What was your first exposure to science fiction?
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Star Wars, saw it at a drive-in with my family when I was 5. I still remember how I felt when the blockade runner flew past, laser bolts flying past. I knew that this was what I wanted to be a part of. A couple of years later, I started reading Edgar Rice Burroughs's Mars series, then moved to Andre Norton, Asimov, Heinlein's Starman Jones, and haven't stopped since. My dad was a big ST:TOS fan, and we watched those all the time too. BSG original series made a big impression too.
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'The Way to Eden'. Widely regarded as one of the worst TOS episodes, but then a lot of the third season was pretty below-average, between Shatner's antics, the poor writing and the lousy set design resulting from sharp budget cuts. Don't get me wrong, as Trek goes I'm forever faithful to TOS. There are just a couple of third-season episodes I cannot force myself to watch even with the DVD remaster.
The Way to Eden is, IMO, far from the worst (maybe I just really dig getting to see Spock rock out with those kooky love children) - that's an "honor" I'm more used to seeing associated with another 3rd-season wonder, Turn-About Intruder, which I again think is far from the worst. Getting to see Kirk explore that particular end of his acting "range" was, to me, well worth the price of admission (it must be jambalaya, 'cause gumbo don't shake like that!).
My peronal, off-hand nom for Worst...I'm thinkin' maybe Paradise Syndrome (Kirk loses his memory and the scant remainder of his inhibitions in a genuine Native American setting)...but there are some great one-liners, and the H.E. (Hottie of the Episode) IS frightfully hot...
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My first memory of Sci-fi was the serial Flash Gordon and Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe on Saturday afternoons on the Boob Tube.
Movies: The Day The Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet.
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Reading your list of Clarke's favorite films, I'm moved to list my favorites, in no particular order and for no other reason than that I liked them:
Planet of the Apes (original, 1968, and NO SEQUELS!!)
Enemy Mine
Galaxy Quest
Starship Troopers (see my comments about Heinlein)
Contact
2001
Alien
Aliens
all of the TNG films
Lost in Space, the new film (for old times sake)
War of the Worlds (original)
There's more, but these are a few that really stayed with me.
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So long ago I can't remember if it was Star Trek or Doctor Who (towards the end of Jon Pertwee's run as the Doctor)
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It has to be the Flash Gordon serials. I sure I was no more then five or six years old when they brought these 1930's serials to the television screen. This would be about 1956 or 57. I don't know what brings more laughs when I watch them today, Buster Crabbe's terrible acting or the spaceships bouncing in ever direction from the strings they hung from.
In truth, I have fond memories of these classic serials.
One of Emperor Ming's dreaded spaceships.
The sparklers they added to the exhaust manifolds added that touch of realism expected by us fans.
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Star Wars, saw it at a drive-in with my family when I was 5.
Star Wars at a drive-in. That's just awesome!
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I don't think we had drive-ins in my neck of the woods when "Star Wars" came around. They had all closed. There are rumors that there are some still functioning, but I believe it is in a different reality. But "Star Wars" at a drive-in nust have been awesome. I will never forget seeing "Shane" at our local drive-in.
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My first exposure to sci/fi? I'm pretty sure it was....
"Hardware Wars"
My 2nd grade (1991-92) teacher filled the boards with work everyday. But every once in a while she would pull out her old film projector, and would play a short film. One of the films was "Hardware Wars". I hadn't even seen the Original Star Wars Trilogy 'till 1995 or '96, so I didn't know what the plot was. It felt like a parody of something (maybe a Sesame Street spoof), but I didn't really know any better at the time. I just thought it was supposed to be teaching about different kinds of hardware and appliances (but in an irresponsible fun way).
I finally watched it again today at the library. Laughed my ass off! When the toast popped out of the toaster and I lost it, I drew some attention to myself.
Hardware Wars - part 1
www,youtube,com/watch?v=I7p96aiE32k
Hardware Wars - part 2
www,youtube,com/watch?v=9UVVBctvylU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_Wars
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The Drones: 4-Q-2 and Arty Deco
Edited links for performance
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lol
I had almost completely forgotten about Hardware Wars. I remember watching that between major flicks on HBO.
My first sci-fi experience was also Star Wars. Was seven years old and saw it in a grand theater on the square in the little town I lived in called the Royal Theater. It was a big event. Spotlights shot up into the night sky as I waited in line with my parents to get tickets. The line went around the block. Before the movie, we ate in a nearby small diner and I had what to this day is still probably the best damn chocolate milkshake I've EVER had.
Delicious.
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