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[kurchatovium]

A classic indeed, especially the original series in black and white. 😀

Yea. 🙂 Even the newer ones were not too bad.

 

[milagros317]

Yea. 🙂 Even the newer ones were not too bad.

Very true. Not as good as the original series, but still quite good. 😀

 

[kurchatovium]

Very true. Not as good as the original series, but still quite good. 😀

I agree. Even the new Night Gallery series was not so bad.

 

[milagros317]

I agree. Even the new Night Gallery series was not so bad.

I never really became a big fan of Night Gallery.
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[kurchatovium]

I never really became a big fan of Night Gallery.
😀

It wasnt as good as Twilight Zone. It was more Horror/Scary stuff then Sci Fi but it was ok IMHO. 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

It wasnt as good as Twilight Zone. It was more Horror/Scary stuff then Sci Fi but it was ok IMHO. 😀 😛

I do prefer science fiction to horror, so that explains it.
Who are some of your favorite science fiction authors?
I was very fond of Asimov and Heinlein. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I do prefer science fiction to horror, so that explains it.
Who are some of your favorite science fiction authors?
I was very fond of Asimov and Heinlein. 😀 😛

I liked both of those very much. I also liked Ray Bradbury. 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I liked both of those very much. I also liked Ray Bradbury. 😀 😛

Yes, Ray Bradbury was great. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Yes, Ray Bradbury was great. 😀 😛

The Martian Chronicles was the first science fiction I ever read. 🙂

 

[milagros317]

The Martian Chronicles was the first science fiction I ever read. 🙂

I started off by reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy. 😀

 

[kurchatovium]

I started off by reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy. 😀

I read that too. That was an excellent series.

 

[milagros317]

I read that too. That was an excellent series.

Yes, it was. 😀 😛
I read some of Asimov's non-fiction science books, too. Much less impressive than his novels.

 

[kurchatovium]

Yes, it was. 😀 😛
I read some of Asimov's non-fiction science books, too. Much less impressive than his novels.

He wrote a lot of stuff. From Bible stuff to Science stuff. I did like his sci fi stuff best though.

 

[milagros317]

He wrote a lot of stuff. From Bible stuff to Science stuff. I did like his sci fi stuff best though.

Me too. 😀 😛
Did you know that Asimov was a scientist before he became a best-selling writer?
He got an M.A. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia University, the latter in 1948.

 

[kurchatovium]

Me too. 😀 😛
Did you know that Asimov was a scientist before he became a best-selling writer?
He got an M.A. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia University, the latter in 1948.

Yes I knew. 😀 One of the things I liked about him... it made his sci fi more believable.

 

[milagros317]

Yes I knew. 😀 One of the things I liked about him... it made his sci fi more believable.

That is one of the disappointments of 21[sup]st[/sup] century science fiction--it has too much fantasy and magic in it. 🙁
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[kurchatovium]

That is one of the disappointments of 21[sup]st[/sup] century science fiction--it has too much fantasy and magic in it. 🙁
😀 😛

Exactly. 😀 Asimov always said good science fiction takes one thing that isnt true in science and wraps it all about in science fact. Otherwise all you have is fantasy. Very smart man. 🙂

 

[milagros317]

Exactly. 😀 Asimov always said good science fiction takes one thing that isnt true in science and wraps it all about in science fact. Otherwise all you have is fantasy. Very smart man. 🙂

That is the key, one counterfactual only and (of course) good writing.
😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

That is the key, one counterfactual only and (of course) good writing.
😀 😛

Not something you see very often anymore. In that sense Star Wars is more Fantasy then Sci Fi.

 

[milagros317]

Not something you see very often anymore. In that sense Star Wars is more Fantasy then Sci Fi.

Yes, Star Wars has a lot of mystical fantasy stuff in it.
😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Yes, Star Wars has a lot of mystical fantasy stuff in it.
😀 😛

Yes much more fantasy... even magic ... with all "The Force" stuff in it. I thought of it more like Lord Of The Rings with spaceships. 😛

 

[milagros317]

Yes much more fantasy... even magic ... with all "The Force" stuff in it. I thought of it more like Lord Of The Rings with spaceships. 😛

That's a good one! LOTR with spaceships.
😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

That's a good one! LOTR with spaceships.
😀 😛

Thanks As you can probably tell I am not the biggest Star Wars fan. 😛

😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

Thanks As you can probably tell I am not the biggest Star Wars fan. 😛

😀 😛

Yes, I figured that out. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Yes, I figured that out. 😀 😛

LOL It was ok, but I think not as great as it was made out to be. 😀 😛