Favorite Sci-Fi? Why? Hi!

POSTED BY: Quicksand
UPDATED: Monday, June 28, 2004 13:17
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BUZZARD

Friday, June 18, 2004 9:55 AM

At the risk of going off-topic, I think there's an interesting comparison to make between Aliens and The Abyss.

At the heart of Aliens is a perfect action movie story arc. In my view, any attempt to add nuance just slows down the pace of the film (important not to do in an action film) without adding any essential substance.

The Abyss was cut down too much initially so that the ending suffered. The directors cut included significant details that made the ending more satisfying.

So I like directors' cuts in general, but not in the case of Aliens.

QUICKSAND

Saturday, June 19, 2004 1:17 AM

You make a good case there, but I disagree.

I DO agree with you in the case of "The Abyss." "The Abyss" was not an action film. Isn't it strange that when someone makes a thoughtful, character-driven action-film (Aliens DC), we get annoyed?

The longer "Aliens" added to the mystique of the alien, and also added to Newt, in the way that the longer "Abyss" added to THOSE aliens, and to the character of Bud.

Few directors can pull off an Epic well, as most get cut-up by the studio to increase # of showtimes at the theater. James Cameron does indeed have a knack for the Epic, though only in the last 10 years has he been allowed to make the kind of movie he wants on the first try. "Terminator 2." "True Lies." "Titanic."

I can't imagine any of these movies if they were 30 minutes shorter, as all of them are very, very good the way they are. Some might disagree with me on "Titanic," but hey, to each their own. We all like different things.

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SHINYSEVEN

Saturday, June 19, 2004 2:06 AM

The Seven in my handle is from Blakes7, and I'm working on a Shiny!Seven crossover series of fics. B7 was my first fandom love and will always be my main fandom--Euripides has nothing to worry about, the props will make you ill, but it's the fountain from which all Bunch of Misfits Wander Around in a Spaceship and Argue A Lot properties flow.
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"Sadistic crap legitimized by florid prose"

BOMBA

Monday, June 28, 2004 12:48 PM

Babylon 5 is my all time favourite sci-fi show. It had something that other shows at the time didnt .... a background story arc. Sure, some of the earlier episodes were a little rough around the edges, some were rushed (because they only had 44 mins to tell the story) and the five year arc was finshed by season 4 (because they thought they werent going to be renewed) but the superior story telling hasnt been seen since ... well not until Firefly came along. But until Firefly came along I've been watching, on DVD only, (rating out of 10) in comparison to Firefly/B5:
Stargate (6)
Andromeda (4)
Buffy (8)
Angel (7)
Cleopatra 2525 (2) though good for a laugh
LEXX (6)
BG the Movie (5)
TNG (6.5)
Voyager (6)
ST:DS9 (6.5)

Since Firefly I've watched:

Ultraviolet (6)
Dead Like Me (7) (first 3 episodes so far)

PURPLEBELLY

Monday, June 28, 2004 1:17 PM

Friends

Because Tim Minear's thinly veiled sub-text is still true; of course, I only watched Friends after the final broadcast

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