OT: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS Part Three

[CanadianFlyer88]

Maybe it's just me, but that felt so rushed, let's cram a bunch of scenes for book readers in, that had little to zero buildup (and therefore minimal impact) I'm sure I'll watch it again and reassess but for now, was not a fan.

One thing I know book readers were wondering about was taken care of very quickly

Spoiler

Rand vs Turak was straight Indiana Jones lol!

I laughed because they used that clip of Turak getting set in the season preview like there was going to be an epic showdown.

 

[wankstifier]

Frieren is a quality animated fantasy show. Pleasantly surprised so far

 

[Embiid]

Might as well repost here (just posted in the movie thread)

More sci fi related

I never saw Fire in the Sky ....but this write up and interpretation was interesting enough to make me wanna check it out. If in fact our consciousness survives into other dimensions as recently suggested and we just keep "swapping our skins," I definitely don't want to look like an alien but guessing in alternate universe I may....if so hopefully I'm as cool as Chewbacca..

Fire in the Sky: What the True Story Behind the '90s Movie Tells Us About Aliens Visiting Earth​

MSN

 

[Rebels57]

Might as well repost here (just posted in the movie thread)

More sci fi related

I never saw Fire in the Sky ....but this write up and interpretation was interesting enough to make me wanna check it out. If in fact our consciousness survives into other dimensions as recently suggested and we just keep "swapping our skins," I definitely don't want to look like an alien but guessing in alternate universe I may....if so hopefully I'm as cool as Chewbacca..

Fire in the Sky: What the True Story Behind the '90s Movie Tells Us About Aliens Visiting Earth​

MSN

Fire In The Sky has imagery in it that stuck with every single person that saw it in the 90s. Some truly terrifying abduction shit.

 

[Embiid]

Fire In The Sky has imagery in it that stuck with every single person that saw it in the 90s. Some truly terrifying abduction shit.

I will have to watch it in the daytime then...

 

[Young Sandwich]

I will have to watch it in the daytime then...

You'll never look at maple syrup the same way again. Great movie though.

 

[Lord Defect]

My favourite fantasy series, by far, on Humble Bundle for cheap: Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Do it, y'all.

I really enjoyed the first book, thank you for the suggestion

 

[Flybynite]

Monarch and For All Mankind S3 in November. Gonna have to turn back on Apple TV for a couple months.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Lolz, @Captain Dave Poulin, apparently Shohreh Aghdashloo is going to play Elaida in Wheel of Time.

If you didn't hate the series enough already, here's a reason for you to forget the series exists entirely.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Lolz, @Captain Dave Poulin, apparently Shohreh Aghdashloo is going to play Elaida in Wheel of Time.

If you didn't hate the series enough already, here's a reason for you to forget the series exists entirely.

Good Lord. What a mess.

 

[Flybynite]

Gary Dauberman, James Wan’s Atomic Monster Tackling Live-Action ‘Gargoyles’ for Disney+ (Exclusive)

The horror kingpins are chiseling away an adaptation of the Walt Disney Television Animation series that aired 1994 to 1997.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Not sure I want this. I wouldn't mind a reboot/continuation in animated form although not involving Greg Weisman who created the characters and was in charge of the animation would be questionable.

I just don't see how the actual physical look of the characters are going to translate into live-action, especially when they interact with humans regularly.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Explains why Robert Rusler has such a small/short role on Bablon 5

Still think he could have developed character into storylines/etc even if forced. It wasn't worst character, and every series has that guy who is more a bit character with occasional big moments.

 

[Lord Defect]

Gary Dauberman, James Wan’s Atomic Monster Tackling Live-Action ‘Gargoyles’ for Disney+ (Exclusive)

The horror kingpins are chiseling away an adaptation of the Walt Disney Television Animation series that aired 1994 to 1997.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Not sure I want this. I wouldn't mind a reboot/continuation in animated form although not involving Greg Weisman who created the characters and was in charge of the animation would be questionable.

I just don't see how the actual physical look of the characters are going to translate into live-action, especially when they interact with humans regularly.

There’s no need for this.

 

[wankstifier]

@Chinatown88

 

[trostol]

anyone know of a collection that has Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and We Can Remember it for you Wholesale in the same book

 

[Flybynite]

I guess both dropped because Nov 3rd is the full Japanese release of the original Godzilla so it's "Godzilla day"

 

[Chinatown88]

The Stormlight Archive: Gollancz Emporium Deluxe Hardback Bundle

Order all four of the Gollancz Emporium exclusive hardbacks of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive books (RRP £50 each) together at a special price of just £180, saving 10%! EXPECTED TO SHIP 7 DECEMBER 2023 Features: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer and Rhythm of War

store.gollancz.co.uk

I found my Christmas present to myself. Been trying to get the UK hardcovers forever but they're super expensive. I like the art better compared to the US ones.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

The Stormlight Archive: Gollancz Emporium Deluxe Hardback Bundle

Order all four of the Gollancz Emporium exclusive hardbacks of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive books (RRP £50 each) together at a special price of just £180, saving 10%! EXPECTED TO SHIP 7 DECEMBER 2023 Features: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer and Rhythm of War

store.gollancz.co.uk

I found my Christmas present to myself. Been trying to get the UK hardcovers forever but they're super expensive. I like the art better compared to the US ones.

Did you read the secret books yet? The final book ties to Stormlight, but I thought it was the weakest of the four books from his secret project series.

 

[Chinatown88]

Did you read the secret books yet? The final book ties to Stormlight, but I thought it was the weakest of the four books from his secret project series.

Almost done with Rhythm of War. Probably gonna go to The Will of the Many by Islington or I'm thinking about the secret project series next.

 

[Chinatown88]

According to Stormlight subreddit they're abandoning the UK cover art. So the set will probably be incomplete. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I just don't like the Whelan covers.

Edit: Yes I'm nerding out about book covers. If the art no matchy that upsets me. If they redesign the spines it upsets me. Man just when I was about to buy em my intuition clicked and told me to check the subreddit and I find out this news.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I finished I Shall Wear Midnight, fittingly, just after midnight today, which leaves me with just three Discworld books left. Snuff, Raising Steam, and The Shepherd's Crown.


I've been reading these for a year now. I'm not ready for this ride to be over. Terry Prachett had a better grasp on the human condition than anybody else I'm aware of, and it's heartbreaking that he passed as young as he did.

 

[Lord Defect]

I’m most of the way thru the malazan second book. This dude reeeeeeally loves the word ochre.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

So, like I mentioned, I'm pretty close to finishing Discworld, and I'm pretty undecided on what I should read next. I've narrowed it down to the following choices:

The Black Company
A Wizard of Earthsea
Before They Are Hanged (I read The Blade Itself recently and enjoyed it, but that was in the midst of my Discworld binge and I had bigger fish to fry)
The Brandon Sanderson secret projects
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Consider Phlebas (I've read a couple other of the Culture novels and thought they were fantastic)



Thoughts/input? Should I just draw a name out of a hat?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

So, like I mentioned, I'm pretty close to finishing Discworld, and I'm pretty undecided on what I should read next. I've narrowed it down to the following choices:

The Black Company
A Wizard of Earthsea
Before They Are Hanged (I read The Blade Itself recently and enjoyed it, but that was in the midst of my Discworld binge and I had bigger fish to fry)
The Brandon Sanderson secret projects
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Consider Phlebas (I've read a couple other of the Culture novels and thought they were fantastic)



Thoughts/input? Should I just draw a name out of a hat?

Abercrombie rocks. Read his stuff next.

 

[trostol]

Black Company is great..shocked that hasn't been adapted yet

I enjoyed The Belgariad and The Malloreon by David Eddings

more recently i've been into some humourous Sci Fi..Janitors of the Post Apocalypse i really enjoyed and wish it was more than 3 books

another older series is Phule's Company series but it kinda got stales towards the end

if ya want something just thoughtless fun..Monster Hunter International series