The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre

[kevindavis007]

Well for Star Trek Discovery, I'm really enjoying it so far.
The Orville, I have to admit it is getting better.

[ABX]

We just got back from the new Blade Runner and it was absolutely brilliant.  It stayed very true to the original move, to the point you could watch them seamlessly back to back and other than Harrison Ford's aging, you wouldn't know there was a breaking filming or plot (other than the time passing in the plot). 

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

We just got back from the new Blade Runner and it was absolutely brilliant.  It stayed very true to the original move, to the point you could watch them seamlessly back to back and other than Harrison Ford's aging, you wouldn't know there was a breaking filming or plot (other than the time passing in the plot).

I've never been able to stay awake through the first try.

[cammie]

I hated the first Blade Runner as well, so I get where you are coming from.
But I saw this yesterday, and I'll be seeing it again in the theatre, which is something I just don't do anymore.
It's a brilliant, thought-provoking, must-see film made for grown-ups....which is why it's tanking at the box office.

[ABX]

I hated the first Blade Runner as well, so I get where you are coming from.
But I saw this yesterday, and I'll be seeing it again in the theatre, which is something I just don't do anymore.
It's a brilliant, thought-provoking, must-see film made for grown-ups....which is why it's tanking at the box office.

That is exactly what I told some friends. It doesn't have enough explosions and flash for the modern box office. Sci Fi nerds/fans/geeks will love it, especially old school ones. People who go expecting a reboot like the new Star Trek or constant explosions like Transformers will be disappointed.

[kevindavis007]

That is exactly what I told some friends. It doesn't have enough explosions and flash for the modern box office. Sci Fi nerds/fans/geeks will love it, especially old school ones. People who go expecting a reboot like the new Star Trek or constant explosions like Transformers will be disappointed.

I think so..


I think that the last non high tech SciFi that did well was the Martian. 


I thought that Passengers was good. I think you are right, if there are no pew pew pew in the movie, people will not watch it.

[ABX]

I think so..


I think that the last non high tech SciFi that did well was the Martian. 


I thought that Passengers was good. I think you are right, if there are pew pew pew in the movie, people will not watch it.

Would you believe I haven't seen Passengers yet? 

Add Ex Machina to the list of good recent sci fi along the same lines. Hell, it could be a prequel to Blade Runner.

[kevindavis007]

Would you believe I haven't seen Passengers yet? 

Add Ex Machina to the list of good recent sci fi along the same lines. Hell, it could be a prequel to Blade Runner.

At first I didn't like it, but the more I though about it, it made a lot of sense and I can see why.  It's on Starz right now..


Never seen Ex Machina.

[Machiavelli]

Phillip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Isn't a TV Show, It's a 'Series of 10 Movies'

Beth Elderkin
io9
October 8, 2017

Amazon is really looking to makes Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, its upcoming scifi anthology series, more cinematic than episodic. At “The World of Philip K. Dick” panel at New York Comic Con (which covered both Electric Dreams and The Man in the High Castle), the producers emphasized how the show is far more like a series of films than a television show...

Electric Dreams has already debuted in the UK, and will arrive in the United States sometime in 2018.

Full article

[cammie]

Ex Machina was also good and made for adults and didn't do much box office...luckily it had a lower budget!
I also haven't seen Passengers, but need to. If you haven't been hooked into "The Man in the High Castle," on Amazon, it's also good, although I have some casting issues...
But I saw Blade Runner 2049 on Saturday and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since, which never happens anymore. At its core, it is a really...and this is going to be a weird word for it, but so be it...lovely film with a message of the value of love and sacrifice.

[Gefn]

Ex Machina was also good and made for adults and didn't do much box office...luckily it had a lower budget!
I also haven't seen Passengers, but need to. If you haven't been hooked into "The Man in the High Castle," on Amazon, it's also good, although I have some casting issues...
But I saw Blade Runner 2049 on Saturday and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since, which never happens anymore. At its core, it is a really...and this is going to be a weird word for it, but so be it...lovely film with a message of the value of love and sacrifice.

I'm saving "Man in the High Castle " for my next binge watch

[240B]

Babylon 5 was great. I loved it. But to me it essentially ended at the end of season 4. Season 5 was redundant and not necessary in my opinion. It was enjoyable on several levels.


Just started watching the Battlestar Galactica 2003-2004 on Hulu


Annoyances so far:
Constant whispery dialogue (why do they always whisper? except on the flight deck)
Constant dark/gray lighting (CSI style almost)
Hand bongo soundtrack (hate it, lol)
Slow pace (but it is a multi-season soap opera. so they are in no hurry)


Not really an annoyance, but seeing them shoot bullets and rockets at each other was kind of a chuckle. This is a different species of human from somewhere else in the galaxy, and they developed guns/bullets/rockets just like ours. And yet the jump fighters fire lasers. I don't know why the writers did that? This is several decades after star trek and even star trek had phasers. But...whatever... 


Attractions:
Well done/well performed
Compelling storyline so far, even if it is slow to get to the point
Compelling believable actors
Complex multithreaded plotlines


Too early to know if the whole thing is like this because I am early in season one. But overall it is watchable and I am interested to see how it develops. But as soft as these guys talk, Lieutenant Worf could never make it on this ship(s).

[kevindavis007]

Babylon 5 was great. I loved it. But to me it essentially ended at the end of season 4. Season 5 was redundant and not necessary in my opinion. It was enjoyable on several levels.

I agree on what you thought about Babylon 5. What happened was they thought Season 4 was going to be it. Season 5 wasn't supposed to happen.

[Ghost Bear]

I agree on what you thought about Babylon 5. What happened was they thought Season 4 was going to be it. Season 5 wasn't supposed to happen.

Interesting bit of B5 trivia: when JMS thought Season 4 was going to be the last season, he had the episode "Sleeping in Light" filmed, as it was always intended to be the last episode. When Season 5 got the green light, "Sleeping in Light" was held until the end of Season 5, and they filmed the episode "Deconstruction of Falling Stars" to be the Season 4 ending episode instead. That's why "Sleeping in Light" features characters like Ivanova, who didn't appear in Season 5 as Claudia Christian's contract wasn't renewed.  Also, that's why "Sleeping in Light" has the production code 422, and "Deconstruction of Falling Stars" has production code 501.

[Free Vulcan]

Knowing hindsight is 20/20, I wish they'd dedicated season 5 to the Alliance cleaning out the Drakh, Steib and all the other shadow remnants ending in a big climactic battle. That would have made a nice trifecta. But they left that unfinished and the season fell apart.

[240B]

Knowing hindsight is 20/20, I wish they'd dedicated season 5 to the Alliance cleaning out the Drakh, Steib and all the other shadow remnants ending in a big climactic battle. That would have made a nice trifecta. But they left that unfinished and the season fell apart.

I had fast forward through some of the S5 episodes. They were almost all dialogue and politics. That is the exact format you find with Days of our Lives or General Hospital. Whereas, my 13 year old brain wanted to see them 'blow shit up!', like you said. So, I agree the Season 5 meandered and eventually simply wilted away.

[kevindavis007]

I had fast forward through some of the S5 episodes. They were almost all dialogue and politics. That is the exact format you find with Days of our Lives or General Hospital. Whereas, my 13 year old brain wanted to see them 'blow shit up!', like you said. So, I agree the Season 5 meandered and eventually simply wilted away.

Also, a little advice.. The Spin off Babylon 5:Crusade was OK, but the music was annoying as hell. The attempted spin off Babylon 5:The Legend of the Rangers was OK, but they kept live for the one and die for one.

[Gefn]

I had fast forward through some of the S5 episodes. They were almost all dialogue and politics. That is the exact format you find with Days of our Lives or General Hospital. Whereas, my 13 year old brain wanted to see them 'blow shit up!', like you said. So, I agree the Season 5 meandered and eventually simply wilted away.

I had to laugh at the General Hospital reference. I stopped watching after Luke married Laura.
Gosh I feel old. :)

[kevindavis007]

Well here are my favorite SciFi shows right now:


The Orville
Star Trek Discovery
The Expanse

[Gefn]

How do I watch the new Star Trek show?

It doesn't appear to be on tv. Or am I missing it?

Is it on streaming?

[Gefn]

Well here are my favorite SciFi shows right now:


The Orville
Star Trek Discovery
The Expanse

I have not seen "The Expanse" though I heard it was good. I thought it would be like the short story "the cold equations " which scared the poop out of me.

Maybe I should revisit it for a binge watch this winter.

National Geographic's Mars is going to have a season two next year

[kevindavis007]

How do I watch the new Star Trek show?

It doesn't appear to be on tv. Or am I missing it?

Is it on streaming?

It is streaming on CBS All-Access only.

[Gefn]

It is streaming on CBS All-Access only.

Oh poop. I tried that once for a week to watch Big Brother. Did not like. But for Star Trek I will try again.


Did I tell you guys I have a Star Trek outfit for Halloween? It's awesome!!!

[sneakypete]

It is streaming on CBS All-Access only.

@kevindavis

Ok,so what is CBS All-Access only,and who was the idiot that came up with such a confusing name? Does CBS have  a  partial access only,also?

[ABX]

The Orville is getting better every week. This week's was a must watch. An actual correct observation of the differences between a direct democracy and representative republic as well as commentary on social media.