darthyagi Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 So I got to wondering today: do you nerd out to any other sci-fi? My wife and I have watched a lot of Star Trek: all the movies, all of TOS, TNG, about half of DS9, we'v watched all of Stargate, X-Files, and most recently (and foremost of these) Doctor Who. So I started wondering: does anybody else nerd out to these things? I would assume so, but to what extent? I've considered making a big box that we got a stroller in into a TARDIS for my son, and dressing him up in his church clothes. How far does your other sci-fi fandom go? Are you exclusive to Star Wars? Are you still reading this? What is the answer to life, the universe and everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'm going to learn wood sculpting using lots of dremel tips and bondoing, to make Mass Effect heavy pistols from scratch, and maybe a mass relay while practicing. I really like Mass Effect. I don't feel like wearing a soft foam costume though and it seems the cosplaying community haven't started vaccuforming hard armors for Mass Effect, which I have no tools or skills to do myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaa1304[TK] Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I like a lot of scifi, but not to quite the same extent. I really enjoy all the stargates, B5, Andromeda, Farscape. Not a huge STrek fan, but I enjoy it. I don't actually read much scifi, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Pretty much any scifi for me, Star Trek of course and all of them, well after Next Gen it was downhill for me, old stuff like Space 1999 , early and late Battle Star Galactica and some early UK shows, Blakes 7, UFO, like I said pretty much anything I will give a go. I am a NERD, but I will be a cool Nerd as there is nothing cooler than living a childhood dream and becoming a stromtrooper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) What is the answer to life, the universe and everything? "42" I watch almost everything sci fi; very fond of Trek in all incarnations; but I never knew what to make out of The Doctor. Oh, And Stargate: Universe sucked! Too bad they cancelled Terra Nova, aswell Edited December 14, 2012 by Sonnenschein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Soldier Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) I enjoy Firefly, Resident Evil movies ( not acting or story but the world and character of Alice), pretty much any good sci-fi book or movie. I am a sucker for any good world building which is one thing I find appealing about sci-fi. so many world building opportunites to be had when dealing with a whole galaxy or universe. My second love next to Star Wars is Ridley Scott's/ Giger, Alien and Aliens by James Cameron and even Scott's work on Prometheus to a slightly lesser degree. Not as much into the rest of the films. I have a display of the Alien Queen and some other memorabilia for now but hope to one day aquire some screen used pieces. My collection is just in its infacy but will grow to staggering levels one day between Star Wars and Alien I think. I have been honing my sculpting skills so one day I can create some pieces of my own. The closest thing to a prop I have now is the giant art edition of Alien: The Illustrated Story signed by Walt Simonson, which drew all the panels and worked on set of the original film briefly. I met him at NYCC and got some time to sit down and talk with him a few minutes about his work on the movie and being on set. It was a treasured moment for me and I have always loved that movie. I was falling off the edge of my seat watching it for the first time. Alien scared the crap out of me when I was a kid, which I liked, that is when you know you are the most alive. I have a propensity towards strong female characters which is partly what intrigues me with Alien's Ridley, Resident Evil's Alice and Star Wars' Leia. There is probably some pyschological explantion for that but we don't need to go there. Edited December 14, 2012 by Plastic Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I like this sci fi movie "Apollo 13" with Tom Hanks (I'm sure someone will get that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehickey Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I definitely love Star Trek the original series, I grew up watching reruns of it when I was a kid and remember seeing all of the movies in the theaters when they came out. In fact, my dad built a large scale Enterprise that was used in a McDonalds commercial when the first movie came out. I enjoyed the new Battlestar Galactica series a lot. I watched a couple episodes of Dr. Who but it didn't move me at all and was a bit cheesy for me to continue on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsafe66[Admin] Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I love a lot of Sci Fi! All the Star Trek series, All of the Stargate series, All of the Galactia Series, Firerfly, Lord of the Rings and I'm going to see the Hobbit Tonight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Big WHO fan here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 Big WHO fan here... Yay it's not just me LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkno Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 I watch everything that is sci-fi, not just SW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaden Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 WHAT?!?! No mention of Buck Rogers?!?!? I'm shocked, troopers. I just recently found it on Netflix. LOVED the first season. Second season.... I understand why it was cancelled. Never really cared for Trek. My parents both watched it, but I didn't really get into it. Love BSG, old and new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Soldier Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) WHAT?!?! No mention of Buck Rogers?!?!? I'm shocked, troopers. I just recently found it on Netflix. LOVED the first season. Second season.... I understand why it was cancelled. Never really cared for Trek. My parents both watched it, but I didn't really get into it. Love BSG, old and new. I loved Buck Rogers when I was a kid. Erin Gray was always a favorite and she still does conventions, a pretty cool person to chat with is the impression I get. I like BSG too but my absolute favorite thing about the show is this ship. My favorite ship in all of sci-fi. Edited December 15, 2012 by Plastic Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaden Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 So true! The Viper is one of the best ships ever designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy19422 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 I make Stargate props, The chevron has LED lighting, so you can change from SG1 or Atlantis and Stargate Universe wall lights. I am also building a 9' high gate section to put in my living room using casts taken from my Stargate movie section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 When I was young, my father introduced me to great shows on TV that we would watch as a family: BSG, Buck Rogers, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, The Bionic Woman, Six Million Dollar Man, the whole nine yards. I'm sure I'm forgetting something in here. Guess who took me to see that weird new space adventure movie at the local theater... My parents divorced and I only lived with him in the summers after that. He handed over the Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and many other classics. By the sixth grade I was the most well-read nerd in existence - well, at least among girls. Later in life I discovered Trek, Who, comics, etc. I never really liked Stargate or Babylon 5. I loved SF games like Wing Commander and Fallout. I didn't much get into Mass Effect but I like some of the characters. I have an obsession with science, physics, and biological weapons (that make zombies), the apocalypse and post-apocalypse societies, and all that jazz. About a decade ago, I stopped trying to hide my inner nerd. I came out of the nerd closet. Ironically, this surprised my dad. He, who created this monster! I don't actually like my father and have a lot of baggage, but the intro to SF/Fantasy is the one good, positive thing I have always felt; it may be our only bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Soldier Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 When I was young, my father introduced me to great shows on TV that we would watch as a family: BSG, Buck Rogers, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, The Bionic Woman, Six Million Dollar Man, the whole nine yards. I'm sure I'm forgetting something in here. Guess who took me to see that weird new space adventure movie at the local theater... My parents divorced and I only lived with him in the summers after that. He handed over the Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and many other classics. By the sixth grade I was the most well-read nerd in existence - well, at least among girls. Later in life I discovered Trek, Who, comics, etc. I never really liked Stargate or Babylon 5. I loved SF games like Wing Commander and Fallout. I didn't much get into Mass Effect but I like some of the characters. I have an obsession with science, physics, and biological weapons (that make zombies), the apocalypse and post-apocalypse societies, and all that jazz. About a decade ago, I stopped trying to hide my inner nerd. I came out of the nerd closet. Ironically, this surprised my dad. He, who created this monster! I don't actually like my father and have a lot of baggage, but the intro to SF/Fantasy is the one good, positive thing I have always felt; it may be our only bond. I also grew up watching all of those shows but my father and mother never were interested, too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 @andy19422 Awesome! That chevron would fit nicely in my living room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Ivan[TK] Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Well some of My favorite Sci-Fi shows are BSG old & new,Space1999,Firefly,Stargate,Farscape. And currently I'am working on a BSG coloinal marine. Edited December 16, 2012 by Krazy Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthyagi Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Yay, nerds! We're showing our geeky pride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaden Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I need to find me some Space 1999. Any leads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthyagi Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) I only know 2001... and 2010... I never saw the other ones... Edited December 18, 2012 by darthyagi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Soldier Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) Well, I decided to give Doctor Who another shot. I watched the Doctor when I was a kid, the big curly haired fellow with the bright, long, rainbow scarf, the fourth Doctor I think. I enjoyed it but for the life of me could not remember his story. I googled "jumping on point for Doctor Who" and found this article. http://www.tor.com/b...-two-easy-steps It was an excellent article for people wanting to like the show but find it too weird and confusing like I did. I have also found that I really have a preference for certain Doctors so if you didn't like one, try another. I didn't care for the 9th Doctor much and he almost turned me off to the show but I have to say, the 10th is much better, at least is my preference. I hear the 11th is pretty good as well. The linked article will start you with the 10th Doctor and explains what a Time Lord is, does, rules he follows, etc. I watched the two part arc they mentioned and the episode after it so far. I found the weeping angels episode really cool, creepy and I highly recommend that one. Anyway, I found all seasons on Netflix, which is included with the $7 download only monthly package if anyone wants to check it out. Edited December 19, 2012 by Plastic Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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