d would be fuckin awesome. Abyss would be quite a trip... Naw he's doing TITANIC. The only reason to make Titanic in 3d is for 3d Nude ...
- Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:12 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Got District 9 for xmas and watched it just now for the first time. Thats a pretty Brutal movie but I loved it.
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:21 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
wow, something that annoys me more than kids dressing up as "Johnny Depp Mad Hatter"
I couldn't block that pic out fast enough.
I couldn't block that pic out fast enough.
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Because its not in the script.
- Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:47 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Yeah, when I saw that I had to do a double take. Apparently its rarer than Steakandblowjobium, which would have been a better name.
For those that have seen it, is it explained why the 'unobtainium's' largest deposits are under the Navi lands when there are massive floating rocks of it every where?
For those that have seen it, is it explained why the 'unobtainium's' largest deposits are under the Navi lands when there are massive floating rocks of it every where?
- Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:39 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Ironically, my friends that went to see it switched roles: The one who was expecting it to be awesome thought it was okay, wheras the one who agreed with me that it was extremely over-hyped is now rabid about it. I'll go see it, just to see the 3d for myself, but maybe after a few weeks. I'm still e...
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:51 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Man, there are some rabid fanboys out there.
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:43 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Yeah I laughed my ass off on the whole "Dances with Smurfs" episode.
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:29 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
The more I see of Avatar, the less I care. So far it looks like 3 hours of 'decent' CGI featuring mechs or neutered cat-people getting attacked by X monster or each other. I really don't want to waste money to see this in 3D which is the only fair way to see it.
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:17 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Ha-Ha-Ha! Oh, it hurts! Make him stop! Ha-Ha-Ha!!!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6508
Re: Ha-Ha-Ha! Oh, it hurts! Make him stop! Ha-Ha-Ha!!!
Every picture I've seen of Berg has that same empty, hollowish look in his eyes...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:34 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Black Hole redux
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8940
Re: The Black Hole redux
Omph never got in touch with his user.
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, by Max Brooks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8020
Re: The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, by Max Brooks
I love new graphic novels, so when we got this in the store I flipped through it. It looked just about as well as I could consider to be a graphic representation of a desert, the art, while good seemed vast and open and the text seemed to be spread as far apart as possible. I didn't even bother to r...
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:16 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Stupid sounding new Hugh Jackman movie
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8115
Re: Stupid sounding new Hugh Jackman movie
I doubt they will be spending much on the script...
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:30 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Prisoner
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29482
Re: The Prisoner
I think they surreal'd this series to death. I watched the first 2 hours, but I doubt i'll watch anymore. I think they spent way way way too much time beating us with the "It isn't real, maybe?" stick. The new V series at least maintains some air of "we might be doing something differ...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:59 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
No! You can't give in to AVATAR! That path leads to the Dark Side!
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:13 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
Yes! To be like the hu-man! To laugh! Feel! Want! Why are these things not in the plan?
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:33 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
As malevolent as the visitors are, something tells me the real reason behind the invasion is really really dumb. "Give us all your Pez! It powers our anti-grav!" If the reason is anything physical -- water, food, minerals, land, anything like that -- then it will be stupid, because anythi...
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:09 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
I guess I'm partially hoping that ABC axes the show, and gives them 6 more episodes, they frantically re-write them and pull off something new and exciting with the opportunity. Sadly, it seems like another crappy attempt to bring cable-quality shows (like BSG) to network that is going to crash and ...
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:37 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
Stuff like this is never, ever going to pass muster again in the post-BSG world. No they fixed that by hiring Rekha Sharma, grabbed the Whedonites with Monica Baccarin and Alan Tuydk and the Lost people with whats-her-face. Street-cred with the Sci-fi geek crowd right? I think all of those actors p...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:46 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
Oh, and yeah we get it, Teenage boys will do anything for a blond with a smile and no bra. As malevolent as the visitors are, something tells me the real reason behind the invasion is really really dumb. "Give us all your Pez! It powers our anti-grav!" My biggest hangup so far is the total...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:06 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
The more I think about it the more I'm disliking the total lack of logic in the new V series. The came for water, They need visa's yet their shuttles can fly out to the location of a 911 call to hide a massacre and no one notices. No mention of the right-wing media tearing them apart for stealing al...
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:57 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Prisoner
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29482
Re: The Prisoner
not everything from the 60"s is cheese. I simply meant that some of the tv shows use some rather silly yet still creative methods in their cinematography.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:29 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: The Prisoner
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29482
Re: The Prisoner
I've been watching them online and if you can get past the 60's-cheese they are pretty good. The premise of the new series looks waaaay off, it makes it seem like No.6 starts working for the organization and tries to rebel but gets pulled back in. As much as I love Ian McKellen why would they cast o...
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:26 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
He died off the page, I'm surprised KJA & B even remembered him.
Its not like they can bring back dead characters whenever they feel like it just because there is a discrepancy on when they actually died...
Its not like they can bring back dead characters whenever they feel like it just because there is a discrepancy on when they actually died...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:31 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
Tuek was the Boba Fett of Dune, an awesome character with just enough dialogue and page time to let you know he was a badass without actually putting him out there where that role could be destroyed. As for V I liked Anna, but seriously, spend more than 30 seconds with her and you know she is a snak...
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:40 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
After I got past the initial "lets use the same damn scene from ID4" it was alright. Its really going to come down to the cast and cinematography. The two geek kids talking about how it was really ID4 but that was stolen from like every sci-fi film ever was a bit over the top and I bit ina...
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:47 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Why can't Christians reconcile nudity with the bible? in Eden we were all buck naked. Do you think we'll need clothes in heaven?
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7496477
Re: Books in the pile
I'm almost done with my post winds Dune purge, working through Heretics. I need another really good series after this. I still have a few Bank's Culture books to do, namely Excession, State of the Art and Look to Windward. TYTYTYTYTYTYTYTY GP for introducing me to Banks! Where do I go after Banks?
- Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:06 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Clueless reviewer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11472
Re: Clueless reviewer
I actually find KJA's misunderstanding of humanity (and by extension both Paul and Dune ) a rather popular phenomenon. Very few people actually want to understand, let alone embrace, the totality of what it is to be a human being. Most people, KJA included, would much rather hold onto the illusions...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:31 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Clueless reviewer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11472
Re: Clueless reviewer
It seems to me that many people nowadays need to distinguish the difference in reading a book and just looking at the words.
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:06 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar Trailer
- Replies: 157
- Views: 123091
Re: Avatar Trailer
Cameron is a hack of himself. Like Picasso. He peaked, then was given a blank check as you say and made Titanic. Avatar looks like a hybrid of Abyss and Aliens in 3D, sure it sounds like a fanboy dream, but thats exactly who James Cameron is catering too. I have to agree with Omph, I'm sick of the h...
- Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:46 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26342
Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
thanks!
It's nice having people from such different areas of expertise here and at Jacurutu. Law has always been an interest of mine though I doubt I'd enjoy it much as a profession.
It's nice having people from such different areas of expertise here and at Jacurutu. Law has always been an interest of mine though I doubt I'd enjoy it much as a profession.
- Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:12 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26342
Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
I love the fact that KJA is so well known for writing in other people's universes that he qualifies as expert testimony on the subject. Also, Omph, what are the legal repercussions for his 'misstatements' (mostly about his own work) in that statement? The only reason he's written more Star Wars book...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:23 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen-E
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7518
Re: Watchmen-E
why is it all the best things in life are customized satire? love it
- Sun May 24, 2009 10:00 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
- Replies: 540
- Views: 1732880
Re: The saying "hello" thread.
agreedSandChigger wrote:It's not of this world.
and it's running backwards
- Sat May 23, 2009 8:30 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
I'm hoping my initial opinion is being unfair based on just trailers.
- Fri May 22, 2009 9:46 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 131039
Re: V: The Second Generation
The original V Visitors would take those directors and writers out and shoot them. If the major networks want to make cable-style shows then they should hire cable people to do it. And not the 4400 guy. Watching those clips reminded me of Kings and it's "stapled on cable" feel. As cheesy a...
- Thu May 21, 2009 8:25 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator Salvation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13036
Re: Terminator Salvation
no, like i said, it was still a decent flick
- Thu May 21, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terminator Salvation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13036
Re: Terminator Salvation
I saw it last night, it wasn't that bad. I'll give it 3 stars for not being as crap as T3. The ending is shit, its essentially the same ending as they had leaked but Connor doesn't die, he just gets the heart of the Death-row inmate turned terminator, turned good-guy. Oh, I'm sorry, thats supposed t...
- Fri May 15, 2009 8:53 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17358
Re: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
Shark-o would be trained in the ways of evil by Baron Oktonnen. Who happens to be a gay octopus.
sorry, ultra-puss.
sorry, ultra-puss.
- Sat May 02, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Caprica
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53121
Re: Caprica
because robots + guns = cool?
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:43 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: HLP Business News
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27196
Re: HLP Business News
I play it like i see it. So I imagine we'll start seeing some pre-reviews on Amazon soon.
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:57 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: HLP Business News
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27196
Re: HLP Business News
The publishing industry is largely a joke anyway, and KJA is the biggest guffaw in there. Seriously, as our economy slips further and further back in size and people get more and more conservative with their money I keep hoping that all this crap and shit and dreck that permeates our lives will jus...
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:32 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Caprica
- Replies: 57
- Views: 53121
Re: Caprica
Saw it, liked it. Should prove interesting to see it fleshed out more. It's fairly predictable, but in a good way, not a KJA way. Definitely some interesting characters. Bill Adama is 11, His dad works for the mafia.
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:34 pm
- Forum: Greek Mythos
- Topic: What's your favorite Greek Myth?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14874
Re: What's your favorite Greek Myth?
I like the fire theft myths. Prometheus, Enki, et al.
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:54 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7496477
Has anyone read Stackpole's Age of Discovery series? I was looking through Sci-Fi today and saw it. It caught my attention because it looks very similar to KJA's new Terra Incognita. I was thinking maybe KJA was looking for a little revenge since Stackpole's I, Jedi upstaged and corrected KJA's Jedi...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:10 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Movie recommendations
- Replies: 48
- Views: 36226
Who Killed the Electric Car? is a great documentary, especially now that the Auto Industry is just now talking about launching them. I Second Deadwood, Sexy Beast -- A retired mobster gets a visit from a psychotic mobster who is sent to convince him to do one last job. Required just to see Ben King...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Grand Prix
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16732
lol I have a wall of my room that still has my old Boy Scout Pinewood Derby awards. We really got into it and perfected our racers. My younger brother benefited from all that and we dominated the Pinewood Derby for a few years. One of my Dad's innovations, not sure where he got the idea: cut out cir...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:46 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
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I still like my Culture Idea. even if it's a human civilization, one that can do the things that the head people did would appear as magic/religious mysticism to people of even Galactica's tech level. Diplomatically, it would be in their best interest to allow the people to think whatever they wante...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:38 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: SyFy Channel?
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- Views: 14839
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:26 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
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- Views: 247004
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:13 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: SyFy Channel?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14839
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Views: 7496477
I finished Use of Weapons and started Matter ( I have Consider Phlebus on order) Matter's opening hooked me pretty deep. I think i'd like to go back and read Use of Weapons's chapters in more chronological order...some of it was damn confusing starting off. What was that someone said about bookshelv...
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: eBay & Amazon finds
- Replies: 59
- Views: 38793
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:49 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 3
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18937
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:44 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Y: The Last Man, by Brian K. Vaughan
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- Views: 5069
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:35 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115728
well i got home and the street work outside had severed my broadband, those sob's are lucky it happened after Battlestar....
here it is. it's not drunk, on alcohol. warning, nerd rage might be encountered! http://www.jacurutu.com/viewtopic.php?t=1241
here it is. it's not drunk, on alcohol. warning, nerd rage might be encountered! http://www.jacurutu.com/viewtopic.php?t=1241
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:05 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115728
I'm worried they might have thought the original ending was too cheesy. I have to rant about this though because if the entire point of the film was to make it as true to the novel as possible, why would you change the lynch-pin of several major plot-lines. The weirdness of the ending is what makes ...
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:23 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115728
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7496477
Has anyone read the Rama series? I read the first while i'm waiting for Use of weapons, and picked up the second, but all the amazon reviews made it out to be as bad as some of KJA's books. So far i'm about 20 pages in and all that has happened is some poorly organized history about what happens bet...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:46 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
Anyway, really enjoyed the season but hated that Razor movie thing. I thought it was fluff. Other than that liked it but don't think I can add much to the discussion here. I hated the Shaw character but I loved seeing the old toasters. The hybrid was frikkin awesome. the hybrid states that his chil...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:43 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
her crashed viper wasn't 2000 years old. RDM has stated there won't be any time travel in BSG cause he hates time travel. I think the 'head' people are representative of whatever the 'lords' are. I don't think they are aliens though. perhaps some kind of kobol-hybrids. Whoever said that downloading ...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:32 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 3
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18937
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:52 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
update No Daniel is not Starbucks father! If he was, Hera would not be important (unless Starbuck's mom is also a cylon making her the first new cylon-cylon cross). Just because Starbuck's dad knows the song doesn't mean that he's a Cylon. I'm sick of reading threads (elsewhere) that say Anders wrot...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7496477
any fans of Moby Dick ? I love it. I know, it's not sci-fi. at the moment i'm reading more graphic novels since schoolwork requires most of my mental capacity. I'm half-way through another reading of Watchmen , and restarting my foot and a half tall stack of Conan Comics. Use of Weapons sounds inter...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:34 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New PKD movie with Damon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11919
...I don't even like Blade Runner that much. HEATHEN!!! :wink: I recognize it as a good film, It's just not my favorite. Screamers was fun, I liked it. Same with Total Recall. Minority Report was crap, I didn't even bother going to see Paycheck (my favorite of his short stories). I'm missing one, i...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:52 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New PKD movie with Damon
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11919
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 40's Club
- Replies: 37
- Views: 25427
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: eBay & Amazon finds
- Replies: 59
- Views: 38793
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:37 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115728
well this should prove interesting. of course they changed the ending to make it have a more 'global' impact while simultaneously pulling out the keystone which makes the whole damn story fall apart. ugh, wtf. It was bad enough when they made Evey and V fall in love but this? I wont give any spoiler...
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:07 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Watchmen
- Replies: 97
- Views: 115728
I've heard that they've changed the ending somewhat. they better get that right, cause that's about 90% of the point of the book. I'll be fucking pissed if Hollywood changes it to make X evil all along and the good guys save the day. If your looking for a good graphic novel read, try Bone by Jeff Sm...
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:49 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: World's Worst Authors
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15509
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:40 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
I don't think those loose ends got tied up, i think we got a quick glimpse of whats going on. I agree about Ellen, however after watching the episode again this morning ( :heart: DVR) I realized you have to think of the downloaded Ellen as a completely different person. John Cavil probably programme...
- Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:13 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:41 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
- Replies: 158
- Views: 247004
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:39 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: BSG Season 4 (spoilers)
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- Views: 247004
So when Gaeta downloads, do he and Ellen frak? If Anders remembers everything then he'll know if Starbuck is the Tigh's kid. I don't think she is. I still think that Ellen is a Six and Gaeta is Seven. (Felix, Lucky Seven) Didn't they say that one of the Cylons had been boxed waaay back in Season 2? ...
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Financial Bail Out
- Replies: 76
- Views: 56430
- Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Financial Bail Out
- Replies: 76
- Views: 56430
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Financial Bail Out
- Replies: 76
- Views: 56430
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:30 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: From the Land Beyond Con Report, 09/26 & 27. 2008
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8637
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:50 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Terry Goodkind fans
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9219
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:41 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Avatar
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- Views: 7739
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brian and Kevie go to Sacramento
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- Views: 21050
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Brian and Kevie go to Sacramento
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Re: Brian and Kevie go to Sacramento
Oh, and one other thing. This time they said that they are higher on the "movie food chain" than the writers. So put that in your pipe and smoke it. They also said that when they get down to LA they will be having a meeting about the movie's progress. Per Brian they have until the end of ...
- Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Come gather round friends.....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28488
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Come gather round friends.....
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- Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Come gather round friends.....
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My condolences :) You should grill them with questions and search for weak spots. It'd be great to know where the soft spots are so they can be hit with the next demotivator :) They have shown us their underbelly in this new book. Its waaay too obvious that KJA is on the run when it comes to dealin...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Come gather round friends.....
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28488
:twisted: I'm sure KJA recognized you. No way those passages about Irulan 'fixing' the details are anything less than the OH having them on the run. Ask them if they plan on having a crisis among the BG as a major plot, since it seems that none of their BG characters are loyal to the sisterhood anym...
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:03 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Sarah Palin Action Figures
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13435
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Sarah Palin Action Figures
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13435
- Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post your photo
- Replies: 138
- Views: 159415
- Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post your photo
- Replies: 138
- Views: 159415
- Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:32 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
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- Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:22 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post your photo
- Replies: 138
- Views: 159415
- Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:45 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post your photo
- Replies: 138
- Views: 159415
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:26 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New PoD-Cast on Hairy Ticks!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22230
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New PoD-Cast on Hairy Ticks!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22230
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:39 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New PoD-Cast on Hairy Ticks!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22230
I'm still in awe at the 3rd grade grasp they have on Dune. PAUL IS NOT FUCKING PRE-BORN KEVIN! THE VOICES CANNOT THREATEN HIM. Now if i was emphasizing that in a novel i would put it in Italics . You do actually send these to an Editor, yes? I think the tag line here should be Paul wonders if the Or...
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:50 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Vin Diesel's latest masterpiece
- Replies: 55
- Views: 40344
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post your photo
- Replies: 138
- Views: 159415
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Post your photo
- Replies: 138
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I don't want to post my pic. I look too much like a young version of a writer we all hate. Which makes me hate him more. Here goes: http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj116/applecrow88/655557355_l.jpg Sorry I forgot I still have my hair. It'll be a few years till i need a comb-over. Such a sweet fac...
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:46 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New PoD-Cast on Hairy Ticks!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22230
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New PoD-Cast on Hairy Ticks!!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22230
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GenCon report (WARNING! INTENSE NERDERY)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8231
I love painting mini's the new plastic crap ones are just that, crap and filler. I'm not as good as the one's in Seraphen's sig though. Do we dare open the can of worms that is character stories? My fav all time character was a Neutral Evil Bard named Pinstripe. (Hackmaster) He rolled lucky on his S...
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:09 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Vin Diesel's latest masterpiece
- Replies: 55
- Views: 40344
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:02 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Paul of Dune excerpt
- Replies: 75
- Views: 95281
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: BSG guitar
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15322
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GenCon report (WARNING! INTENSE NERDERY)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8231
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GenCon report (WARNING! INTENSE NERDERY)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8231
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:11 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Paul of Dune excerpt
- Replies: 75
- Views: 95281
:roll: We should start a petition to have The new Dune books categorized as fantasy, not Sci-Fi. Cause wanting these to have any relevance in the Sci-Fi genre other than WTF ARE YOU DOING is a fantasy. Questions: Since you do not have an accurate grasp of time and distance, wouldn't it be better to ...
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17500
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:29 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Paul of Dune excerpt
- Replies: 75
- Views: 95281
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Paul of Dune excerpt
- Replies: 75
- Views: 95281
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:03 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New Dune Movie
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34430
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:57 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New Dune Movie
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34430
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:11 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New Dune Movie
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34430
When Daniel Craig was cast as Bond, Being a Craig fan, this news made perfect sense to me. He's the best Bond since Connery. Maybe better. So how would one go about getting a looksee at that .mov. You know, so i can go on DN and point out all the inconsistencies and corruptions in the script. Okay ...
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:22 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New Dune Movie
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34430
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:17 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New Dune Movie
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34430
how can it succeed? The only people who will give it any staying power have been ignored and insulted left and right by the HLP. There is no way Hollywood can make a successful Dune film in the current environment. Impossible. If I feel the new film does more justice to Dune than the Lynch film or t...
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: HLP Business News
- Replies: 25
- Views: 27196
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:14 pm
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: New Movie Poster
- Replies: 58
- Views: 70139