Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 Yesterday, Jan. 2, was National Science Fiction Day! No coincidence that it is also Isaac Asimov's birthday. Let's have a little fun. Here are my answers. 1) Author: HG Wells 2) Novel: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 3) Comic: Black Science 4) Movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 5) Movie Poster: Alien 6) TV Series: The Twilight Zone (original) 7) Artist: Escher These are subject to change based on mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1) Author: Roger Zelazny 2) Novel: Startide Rising 3) Comic: Zap Comix 4) Movie: Plan 9 from Outer Space Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 5) Movie Poster: 2001: A Space Odyssey 6) TV Series: ST:TOS 7) Artist: Frank Frazetta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1) Author: David Weber2) Novel: A Fall of Moondust3) Comic: Open Space4) Movie: Silent Running5) Movie Poster: Equilibrium6) TV Series: Babylon 57) Artist: Frank Frazetta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 56 minutes ago, Cancer said: 4) Movie: Plan 9 from Outer Space Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan I love Plan 9. The best way to watch is the live Rifftrax version. I have seen it several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1. Author: David Weber 2. Novel: Dune 3. Comic: Legion of Superheroes 4. Movie: Star Wars 5. Movie Poster: Close Encounters of the Third Kind 6. TV series: The X-Files 7. Artist: Christopher Foss (I met him) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1) Author: William Gibson 2) Novel: Snow Crash, or maybe David Brin's Uplift Trilogy, I can't decide 3) Comic: Strikeforce: Morituri 4) Movie: Aliens and it's not even close, but there are many really good ones 5) Movie Poster: Blade Runner 2049 (also a highly underrated film) Spoiler 6) TV Series: Babylon 5 7) Artist: Micheal Whelan Generally speaking, I'm a fan of science fiction that is insightful about the future or at least one particular aspect of it. As much as I love Star Wars, for example, it's space fantasy that has little to say about technological advancement and how it will affect us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 1) Author: Douglas Adams 2) Novel: Second Foundation 3) Comic: Iron Man — Armor Wars (1980s) 4) Movie: Galaxy Quest 5) Movie Poster: Star Wars* 6) TV Series: Babylon 5 7) Artist: Jack Kirby * I mean, come on. It's iconic. Old Man, Hermit and wcw43921 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Oh... hard call, subject to change but... 1) Author: Ray Bradbury 2) Novel: Phule's Company 3) Comic: Rom, Space Knight 4) Movie: The Fifth Element 5) Movie Poster: Flash Gordon 6) TV Series: Star Trek: Deep Space 9 7) Artist: Ivan Reis Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 1) Author Larry Niven 2) Novel Ringworld 3) Comic Fusion 4) Movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 5) Movie Poster 6) TV Series The Expanse 7) Artist Syd Meade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Wow. This is hard. I have had rhis oulled up for a couple of hours, and while Sci-Fi is my absolute favorite genre, I don't have a favorite this or that, except possibly artist, and I dont even know his name! He seems to have done the largest percentage (but not a majority) of the line art from the Traveller Book, the Starter Set, etc- technically 'the 3e' of Classic Traveller. What can I say? You all know that good clean line art moves me in an almost spiritual way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 1) Author: Plato, Stan Lee, Walter Miller Jr 2) Novel: Timaeus (Atlantis myth extract) & Critias. 3) Comic: Marvel Universe (collective), Return of the Jedi movie adaption (possibly other movie adaptions of the era) 4) Movie: Star Wars (1977) 5) Movie Poster: … 6) TV Series: Star Trek TNG, The X-Files (formerly). 7) Artist: Pete Townshend (musician) 8 ) Worst Movie: Blade Runner The Final Cut. 9) Movie that didn’t live up to expections: Star Trek 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Regarding 8 and 9 in the word of the Mighty Thor in the Avengers. Bazza. We would have words with thee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Some of these are really hard to narrow down. Author- Brandon Sanderson Novel- Lord of Light, Series Pliocene Exile/ Wheel of Time Comic- Legion of Super-Heroes Movie- Akira Movie Poster- Star Wars TV Series- OG Star Trek Artist- Michael Whelan (Masamune Shirow before his breakdown and switch to hentai) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Duke Bushido said: Wow. This is hard. I have had rhis oulled up for a couple of hours, and while Sci-Fi is my absolute favorite genre, I don't have a favorite this or that, except possibly artist, and I dont even know his name! He seems to have done the largest percentage (but not a majority) of the line art from the Traveller Book, the Starter Set, etc- technically 'the 3e' of Classic Traveller. What can I say? You all know that good clean line art moves me in an almost spiritual way... Probably Rob Caswell or David Dietrick. Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Thanks, Amigo! Now I am going to have to crawl the web a bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 58 minutes ago, Grailknight said: (Masamune Shirow before his breakdown and switch to hentai) I should have posted this one! Peak Shirow line art from Appleseed 4 was astonishing. Although even the hentai is well executed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 I considered Giger for artist, but I realize too much of it is disturbing to say I really enjoy it. I respect it is probably a more accurate statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 20 hours ago, Pariah said: 5) Movie Poster: Star Wars* * I mean, come on. It's iconic. Agreed! Star Wars was full of reverence for Pulp Sci Fi and Old Series... and the posters had an element of that that really worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 So much internal conflict. 1) Author: Right now, it's Iain M. Banks 2) Novel: Use Of Weapons 3) Comic: Planetes 4) Movie: Interstellar, even if it gets a bit sappy at parts 5) Movie Poster: The Fifth Element 6) TV Series: Firefly 7) Artist: This space intentionally left blank Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 hours ago, death tribble said: Regarding 8 and 9 in the word of the Mighty Thor in the Avengers. Bazza. We would have words with thee. And I would have words with thee… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 13 hours ago, Old Man said: Probably Rob Caswell or David Dietrick. Well, I spent a few hours cruising the net and it was definitely Dietrick. Though Caswell is indeed superb. I think I like Dietrick"s peple and faces, and Farwell"s ships and panoramas. Just incredible. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Fun? That's what we're calling "anxiety of influence" now? 1) Author C. J. Cherryh 2) Novel Downbelow Station 3) Comic Guardians of the Galaxy (modern) 4) Movie Logan 6) TV Series Andor 7) Artist Steve Ditko 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Lawnmower Boy said: 4) Movie Logan I'm flattered, but I don't think I qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Are you a middle-aged caregiver, your body ruined by drugs and implants, with a daughter you don't know about and constant suicidal ideation? You could qualify, Make your way to the majestic mountains of North Dakota to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 *plans trip to North Dakota* Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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