Science Fiction

[lvmathemagician]

Three great SF classic movies are "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Forbidden Planet". Make sure you catch the original versions and not the remakes, although the 70's version of Invasion is decent.

[TylerFG]

Science Fiction isn't really my kinda thing, but I have a soft spot for the Whoniverse. (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures)

[Der_Lex]

If it makes you feel any better, I will confess to have read a lot of Star Trek novels. Some of them are actually pretty decent, particularly the ones by Peter David. Others not so much, but usually good enough for a teenage Trekkie.

Peter David's a good writer. I've never read any of his novels, but his comic work has always been very entertaining.

[soup567]

Three great SF classic movies are "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Forbidden Planet". Make sure you catch the original versions and not the remakes, although the 70's version of Invasion is decent.

There is a disturbing lack of Metropolis there...

[lvmathemagician]

There is a disturbing lack of Metropolis there...

I've never cared for Metropolis. I must be the only one.

[soup567]

I've never cared for Metropolis. I must be the only one.

Not a fan of silent films?

[lvmathemagician]

Not a fan of silent films?

Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin - yes. Metropolis - no.

[clashcityrocker10]

As much as I enjoy sci-fi TV shows and films, for some reason I've never really managed to get into sci-fi novels as much. The only sci-fi writers that I've really enjoyed over the years were Frank Herbert, Peter F. Hamilton and to a much lesser extent William Gibson. I probably need to give Dick, Vance and Asimov another go, though, I was quite young when I first read anything by them.

No love for H.G. Wells? I actually am not that big on a lot of early science fiction writers except for Wells.

[Der_Lex]

No love for H.G. Wells? I actually am not that big on a lot of early science fiction writers except for Wells.

Yeah, Wells is good too. As is Jules Verne. Didn't think back far enough there.

[Insane3]

Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin - yes. Metropolis - no.

Me and a friend were talking about this yesterday. As much as we're interested by cinema and its history, it's rarely much fun to watch silent classics. Eisenstein is very interesting, but watching Strike it was hard not to fall asleep. Charlie Chaplin, Max Linder and Buster Keaton are those that are certainly the most entertaining. Especially movies like The General or Modern Times.