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While were on the topic of BBC Sci-Fi, does anyone remember the Tripods series adapted from the John Christopher novels?

Now the effects and acting were on the Dr. Who side, but I always was a sucker for the post-holocaust future stuff. I guess that's why I always loved Gamma World and Aftermath.

I've always been a fan of John Christophers.

From the Tripods trilogy (which is now 4 books as a prequel recently came out), to 'a wrinkle in the skin', 'sword of the spirits' and 'death of grass'.

His best trilogy by far though was 'Fireball', with 'Newfoundland' and 'Dragon Dance', where 2 modern-age boys are drawn through a 'ball lightning' and transported to an 'if' world where it's still current time but the romans were still running the place.

Very cool

I still think the tv series Sliders stole extremely heavily from the books, and Time Tunnel on the precept. I think 'Fireball' predates Time tunnel.

This is damn funny.  Check out this clip from Reno 911.

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Not as long or as hilarious as the "Fear of Girls" clip (which I will repost here for those that have never seen it) but pretty funny nonetheless.

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Kingofpain89 wrote:This is damn funny.  Check out this clip from Reno 911.

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Not as long or as hilarious as the "Fear of Girls" clip (which I will repost here for those that have never seen it) but pretty funny nonetheless.

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LOL.....with a double barrel beer sneeze        

jasonw1239 wrote:Does anybody remember one of the grandaddy stories about time travel called "Lest Darkness Fall" by L. Sprague de Camp?

I consider it, along with "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", to be the archetypical stories that a lot of other time travel stories/movies/tv shows are based on right up to Crichton's "Timeline".

I thought Lest Darkness Fall wasn't bad.  But, apparently one guy can stop Rome from collapsing by stabbing people?  Not a bad novel.  Bad history.

I liked the signs in all of the inns and taverns banning religious discussions.  

I got pissed enough just now to write to the Sci Fi Channel execs about it.  Text of the email feedback I just sent to the Sci Fi Channel:

Dear Sci Fi Executives:

I am writing because I am a fan of Battlestar Galactica and I hate to see a good show get cancelled.

Battlestar Galactica was the first science fiction program I have ever seen that did not start with the assumption that the fans are morons. We are so used to being treated with complete disrespect that the new Battlestar Galactica was a major surprise.

Now, your producers seem to have decided that they are deep, deep intellectuals who have something really deep to say.

Get over yourselves before it's too late!

The general consensus among Battlestar Galactica fans is that the show has a few more episodes to try to re-capture our attention. If season three ends as badly as it has started...

Your Iraq storyline was not "timely" or "a new twist." You didn't "make us think." It was boring and depressing. Science fiction is about escapism, not your delusions about your artistic genius or the idea that you have something "timely" to say.

Also...the Apollo/Starbuck love triangle story is NOT sexy or interesting or dramatic. It's boring, illogical and rather pathetic. We don't give a damn about it. You're making us hate the two main characters. Watching Apollo fall in love with Starbuck has been as interesting as watching a toy poodle take dump. You could watch if you wanted...but why would you?

Your writers seem to be fascinated with cylon psychology. It may come as a surprise to you that your viewers are not. Either find God in space or stop blathering about him.

Here's a clue...think of your show as a book. Cut out all of the scenes that a reader might skip over to get to the good part.

Just once, could a good science fiction show survive its own writers?

I thought the new Galactica was based on the old version's episodes (I did have to stop and think when "Apollo/Starbuck triangle" came up here; if you wonder why, remember who the original series' Apollo and Starbuck were . . .     .), but it sounds like the new version may be "jumping the shark".

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bombadil wrote:
Have you ever seen Tom Brady or Bill Bellichik appear to actually ENJOY a football game.

I swear to god, I'll forgo watching the superbowl if the Patriots make it again.  Unless, maybe, it's against the Saints.  

Damn, I was SO looking forward to Saints-Chargers...

If Bellichik actually gets another ring, I may give up football forever.

Here's hoping for a Colts/Saints superbowl, I'd rather see Peyton finally make it only to lose miserably  

Mike B.

sleepyCO wrote:I thought the new Galactica was based on the old version's episodes (I did have to stop and think when "Apollo/Starbuck triangle" came up here; if you wonder why, remember who the original series' Apollo and Starbuck were . . .     .), but it sounds like the new version may be "jumping the shark".

I wouldn't say that Battlestar Galactica had jumped the shark yet....

....but Space Fonzie is definitely strapping on his waterskis....particularly with a planned move of the show to Sunday night!  (Star Trek was moved to Sunday night back in 1968.....)

The show has been hampered by "bottle" episodes...where only interior shots or recycled exterior shots are used in order to save money.  One recent episode actually focused on a shipboard boxing match in which Apollo and Starbuck reviewed their retarded romance.  The boxing ring was the only new prop....so a very cheap episode.

Mark