Sci-fi cinema and TV appreciation thread
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Topic: Sci-fi cinema and TV appreciation thread
Posted By: Time Signature
Subject: Sci-fi cinema and TV appreciation thread
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 7:11am
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Sci-fi figures prominently in the worl of metal - just take albums like Rush's "2112", Anubis Gate's "Andromeda Unchained", all of Coheed and Cambria's output, and Nocturnus' "Threshold" - all of which lyrically deal with science fiction topics - or albums whose cover arts are sci-fi oriented such as Maiden's "Somewhere in Time" and "The Final Frontier", Helstar's "Burning Star", Pestilence's "Spheres", and Suffocation's "Effigy of the Forgotten". It seems to indicate that many metalheads are sci-fi fans, and so a sci-fi cinema and TV appreciation thread should be quite relevant here. So, what are you favorite sci-fi films and TV series (or which ones don't you like), and why? ------------- 
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 7:46am
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As a TV series I kinda like "Fringe"
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 7:53am
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I've seen a couple of episodes - it's like CSI meets X-Files, innit?
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 8:01am
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Yeah, it is. Some of the subject matter is way out there but light entertainment at the same time. Very enjoyable after a long day at the office ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 8:11am
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I seem to remember that scientist character being... errr.... very out there.
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 8:24am
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Well, he is the son of a Nazi scientist, he has had part of his brain removed and stole his "son" from a parallel universe because his real son died. He lived in a mental institution for seventeen years and has a cow in his laboratory. He is partial to liquorice and strawberry milkshakes amongst other not-so-legal substances. I guess you could file it under "very out there"! Leonard Nimoy plays the character Dr. William Bell, what more could you ask for?? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 8:46am
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Maybe I should catch a couple of more episodes then :-)
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 8:54am
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i like Kyle XY (first two seasons) also like Heroes which is sort of sci-fi. ------------- 
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:00am
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Well there�s always Blade Runner. A classic. I like the dark philosophical mood and especially the beautiful sequences where Roy Batty closes down and dies: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/" rel="nofollow - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
I don�t know if Watchmen applies but I saw a bit of that one a couple of days ago and it looked pretty cool: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/" rel="nofollow - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/ ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:08am
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Yeah, Blade Runner is definitely a classic - I also like how it combines science fiction and film noir, and I must say that I prefer the film to the novel that it is based on (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?).
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:13am
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Yeah I�ve read the Philip K. Dick novel too and I agree it wasn�t the most exciting thing. I�ve actually read quite a few of his novels and while they almost always deal with totalitarian regimes in a distant future and the common man�s struggle against those regimes, and that�s a theme that is always cool, they never moved me much. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:17am
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I've read some of his other works, too, and I really like Man In The High Castle - I like how the entire universe of the narrative collapses and breaks down. Anyway, does anybody happen to know a TV show called Space Precinct? As far as I remember, it is a crime show set in a space opera setting. -------------
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:21am
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Never heard of it. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:26am
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I caught a couple of episode back when it was on Danish TV.... as far as I remember, it was pretty cool. I just remembered it because, like Blade Runner, it combines the crime genre with sci-fi. -------------
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 10:35am
Thanks for all the spoilers... Good thread, but I recommend to add the word "Spoilers" before some great revelation... Fringe is recommended, anyways. |
Colt wrote:Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 1:54pm
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Which particular plot did I spoil? Isn't that information purely describing the character? Apologies to anyone whose enjoyment may have suffered ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 1:58pm
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mine is ruined (not), i think i have "fringed" one episode, they air season 2 on Fox Crime looks interesting, ( i think it is the makers of Lost who is behind Fringe. -------------
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 2:21pm
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How about really camp sci-fi, like Flash Gordon from 1980 or the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century series from the same period? -------------
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 2:36pm
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can Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtels (TMNT) be regarded as Sci-fi since it is about nucular radiated turtles and a rat, which also deals with time travels and cloning and such, (with some Fantasy elements creeping in) also the lines between Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy is a blurry thin line which indikated their close relationships -------------
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 3:49pm
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That's true... I mean, Frankenstein is a combination of horror and sci-fi. And so is Blade Runner - the movie is full of elements known from Gothic literature.
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:48pm
I did'nt end to see the first season of Fringe yet. I did'nt knew the paralel universe thing! Well, you don't spoil that much, anyways! |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 3:30am
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I didn't know about the parallel universe yet, but if Colt didn't spill the beans, I'd never know, and I'd never give the show another chance. -------------
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 10:55pm
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I hope it's okay if I bump this topic  Of course I love the Star Wars movies (Except Phantom Menace and Clone Wars) Other then that, I love the original Star Trek and 4th Doctor-era Doctor Who. I like The Twilight Zone too, but I'm not sure if that counts as Sci-fi.
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 12:42pm
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Anyone seen the British series Primeval? -------------
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 12:45pm
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I recently watched "Cload Atlas", which I found moderately entertaining. I also watched "A Boy and his Dog", which was a pretty bizarre post-apocalyptic 70s movie starring a very Young Don Johnson. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 12:51pm
It rings a bell, haven't seen it though. Have you? If I'm to be honest, I'm not particularly fond of British TV series... style. There's something over the top there that repels me both from Dr Who and Sherlock, even though there's a huge difference genre-wise between the two. Would be great to discover something that I'd actually like, because I've finished Deadwood [FUCKING AWESOME, WATCH IT] a couple of weeks ago, and haven't found anything interesting since then. ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 2:24pm
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Primeval features prehistoric monsters rampaging in London as well as time travel. Doesn't get any better than that... but, yeah, it is over-the-top (which is what I like about it). -------------
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 3:17pm
Sounds more like an anime scenario  Oh man it goes on my short list. Once I finish my masters thesis (almost there), I'll watch this one for sure, right after Texhnolyze.------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2015 at 3:33pm
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So I've watched this sci fi anime called Sidonia no Kishi. Imagine how surprised I was when I realized it's heavily inspired by Solaris by Stanisław Lem, my favourite writer, renowned philosopher and futurologist. What I believed was just Attack on Titan in space, has turned out to be a deep philosophical sf tale, tackling some of the most difficult themes (cloning, human condition, gender, immortality, social inequality, religion etc.) in a very tasteful way. Very painful but rewarding. ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |