The Informational Sci-Fi Thread

[The_Bloody_Nine]

Has no one mentioned Doctor Who!?

sounds interesting. do you recommend the original, the new, or both?

[Varyag]

Regarding Iron Sky, chocolate chip cookie flying saucers (project bell) and chocolate chip cookies on the moon... Check out these project camelot interviews:

1) chocolate chip cookie bell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGKYo5jJAkg

2) What is happening on the moon and in the US Army: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4FA_42qjV0&feature=channel_video_title

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Obviously you should discard it as utter BS......................or not?

[Tomas_of_Miles]

sounds interesting. do you recommend the original, the new, or both?

Both for teh lulz. Then watch Torchwood.

[Bjord]

I hope you're trolling Miles, Torchwood is one of the worst sci fi shows I ever watched. The acting is just beyond words bad.

[Laufknoten]

Both for teh lulz. Then watch Torchwood.

Sorry Tomas, but all british tv shows are crap. Especially science fiction stuff.
You have/had the best comedians/comedy though.

[Tomas_of_Miles]

Torchwood makes me lol. But I do love Doctor Who. Past and present, although of recent Matt Smith has gotten a little bit annoying.

[Ninja_Khorin]

I just read Mindstar Rising because my brother recommended it to me. And I have to say, it's a great book. It's a sci-fi/cyberpunk detective story.

Also, another movie which I haven't mentioned:
Children of Men

You've probably seen it, but it's a good movie nonetheless. If you haven't I'd recommend you give it a shot.

[Leesin]

Children of Men was kind of dissapointing for me, I was really enjoying it up until the end, it slowly built up into all the action, but it was then over so quickly that it just didn't feel right, still that's just my own personal opinion of it.

[Moribund]

Two books i enjoyed immensely were:

Andreas Eschbach, Quest. ISBN 3-453-18773-3. From 2001
Did not find the english title...may well be Quest also 
A space ship commander seeks the planet of origin. During his quest he stumbles on a ship with a mysterious crew.

Wolfgang Jeschke, der letzte Tag der Schöpfung. ISBN 3-453-52121-8 (Ger). From 1981
English: The Last Day Of Creation ISBN 0-7126-0042-6 (uk)
Cold War. Both blocks want to secure their strategic oil resource and employ drastic means...

[Tomas_of_Miles]

I've not seen the film, but the book of Children of Men was pretty good IMO.

[Ninja_Khorin]

So... Did some research because I'd like to see some nice sci-fi. Turns out everything looks like shite. So here's my last ditch effort.

Any good sci-fi series around atm? Or even movies?

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(Got the books covered)

Halp.

EDIT: Lolz, Bjord is a weaboo now  And maybe I should watch some of the older Star Trek's. Seems like my only hope.

[Tomas_of_Miles]

EDIT: Lolz, Bjord is a weaboo now 

But Spike IS a badass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cbGFjQMBY2A#!

[Sawbone]

First off: great topic

Second: Someone mentioned the Hyperion Cantos books by Simmons - totally agree, some of the best sci-fi stuff out there (I was so disapointed to learn Scorcese dropped the movie project). Most Dan Simmons books are amazing and very well thought out. A must read.

More authors: Phillip K. Dick (anything he wrote), Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse 5 is genius) and the father of cyberpunk, William Gibson (i suggest Neuromancer).

Movies that were not already listed:

Black Hole (surprisingly good disney film)
Enemy Mine (not great but a good film still)
Dark Star (first Carpenter movie, and his best - a story of intergalactic garbage men)
Casshern (Jap anime style, real actors, quite eipc, relatively low budget)
Dune (David Lynch + sci-fi = wow.. but I didn't read the books, some say he ruined it all)
Alien 3 (not as bad as they say... and directed by Fincher)
Predator (first one with Arghnold)
Dark City (not great, but some good concepts, and Proyas still had some momentum from The Crow... then he lost his touch... iRobots was horrible, Asimov deserved better).
Captain Sky and the World of Tomorrow (for the style, little substance)

Post apocalyptic movies:

The Road Warrior (first one)
The Road (don't watch if you are on anti-depressants)
A boy and his dog (a good watch)
City of Lost Children (totally amazing, but originally a french movie. Maybe the translation killed it. It's the same Director as Amelie...and Alien 4; he can do the best and the worst and this movie is him at his best)
Delicatessen (same as above, same director: Jeunet)

For the laughs:

Spaceballs
Transmorphers
Bukaroo Banzai and the creatures from the 6th dimension

That's all i can think of off the top of my head!

Cheers,

PS - ... that's gonna be the best sci-fi flick in the last 20 years... long live Scott Free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU

[B3RS3RK]

Andreas Eschbach, Quest. ISBN 3-453-18773-3. From 2001
Did not find the english title...may well be Quest also 
A space ship commander seeks the planet of origin. During his quest he stumbles on a ship with a mysterious crew.

Yeah I own that book...Think its german only...

Wasnt that good in my opinion, but a nice read if you have nothing else there and you wish for some sci fi.

[Ninja_Khorin]

Cheers,

PS - ... that's gonna be the best sci-fi flick in the last 20 years... long live Scott Free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU

Ahh... Thanks for sharing this. Didn't know and will see it when released.

But this does not help my immediate problem, most of what you're listed I've seen or quit because I got bored or based on quick google searcher can't be bothered to watch. Only one I'm think of is City of the Lost Children, but I was hoping for some cyperpunk or space opera or somesuch and not post apocalyptic.

Regarding the books. Gibson is a classic. And I've been thinking about reading some Philip K. Dick as soon as I've read other books on my list.

This. Also "Black Man" or "Thirteen" by the same author.

Read this a few weeks back. It's great. Recommended.