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Offline kevindavis007

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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #775 on: February 24, 2017, 01:30:28 am »
Well so far I'm enjoying the current season of The Expanse..
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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #776 on: February 24, 2017, 01:34:50 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on February 24, 2017, 01:30:28 am
Well so far I'm enjoying the current season of The Expanse..

Yup.

I bet the space Mormons are pissed.
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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #777 on: February 24, 2017, 01:53:14 am »
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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #778 on: February 26, 2017, 03:51:18 pm »
I watch an odd one this week that I'm still pondering and trying to decide if I liked it.

Snowpiercer

It begins with the premise that global warming alarmists attempted to correct the climate and ended up causing a global ice age that wiped out most of the life on the planet. The remaining humans live on a many miles long train that travels a snaking 440,000 mile route around the globe every year. Naturally the "scum" live in squalor in the end of the train while the classy people live in luxury in the front.

Its a Korean made movie with some big American/British stars. (Chris Evans, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer) I'm not even sure it made it into American theaters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowpiercer


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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #779 on: February 26, 2017, 06:00:04 pm »
I thought it was OK. Nothing great but not terrible. I'm afraid that "not terrible" has been my guide for sci-fi movies for several years.
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« Reply #780 on: February 26, 2017, 06:05:52 pm »
I saw that one @Cripplecreek. I gave it a thumbs down, too irrational.
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« Reply #781 on: February 26, 2017, 06:15:00 pm »
Quote from: bigheadfred on February 26, 2017, 06:05:52 pm
I saw that one @Cripplecreek. I gave it a thumbs down, too irrational.

The need for humanity to live on a train to survive didn't make any sense to me. There are plenty of places underground that could have sustained the people.
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« Reply #782 on: February 26, 2017, 06:57:07 pm »
I liked it.

Remember the extremely weird rich guy built the train before the world ended.

He was a prepper.

Not sure why it always has to keep moving though.
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« Reply #783 on: February 26, 2017, 06:57:44 pm »
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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #784 on: February 28, 2017, 04:41:29 am »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on February 24, 2017, 01:34:50 am
Yup.

I bet the space Mormons are pissed.


I bet they are.. The past episode was excellent.
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« Reply #785 on: February 28, 2017, 04:42:05 am »
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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #786 on: March 04, 2017, 12:36:29 am »
Normally after a very good episode the next episode tends to stink.. Not The Expanse.
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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #787 on: March 04, 2017, 12:45:10 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on March 04, 2017, 12:36:29 am
Normally after a very good episode the next episode tends to stink.. Not The Expanse.

Definitely some of the best TV SciFi we've seen in years.

I liked the little side story on the Eisenberg Drive.
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« Reply #788 on: March 04, 2017, 12:45:35 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on March 04, 2017, 12:36:29 am
Normally after a very good episode the next episode tends to stink.. Not The Expanse.
That show caught my interest early on, with decent space opera effects, good sets, and a decent plot. I have not been disappointed yet.
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« Reply #789 on: March 04, 2017, 12:53:16 am »

@Cripplecreek
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I liked it from the beginning.. As someone who is the big fan of RDM BSG, I think The Expanse has the potential to top it.


This is something that SyFy should have been doing...


As for the side story I liked it too as well..
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« Reply #790 on: March 04, 2017, 12:54:00 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 04, 2017, 12:45:35 am
That show caught my interest early on, with decent space opera effects, good sets, and a decent plot. I have not been disappointed yet.

I love the battle scenes. They don't play with lasers. Chain guns, rail guns and missiles.
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« Reply #791 on: March 04, 2017, 12:56:07 am »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on March 04, 2017, 12:54:00 am
I love the battle scenes. They don't play with lasers. Chain guns, rail guns and missiles.


Sometimes I like this simple things in SciFi instead of Warp Speed, Transporters, Aliens, and so on.
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« Reply #792 on: March 04, 2017, 12:57:08 am »

@Cripplecreek
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I also see The Expanse as our future in the short term. I just hope the UN isn't running things here on Earth.
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« Reply #794 on: March 04, 2017, 01:06:06 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on March 04, 2017, 12:57:08 am
@Cripplecreek
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I also see The Expanse as our future in the short term. I just hope the UN isn't running things here on Earth.
I think that is one of the things that appeals. This is technologically do-able in the foreseeable future, and conflicts are inevitable. Intrigue is part of human nature, with or without the protomolecule. There is always something to fight over, whether it is economics, control freak-dom (still economic roots), or resources.

I hope we can get rid of the UN, but if the alternative is something like Venus of Dreams (Muslim dominated), I'd rather still be squabbling with the socialists than dominated by Islam.

When I consider we should have been there, doing that already, it is sad that the progs got so much traction when they did. Advances in materials tech and computing may well help us get out there, though, just 50 years too late for my liking.
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« Reply #795 on: March 04, 2017, 01:15:03 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 04, 2017, 01:06:06 am
I think that is one of the things that appeals. This is technologically do-able in the foreseeable future, and conflicts are inevitable. Intrigue is part of human nature, with or without the protomolecule. There is always something to fight over, whether it is economics, control freak-dom (still economic roots), or resources.

I hope we can get rid of the UN, but if the alternative is something like Venus of Dreams (Muslim dominated), I'd rather still be squabbling with the socialists than dominated by Islam.

When I consider we should have been there, doing that already, it is sad that the progs got so much traction when they did. Advances in materials tech and computing may well help us get out there, though, just 50 years too late for my liking.


As much I like Star Trek, the main problem I have to that it was too perfect  (well I would have to say TNG was way to perfect).


When it comes to the Progs, they are the most anti space travel group in my lifetime.  I think the computing power will help us conquer the solar system and then Interstellar Travel..

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Re: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre
« Reply #796 on: March 04, 2017, 01:18:38 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 04, 2017, 01:06:06 am
I think that is one of the things that appeals. This is technologically do-able in the foreseeable future, and conflicts are inevitable. Intrigue is part of human nature, with or without the protomolecule. There is always something to fight over, whether it is economics, control freak-dom (still economic roots), or resources.

I hope we can get rid of the UN, but if the alternative is something like Venus of Dreams (Muslim dominated), I'd rather still be squabbling with the socialists than dominated by Islam.

When I consider we should have been there, doing that already, it is sad that the progs got so much traction when they did. Advances in materials tech and computing may well help us get out there, though, just 50 years too late for my liking.

Earth and mars fighting over the belt and its resources, the belters want independence from both. The Outer Planets Alliance is loosely aligned with the belt because Together the don't need the inner planets. And the Mormons are saying screw all you guys, we're outta here.
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« Reply #797 on: March 04, 2017, 01:21:37 am »
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Earth and mars fighting over the belt and its resources, the belters want independence from both. The Outer Planets Alliance is loosely aligned with the belt because Together the don't need the inner planets. And the Mormons are saying screw all you guys, we're outta here.


Would you blame the Mormons??
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« Reply #798 on: March 04, 2017, 02:19:49 am »
Quote from: kevindavis on March 04, 2017, 01:21:37 am

Would you blame the Mormons??
No, but with their ship gone, they're gonna be pissed!
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