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StarShip Troopers was fucking awesome. If they made it true to the book it would be this complete mind fuck about how the nazi's won and blah and no bug killing. The movie was just waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too good.
ooooo and what am i reading??? Mr. Right way to hell, i mean heaven Bill O'Rielly's Culture Warrior.
StarShip Troopers was fucking awesome. If they made it true to the book it would be this complete mind fuck about how the nazi's won and blah and no bug killing. The movie was just waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too good.
ooooo and what am i reading??? Mr. Right way to hell, i mean heaven Bill O'Rielly's Culture Warrior.
Nazi won sheez... no wonder hollywood makes movies like that.....
I thought it sucked even before i knew there was a story they totally messed up in the film.
The book was more about philosophy than killing Bugs.
Anyway i have started reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Its awesomely good. Dekkerd is very interesting.
I thought it sucked even before i knew there was a story they totally messed up in the film.
The book was more about philosophy than killing Bugs.
Anyway i have started reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Its awesomely good. Dekkerd is very interesting.
The only hit aka Bladerunner even Dick didnt like, i wonder why
I have The Man in the High Castle and Flow my tears,policeman too.
Right now thanks to Heinlein,Dick i am finally free of my fantasy fase that took hold of me too much
I will go and borrow two Heinlein books tommorow and change beteween him and Dick.
By the way have you read The Minority Report? I read its the only story of his that the movie is actually similer to except the action of course.
I have The Man in the High Castle and Flow my tears,policeman too.
Right now thanks to Heinlein,Dick i am finally free of my fantasy fase that took hold of me too much
I will go and borrow two Heinlein books tommorow and change beteween him and Dick.
By the way have you read The Minority Report? I read its the only story of his that the movie is actually similer to except the action of course.
Because he has no fucking tastes.Libaax wrote:The only hit aka Bladerunner even Dick didnt like, i wonder why
It's the best fucking movie in the whole fucking world, and anybody that says otherwise is gay.
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I'm in the middle of my second read-through of My Tank is Fight! It's a tongue-in-cheek look back on the weird wonder weapons that were created during WWII. A pair of tanks so big, they had to be powered by naval engines, an aircraft carrier made of ice and the Nazi nuclear bomb are all covered factually, their hypothetical deployment theorized and each has a short chapter of historical fiction that centers around the weapon or vehicle.
Those of you familiar with such things might know about Zack Parsons from his articles of the same/similar titles (My Tank Has Armor Plates to Protect Me From Hate!, My Tank Fires Bullets That Weigh a Ton!) on SomethingAwful.com. He is an excellent writer who has also written tons of other amusing frontpage articles for the site that are worth checking out.
Those of you familiar with such things might know about Zack Parsons from his articles of the same/similar titles (My Tank Has Armor Plates to Protect Me From Hate!, My Tank Fires Bullets That Weigh a Ton!) on SomethingAwful.com. He is an excellent writer who has also written tons of other amusing frontpage articles for the site that are worth checking out.
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I've been catching up on the Foundation books recently. I finished Foundation's Edge a couple of days ago, and will probably be done with Foundation and Earth tomorrow, and start on Forward the Foundation. I must admit I'm a bit uncertain as to whether the change of direction from the original Foundation trilogy is a good move or not. The series has lost some of its pedigree, I feel, as it is moving away from the pretty refined speculative retrospective theorizing towards more traditional sci-fi fare.
Still awesome though.
Still awesome though.
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psi29a wrote:A lot of Phillip K Dick (notice the sig )stories are simply amazing, however their movie adaptations are hit and miss and mostly good on their own merits.
Paycheck and Next as examples of crap Dick movies.
Why are they crap? Beacuse filmmakers have two choices, use that hair that nick cage has, or actually paint him gold, which allows him to pick up chicks... both are the wrong choices.
Phillip K Dick stories are sci fi movies, and last i checked, those really dont translate well into an actual movie.
LordMune wrote:I've been catching up on the Foundation books recently. I finished Foundation's Edge a couple of days ago, and will probably be done with Foundation and Earth tomorrow, and start on Forward the Foundation. I must admit I'm a bit uncertain as to whether the change of direction from the original Foundation trilogy is a good move or not. The series has lost some of its pedigree, I feel, as it is moving away from the pretty refined speculative retrospective theorizing towards more traditional sci-fi fare.
Still awesome though.
I know for sure the first three original books was alot better, come on going from the Mule and second foundation stories to Gaia stuff give me a break. Sure its still very good but not as the first three.
The reason is prolly cause Assimov wanted to end the series after the first three books but money hungry publishers made him write books he didnt wanna and didnt plan to write.
Which is why its so forced connected to his Robot books suddenly in the last two.
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Re: What are you reading?
Kaplan's MCAT books. That test scares the crap out of me and I take it in less than a month.
Trust me, I'm a doctor!
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Im just about to finish Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
After that i will start reading Garden's of the moon by Steven Erikson.
After that i will start reading Garden's of the moon by Steven Erikson.
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I'm reading "The Covenant with Black America".
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Not fantasy right
Interesting title.
Interesting title.
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The Bicentennial Man and Other stories by Asimov.
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I'm reading Red Mars. I tried back when I was a teenager but I didn't have the patience for it. It's totally awesome though. All good scifi needs a question to answer and this one's is "what would happen if 100 people tried to create a new world?" So these 100 people get sent off to colonise Mars and start society from scratch. It's hard to describe but they all want different things from Mars and the politics and interactions get really interesting. And it starts with an assassination...
Also Terry Pratchett's "Thud!" He's so good at commenting on the real world with his fantasy. He uses dwarfs and trolls to talk about religious fundamentalists and racial hatred. AND it's hilarious.
Also Terry Pratchett's "Thud!" He's so good at commenting on the real world with his fantasy. He uses dwarfs and trolls to talk about religious fundamentalists and racial hatred. AND it's hilarious.
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As SF fanboy how you described Red Mars made me interested in it. I adore those kind of SF.
Are you a big fan of SF? Any favs?
Are you a big fan of SF? Any favs?
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Yeah, I love it I actually became an engineer because of SF!
I've been reading some cool 80's stuff in the last couple of years. Bruce Sterling in particular was awesome back then. You should read Schismatrix plus. It's a novel followed by a few short stories. The novel follows this one guy who ends up living a couple hundred years and being in the middle of several revolutions and wars between factions who believe in different uses for technology. Like one group genetically engineers themselves, another group are into cybernetic implants, yet another want to live in empty space... There's so many cool ideas. I think I'll have to reread it soon.
I've been reading some cool 80's stuff in the last couple of years. Bruce Sterling in particular was awesome back then. You should read Schismatrix plus. It's a novel followed by a few short stories. The novel follows this one guy who ends up living a couple hundred years and being in the middle of several revolutions and wars between factions who believe in different uses for technology. Like one group genetically engineers themselves, another group are into cybernetic implants, yet another want to live in empty space... There's so many cool ideas. I think I'll have to reread it soon.
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Me i have been stuck in golden age SF cause of the greatness of Asimov,Heinlein,Clarke etc
But thanks to P.K Dick im getting more and more interested in cyberpunk and the other punks
Wanna read Gibson,Sterling,Powers,Richard K Morgan etc
Is it a military SF done by Sterling?
But thanks to P.K Dick im getting more and more interested in cyberpunk and the other punks
Wanna read Gibson,Sterling,Powers,Richard K Morgan etc
Is it a military SF done by Sterling?
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Nah, it's political again. The main guy is a diplomat of sorts. It's fascinating cos it focuses on individuals and big shifts in society too.
Dick, Asimov and Clarke are among my favourites. I think Gibson can be great but he's often a bit samey. Like he stretches his ideas sometimes, you know?
I've decided not to buy new books anymore. I'm usually a bit disappointed. I'm lucky though, where I live there are plenty of markets and 2nd hand shops I can get old books from
Dick, Asimov and Clarke are among my favourites. I think Gibson can be great but he's often a bit samey. Like he stretches his ideas sometimes, you know?
I've decided not to buy new books anymore. I'm usually a bit disappointed. I'm lucky though, where I live there are plenty of markets and 2nd hand shops I can get old books from