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Introduce Yourself - Part I
Ward wrote: "I went to High School with Bruce Campbell..."Ooh! Envy! My husband could never understand my Evil Dead / Army of Darkness / Alien Apocalypse addiction even before Burn Notice ever came out!
"Klaatu Barada N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel... It's an "N" word, it's definitely an "N" word! Klaatu... Barada... N... [*coughs*] Okay then... that's it!"
Anna wrote: "Ward wrote: "I went to High School with Bruce Campbell..."Ooh! Envy! My husband could never understand my Evil Dead / Army of Darkness / Alien Apocalypse addiction even before Burn Notice ever ..."
You skipped my favorite Bruce Campbell offering: The adventures of Brisco County Junior.
Anna wrote: "Ward wrote: "I went to High School with Bruce Campbell..."Ooh! Envy! My husband could never understand my Evil Dead / Army of Darkness / Alien Apocalypse addiction even before Burn Notice ever ..."
And I should mention that Tim Quill, the blacksmith in Army of Darkness, also ran in that crowd. It gets worse (from my perspective), the now Executive Director of Friday Night Lights, his locker was between mine and Bruce's. I just don't understand how I missed the boat.
Ron, Brisco County Junior was a good show, but nothing really captured the guy I remember from High School like Burn Notice.
Ron wrote: "You skipped my favorite Bruce Campbell offering: The adventures of Brisco County Junior..."How did I miss this show???
[*okay ... 1993 ... that was the height of my 'I'm boycotting television' years*]
It looks like all of the full-length episodes are available to watch for free on YouTube :-) [*looks into crystal ball ... sees an upcoming weekend-long YouTube binge*]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ZLK...
Ward wrote: "Anna wrote: "Ward wrote: "I went to High School with Bruce Campbell..."Ooh! Envy! My husband could never understand my Evil Dead / Army of Darkness / Alien Apocalypse addiction even before Burn..."
The fall of Sam Ash 2 hour special was Bruce at his witty finest haha
Anna wrote: "Ron wrote: "You skipped my favorite Bruce Campbell offering: The adventures of Brisco County Junior..."How did I miss this show???
[*okay ... 1993 ... that was the height of my 'I'm boycotting t..."
That sounds awesome, I might do that as well. haha
Name: Jeff CrystalFavorite Books: (Toooo many favorites but OK) David Weber Honor Harrington series, Jim Butcher's Dresden series, Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books, John Ringo's Troy series, and on and on!
Favorite Genres: Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Fantasy, and sometimes crime and detective novels
Favorite TV shows: (FIREFLY!) Blacklist, Person of Interest, NCIS
Favorite Movies: Shrek, Star Wars (original 3!)
Favorite Food: Pizza!
Day Job: IT Engineer
Hobbies: Scuba Diving
Other: Wanna-be writer of course! :-)
Jeff wrote: "Name: Jeff CrystalFavorite Books: (Toooo many favorites but OK) David Weber Honor Harrington series, Jim Butcher's Dresden series, Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books, John Ringo's Troy series, and ..."
Welcome, Jeff.
Jeff wrote: "Name: Jeff Crystal Favorite Books: Honor Harrington series, Jim Butcher's Dresden series..."Welcome Jeff! Another browncoat? You're in the right place :-) Be sure to scope out our book of the month club :-) I'm a fantasy/space opera crossover fan myself (especially when you can have both at once like the Star Wars universe kinda did :-)
Jeff wrote: "Name: Jeff CrystalFavorite Books: (Toooo many favorites but OK) David Weber Honor Harrington series, Jim Butcher's Dresden series, Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos books, John Ringo's Troy series, and ..."
Welcome Jeff! Good to have another IT person around. Maybe when things get slow we can trade PHP code.
"Stephen wrote: "Write a short story a week. I defy anyone to write 52 unsaleable stories in a year"..."I tried to write 30 short stories in a month once. I made it about half-way through. I was proud of that! I'm sure none of them are saleable either.
Anyway, here is my introduction to the group,
Name: Pete
Favorite Books: Currently the Lost Fleet series, Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince trilogies, Bob Shaw (Orbitsville, The Ragged Astronauts etc)
Favorite Genres: SF and Fantasy
Favorite TV shows (current): Person of Interest, Community
Favorite TV shows (of all time): ST:TNG, Quantum Leap, Firefly
Favorite Movies: Return of the Jedi, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, most of the Pixar and Marvel output, The Matrix, Grosse Point Blank
Favorite Food: Anything my wife cooks. She's awesome!
Day Job: Finance
Hobbies: Writing, building the perfect media centre.
Other: Ummm, I'm writing a book. I hope to be an official Goodreads author as soon as I can.
Pete wrote: "Favorite TV shows (of all time): ST:TNG, Quantum Leap, Firefly..."Yay! Another Browncoat! Welcome to Space Opera fans :-) And be sure to bounce ideas off of community members (you never know where your next great plot idea will come from when you hobnob with outer genre fans :-)
Pete wrote: " "Stephen wrote: "Write a short story a week. I defy anyone to write 52 unsaleable stories in a year"..."I tried to write 30 short stories in a month once. I made it about half-way through. I was..."
Hi, Pete, and welcome.
A story a day might be a bit strict. Sometimes you need to take a little time to think about the idea. And live with the characters a little bit.
Well I did want it to be a challenge, albeit it turned out to be one I failed. I'm having much more success with one long story instead.
Anna wrote: "Welcome Space Opera Fans!Why not tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are and what attracts you to Space Opera as a genre. What are your favorite foods, books and movies? Do you ever go..."
Name:
Favorite Books: lost fleet
Favorite Genres: sci-fiction/science
Favorite TV shows: battlestar galactica
Favorite Movies: first contact
Favorite Food: corn flakes (don't ask lol)
Day Job: british army
Hobbies:pc gameing
Other: awaiting on my kindle to arrive.
Stephen wrote: "Ron wrote: "My name is Ron Francis..."Welcome, Ron. Yes, definitely doing things backward, but better late than never. Some of the best advice on writing I ever heard came from Ray Bradbury: "Wri..."
I always wanted to wright a book but I don't think I have the intelligence to do so. with the books I have read, i don't think i could come up with a story so deep so moveing so massive that it would compare to the most average of authors.
Dale wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Ron wrote: "My name is Ron Francis..."Welcome, Ron. Yes, definitely doing things backward, but better late than never. Some of the best advice on writing I ever heard came from Ra..."
Welcome, Dale. And don't feel bad about not writing. We writers would be pretty pathetic creatures without readers like you to keep us going!
Dale wrote: "Favorite Food: corn flakes (don't ask lol) ..."Don't ask? Whaddaya mean, don't ask? With a statement like that, of course I feel compelled to ask! What's wrong with cornflakes, anyways? (if you can get the ones that aren't GMO). Sweet, crunchy goodness :-)
Welcome to Space Opera fans! And don't feel bad about not writing a book, it's a lot of work, and for those that do it, we find ourselves constantly asking, "Now why did I do this to myself again?" because we have no time to do what we love best ... READ!!! So much nicer to sink into somebody else's world for a while and forget all your troubles ... eh?
Dale wrote: "Stephen wrote: "Ron wrote: "My name is Ron Francis..."Welcome, Ron. Yes, definitely doing things backward, but better late than never. Some of the best advice on writing I ever heard came from Ra..."
Hey! Don't say that! If you'd read some of the groaners I've picked up, you'd know that you don't have to be Carl Sagan or Kurt Vonnegut to get a book published. And I'm sure we'd all read your advance copy to give you pointers. All you need is time and ambition. Give it your best!
Manuel wrote: "some milestones really hit me, like Simmons' Hyperion/endymion, Reynolds' Revelation saga, and lately the expanse series..."Welcome Manuel! We just dove into Peter Hamilton's 'The Reality Dysfunction' series as a group read :-) I hope we can entice you to come back and talk about your favorite books !
Manuel wrote: "Hi, Im Manuel from Berlin, Germany. 41 years old, and a "retired" Reggae musician. I love scifi - and YES - definitely space operas since i began reading a weekly german pulp series back in the 80..."Welcome to the group, Manuel.
I'm Dave. I am 40. I read my first Iain Banks Culture novel in college and have been on board with space operas ever since. my Favorite SF authors are Banks, Card, Brin, and Vinge. I mostly read 20th century literature. My favorite books are Sophies Choice, Lolita, Gatsby and anything Vonnegut.I am the president of a largish microbrewery (sort of a contradiction).
I love to cook, read, listen to music (mostly Black Metal), and fish.
My favorite food is anything freshly prepared.
I don't watch much tv or movies, so I can't help there.
I'm also typing on my cell phone so spell much better than this message would lead you to believe.
David wrote: "I'm Dave. I am 40. I read my first Iain Banks Culture novel in college and have been on board with space operas ever since. my Favorite SF authors are Banks, Card, Brin, and Vinge. I mostly read..."Hi Dave, and welcome. Believe me, I've seen far worse spelling.
David wrote: "I'm Dave. I am 40. Favorite SF authors are Banks, Card, Brin, and Vinge..."Welcome David! I, too, am a huge David Brin fan! Especially The Postman (which was great until Kevin Costner made that terrible movie!).
Welcome to Space Opera Fans!
David wrote: "I'm Dave. I am 40. I read my first Iain Banks Culture novel in college and have been on board with space operas ever since. my Favorite SF authors are Banks, Card, Brin, and Vinge. I mostly read..."I don't think it is self promotion if you tell us more about your beer ;)
Welcome to the group.
Ward wrote: "I don't think it is self promotion if you tell us more about your beer ;) ..."Ooh! Beer? Should we start a brand new discussion folder to swap cosmic-expanding home brew recipes? I insist we include mead and wine-making.
David wrote: "www.southernstarbrewing.com Started 6 years ago and going strong! Cheers, Dave"Ooh! Valkyrie beer? And to think I was just listening to Wagner. Gotta try me some of that :-)
Just Joined! here are some answers...Name: Steven (Nickname is Vdub but thats weird if you don't know why so Steven works :P)
Favorite Books:
Pretty much anything By Niven, Heinlein, David Weber, Andre Norten.
Almost anything about BOLO's except if its written by John Ringo. And I love short stories.
Favorite Genres:
Favorite TV shows: SoA, Breaking Bad, Star Track, I barely ever have time to watch T.V. though
Favorite Movies: Contact, Star War's
Favorite Food: Pho
Day Job: US Navy (17.5 years and counting)
Hobbies: Reading, Collecting baseball cards (though stopped few years back
Other: If a book takes to long building up characters I tend to lose interest, and books that summarize way to much previous books in the series even though each book can be read as a stand alone(Sword of truth).
Steven
Steven wrote: "Nickname is Vdub..."Welcome Steven! Vdub ... as in VW? Or as in a spin-jockey?
US Navy, eh? 17.5 years [*duly impressed*].
I make the Thai version of Pho, rice noodles are a bit thinner, otherwise substantially the same. Yumbo!
Welcome to Space Opera Fans! Be sure to stop by our Group Reads and see if anything sparks your interest?
Anna wrote: "Steven wrote: "Nickname is Vdub..."Welcome Steven! Vdub ... as in VW? Or as in a spin-jockey?
US Navy, eh? 17.5 years [*duly impressed*].
I make the Thai version of Pho, rice noodles are a..."
It is as In VW my last name is the same as a certain Child story character that slept for 40 years, and yes I have been known to go by RIP. I will definately check out the Group Reads, Thanks.
Welcome to SoF. Always good to have another Steve around, but we'll have to distinguish between me, a "ph" and you, a "v."
My name is Freeman and I'm new to this site. I have read science fiction since I picked up "Men martians and machines" in the 5th grade. My favorite authors are Asimov, Pohl, Weber, Clarke. I also like fantasy and enjoy Eddings, Martin, Jordan, JRR, David Drake and Terry brooks. I am not too crazy about horror but my favorite author is clearly H.P. Lovecraft who has elements of SiFy and fantasy in his Mythos. I'm looking forward to new books and authors from SoF, and glad to be aboard.
Freeman wrote: "My name is Freeman and I'm new to this site..."And we're glad to have you here. Enjoy yourself!
Freeman wrote: "My name is Freeman and I'm new to this site. I have read science fiction since I picked up "Men martians and machines" in the 5th grade. My favorite authors are Asimov, Pohl, Weber, Clarke. I also ..."Welcome Freeman! Be sure to drop into any sci-fi discussion which sparks your interest, or start your OWN discussion thread :-)
Thanks, Anna, right now the discussions seem to be about books I haven't read, but I will keep watch. I have a habit of reading series that have been out for awhile so I don't have to wait for the next book to come out. My worst fear is that Martin will expire before he finishes "game of thrones". This puts me behind most of the discussions, but I will certainly consider new series!
Name: Lawrence. I am from Brisbane, Australia.Favorite Books: Enders Game (great), Speaker for the Dead (greater!), Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series, Asimov's Foundation series, Clark Ashton Smith, Hamilton's NightsDawn Series, Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, 1984, Dune Series plus many more ...
Favorite Genres: Sci-Fi, and some historical fiction (eg: Frans G. Bengtsson's The Long Ships)
Favorite TV shows: Star Trek (All Series), BSG (re-imagined), Space 1999, Dune mini-series
Favorite Movies: Alien Series, The Arrival, AI, Contact, BladeRunner, District 9, The Fountain, Gattaca, The Thing (Carpenter's version), K-PAX, The Matrix series, Pitch Black, Predator, Solaris, Tron, The 13th Floor etc.
Favorite Food: Curry, Sushi, Roast, Healthy eating (salads, fresh fruit etc), A good drink now and then ...
Day Job: Storeman
Hobbies: Sci-Fi, fishing, keeping fit (or try to), Internet, reading, Investing, personal development ...
Other: Asian girls are really cute ...
Rotuma wrote: "Name: Lawrence. I am from Brisbane, Australia.Favorite Books: Enders Game (great), Speaker for the Dead (greater!), Arthur C. Clarke's Rama series, Asimov's Foundation series, Clark Ashton Smith,..."
Welcome Rotuma!
It sounds like you're in the right place :-) You have no idea how happy it makes of us when we meet somebody new and after they admit they're a 'Trekkie' or 'Star Wars' fan, they then go into the exact list of 'favorites' that you just did :-)
[*versus having their eyes glaze over with a dull expression and then have them start edging away while you rattle on about alien hive-minds looking for the nearest exit*]
We've got a nice little community here and I hope you enjoy yourself.
Hello All:I have been reading sci-fi and fantasy for years, with that I have read hundreds of titles.
In most of my sci-fi reading I have radiated towards space opera.
My favorites are too numerous to mention, although I must say IMO that the best space opera has been coming out of the UK in recent years with Peter Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, and Ken MacLeod to name several. I have enjoyed many of the golden age writers space opera as well.
Currently I am reading one that I missed that has been on my TBR for years, Joe Haldeman's The Forever War, and thoroughly enjoying it.
As far as TV, was an original Star Trek fan, Battlestar Galactica.
Movies: Too many to mention
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Historical, History
Day Job: CFO of a construction company
Food: Ice Cream
Hobbies: reading, sharing my love of reading with those who have my passion
Frank wrote: "Hello All:I have been reading sci-fi and fantasy for years, with that I have read hundreds of titles.
In most of my sci-fi reading I have radiated towards space opera.
My favorites are too nume..."
Welcome, Frank. Hope you have fun here.
Freeman wrote: "I have a habit of reading series that have been out for awhile so I don't have to wait for the next book to come out,..."I know what you mean, Freeman. I'm a fan of Twin Peaks, which is unlikely to ever be finished, and I constantly curse that Stieg Larson died so early, before he could write more books about Lisbeth Salander. But in the space opera genre, may I humbly point you to Agents of ISIS?
Stephen, thanks for the recommendation, I will look into it.
Frank wrote: "Hello All:I have been reading sci-fi and fantasy for years, with that I have read hundreds of titles. In most of my sci-fi reading I have radiated towards space opera...."
You are in the right place to get your fill of lots and lots of space opera, Frank! Welcome to Space Opera Fans :-)
Hi Everyone, My name is Nicola “Nick” Cuti. I’ve worked as editor, artist and writer for such distinguished comic book companies as DC, Marvel, Charlton and Warren (publisher of "Creepy" and "Vampirella" comics) and as a background designer for Hollywood studios such as the Walt Disney Company, Universal, Sony Pictures, Paramount and MGM. I’ve created numerous characters including superhero "E-Man" and the underground classic, "Moonie", which has appeared in men's magazines in full color and in her own novels and a graphic novel. She was released as a movie “Moonie and the Spider Queen, Episode One”, which is on sale on Amazon.com. I am a two-time winner of the Ray Bradbury Award for writing excellence and a 2009 Inkpot Award winner for my work in Comic Book Art. My illustrations have appeared in Analog, Amazing Stories and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.Favorite Books: "Ubik" by Philip K. Dick, "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury, "I Robot" by Isaac Asimov, "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells and "Donovan's Brain" by Curt Siodmak.
Favorite Movies: "War of the Worlds", "Rocketship" (Flash Gordon serials, edited) "The Time Machine","Space Raiders","Forbidden Planet", "Minority Report", "I Robot", "The Thing", "The Thing From Another World", "Starship Troopers", "Double Indemnity", "The Bad Seed", "Psycho" and "Galaxy Quest".
Favorite TV Shows: "Star Trek", "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet","Space Patrol", "Captain Video", "Castle","Law and Order", "Breaking Bad", and "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".
Favorite Food: General Tso's Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan
Day Job: Retired.
Hobbies: Writing Space Opera Novels, Making Indie Movies.
Steven wrote: "Just Joined! here are some answers...Name: Steven (Nickname is Vdub but thats weird if you don't know why so Steven works :P)
Favorite Books:
Pretty much anything By Niven, Heinlein, David Webe..."
Subs or skimmers???
Nicola wrote: "Hi Everyone, My name is Nicola “Nick” Cuti. I’ve worked as editor, artist and writer for such distinguished comic book companies as DC, Marvel, Charlton and Warren (publisher of "Creepy" and "Vampi..."Welcome, Nicola! A comic book editor, huh? Perhaps we could entice you into helping us to flesh out our 'comic tie-ins' folder of this community? Guardians of the Galaxy would definitely be considered Space Opera, as would all the Star Wars tie-in comics.
From your reading list, I would say you're in the right community :-)
Nicola wrote: "Favorite TV Shows: "Star Trek", "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet","Space Patrol"..."Another Space Patrol fan!!!!! I was beginning to think I was the last one left alive!
Name: Tim though Wookiee or Wooks work perfectly wellFavorite Books: Dune, the Gap series, Use of Weapons but there's way too many to mention
Favorite Genres: Sci Fi, Factual, Fanstasy but I'll
try most things
Favorite TV shows: Red Dwarf, Band of Brothers...to be honest I don't watch that much tv
Favorite Movies: Alien, Aliens, LOTR, Predator the usual
Favorite Food: Venison
Day Job: Stats...lots and lots of stats
Hobbies: retro computing, reading, music, football and cricket
Tim wrote: "Favorite Movies: Aliens..."Welcome Wookiee Tim! Aliens, huh? Do you know I watched that movie my first night in my new house, ALONE, and then couldn't sleep the entire rest of the weekend? Scary :-)
Welcome to Space Opera Fans!
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Favorite Books:Anything written by Robert Lewis Stevenson.
Favorite Genres:Any kind of an Adventure, whether in space or somewhere else.
Favorite TV shows:Hogan's Heroes with F Troop a close second.
Favorite Movies:Robin Hood (Errol Flynn version)and Zulu (Michael Caine)
Favorite Food: Maryland Crab Cakes
Day Job:I work for UGE (unnamed government entity) in Cyber Security
Hobbies:Cast my own lead toy soldiers, play some golf, hiking and a little bird watching.
Other: A piece of personal trivia; For all you horror fans, I went to High School with Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi. Bruce's locker was five down from mine. The first time I saw Burn Notice, I laughed so hard I cried. It was the same schtick he did in English class. No we didn't keep up (dummy me) so no need to ask.
I am so glad Anna has come on the scene to really put this group on a good set of rails.