The Sci-Fi Rubicon

RedRiderX

Nov 12, 2013 01:27

Hmm.

Sterno

Avadon 2 or Desktop Dungeons? Decisions, decisions.

RedRiderX

Should I start watching Babylon 5?

Sterno

@RedRiderX No.

Don't listen to any other answer.

RedRiderX

@Sterno Oh.

Okay. :P

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX YES

RedRiderX

Nov 12, 2013 01:27

What sci-fi should I watch?

Sterno

Wait, wait

Do you like things that suck?

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX BABYLON 5

Sterno

If so, Babylon 5 would be okay I guess.

GnomeSlice

@Sterno ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

RedRiderX

@Sterno Hmm.

I watched all of the last 3 years of DW.

user20683

Nov 12, 2013 01:28

Babylon 5 is an amazing show. It's also loved by two mods who hang out in here...

Sterno

If you ever watched Smallville and thought to yourself, "Man, I need a show of about this quality but with worse special effects and set in space", Babylon 5 is for you.

GnomeSlice

@WorldEngineer Also me.

RedRiderX

Heroes?

LpSamuelm

Okay, so apparently at least Steam seems to have it under NDA. Sigh.

GnomeSlice

@Sterno I HATE YOU

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user20683

Nov 12, 2013 01:29

@RedRiderX beginning heroes is good

Sterno

@GnomeSlice :)

user20683

it suffers from Enterprise Syndrome pretty rapidly

Sterno

If you want science fiction, watch Fringe.

RedRiderX

@WorldEngineer ?

Sterno

If you want SPAAAAACE, watch Firefly

RedRiderX

Nov 12, 2013 01:30

@Sterno I remember hearing about that...

user20683

@RedRiderX there was a writers strike

user20683

things didn't recover

RedRiderX

@WorldEngineer Ah okay.

user20683

so they hit bottom, clawed their way to something halfway okay and then died

user20683

just like Enterprise

user20683

Nov 12, 2013 01:30

Farscape is good

Sterno

The first two seasons of Farscape are good.

user20683

Battlestar Galactica the second

Sterno

Three is mediocre and four is terribad.

user20683

yeah, it also suffers from the "gets weird" problem

RedRiderX

SG-1?

Sterno

Nov 12, 2013 01:31

And the TV movie is... I don't even know what you call it that far down the scale.

RedRiderX

Should I start with that?

I know 0 Stargate.

Sterno

An awesome thing SG-1 has going for it is a shit ton of episodes

Unfortunately only about 30% are entertaining

user20683

@RedRiderX solid choice for the first chunk, gets...weird about halfway through

Sterno

But between all it's incarnations it has what... like 16 seasons?

user20683

they run into the WoW problem, running out of lore enemies

user20683

Nov 12, 2013 01:32

yeah

user20683

let's see

user20683

I think SG-1 had 10 and Atlantis had 5

Sterno

17 then

Plus a few movies

RedRiderX

Old ThunderBirds stuff?

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX Stargate is a good one to go with.

RedRiderX

Nov 12, 2013 01:33

Like the 60's stuff.

Sterno

I think we all agreed on Stargate.

user20683

@RedRiderX UFO is good from that standpoint

Sterno

It's not super awesome but it's generally not offensively bad

user20683

Blake's Seven is good

kalina

@RedRiderX seasons 1-5, 7 are good

Sterno

Nov 12, 2013 01:34

I like that last season or two of SG-1 when they basically act like they're on a TV show and can never die

Ullallulloo

@RedRiderX SG-1's first chronologically

kalina

first few seasons and the last episode of atlantis was good

user20683

@kalina I'll generally agree with that

RedRiderX

@Ullallulloo I had hoped.

kalina

universe was good but cut short

RedRiderX

Nov 12, 2013 01:35

Or else stuff would seem very strange...

Ullallulloo

Until Atlantis starts, then they run side-by-side until SG-1 ends.

Sterno

"Oh, we're kidnapped again and about to be tortured to death... gee, how will we ever get out of this? fake gasp OH NO!" 8 seconds later beamed out by random aliens that show up

kalina

@RedRiderX Stargate movie -> SG1 to the end of season 7, and then watch SG1 s8-10 alongside atlantis

GnomeSlice

I watched SG-U recently and I really enjoyed it.

Shame it ended so soon...

kalina

the movie provides a lot of detail that will make season 1 of SG1 make a lot more sense

GnomeSlice

Nov 12, 2013 01:36

@RedRiderX I also recommend:

Defying Gravity (TV series)

Defying Gravity is a multi-nationally produced space travel television science fiction drama series which first aired on August 2, 2009 on ABC and CTV and was canceled in the autumn (September/October) of 2009. Set in the year 2052, the series follows eight astronauts (four women and four men) from four countries on a six-year space mission through the Solar System, during which they are monitored from Earth via a real-time communication system. The series was pitched to networks as "Grey's Anatomy in space". Thirteen episodes of the series were produced before it was cancelled, only eig...

RedRiderX

@kalina Yeah SG and BSG being just huge things to even start is one issue.

GnomeSlice

Another one that ended prematurely though...

user20683

@GnomeSlice yeah...that one still makes me angry.

GnomeSlice

It only went for like a single season.

Sterno

@GnomeSlice I liked it but I wouldn't recommend a show cancelled after like 8 eps and without ever getting around to its mystery

kalina

Nov 12, 2013 01:36

@RedRiderX as long as you watch the movie first, you'll have all of the ground work to make sense of sg1

GnomeSlice

@WorldEngineer It was just starting to get interesting with the artifacts too...

user20683

it was actually good but they cancelled it before it aired...because ABC had to outdo FOX somehow

user20683

@GnomeSlice yeah, agreed. It was like the good parts of 2001 in a lot of ways.

Sterno

Fun drinking game: Do a shot every time you hear someone in the Stargate movie chamber a round in their already-loaded weapon.

Ullallulloo

@kalina This is right. The movie's optional though. You'll feel a little lost at times without it, but it has different actors

user20683

Nov 12, 2013 01:37

they needed less melodrama but that aside it's good

Ullallulloo

I've never seen it though, so I'm not in a good spot to comment on it.

kalina

@Ullallulloo yeah it covers all of the basic mechanics though

RedRiderX

@kalina Like this one?

Stargate (film)

Stargate (French: Stargate, la porte des étoiles) is a 1994 American-French science fiction film released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Carolco Pictures. Created by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the film is the first release in the Stargate franchise. Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film stars Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Carlos Lauchu, Djimon Hounsou, Erick Avari, Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital, John Diehl, French Stewart, and Viveca Lindfors. The plot centers around the premise of a "Stargate", an ancient ring-shaped device that creates a wormhole enabling travel to...

kalina

the switch in actors is a bit weird but it happens

@RedRiderX yes

then, once you finish watching SG1

GnomeSlice

@WorldEngineer I dunno, I thought it was presented pretty well. It was a lot more introspective than most Sci Fi

kalina

Nov 12, 2013 01:38

there are two more movies to watch

you need to watch Ark of Truth after finishing season 10 of SG1

user20683

Movie has some differences and there are some retcons like the nature of the Goa'uld but that aside it was solid.

kalina

since it finishes the story

user20683

Also James Spader and Kurt Russell are always fun to watch.

GnomeSlice

I need to watch the rest of the B5 movies

Sterno

No one ever needs to watch the B5 movies

kalina

Nov 12, 2013 01:38

@WorldEngineer plus episode 200 of sg1 has callbacks to the movies with wormhole xtreme

Sterno

Or that terrible ranger spin-off thing

user20683

Warehouse 13 is fun for the first few seasons

RedRiderX

@kalina Oh my...

kalina

@RedRiderX Stargate Continuum is just fanservice really

Sterno

It makes me sad that SyFy Channel doesn't have any sci-fi anymore.

kalina

Nov 12, 2013 01:39

but Ark of Truth finishes the story

GnomeSlice

@Sterno Falling Skies is back, isn't it?

Still waiting for Defiance to come back too.

Sterno

@GnomeSlice TNT

GnomeSlice

@Sterno Oh...

Sterno

Oh, right, Defiance.

Never watched it, looked terrible.

GnomeSlice

And Defiance was showcase...

Sterno

Nov 12, 2013 01:40

But they do have it.

GnomeSlice

My bad

Sterno

Was it? Yay!

GnomeSlice

@Sterno Eh, it was alright.

RedRiderX

@Sterno Right the one with the MMO thing...

Sterno

Revolution made me weep tears of shame for humanity when I realized enough people watch it to warrant a second season.

GnomeSlice

Nov 12, 2013 01:42

@Reetesh @GnomeSlice ooh, thank you both! I'm delighted :D

Tweeted by blitzlunar on November 12, 2013 at 12:26 AM in reply to Reetesh

I feel all fuzzy.

kalina

@RedRiderX the first ~8 seasons of SG1 are very heavy on Egyptian mythology so if you're into that it's a bonus

RedRiderX

@kalina It's hard not to be interested in something like that.

Sterno

@OrigamiRobot is playing Dark Souls. Everyone ping @OrigamiRobot to see if you can distract him and get him killed.

RedRiderX

Hmm what about Torchwood?

Sterno

No. You're better off with B5.

user20683

Nov 12, 2013 01:45

@RedRiderX Children of Earth was good

user20683

everything else is...oh dear god

GnomeSlice

Fuuuuuck there's nobody seeding this torrent.

Sterno

@GnomeSlice Not everyone is into midget porn!

GnomeSlice

@Sterno Music this time.

OrigamiRobot

@Sterno My ping sounds aren't working.

Fluttershy

Nov 12, 2013 01:46

I am finally home!

kalina

@GnomeSlice I'm pretty sure linking this in chat is a bannable offence

GnomeSlice

@kalina I just wanted to prove it wasn't porn

kalina

by breaking the rule on illegal content? gg

Sterno

You have proven nothing!

RedRiderX

@WorldEngineer Ah okay.

amazon.com/The-Best-Star-Trek-Original/dp/B001TH16CO/…

GnomeSlice

Nov 12, 2013 01:47

RedRiderX

How 'bout this?

@GnomeSlice Not that.

GnomeSlice

0 seeders. ;_;

Sterno

@GnomeSlice Stupid fake download links

GnomeSlice

I'd just buy it but he seems to have taken the album down.

user20683

@RedRiderX What's your Star Trek experience?

GnomeSlice

Nov 12, 2013 01:48

@Sterno Yes. I'm trying other torrent sites and I can't fucking find the real download buttons.

@Sterno What's even worse is when the actual download link looks like a fake one so you ignore it.

RedRiderX

@WorldEngineer Pretty much none. >.>

user20683

@RedRiderX well now

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