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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppEOojVtyk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPWksvuRKwg What else = what? Post and debate examples such as Avatar = Aliens and Star Wars = Flash Gordon and hopefully less obvious examples that will make us go "Ooohh yeaah, huh."
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the op = a bad poster
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Jul 7, 2015 23:14
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Hell Yeah posted:the op = a bad poster Suggestions for improvement? [edit] Genuinely. I admit the protocol/etiquette around here often throws me for a loop. What did I do wrong? Fuzzy Modem fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Jul 7, 2015 |
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Jul 7, 2015 23:16
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nobody here is familiar with either of those nerd things enough to get what the hell those videos are about
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Jul 7, 2015 23:32
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Jul 7, 2015 23:35
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Stick Figure Mafia posted:nobody here is familiar with either of those nerd things enough to get what the hell those videos are about Babylon 5 is pretty niche, granted, but everyone loves Firefly.
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Jul 7, 2015 23:36
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Fuzzy Modem posted:Babylon 5 is pretty niche, granted, but everyone knows of Firefly. Ftfy
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Jul 8, 2015 00:06
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here's another one I've noticed. Star Trek = Star Wars. thoughts?
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Jul 8, 2015 00:21
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Ralp posted:here's another one I've noticed. Star Trek = Star Wars. thoughts? Well, Shatner claims Star Wars is derivative of Star Trek, but I think Star Wars borrows far more heavily from Flash Gordon.
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Jul 8, 2015 00:24
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Fuzzy Modem posted:Well, Shatner claims Star Wars is derivative of Star Trek, but I think Star Wars borrows far more heavily from Flash Gordon. star wars borrows heavily from the foundation series
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Jul 8, 2015 00:42
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Simstim posted:star wars borrows heavily from the foundation series Man, I almost listened to the first Foundation audio book on my last road trip, but ended up listening to World War Z instead. Now I'm really curious.
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Jul 8, 2015 00:44
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This is too nerdy for me. I'm out.
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Jul 8, 2015 00:46
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I'm gay
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Jul 8, 2015 00:47
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Fuzzy Modem posted:Man, I almost listened to the first Foundation audio book on my last road trip, but ended up listening to World War Z instead. Now I'm really curious. foundation series is to galatic spanning scifi what lord of the rings is to fantasy fantasy with elves and poo poo like that in it
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Jul 8, 2015 00:49
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Ralp posted:here's another one I've noticed. Star Trek = Star Wars. thoughts? Star Trek: A Really Wild And Radical Show
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Jul 8, 2015 00:49
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Simstim posted:foundation series is to galatic spanning scifi what lord of the rings is to fantasy Yeah, Star Wars (when you remove the Sci-fi setting) is the quintessential fantasy story about a farm boy who takes up his father's sword to rescue a princess held in a fortress by an evil sorcerer. I'll be sure to check out the Foundation series. Sounds like my cup of tea. (Yes, I am unabashedly nerdy.)
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Jul 8, 2015 00:58
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G'kar or Londo?
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gently caress the Republic. posted:G'kar or Londo? Really can't have one without the other. Yin and Yang... ...G'kar though.  [edit] Still the best creature effects make-up of any TV series ever. Puts Star Trek's foreheads of the week to shaaaaame. Fuzzy Modem fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jul 8, 2015 |
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Fuzzy Modem posted:Really can't have one without the other. Yin and Yang... 
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I have a centerfold poster of the both of them above my desk at work. Got it from a copy of the old Babylon 5 trade magazine in a used bookstore. Anyway, back on topic, Babylon 5 = Lord of the Rings: Sheridan "dies" after falling into the pit on Za'ha'dum. Gandalf "dies" after falling into the pit of Khaza-Dum (among other similarities.)
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Jul 8, 2015 01:45
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Fuzzy Modem posted:Yeah, Star Wars (when you remove the Sci-fi setting) is the quintessential fantasy story about a farm boy who takes up his father's sword to rescue a princess held in a fortress by an evil sorcerer. well, what I was getting at was its influence on galaxy spanning scifi stories. tolkien's universe inturn has been copied by other fantasy writers/creators, not just books but stuff like d&d and oblivion videogames. and now hbo has the rights to it so I'm guessing they are tyring to turn it into the next game of thrones, so you can be that nerd who is "oh, I know all about the foundation series"  if it gets greenlit
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Jul 8, 2015 15:46
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I'm = gay 
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Stick Figure Mafia posted:nobody here is familiar with either of those nerd things enough to get what the hell those videos are about
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Jul 8, 2015 15:59
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old bill shatner star trek is good to watch for a goof now and then but the rest of that stuff is hot garbage
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Ramsus posted:old bill shatner star trek is good to watch for a goof now and then but the rest of that stuff is hot garbage Star Trek, especially original Star Trek, is so episodic. A series of self contained stories often inconsistent with one another, where everything is wrapped up neatly by the end of each episode so that they can be shown out of order without confusion. I loved Babylon 5 because it told a single epic story over the course of five years. B5 also had space battles with 3D tactics and hundreds of ships. --- Here is another. The Matrix = The Lego Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YnnKy7kwSg
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Jul 8, 2015 17:21
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lol nerrrrrrrd
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Happy Bear Suit posted:lol nerrrrrrrd Guilty as charged.
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rip andreas katsulas wish we got more on the telepath war and those monster neck things in the show instead of some lame books that I'm never gonna read
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Jul 8, 2015 17:55
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how come the babylon 5 movies were so bad
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Parallax Scroll posted:how come the babylon 5 movies were so bad "In the Beginning" is a fantastic B5 movie. I actually recommend that people start with that, and if they like it, skip all of season 1 and start the series with Bruce Boxleitner arrival at the start of season 2. "Third Space" and "Call to Arms" were both decent, but the rest weren't very good, though I want to watch the Martin Sheen one again, just 'cause Martin Sheen. 
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In the beginning has pretty big spoilers in it, I wouldn't start with it, though it'd much better than accidentally starting with "the gathering", the actual pilot. The first season is pretty much a slog until the last third, you gotta see humans fight in the mutai in order to get to the good poo poo.
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:In the beginning has pretty big spoilers in it, I wouldn't start with it, though it'd much better than accidentally starting with "the gathering", the actual pilot. The first season is pretty much a slog until the last third, you gotta see humans fight in the mutai in order to get to the good poo poo. I don't think itB has any big spoilers past Season 2. It does reveal Sinclair's missing 24 hours, but I never really cared about Sinclair. Relegating him to Minbari ambassador and bringing in Sheridan to replace him was the wisest thing JMS could have done, given Michael O'Hare's condition.
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Fuzzy Modem posted:I don't think itB has any big spoilers past Season 2. It does reveal Sinclair's missing 24 hours, but I never really cared about Sinclair. Relegating him to Minbari ambassador and bringing in Sheridan to replace him was the wisest thing JMS could have done, given Michael O'Hare's condition. It tells you who Delenn is, Londo's ending with implications of what leads to it, stuff from the season 5 plots (eh whatever), probably some more stuff I'm forgetting.
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star wars is cool
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the show is still good even if you know some of the things that will happen
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:It tells you who Delenn is, Londo's ending with implications of what leads to it, stuff from the season 5 plots (eh whatever), probably some more stuff I'm forgetting. Stuff that is heavily and constantly foreshadowed anyway.
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