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Post by PokerKitten on May 24, 2007 23:24:58 GMT
I'm sure there have been some audio Blake's 7's before. Not really something I could get into, with the original actors' voices in my head and their forms on DVD just an arm's length away.
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 13, 2007 16:10:12 GMT
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Post by Teebee on Oct 13, 2007 20:24:00 GMT
Hmmmm, interesting casting to say the least
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 18, 2007 13:53:49 GMT
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Post by PokerKitten on Jun 20, 2008 13:04:58 GMT
Ooh, this sounds interesting Sci-fi workshop for alien writersSci-fi workshop for alien writers Science fiction, fantasy and horror writers are sharpening their imaginations for a conference on how the genres are coming to life in Wales.
A day of workshops at the University of Glamorgan aims to encourage authors and readers of tales of the fantastic.
Saturday's event traces the history of sci-fi in Wales from the 16th Century stories right through to Doctor Who and Torchwood, both filmed in Wales.
Some see the Mabinogion as an example of early fantasy writing in Wales.
The Medieval Welsh-language texts' tales of magic and mythic events are said to draw on pre-Christian oral story-telling traditions.
The conference will look at how sci-fi, fantasy and horror writing has changed over the centuries and is now reaching new audiences through books, films and the internet.
The workshops includes advice on how to make budget sci-fi films.
Mark Brake, professor of science communication, has organised the event with the theme: Space. Time. Monster. Machine.
He said: "The first alien contact story was written by the Bishop of Llandaff, Francis Godwin, in 1638.
"There's a rich tradition of fantasy in Wales. The Mabinogion was an early work, sort of proto-science fiction.
"You can trace it all the way through the 20th and 21st Centuries with science fiction like Doctor Who and Life on Mars."
Writers giving workshops at the conference include Jasper Fforde, author of The Thursday Next series of novels.
The former film industry worker who lives in Hay-on-Wye, was last year picked by booksellers Waterstone's as one of 25 writers who were the "future of British writing".
Rhymney Valley based website editor Steve Upham, has published the eZine 'Estronomicon' for the past three years.
He is using the event to launch two books by Welsh authors.
Swansea-based Rhys Hughes's book The Post-Modern Mariner is described as being full "of implausible adventures featuring absurdities, anachronisms, exaggerations, outrageous puns, pirates, mythological beings and giant cups of tea".
Terry Cooper's 'Kangazang!' is said to be a comic romp about a man and his barber escaping the rigours of modern life by jumping in the nearest spaceship and looking for adventure and escape.
Around 100 people are expected at the conference, which is open to the public from 1000 and 1630 BST on Saturday.
It is backed by the South Wales Valleys Literature Development Project, which is run by Wales's literature body, Academi.
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Post by chrisspike on Jul 31, 2008 23:06:59 GMT
Yes I agree with you Pokerkitten, very interesting. I've always thought of Wales more as a place of myths and legends but I'm really proud that DW and Torchwood are filmed here, even if it is the other end of the country to me
To change the subject a little, I've scifi since I was a child and I've hidden behind the sofa when the Daleks where on and laughed as the sets wobbled on Blakes Seven.
The special effects in scifi have improved in leaps and bounds over the years but I've always been more interested in good plotlines, special effects are no good if they're not backed up by a good plotline. Look at the first Star Trek film it was all show and no substance, yes I laughed at the effects on the old DW and Blakes Seven but I was totally drawn into the characters lives. Good actors, and I class James among these, could stand on an empty stage and bring a story to life.
Long may scifi reign.
Chris
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 1, 2008 11:48:41 GMT
Some of my most treasured possessions are my Blake's 7 DVDs Chris ;D Yeah, wobbly sets, ludicrous monsters but amazing characters with all kinds of layers and depth Agree about the first Trek movie but I forgive it its glossy nonsense because of the kick it gave the franchise and some splendid movies that followed. I've enjoyed all the incarnations of Trek - yes, even Enterprise, which was just starting to get its act together and reach dizzy heights when it was cancelled - but I'm a Next Gen gal, mostly because of the great characters and thoughtful stories.
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Post by chrisspike on Aug 1, 2008 16:40:18 GMT
Yes, I never thought after loving Startrek TOS that I would be drawn into The Next Generation, but I was. Worf and Data were my favourite characters, I'm afraid I found JeanLuc to be a bit too smug.
My favourite series, however, was DS9, I loved how they were so flawed and my favourite characters were Quark, Odo and Garak (I'm not sure how you spell that) and especially the interactions between them.
Chris
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 1, 2008 22:38:29 GMT
I was in love with Data Actually, I think I still am... Odo glooping into his bucket! Quark was class ;D
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Post by PokerKitten on Oct 2, 2008 22:20:15 GMT
BBC radio goes sci-fi! Looks like some treats coming upNot surprised by this bit: The demand is clearly there. When BBC ’s Torchwood slipped onto Radio 4 as part of the station’s Big Bang Day, it instantly became the Corporation’s most downloaded programme.
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Post by PokerKitten on Apr 30, 2009 12:53:15 GMT
The new SFX mag has a feature on The 10 Most Crucial British Science Fiction Books, and I've read a lot of them ;D The list is: Frankenstein - check War of the Worlds - check Brave New World - check Nineteen Eighty-Four - check The Day of the Triffids - check Crash (JG Ballard) - check The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - check Consider Phlebus - ashamed to say I've never read any of Iain M Banks's stuff Light (John Harrison) - ditto River of Gods (Ian McDonald) - ditto They have plenty of recommendations for others too
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Post by Pluto7077 on Apr 30, 2009 16:39:28 GMT
That's not bad PK I've only read Brave New World The Day of the Triffids Nineteen Eighty Four Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyWhat else was recommended? I'm really looking forward to the new Star Trek film, especially with Simon Pegg as Scottie
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Post by Rainbow on Apr 30, 2009 16:51:38 GMT
I haven't read any of them
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Post by Pluto7077 on Apr 30, 2009 18:26:52 GMT
None of them Rainbow, not even at school
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