ALL SCI-FI

Tom

I know there are hundreds more. If you picked 'other' it would be cool to read about the other ones so please post about it.

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:00 pm Post subject:

Ummm . . . you put Star Trek and Star Wars together?

Really?

Hmmm . . .

Isn't that a little like saying your two favorite Western shows are Gunsmoke and Firefly? Wink

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Tom · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:14 pm Post subject:

Sorry its the restrictions of the poll creation process - I originally had them ALL separate but it would not post.
Selecting 'Other' and commenting can clarify your selection.

There are many that I could not add as well.

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:37 pm Post subject:

I understand. I just meant that Star Trek is science fiction . . . and Star Wars is (as George Lucas accurately defined it when A New Hope was first released) a space fantasy. That really does sum it up nicely.

A damn good space fantasy, too. Very Happy

So, combining ST and SW into one category seems odd.
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Randy · Space Ranger Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 127 Location: Ohio

I picked "other" because for more years than I can remember, I have been reading every "Berserker" book written by "Fred Saberhagen". Saberhagen takes us to a time in the future where the universe is full of very very huge machines which mankind has named "The Berserkers". They are self replicating machines which pack planet destroying weapons. The berserkers were programed by one of first two races in the universe who had been at war with one another. The Berserkers were programmed to destroy the other race, but, through the eons of time, that original programming has become corrupted and now the Berserker's programming reads to simply destroy all life. The Berserkers have had untold millenia to create countless numbers of "clones" and the hoards of semi-intelligent machines have destroyed all life across the universe and have just discovered the worlds colonized by humankind. Now WE are at war with the machines!

By the way, one episode of Babylon 5 paid tribute to Saberhagen when John Sheridan encountered one of the Berserker's advance probes!

Bud Brewster · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:53 pm Post subject:

But wait, Randy . . . they're robots, right? I mean, how can they hurt people? You know, the Three Laws --

Oh, wait. We proved those were nonsense in another thread. Robots can't be made not to hurt people, because . . . ummmm . . . I'll have to go back and re-read that other thread. I'm still not clear on how "technology and science proved the Three Laws to be nonsense."

I'll get back to ya on this, 'kay? Very Happy

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Tom · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:30 pm Post subject:

Tom · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:33 pm Post subject:

[quote="Bud Brewster"]I'll have to go back and re-read that other thread. I'm still not clear on how "technology and science proved the Three Laws to be nonsense."/quote]

Deductive Reasoning, my friend, Deductive Reasoning
LOL

Randy · Space Ranger Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 127 Location: Ohio

But Bud ........

The Berserkers are far to busy destroying life to take the time to read Asmov's three rules. They would just nuke his books along with our planet!

Randy · Space Ranger Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 127 Location: Ohio

Tom · Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 2:48 pm Post subject:

LOL, No Problem Randy,
At last count I had over 5,000 bookmarks and most of them deal with some type of Speculative Fiction.

One thing I really love to do is Share. Your response is very much appreciated and spurs me to share even more.
I will check my bookmarks and see if there are any more Saberhagen resources for ya when I can get a chance.

Not SciFi but His Swords series is really good Fantasy.