Science Fiction and Science

[Aewarin Jameson]

Hi! I hope you don't feel like you wasted 90 mins of your life like my brother said he did after watching it lol.

Not at all .. enjoyed it - I was forced to go online to read up on some blogs to help me understand what I just watched (as it's a bit out there) which in turn led to some interesting thoughts.

 

[Quantum Enigma]

I managed to find the lecture on defining science fiction on youtube. Two parts, 15 mins each and by far the best definition of science fiction i've heard...

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IedgujBEGcU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjbpoaL1OW8

 

[JeffRyan]

I thought Cloud Atlas was wonderful. Not sure what I think the best sci-fi film is though... Recently probably Moon.

 

[Quantum Enigma]

I was forced to go online to read up on some blogs to help me understand what I just watched (as it's a bit out there) which in turn led to some interesting thoughts.

This was exactly my experience with it too! Glad someone else liked it. That's made my day, cheers

 

[Sparticus]

I thought Cloud Atlas was wonderful. Not sure what I think the best sci-fi film is though... Recently probably Moon.

Yes Cloud Atlas was very good.

 

[Sparticus]

2 of my absolute Fav's.

Sorry to reply to my own post - but I do love the oldies.

To prove it - hers is a pic of just a few I own - complete with my just removed cast above

Spoiler

 

[Sir.Tj]

Threads merged.

 

[Thargon]

Alastair Reynolds is definitely an interesting author. I've read a couple of his book and they always draw me in. I really like how he created a believable galactic human society based around the laws of relativity. Travel takes a long time, after all, and that would have profound impact on the development of the human species as a whole.

I only read the first Mars trilogy book (Red Mars) but absolutely loved it. My wife read the next one and wasn't too thrilled, so I never picked it up. Big theme in Red Mars, as I recall, was how longevity and environment can change the nature of society.

Indeed he is an interesting author. I'd recommend Pushing Ice too, thats a good read. In fact, I've not read a bad one of his books - they are varied and all a good read. I've met him too, seems like a modest chap (first geeky sci-fi-book convention I've ever gone too, it was very undersubscribed too).

 

[Nagual]

I've read a couple of his books, I'm not sure if I like them or not. I suspect it's just because it's a different style than I'm used to or something like that.

 

[Cody]

I really enjoyed the Mars Trilogy, but as has been said, Red Mars was the best of the three. Another of his novels, Antarctica, is a very good read too. Alastair Reynolds? He writes good novels - often better at the second reading, I found.

 

[Sparticus]

I really enjoyed the Mars Trilogy, but as has been said, Red Mars was the best of the three. Another of his novels, Antarctica, is a very good read too. Alastair Reynolds? He writes good novels - often better at the second reading, I found.

I too liked the Mars Trilogy.