tizl
Captain
So, I found this forum while searching for discussions on politics in sci-fi TV/movies (I generally hate politics in my entertainment, but understand where it needs to be portrayed as part of a story or a character's background).
I grew up in the Pacific NW (born in Seattle, raised in Oregon), and since then I've lived in Hawaii and now Texas. I'm married with four kids (high school through elementary).
I've been reading sci-fi since I was a kid. Some of my favorite authors are:
Vance
Card
Stephenson
Banks
Bear
Poul Anderson
And more recently:
Scalsi
Gavin Smith
Corey (The Expanse has become one of my favorite series)
I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
I enjoy good portrayals of sci-fi in TV and movies, but I haven't watched a lot of sci-fi TV series, at least what I consider sci-fi. For instance, I love "Lost" (probably partly because I was living in Hawaii at the time and had a few run-ins with stars, i.e. my wife and I almost ran over Matthew Fox) but I don't consider it sci-fi.
I watched Star Trek TNG with my father growing up, but never saw any of the following series'. Loved Firefly and consider it a crime against humanity that it was cancelled. I enjoyed the reboot of Battlestar Galactica, thought that was excellent television. Watched the rebooted Dr. Who with my kids, but (and I may get grief for this) I thought it started going downhill story-wise during Matt Smith's years (he was excellent, however) and we haven't watched more than a few episodes since he left. Tennant is my favorite.
Recently I've really enjoyed The Expanse, though I have a few small complaints about divergences from the book (I understand those are necessary, but not sure the ones I have issues with are). I'm very excited that a series based on Banks' Culture novels is coming up, I hope they don't ruin it
I just realized I'm writing things that should probably be left to the threads meant for those categories, so I'll shut up now. Looking forward to many discussions with this crew!
I grew up in the Pacific NW (born in Seattle, raised in Oregon), and since then I've lived in Hawaii and now Texas. I'm married with four kids (high school through elementary).
I've been reading sci-fi since I was a kid. Some of my favorite authors are:
Vance
Card
Stephenson
Banks
Bear
Poul Anderson
And more recently:
Scalsi
Gavin Smith
Corey (The Expanse has become one of my favorite series)
I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
I enjoy good portrayals of sci-fi in TV and movies, but I haven't watched a lot of sci-fi TV series, at least what I consider sci-fi. For instance, I love "Lost" (probably partly because I was living in Hawaii at the time and had a few run-ins with stars, i.e. my wife and I almost ran over Matthew Fox) but I don't consider it sci-fi.
I watched Star Trek TNG with my father growing up, but never saw any of the following series'. Loved Firefly and consider it a crime against humanity that it was cancelled. I enjoyed the reboot of Battlestar Galactica, thought that was excellent television. Watched the rebooted Dr. Who with my kids, but (and I may get grief for this) I thought it started going downhill story-wise during Matt Smith's years (he was excellent, however) and we haven't watched more than a few episodes since he left. Tennant is my favorite.
Recently I've really enjoyed The Expanse, though I have a few small complaints about divergences from the book (I understand those are necessary, but not sure the ones I have issues with are). I'm very excited that a series based on Banks' Culture novels is coming up, I hope they don't ruin it
I just realized I'm writing things that should probably be left to the threads meant for those categories, so I'll shut up now. Looking forward to many discussions with this crew!