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sci-fant.com Discussion about science fiction and fantasy 2016-12-23T18:10:29-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/feed.php?mode=topics 2016-12-23T18:10:29-04:00 2016-12-23T18:10:29-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47&p=111#p111 <![CDATA[Movies • The Island]]>
In 2019, Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta are best friends in a repressive and intriguing society, where everybody expects to win the lottery. The prize is to move to a paradisiacal island outside the domes that protect the dwellers against the contaminated environment. Jordan wins the lottery, and Lincoln accidentally finds the scary truth.

Statistics: Posted by tlc — Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:10 pm — Replies 0 — Views 47913

]]> 2016-12-23T18:02:09-04:00 2016-12-23T18:02:09-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46&p=110#p110 <![CDATA[Movies • Surrogates]]> Statistics: Posted by tlc — Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:02 pm — Replies 0 — Views 37831

]]> 2016-12-02T10:40:23-04:00 2016-12-02T10:40:23-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44&p=99#p99 <![CDATA[Superhero • CW Channel Invasion]]>
When a meteor crashes in Central City, Barry Allen arrives to discover the meteor isn’t a meteor but an alien spaceship. Now, he must call upon the aide of Oliver Queen, the Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl to help fight them before Earth meets its end. However, while everyone is on board to fight the evil threatening the planet, it doesn’t mean they’re doing it with smiles and laughs.

“Invasion!” is the most comic book inspired piece of storytelling ever committed to the Arrowverse. The entire 3-hour event (as Supergirl isn’t really part of it) just screams “silver age,” which is basically how the more fantastical entries in the shared universe have operated. However, this time, even the outlier, Arrow, learns to play along in its own way. It’s a fun crossover, but it is silly.

Silly doesn’t have to mean bad. Deadpool is silly. In this case, like Deadpool, “Invasion!” thrives on its silliness, but tries as hard as possible to play the whole thing straight, especially when it comes to the Arrow portion (which also happens to be the 100th episode of the series). The Dominators are treated like a real threat, and as a standalone villain, they are just as creepy and nightmarish as the source material arc that created them.

The best thing “Invasion!” has going for it is feeling like the first time we’re getting a real crossover out of the Arrowverse, which is all fans have wanted since Barry first arrived in Starling. This isn’t a throw away and it isn’t a backdoor pilot. “Invasion!” is a crossover in the truest of comic book fashion. It’s an event. It’s a multi-part arc that could be sold as a stand-alone trade paperback (see: special edition DVD). It bleeds comics and breathes camp, which is exactly what we needed this time around.

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Statistics: Posted by tlc — Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:40 am — Replies 0 — Views 43448

]]> 2016-11-30T09:52:55-04:00 2016-11-30T09:52:55-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43&p=97#p97 <![CDATA[Television • Timeless]]> Statistics: Posted by tlc — Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:52 am — Replies 1 — Views 27952

]]> 2016-09-05T14:48:43-04:00 2016-09-05T14:48:43-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42&p=69#p69 <![CDATA[Television • The 100]]>
The series is set 97 years after a devastating nuclear war wiped out almost all life on Earth. The only known survivors are the residents of twelve space stations in Earth's orbit prior to the war. The space stations banded together to form a single massive station named "The Ark", where about 2,400 people live. Resources are scarce and all crimes no matter their nature or severity are punishable by death ("floating") unless the perpetrator is under 18 years of age. After the Ark's life support systems are found to be critically failing, one hundred juvenile prisoners are declared "expendable" and sent to the surface in a last ditch attempt to determine if Earth is habitable again. The teens arrive on a beautiful planet they've only seen from space. Confronting the dangers of this rugged new world, they struggle to form a tentative community. However they discover that not all humanity was wiped out. There are people on Earth who survived the war, called "grounders" by the 100

Statistics: Posted by tlc — Mon Sep 05, 2016 2:48 pm — Replies 2 — Views 28365

]]> 2016-09-02T12:50:49-04:00 2016-09-02T12:50:49-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41&p=66#p66 <![CDATA[Movies • Battleship]]>
A naval war ship encounters an alien armada and faces the biggest threat mankind has ever faced. If they lose, the world could face a major extinction event and an alien invasion. Will humans win this alien war, what are the aliens doing here, and what do they want? Based on the Hasbro naval war game.

Statistics: Posted by tlc — Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:50 pm — Replies 1 — Views 24747

]]> 2016-09-02T01:52:30-04:00 2016-09-02T00:12:10-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40&p=57#p57 <![CDATA[Geeksville • Bubblegum Crisis - 80's Anime]]>
My friend and I were into the local Anime clubs around the Puget Sound, and through them, he acquired a copy of all of the Bubblegum Crisis OVA's (Original Video Animation) on one long play VHS cassette.

Bubblegum Crisis is set in 2032 in Megatokyo, the city that was built up from the ashes of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 2025. The story borrows its setting from Blade Runner, a very clear omage to the seminal work of 1980's science fiction. The questions it poses are similar: What does it mean to be Human? When do the lines of Man and Machine blur to become one?

Over 8 fully realised (although 13 were planned) episodes, the "Knight Sabers", composed of 4 mercenary women of various walks of life in MegaTokyo, fight the evil corporation known as "Genom". Genom is the world's premier producer of "Boomers", semi-autonomous cyborgs and robots used in manual labour. Some of these Boomers are also used in military applications, and some of them are used to fight against governments around the world in an attempt to wrest power after various destabilizing wars and skirmishes.

The music is classic 1980's Japanese Pop, and undeniably some of the best ever produced during the period. A stable of "seiyu"; voice actors and singers, were used to produce 8 soundtracks, 3 music compilations, as well as 2 live action videos of various "concerts", filmed for the series.

If you ever get the chance to sit down and watch this series, I highly recommend it to you. It encapsulates the best production of the 1980's. Great story, fantastic voice acting, and amazing music.

~Goo

Statistics: Posted by googwaba — Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:12 am — Replies 2 — Views 29951

]]> 2016-09-01T23:46:15-04:00 2016-09-01T23:46:15-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39&p=54#p54 <![CDATA[Fantasy Movies and TV • Fear the Walking Dead - Give it time...]]>
The rest of the cast is utterly forgettable. The tension is forced. The writing is trite, with a few good moments. The character of Strand would be effective, if the delivery wasn't so "jive".

Simply put, the idea of a bunch of Californians trying to live after a zombie apocalypse just isn't that interesting when you have such a milquetoast group of people that you are suppose to "care about". I think the best writing has been when the family isn't together in the same place.

~Goo

Statistics: Posted by googwaba — Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:46 pm — Replies 1 — Views 32642

]]> 2016-09-01T23:40:01-04:00 2016-09-01T23:40:01-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38&p=53#p53 <![CDATA[Movies • Arrival]]>
I saw the trailer this morning when I woke up, and had to fire off a quick Tweet to ya'll.

This movie is intriguing to me.

For one, I am an amateur linguist. My Dad taught me basic Russian and how to read and write Cyrillic when I was 5 and 6 years old. I taught myself how to read and write Japanese Kana when I was 14, and conjugation. My latest language foray was into Korean, teaching myself the writing system of Hangeul, and picking up some words and phrases (admittedly, I am a bit rusty on all of them).

The idea of having the protagonist of a movie about making first contact by a linguist is amazing, and makes a lot of sense. How do you communicate with an alien lifeform without establishing some kind of commonality? How do you prevent a war over a misunderstanding, if you can't find a way to state your intentions?

This, like Contact, is a thinking man's science fiction story. It makes you reassess what your reaction would be if this scenario ever played out in reality.

I think Amy Adams is amazing, and I think this is a fine vehicle for her. Jeremy Renner has shown himself to be entirely capable to play his role as well. I'm looking forward to this one.

~Goo

Statistics: Posted by googwaba — Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:40 pm — Replies 1 — Views 21965

]]> 2016-08-30T15:25:38-04:00 2016-08-30T15:25:38-04:00 http://sci-fant.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37&p=52#p52 <![CDATA[Fantasy Novels and Books • Heavenly Deception: Truth]]>
Life for Janice was no different than for any other teenage girl until she began to question reality. She found the world wasn't always as it appeared
One day she meets a boy in the park and her life changes forever after rising from the dead with the ability to walk in the worlds of life and death.

Throughout the Heavenly Deception trilogy, Janice Carter reveals many mysteries of the Universe. The teenager's travels takes her to other dimensional planes, one of which is Heaven. Janice must battle demons, humans who are being controlled by a god, and in book three, wizards. Imagine biblical fantasy combined with contemporary and classic fantasy. Imagine what it's like to be a teenager with the powers of a god. Imagine finding and keeping love when your life is filled with danger and conflict.

Each book is a complete story and can be read as an individual novel.

Statistics: Posted by tlc — Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:25 pm — Replies 0 — Views 32931

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