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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 18, 2016 6:20:02 GMT
I watched all if star trek and even bought a tricorder once...
But as for actual.. con going... dvd set owning fandoms?
Buffy
Angel
Firefly
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 8:04:45 GMT
The Moffat era of Who got me back into Star Trek. Once I saw The Wrath of Khan, I was learning the starship classes and crew complements. I'd recommend it to people who even aren't a fan of Trek because it's just a damn good piece of science fiction in its own right.
If I could buy merchandise for Blake's 7 like the teleport bracelets or the Federation pistols, I would.
I used to be pretty heavy into anime, but it's difficult to pick out one particular franchise in particular. The original 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist and first season of Code Geass were my two gateway series.
I absolutely adored Mass Effect and was pretty heavily into it until the third game. It was such a crushing disappointment that I don't think I've really been into video games since. At least, not in the way I once was.
The Earth year was 2015, the name of the place was Babylon 5.
Aaand I think that's it in terms of fandoms.
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Post by acousticwolf on May 18, 2016 8:33:40 GMT
... The Earth year was 2015, the name of the place was Babylon 5. ... I still get goosebumps when I hear the opening to Babylon 5 - probably the only other show I have loved as much as Doctor Who. I still have the opening theme from series 3 on my phone as my main ringtone, with a Jazz version of Family Guy for family callers, Tardis and K9 for texts  Cheers Tony |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 8:47:34 GMT
... The Earth year was 2015, the name of the place was Babylon 5. ... I still get goosebumps when I hear the opening to Babylon 5 - probably the only other show I have loved as much as Doctor Who. I still have the opening theme from series 3 on my phone as my main ringtone, with a Jazz version of Family Guy for family callers, Tardis and K9 for texts Cheers Tony B5 is one of those shows which I think every science fiction writer should watch because it's astonishing the amount of story they are able to process over a period of four years (three, if you don't count Sinclair). Every character is relatable and sympathetic in some way, despite or even because of their fatal flaws and season three's ending is some of the best television there is period. Even without context it can send a chill down your spine. |
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Post by acousticwolf on May 18, 2016 8:56:44 GMT
I still get goosebumps when I hear the opening to Babylon 5 - probably the only other show I have loved as much as Doctor Who. I still have the opening theme from series 3 on my phone as my main ringtone, with a Jazz version of Family Guy for family callers, Tardis and K9 for texts Cheers Tony B5 is one of those shows which I think every science fiction writer should watch because it's astonishing the amount of story they are able to process over a period of four years (three, if you don't count Sinclair). Every character is relatable and sympathetic in some way, despite or even because of their fatal flaws and season three's ending is some of the best television there is period. Even without context it can send a chill down your spine. Oh, I so agree with you  . The relationship between G'kar and Londo is probably one of the best characterisations (if that's the right word) I have ever seen/read/heard in any genre - It is simply sublime and just when you think you know them ... Say what you like about JMS, but he really understood his creations - boy I miss those characters Cheers Tony |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 9:08:20 GMT
B5 is one of those shows which I think every science fiction writer should watch because it's astonishing the amount of story they are able to process over a period of four years (three, if you don't count Sinclair). Every character is relatable and sympathetic in some way, despite or even because of their fatal flaws and season three's ending is some of the best television there is period. Even without context it can send a chill down your spine. Oh, I so agree with you . The relationship between G'kar and Londo is probably one of the best characterisations (if that's the right word) I have ever seen/read/heard in any genre - It is simply sublime and just when you think you know them ... Say what you like about JMS, but he really understood his creations - boy I miss those characters Cheers Tony They had a very good run all the same.  Just around long enough for us to miss them, but not so long as to overstay their welcome (season five suffered more from lack of plot than lack of character). I haven't heard anything much about JMS except that he was one of the very first showrunners to interact with fans and audience members online. B5 wouldn't have its amazing music by Christopher Franke if it hadn't been for him roaming those early forums. He must've had a pretty sturdy constitution to have Harlan Ellison on as his creative consultant as well. |
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 18, 2016 9:23:36 GMT
My god. I'd forgotten about b5.
I adorned that show. I had a micromachine starfury on the dashboard of my first car.
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Post by mark687 on May 18, 2016 9:32:11 GMT
Star Trek TOS-DS9 DS9 being the best IMO
B5 (stick with it through a dodgy 1st series and 1st half of second series though)
Buffy and Angel ( Buffy looses steam after Series 5 though)
Highlander
Supernatural ( I know I'm in the minority probably but I like that its the Cass and Crowley show I cannot stand Sam I find him almost as irritating as Amy and Danny Pink)
Stargate SG1 and Atlantis
But I'm only Con going when it comes to DW and BF
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Post by shutupbanks on May 18, 2016 10:16:32 GMT
Not a con-goer at all (neither the money or the inclination) but stuff I have spent lots (LOTS) of time and money on:
Doctor Who (books, videos, DVDs, audios, "stuff, lots of stuff" - I even married a Sarah Jane!)
Blake's 7 (books, videos, DVDs, audios)
Star Trek (all it's incarnations, but esp. TNG - books, vids, "stuff")
Twin Peaks (books and DVDs)
Supernatural (DVDs)
Primeval (DVDs)
Dragonriders of Pern (novels, atlas)
Chronicles of Amber (novels)
Lord of the Rings (Books - I have more books "about" Tolkien than "by" Tolkien, DVDs)
Other favourite authors (too many to list here, alas)
These are my major obsessions ie things that I have watched/ read countless times or written about at length or joined clubs or online communities about.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 10:17:52 GMT
Star Trek TOS-DS9 DS9 being the best IMO B5 (stick with it through a dodgy 1st series and 1st half of second series though) Buffy and Angel ( Buffy looses steam after Series 5 though) Highlander Supernatural ( I know I'm in the minority probably but I like that its the Cass and Crowley show I cannot stand Sam I find him almost as irritating as Amy and Danny Pink) Stargate SG1 and Atlantis But I'm only Con going when it comes to DW and BF Oohh, I'd forgotten. Add Stargate and Farscape to my list too. As well as The Prisoner, James Bond (more the films than the literature), H.P. Lovecraft, Quatermass, The Man from UNCLE (the television series, not the film), Ratchet and Clank, Fallout, the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes, Foundation, the original Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, The X-Files, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Twilight Zone and parts of the Alien franchise. I got into Deep Space Nine in its fourth season when they decided to do the Federation-Klingon War, I think I was too spoiled by Babylon 5 to jump in any earlier. Voyager has its faults, but there's a lot of untapped potential that I enjoy exploring as a fan and there are episodes like "Scorpion", "Year of Hell" and "Workforce" that allow you a little insight into what might have been had the production team been up to snuff. The Original Series is a joy and highly influential in everything that's come after it, so it's very interesting to see how those science fiction staples and cliches first formed. Despite the general consensus, I really liked the new beginning they tried for with Ben Browder in SG1, I don't think it was anywhere near becoming Fargate even when they got into that tenth season. Stargate Atlantis lost a lot of steam when they decided to: {do something particularly spoileriffic.}
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Post by mark687 on May 18, 2016 10:31:00 GMT
Star Trek TOS-DS9 DS9 being the best IMO B5 (stick with it through a dodgy 1st series and 1st half of second series though) Buffy and Angel ( Buffy looses steam after Series 5 though) Highlander Supernatural ( I know I'm in the minority probably but I like that its the Cass and Crowley show I cannot stand Sam I find him almost as irritating as Amy and Danny Pink) Stargate SG1 and Atlantis But I'm only Con going when it comes to DW and BF Oohh, I'd forgotten. Add Stargate and Farscape to my list too. As well as The Prisoner, James Bond (more the films than the literature), H.P. Lovecraft, Quatermass, The Man from UNCLE (the television series, not the film), Ratchet and Clank, Fallout, the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes, Foundation, the original Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, The X-Files, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Twilight Zone and parts of the Alien franchise. I got into Deep Space Nine in its fourth season when they decided to do the Federation-Klingon War, I think I was too spoiled by Babylon 5 to jump in any earlier. Voyager has its faults, but there's a lot of untapped potential that I enjoy exploring as a fan and there are episodes like "Scorpion", "Year of Hell" and "Workforce" that allow you a little insight into what might have been had the production team been up to snuff. The Original Series is a joy and highly influential in everything that's come after it, so it's very interesting to see how those science fiction staples and cliches first formed. Despite the general consensus, I really liked the new beginning they tried for with Ben Browder in SG1, I don't think it was anywhere near becoming Fargate even when they got into that tenth season. Stargate Atlantis lost a lot of steam when they decided to: {do something particularly spoileriffic.}
kill off Elizabeth Weir. If were including non sci-fi franchises add Bond, David Suchet's Poirot and Clive Merrison's Radio 4 and Jeremy Bretts TV Holmes and my newest one Sons of Anarchy to my list
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2016 10:54:56 GMT
Oohh, I'd forgotten. Add Stargate and Farscape to my list too. As well as The Prisoner, James Bond (more the films than the literature), H.P. Lovecraft, Quatermass, The Man from UNCLE (the television series, not the film), Ratchet and Clank, Fallout, the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes, Foundation, the original Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, The X-Files, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Twilight Zone and parts of the Alien franchise. I got into Deep Space Nine in its fourth season when they decided to do the Federation-Klingon War, I think I was too spoiled by Babylon 5 to jump in any earlier. Voyager has its faults, but there's a lot of untapped potential that I enjoy exploring as a fan and there are episodes like "Scorpion", "Year of Hell" and "Workforce" that allow you a little insight into what might have been had the production team been up to snuff. The Original Series is a joy and highly influential in everything that's come after it, so it's very interesting to see how those science fiction staples and cliches first formed. Despite the general consensus, I really liked the new beginning they tried for with Ben Browder in SG1, I don't think it was anywhere near becoming Fargate even when they got into that tenth season. Stargate Atlantis lost a lot of steam when they decided to: {do something particularly spoileriffic.}
kill off Elizabeth Weir. If were including non sci-fi franchises add Bond, David Suchet's Poirot and Clive Merrison's Radio 4 and Jeremy Bretts TV Holmes and my newest one Sons of Anarchy to my list
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Post by whiskeybrewer on May 18, 2016 10:58:49 GMT
Aliens and Predator (I'm a member of the AVPGalaxy forum too)
Supernatural
Firefly
Heroes
Andromeda
Star Trek
Babylon 5 (It bad for Zaffras)
Highlander
and many more lol
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Post by aztec on May 18, 2016 11:09:02 GMT
Not a con-goer at all (neither the money or the inclination) but stuff I have spent lots (LOTS) of time and money on: Lord of the Rings (Books - I have more books "about" Tolkien than "by" Tolkien, DVDs) Another huge Tolkien fan here, I own a copy of almost every book written by Tolkien (or posthumously released) about Middle Earth (including The 12 Volume History Of Middle Earth, The History Of The Hobbit, The Annotated Hobbit, Artist and Illustrator etc) quite a few of his short stories and academic works, and several books about him or his writing (I recommend Tolkien And The Great War by John Garth, The Road To Middle Earth by Tom Shippey, and The (2600 page long!) JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide by Wayne G Hammond and Christina Scull if you haven't read them), I really like Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy (though I wasn't overly keen on The Hobbit trilogy personally...) and I adore the graphic novel adaptation of The Hobbit, though personally, overall, I don't think Tolkien's fiction is very suitable for adaptation abd I'm rather glad the Tolkien Estate has no interest in selling the screenrights to the other books... I'm not really a convention goer either, and although I've read all the books at least once, I've never been a person for in depth discussion or anaylsis, I just really enjoy the stories, and find the symbolism within (and the author himself) rather fascinating, that said I'm an active poster on a couple of online Tolkien forums, and I've found the fanbase every bit as friendly and enthusiastic as they are here. |
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Post by jasonward on May 18, 2016 11:10:58 GMT
Minecraft, I know that's not the sort of thing that people readily think of when it comes to Fandom, but it has it own conventions, has dedicated followings, various splintered groups that see, want or use the game in different ways, and has sparked a whole industry of fan additions (mods as their known).
I've been playing the game for several years now, going through fallow periods (such as now) that allow me to come back to afresh.
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Post by kimalysong on May 18, 2016 12:32:01 GMT
I've liked many TV shows over the years so not going to get into that. I also used to be really into fantasy/sci-fi novels especially fantasy but kind of fell out of that. Maybe one too many authors writing never ending series I don't know.
However for a good many years I've been into anime/manga & classic film. Besides Big Finish I would say those are my other two big passions.
Edit: As for cons I go to them and love them. Been going to an Anime convention called Otakon on and off since 2005 (still deciding about this year) and just started going to a Doctor Who con called Li Who about 2 years ago (and will be going this year). Have tickets to go to Gallifrey in LA as well in 2017
As for classic film there is a big film festival in LA every year that I would absolutely love to go to but the cost is prohibitive to me. I don't think a weekend con should cost as much as a trip abroad.
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Post by mrperson on May 18, 2016 13:58:35 GMT
None, really.
Well, I suppose you could say Tolkein, because I've bought and read all of the extra writings his son assembled beyond Silmarillion. For example, the Lost Tales volumes, the Unfinished Tales (including a 100+ page version of Beren & Luthien), a draft version of The Silmarillion, etc. Anything written by Tolkein pertaining to that fictional world that I could get my hands on, really.
And at some point soon, I'm going to read through the draft versions of LOTR, where many things are different right down to the character's names.
Didn't like the movies particularly much, perhaps only because I was so familiar with the books. For one thing, you simply cannot translate the beauty of Tolkein's writing to the screen other than staying faithful to dialogue, a problem with any book-to-movie translation. More importantly, it seemed that while Jackson largely stuck to the overall framework, all sorts of details were cut out or re-arranged. (Frodo and Sam having a vaguely implied couples' fight on the pass near Cirith Ungol? Really?). I don't remember nearly all the changes that bothered me, but it just seemed like he was trying to leave his own imprint on it. It wasn't simply cutting out little bits in deference to time constraints. It was actively re-writing all the little bits.
But, even with Who, the 'fandom' really just comes down to having almost 400 releases from BF and the DVDs that Netflix DVD service doesn't carry. I've also watched convention clips and interviews with various Docs, but I haven't actually been to one myself and don't really intend to - especially given the easy availability of the clips. Oh, right, I also post here and less frequently on Gallifrey Base.
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Post by seeley on May 18, 2016 21:12:21 GMT
I'm very fond of a number of things, but the one franchise that undoubtedly rivals my love for Doctor Who is Gilbert and Sullivan. Ecstatic rapture!
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Post by Ela on May 23, 2016 18:01:42 GMT
Firefly - full set of DVDs, soundtrack, books.
Blake's 7 - full set of DVDs. And a B7 t-shirt.
Lord of the Rings - soundtrack, books, my daughter has the DVDs, and we've attended several small cons - really a group of friends/fans who met on the internet.
Ender's Game - prior to the not very good movie. Attended a one-time con years ago, have all the original books and the original Shadow books, but not the later ones, and have been a member of a fan community for years and years. Not really there anymore, a bunch of us migrated elsewhere for a variety of reasons.
The Expanse - have all the books and novellas.
I also love Star Trek, but don't own any Star Trek stuff. And did someone mention The Man from UNCLE? Loved that and bought spin-off books back in the day, though I don't think they're around here anymore.
And others. Lots of others.
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Post by christmastrenzalore on May 23, 2016 22:07:21 GMT
Metal Gear - Own all the games. Love em warts and all. Shame about Kojima Productions.
Avatar - Own all the Series and Comics, and a couple games. One of my favourite shows.
Love my cartoons in general actually; Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Rick and Morty, Archer, Bob's Burgers, King of the Hill. Too many to list. Yeah, pretty big animation enthusiast.
Spider-man - Loved the 90s show, following cartoons, the movies, games (some of them) and even own the first ten volumes of Ultimate. Favourite hero. Tom Holland is great so far, and I hope Homecoming will wash away the bitter taste left by the Webb movies and Disney cartoon (both of which I find pretty garbage).
Platinum Games - Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising and so on. They're pretty awesome.
Digimon - Hadn't watched the show for years, until the recent release of Tri which continues from the original series, and now my enthusiasm has come back with quite a vengeance. Game the show a rewatch, replayed the PS1 game, and tried the new Cyber Sleuth game.
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Just around long enough for us to miss them, but not so long as to overstay their welcome (season five suffered more from lack of plot than lack of character). I haven't heard anything much about JMS except that he was one of the very first showrunners to interact with fans and audience members online. B5 wouldn't have its amazing music by Christopher Franke if it hadn't been for him roaming those early forums. He must've had a pretty sturdy constitution to have Harlan Ellison on as his creative consultant as well.
