Thread: Sci-Fi chit-chat

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Us Trekkies gotta stick together. Bet you like Bev Crusher better than that bulldike played by Diana Muldaur, can't remember her name...

FarScape is better than Star Trek.

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Us Trekkies gotta stick together. Bet you like Bev Crusher better than that bulldike played by Diana Muldaur, can't remember her name...

No, I actually like Pulaski a little better but Crusher was good too. Crusher was underwritten, she had very little to do it seemed. That's why they dumped her in the second season. Fan demand brought her back though, I can't complain because if Pulaski has gotten 6 seasons, she may have turned into a horrible character. She was the second coming of Bones.

I like Star Trek Voyager but not because of the plot.

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FarScape is better than Star Trek.

Well, I haven't actually watched Farscape but I can say with certainty that Star Trek is the bigger, most popular and most influential franchise of the two.

I went back and watched TNG recently (for the 100th time in a 20 year period) and I found that it is a timeless, fantastic show. Voyager is actually better today than it was 10 years ago. Lack of commercials maybe. As you can tell from my name and avatar, DS9 rules.

Loving the new Doctor though.

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Since my onsite reputation has already been unilaterally assassinated by our host, I suppose that leaves me free to say whatever I want with nothing to lose. So I want to comment on two issues that make male friendships very difficult: Marriage and homophobia.

I was about to write out a lengthy reply to this, when suddenly, I saw...

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That's just a tad unfair. We all say outrageous things when we're feelingy angry but this board tends to be fairly tolerant compared to most.

Personal insults are the most likely to get infractions but I'm not aware that you're guilty of that. Disagreement on political points may draw some strong criticism but it's not a hanging offence.

You have a fair amount of support for your views from men of similar age and cultural background. They hear what you're saying.

So I figured I won't waste time repeating what Yan Yan's already said, aside from repeating it as a quote.

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This is so like the path I have taken for years in the company of homophobic, women-owned approval junkies so many men have turned into...

Just an FYI, I have no woman in my life and I have no issue with homosexuals. Just me and my kick-ass porn collection. And trust me, I don't turn to porn to ask what I should do.

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...continuing ostracism...

Could you elaborate on this?

Quote from FloatyBoaty

FarScape is better than Star Trek.

I'll stick with Doctor Who, even the old wobbly-sets of the 60s. I loved ST and FS though, but I'll be a Whovian at hearts.

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I like Star Trek Voyager but not because of the plot.

I too enjoyed this series 15+ years back.

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Well, I haven't actually watched Farscape but I can say with certainty that Star Trek is the bigger, most popular and most influential franchise of the two.

And the most money spent promoting it along with the numerous films and merchandise materials. Not that it's a bad thing, just making a point.

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I'll stick with Doctor Who, even the old wobbly-sets of the 60s. I loved ST and FS though, but I'll be a Whovian at hearts.

I saw the first 3 or 4 seasons of the new Doctor Who. It wasn't too bad. I tried to watched the earlier stuff, but it's hard to find anything online over here in the states. StarGate is another one I like.

Even though this is seems to have gotten off topic from the original post, I believe this shows a difference between men and women. Here are some guys talking about which scifi show is the best and not ostracising anyone. I haven't seen too many women - feminists especially - do the same thing.

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I saw the first 3 or 4 seasons of the new Doctor Who. It wasn't too bad. I tried to watched the earlier stuff, but it's hard to find anything online over here in the states. StarGate is another one I like.

Try netflix.

Andromeda - another great show.

Always seemed sluggish, that one.

Got a big kick out of Stargate Universe (Robert Carlyle's character is one of the best love-to-hate-him troublemakers in TV history, makes me think I should give ol' Doc Pulaski another chance), but couldn't get on board with any of the other Stargate stuff.

As for the other, I just didn't think I had the red dots coming. I don't reach for a big audience here and I'm not really out for approval, but claiming I am not liked by many just seems plain inaccurate. One way or the other I am outspoken, abrasive and as honest as I can manage. Whatever brought on the negative numbers, I think they are outweighed by the continuing positive or at least engaging responses my stuff gets here. My only real disappointment is not over the dots or the minus sign, but that I am having such a hard time getting hardcore dialogue going about the issue of parental abduction. That's not a criticism, just an observation. It is a huge problem, one of the mainstays of feminist policy norms, and also a felony that is routinely unprosecuted, at least in the US.

As far as my being an asshole (self-described, not a quote) that is hardly breaking news. But, if y'all could put Maggie Thatcher in power because of what she said and not how she said it (according to the movie anyway), maybe what I say makes some plain sense sometimes. Ruffling feathers is just a way of getting folks to focus on the message, not always the best one, but I don't think my style is so out of line in this venue as to be unwelcome, as a minority has apparently claimed. But, it's your site. You tell me what it takes to fit in here (not that I will, I'm just wondering who sets the norms and what the rules of compliance are when it comes to tone).

Buildtheenterprise.org

The server is very slow, so be patient.

A chap has designed an Enterprise look-alike that can be built in the next 20 years, but doesn't have a warp-drive as yet.

He reckons it can reach Mars in 90 days.

Can't forget about Ghost in the Shell. Awesome anime. And Armitage. A good story set. Although those are more cyberpunk than scifi.

Ah, yes... Firefly and Serenity. Top notch stuff.

Guyver, Predator, Aliens, Stargate Atlantis, Akira, Star Trek:TNG, Judge Dredd, Cowboy Bebop, Terminator, Abyss, Robo Cop, Starship Troopers, Riddick and Lobo.

Any questions?