Bobby’s Comments (group member since Mar 15, 2013)

Bobby’s comments from the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

@Naive.super (Marie): Hey, Marie, is there someplace we can look at your painting? It sounds very cool.

Spooky1947 wrote: "anyone rember U.F.O. or The Invaders? UFO was from the 70s, use to scare the crap out of me as a kid"

Oh! You reminded me of -- anybody remember Project Blue Book? It was like the pre-X-Files X-Files? There were guys in uniform, from the Air Force if I remember correctly, who went to investigate reported sightings of UFO's.

I like the Enterprise idea. I use to have one. Mind you, it was actually a pipe but that's neither here nor there. Or maybe it is.

Yeah, I don't know. I look at my shelves. Yes, the Moon. Candles. Action figures(Iron Man and Spider-Man). A woman and a dragon statue. A Buddha of Compassion carving. More candles. A stone that says "explore". A sea shell. So funny. I never even thought about what winds up on these shelves or why.

Kevin wrote: "Everybody remembers the current stuff, so I'm going to go old school for the most part.

TV:
Star Trek
Time Tunnel
Land of the Giants
Electric Company (Hey, they had Spiderman!)
Spiderman (the old ..."

Did you ever see The Golden Voyage of Sinbad?

Anna wrote: "Bobby wrote: "Anna wrote: "Dune - I was in the 7th grade and found it in the bookcase of my parents; I was absolutely fascinated by the universe created by Frank Herbert and this made me want to re..."

Can't wait to see what you do!

Sabrina wrote: "The Hobbit and then LOTR. I was in tears when Gandalf died. And still vividly remember reading the scene where Eowyn slays the Witch King saying, 'But no living man am I! You look upon a woman.'..."

Right on. Good story.

Anna wrote: "Dune - I was in the 7th grade and found it in the bookcase of my parents; I was absolutely fascinated by the universe created by Frank Herbert and this made me want to read more SF books :)"

Your introduction to sci-fi was DUNE??? Man, I am of jealous of THAT! That must have been something alright.

A history of science fiction? Sounds like a lot of fun. Got a favorite?

I'm curious about books by authors looking to have their say about science fiction. You mean authors who don't normally venture into the field taking a stab at it or authors writing books about the genre and its purpose/meaning?

Spooky1947 wrote: "the othe book in the mail today...$1 plus postage....The Creation of Tomorrow by Paul A. Carter...yet another book with yet another author looking to "have their say" about SF....i love this sort o..."

Sooo... are you saying "No" to Creation of Tomorrow? Skip it?

Nicholas wrote: "Hello everyone!

I'm new in this website and I find it extremely nice!
Same goes for this group!
I was wondering if anyone could help me identify a book and a short story i read 10-12 years ago.

T..."

If you find it, come back and let us know! I'm totally interested in this story!

G33z3r wrote: "Naive.super wrote: " I'm creating an illustration of a stack of sci-fi books and I need to make sure I'm not missing any obvious titles..."

I don't have any problem with your original list, they a..."

This was an EXCELLENT comment. Frankenstein. Of course. I'm an ass for not thinking of it before, since, in my not-quite-humble-opinion, Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus is the harbinger of ALL science fiction.

@Naive.super You might want to go Childhood's End for Arthur C. Clarke. It's kind of like his first run at the story of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

But outside of The Left Hand of Darkness and Neuromancer I think you pretty much nailed the books that had to be on there your first try. Everything is else is just people's personal faves.

Hillary wrote: "not-an-old-white-guy rec: Ursula K. LeGuin I'd go The Left Hand of Darkness, but you could go w/ The Dispossessed

old-white-guy rec: Edgar Rice Burroughs"


Good one! Definitely.

Jim wrote: "Vardan wrote: "The Planet of the Apes
The Omega Man..."

I've never come across this one, except as a movie very loosely based on I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. Is there one I'm missing?"

I Am Legend IS the book upon which The Omega Man is based.

Naive.super wrote: "I'm already thinking it's going to be tricky choosing which ones to include and which ones to leave out - I can't believe I missed Planet of the Apes off my original list! *blushes*"

Though, I think Planet of the Apes is more famous as a movie than a book which is why I would leave it off.

Val wrote: "I have a soft spot for Norse mythology and I do love Loki's kids. Jormungard/Jormungandr, Fenris/Fenrir and Hel/Hella. All such awesome threats - especially Jormungard."

Nice call! As a kid, I worked my way to Norse mythology via Marvel Comics and was totally fascinated by what was really, an entirely different world. Like, the fact that Loki HAD kids at all, since, if I remember correctly, he actually gave birth to them. And yes, the Midgard Serpent stretching all the way around the world -- woah.

I've been jealously watching this thread from afar because I realized I haven't actually read that much lost world fiction. And then I realized I own copies of The Land That Time Forgot and -- I don't believe anyone's mentioned this one yet -- Lost Horizon. Great. Two to put on my summer list...

Spooky1947 wrote: "Forbiden Planet

This Island Earth"

Forbidden Planet. Great movie. Time to watch it again.

This Island Earth. Same. One of my all time favorite titles.