Nr1Humanoid
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Oct 2, 2009 7:02:43 GMT -5
Be it an episode or a whole series I love everything that deals with time travel, timeloops and alternate realities.
Fans complain about them but it's my favorites.
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Post by Pagan Warrior on Oct 2, 2009 7:37:49 GMT -5
Not limited to Sci Fi, but the stormtrooper effect is probably my favourite.
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
Unique and Special Snowflake, and a pants-less heathen.
Perpetually Constipated
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 2, 2009 7:46:35 GMT -5
You kill the evil villan.... but it was only his Clone/Shadow/Android/DoomBot/Puppet/Face-Man.
Now you have to deal with the real villian.... maybe. It's probably another Clone/Shadow/Android/DoomBot/Puppet/Face-Man.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Oct 2, 2009 9:03:28 GMT -5
Anything involving robots running rampant, or post-apocalyptic settings seem to grab my interest.
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Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Blames Everything On Snitsky. Yes, Even THAT.
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Post by default on Oct 2, 2009 9:22:03 GMT -5
Big Black Alien Warrior.
aka The Worf Effect
see: Teal'c and Tyr and likely more I'm forgetting
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Post by Bobafett on Oct 2, 2009 9:45:00 GMT -5
well they aren't black, but Ronan and D'Argo fill the "warrior alien" thing too
the arrogant/sassy/smarmy smuggler type
the "obvious alien" thres always about one or aliens in sci fi shows that don't just look human with some slight alterations Rygel, the volrons, Yoda are examples
then theres the polar opposaite were in some cases they are alien simply because of a slight difference (bajorans with wrinkled noses )
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 2, 2009 9:49:29 GMT -5
I love the shows/movies where the spaceship is a total custom job. Where its the best ship in the Universe when it's running at 100%... but most of the time it's at about 40% capacity because something is always broken.
Because it's that way in real life.
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Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Blames Everything On Snitsky. Yes, Even THAT.
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Post by default on Oct 2, 2009 10:41:09 GMT -5
Oh yeah, big one...
People hundreds of years in the future constantly referencing the 20th century.
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Post by Drink Up Me Cider on Oct 2, 2009 10:48:09 GMT -5
Warp, slipstream, hyperspace, that thing in Outlaw Star. Basically any science-fiction ship has an ability to go really fast. so why doesn't it do that speed in the first place and then you wouldn't have to talk about it or have a special button for it.
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darthalexander
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Post by darthalexander on Oct 2, 2009 10:57:39 GMT -5
I'm a big visuals junkie so I always go crazy for those long pan shots of spaceships and/or futuristic cities/fantasy cities (like Lord Of The Rings). Usually they are accompanied by good "powerful" music on the score. You will see this a lot in many sci-fi films and they get me every time. They're like porn to me. I love them.
I love time-travel stories and anything with a big evil villain that will take over the universe if not defeated...
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Post by Young Game on Oct 2, 2009 15:02:00 GMT -5
The post-apocalyptic future where there's garbage everywhere, a few brokedown Chryslers or Oldsmobiles here and there, and let's not forget some crumbling skyscrapers.
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Post by Bobafett on Oct 2, 2009 15:20:08 GMT -5
Star Trek does thhis the most obvious, THe main character/ Captain always has someone to turn to for sage advice
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 2, 2009 15:32:52 GMT -5
"There are too many of them!"
Also obligatory is the "what measure is a human?" android or two, and some being or force that is ambiguously perhaps a deity.
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Jay Peas 42
El Dandy
Totally flips out ALL the time.
Is looking forward to a Nation of Domination Kwannza Special.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Oct 2, 2009 15:38:11 GMT -5
Technobabble and Scientific Nonsense.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Oct 2, 2009 15:45:30 GMT -5
"What is this Earth emotion you call........love?" Unintentional hilarity.
Also, when the big bad alien race that causes havoc wherever they go are thwarted by the simplest thing like the common cold or Slim Whitman.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 2, 2009 17:03:19 GMT -5
Aliens all speak English.
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Grendel
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
But ... why is all the rum gone?
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Post by Grendel on Oct 2, 2009 17:08:14 GMT -5
The rookie fresh out of the Academy ends up saving the day ...
And hot chicks that can kick your ass.
I also like when it's the ragtag group that gets thrown together to face the odds, and they do so admirably.
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Post by Kroot bringing Justice on Oct 2, 2009 17:09:12 GMT -5
All bad guys are British
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 2, 2009 17:30:08 GMT -5
And/or German, Russian, or otherwise Eastern European. They may also display hivemind or socialism. |
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Post by Psy on Oct 2, 2009 17:46:38 GMT -5
The uglier alien is always the good guy.
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