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 Current Books and Movies, What are you reading or watching in Jan2009 ?? |
 Nov 4 2009, 03:30 PM
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Old Man of the North  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 8,707 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463  |
QUOTE (Lass @ Nov 4 2009, 10:21 AM)  Ive been Netflixing a great TV series from the 60s that is getting me writting up all sorts of Steampunk inspired stories - Watch The Wild Wild West! Not the crap one with Will Smith and giant mechanical spiders but the Robert Conrad series that combines SciFi with Western stories. One of my favourite TV series of all time. Possibly because of my age at the time I watched it. |
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Nov 5 2009, 12:13 AM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
The movie was actually based on a series?
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Nov 5 2009, 02:57 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 8,707 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Backgammon @ Nov 4 2009, 07:13 PM) The movie was actually based on a series? Yes. Check HERE. Main characters: James T. West (a year before James T. Kirk) as the face and sammy; Artemus Gordon as the rigger/gadget mechanic. |
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Nov 5 2009, 04:05 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
QUOTE (Backgammon @ Nov 4 2009, 07:13 PM) The movie was actually based on a series? Well, based on it inasmuch as any of Hollywood's fairly recent (last ~10 years or so) "based on" stuff has been. But, yes, "Wild Wild West" was an actually pretty awesome blending of the spy-story and Western genres, from the mid-1960's. Good ol' Colt pistols, swanky hat cocked a bit to one side, lots of swagger in the step. Good stuff. |
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 Nov 5 2009, 03:25 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 27-June 09 Member No.: 17,329 |
QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 4 2009, 11:05 PM) Well, based on it inasmuch as any of Hollywood's fairly recent (last ~10 years or so) "based on" stuff has been. But, yes, "Wild Wild West" was an actually pretty awesome blending of the spy-story and Western genres, from the mid-1960's. Good ol' Colt pistols, swanky hat cocked a bit to one side, lots of swagger in the step. Good stuff. Its so much more than just that! It has massive super trains run by enslaved mexicans, robots, a midget wizard, and powerful explosive devices and this is just season one. I cant wait till the colour episodes. God I luv Netflix!!! Im taking notes down to create plot points for when I can convince my gaming group to try out the OGL Steampunk that Maelstrome recommended to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) |
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Nov 5 2009, 08:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
QUOTE (Lass @ Nov 5 2009, 10:25 AM) Its so much more than just that! It has massive super trains run by enslaved mexicans, robots, a midget wizard, and powerful explosive devices and this is just season one. I cant wait till the colour episodes. God I luv Netflix!!! Im taking notes down to create plot points for when I can convince my gaming group to try out the OGL Steampunk that Maelstrome recommended to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) wow... kinda wish my old group saw that before playing deadlands. |
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Nov 6 2009, 03:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 14-August 08 Member No.: 16,237 |
QUOTE (Lass @ Nov 5 2009, 12:25 PM) Im taking notes down to create plot points for when I can convince my gaming group to try out the OGL Steampunk that Maelstrome recommended to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) chances are you will have a game going before me. im having trouble getting a group together. |
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Nov 6 2009, 02:51 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 27-June 09 Member No.: 17,329 |
QUOTE (Maelstrome @ Nov 5 2009, 10:18 PM) chances are you will have a game going before me. im having trouble getting a group together. I saw an add on thetangledweb for an online maptools OGL Steampunk using maptools and ventrillo but I dont think anything ever came of it. If was compitent with GM over that program I'd certainly give it a try. I think that book is great though the magic seems a bit shaky to me - prolly use Urban Arcana for magic. |
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Nov 6 2009, 09:06 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
I just bouth INQUISITOR, the WH40K 3 Books and 2 Short-Stories in one thingie . . i figure i'll most likely have read through it by monday evening.
Hell, Steven Kings IT has 1300 Pages and i read through that one in 3 Days too. . . |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:46 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 27-October 09 From: Somewhere in the Web Member No.: 17,799 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 6 2009, 10:06 PM) Hell, Steven Kings IT has 1300 Pages and i read through that one in 3 Days too. . . 3 days? For a Stephen King book? You're joking! Read the Harry Dresden series. Again. Last seen flick was Sparta. Again. Yummmy!! Music? Some teenageangstpunkrockband that my teengothwannabe played. Or it was Pussycatdolls. Again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/scatter.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/upsidedown.gif) |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:54 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Nope, i am not joking. 3 Days of concentrated reading.
I only stopped reading for sleeping for about 6 hours i think. |
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Nov 7 2009, 07:10 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 27-October 09 From: Somewhere in the Web Member No.: 17,799 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Nov 7 2009, 07:54 PM) Nope, i am not joking. 3 Days of concentrated reading. I only stopped reading for sleeping for about 6 hours i think. Okay. 3 days 1300 pages is okay reading speed. I think. Is it?? *looks at fellow dumpshockers* I have no idea. Truly. *takes foot out my mouth* I read a wee bit faster than that. Courtesy of a wellspent youth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) According to husband I absorb them... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Nov 8 2009, 01:44 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Just finished Innocence Proves Nothing, the sequal to Scourge the Heretic, warhammer 40K novels featuring the Inquisition. The novels are really helpful for me since I run a Dark Heresy game, my poor poor players.
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Nov 23 2009, 10:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 946 Joined: 16-September 05 From: London Member No.: 7,753 |
QUOTE (PBTHHHHT @ Nov 8 2009, 01:44 AM) Just finished Innocence Proves Nothing, the sequal to Scourge the Heretic, warhammer 40K novels featuring the Inquisition. The novels are really helpful for me since I run a Dark Heresy game, my poor poor players. Oooh, I've been waiting to see if they were going to do a sequel. Will look for that next time I go book shopping. |
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Nov 23 2009, 10:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 946 Joined: 16-September 05 From: London Member No.: 7,753 |
Just finished reading Dog Days [by John Levitt].
About a magical practitioner who gave it up to play jazz guitar, but gets dragged back into the life of magic users. He also has a magical dog. Good for a non-combat character concept... ...Or someone who enhances their Rocker with a bit of magic. There's a sequel on the way, which I'll pick up - based on the strength of this debut. Amazing how many urban fantasy books there are out there now. |
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Nov 24 2009, 03:06 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,468 Joined: 5-December 06 From: Somewhere in the Flooding, CalFree Member No.: 10,215 |
I am currently reading the newest Wheel of Time novel: A Gathering Storm. It is really good, but the change in voice and writing style from Robert Jordan to Brandon Sanderson takes a little bit to get used to.
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Nov 24 2009, 03:51 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
Currently working my way through K.W. Jeter's "Farewell Horizontal" for the third time. Weird early-1990s cyberpunk where all of humanity lives inside a gigantic building known as the Cylinder. The protagonist makes his living as a graphic designer and documentary maker on the outside wall (the Vertical)... with mutant angels and roving bands of combat gangs who function like sports franchises.
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Nov 24 2009, 10:59 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
I think the way the network is described is very interesting to get an idea of how the Matrix was seen in the early 90s. There's also a nice cyber-zombie and some other good concepts.
But in my opinion, it's not the best book Jeter has written. Dr Adder is just brilliant: brutal, insane and a lot of fun to read. Noir is a bit less crude and didn't shook me as much as Dr Adder did, but it still has a lot of excellent ideas. |
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Dec 7 2009, 07:49 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
Dr. Adder was the literary equivalent of a rock band's first album; extremely raw, nasty and full of great ideas. I think he was PK Dick's protege at the time. Noir wasn't bad but it felt like Jeter was trying to recapture some semblance of literary respectability after writing a bunch of Blade Runner and Deep Space Nine books and comics. Once you cross that line into mass-market writing it's hard to come back.
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Dec 9 2009, 01:08 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Ok, i will write this once and never again look at that book . .
The Inquisitor Omnibus? Bad. REALLY bad. Over the top bad. Not WH40K like bad. That is all. I am talking about this one. http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Inquisitio..._(Novel_Series) |
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Dec 9 2009, 01:45 AM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
Yeah. The Inquisitor books by Dan Abnett aren't too shabby -- some of the best 40k fiction written -- but that series you linked to is just horrid.
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Dec 9 2009, 01:59 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Eisenhorn was badass.
And very much 40K. THAT there book? wasn't. |
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Dec 9 2009, 02:33 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
Started Foreign, the first book in CJ Cherryh's Foreigner-series.
Also watched Terminator Salvation last night. It was a lot better than I thought a PG-13 Terminator movie would be. Proper post-apocalyptic war movie. Though I thought it odd the Resistance was flying around in Bell Huey UH-1As rather than Blackhawks. I thought the US Army retired the Huey awhile ago. Sweet A-10 Warthog on Hunter-Killer action. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Dec 9 2009, 07:29 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Dec 9 2009, 09:33 AM) Also watched Terminator Salvation last night. It was a lot better than I thought a PG-13 Terminator movie would be. Proper post-apocalyptic war movie. Though I thought it odd the Resistance was flying around in Bell Huey UH-1As rather than Blackhawks. I thought the US Army retired the Huey awhile ago. Sweet A-10 Warthog on Hunter-Killer action. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Probably easier for the Hollywood folks to get their hands on some second hand hueys to use in the film and it may be since the Resistance needed a helo that's easier to maintain and fly, not sure about the blackhawks, but the hueys are a lot simpler which would be appreciated in a post apocalyptic world. QUOTE (Critias) Yeah. The Inquisitor books by Dan Abnett aren't too shabby -- some of the best 40k fiction written -- but that series you linked to is just horrid. Currently reading another Dan Abnett novel, this is a recent one called Titanicus. Involving the invasion of a forge world by a Chaos Titan Legion and response by Titan Legio Invicta. Lots of Titan fights along with the futile efforts of the PDF troops and the hordes of Skitari legions. Interesting stuff, lots more insight to the Mechanicus folks. |
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Dec 9 2009, 10:06 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Dec 9 2009, 03:33 PM) Started Foreign, the first book in CJ Cherryh's Foreigner-series. Also watched Terminator Salvation last night. It was a lot better than I thought a PG-13 Terminator movie would be. Proper post-apocalyptic war movie. Though I thought it odd the Resistance was flying around in Bell Huey UH-1As rather than Blackhawks. I thought the US Army retired the Huey awhile ago. Sweet A-10 Warthog on Hunter-Killer action. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Best Moment was still when AHNOHLD stepped out of the steam/fog to deliver an ass kicking, even if his face was molten off about 5 seconds into the fight . . The Audience in the Cinema i watched the premiere in just about gave standing ovations . . Only other time i have seen more moved nerds was when Optimus Prime said:"One shall stand, one shall fall!" in the first Bayformers Movie |
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