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NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am
Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel
It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor with a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand open at all times
Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:39 am
Why don't you like science fiction?
I like fantasy, but science fiction often flies over my head. I'm not smart enough to enjoy it.
I always preferred history over science at school so fantasy with historical elements is my fav.
Look. Listen. I'm dumb as rocks and sci-fi is cool beans. You're just getting trapped by the people who get rowdy over the esoteric. There's plenty of "low brow" sci-fi to enjoy.
You are going to LOVE the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, then!!
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am
Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel
It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor was a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am
Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel
It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor with a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand open at all times
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:49 am
Who's the most famous person you've met? Not including things like meet and greets or stuff like that
Not including meet and greets hmmm
I was at a hair salon getting highlights and Asala Nasri was there and complimented my hair
You probably don't know her, she's a famous middle eastern singer.
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:51 am
But yeah what syn said, there's tons of sci fi where the sci part just gets handwaved away the same way magic does in a lot of fantasy stuff
Give me a movie/show or book recommendation that fits the bill.
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:49 am
Who's the most famous person you've met? Not including things like meet and greets or stuff like that
Not including meet and greets hmmm
I was at a hair salon getting highlights and Asala Nasri was there and complimented my hair
You probably don't know her, she's a famous middle eastern singer.
I don't know her music at all but I have actually heard her name before
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am
Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel
It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor was a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand
Have you done any other RPing?
Yeah, when I was a teen I signed up to shards forum based rpg where you create characters and go into various settings and play with other characters.
Nerdiest thing I've ever done. More than cataloguing music.
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am
Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel
It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor was a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand
Have you done any other RPing?
Yeah, when I was a teen I signed up to shards forum based rpg where you create characters and go into various settings and play with other characters.
Nerdiest thing I've ever done. More than cataloguing music.
I am observing your slandering of this excellent hobby and judging accordingly.
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:51 am
But yeah what syn said, there's tons of sci fi where the sci part just gets handwaved away the same way magic does in a lot of fantasy stuff
Give me a movie/show or book recommendation that fits the bill.
Ursula k le guin has some good sci fi books that I recall being approachable for serious readers that aren't sci fi fans. I don't remember the order you're supposed to read them in offhand but left hand of darkness and the dispossessed. I recall hitchhikers guide to the galaxy fitting the bill well (both the movie and the book). Asimov is an acquired taste but a lot of his stuff is focused more around philosophical/ethical concerns rather than the specific made up science, nemesis and a lot of his other short stories in particular.
For movies/tv...well doctor who is a classic entry point for a lot of people, and is pretty accessible...star wars of course...perhaps not stereotypical sci fi but the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is an excellent movie
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:51 am
But yeah what syn said, there's tons of sci fi where the sci part just gets handwaved away the same way magic does in a lot of fantasy stuff
Give me a movie/show or book recommendation that fits the bill.
Ursula k le guin has some good sci fi books that I recall being approachable for serious readers that aren't sci fi fans. I don't remember the order you're supposed to read them in offhand but left hand of darkness and the dispossessed. I recall hitchhikers guide to the galaxy fitting the bill well (both the movie and the book). Asimov is an acquired taste but a lot of his stuff is focused more around philosophical/ethical concerns rather than the specific made up science, nemesis and a lot of his other short stories in particular.
For movies/tv...well doctor who is a classic entry point for a lot of people, and is pretty accessible...star wars of course...perhaps not stereotypical sci fi but the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is an excellent movie
Le guin is amaaaaaazing especially those two yeah, her stuff is super thought provoking and has so many beautifully crafted sentences
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NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:51 am
But yeah what syn said, there's tons of sci fi where the sci part just gets handwaved away the same way magic does in a lot of fantasy stuff
Give me a movie/show or book recommendation that fits the bill.
Ursula k le guin has some good sci fi books that I recall being approachable for serious readers that aren't sci fi fans. I don't remember the order you're supposed to read them in offhand but left hand of darkness and the dispossessed. I recall hitchhikers guide to the galaxy fitting the bill well (both the movie and the book). Asimov is an acquired taste but a lot of his stuff is focused more around philosophical/ethical concerns rather than the specific made up science, nemesis and a lot of his other short stories in particular.
For movies/tv...well doctor who is a classic entry point for a lot of people, and is pretty accessible...star wars of course...perhaps not stereotypical sci fi but the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is an excellent movie
thanks!! i'll check these out soon tbh and report back