What are you into? [Archive]

La Bomba

11-11-2003, 01:27 PM

Hi, everyone! It's my first thread!

I'm still a relative newbie, but I've been around here long enough to have gathered some ideas about the personalities and interests of some of the frequeners of this site.

I was reading the latest posts to the "pees in shower" thread, and Darth Buddha mentioned that he had read "Dune: The Machine Crusade" recently (in the tub, but that's another story).

It got me wondering, what else is everyone here into, specifically movies, tv and books? I think that a lot of us will find that we share a lot of the same interests. I'd like to see if there is a common "'Scaper profile". Also, I'd like to see if there's some things I'm missing out on.

Just to get things started, here's a few of my favorites:

Books: The entire Dune series, including the Brian Herbert and Kevin anderson books; anything by Douglas Adams; Good Omens - Neil Gaimen and Terry Pritchard; Weaveworld - Clive Barker. (I could go on all day in this category, but these I've read over and over.)

TV: FARSCAPE; Twin Peaks; American Gothic; Dr. Who; Space: 1999 (How 'bout that girl with the dotted eyebrows?); Star Trek: TNG and Voyager; Sports Night, MASH and The Dick Van Dyke Show (gotta have a little sci-fi break!)

Movies: Just about anything by David Lynch or Terry Gilliam; The Matrix movies (Though the jury's still out on Revolutions); the Star Wars series, even the new ones; Kevin Smith movies; MASH, The Odd Couple.

I'm sure I'll think of a lot more after I post this thread, but that should kick things off. I purposely left out music and other interests because I don't think they relate as closely to our mutual interest in Farscape, plus I din't want the responses to get too long to read.

One more thing. If a thread just like this is already out there, my apologies. As i said at the beginning, I'm still a newbie! :)

VBKatLou

11-11-2003, 01:55 PM

Hi La Bomba :)

In answer to your question, yes, there are other threads about this, but it's been awhile and personally I think it's better to start a new thread then try to search for the old ones.

I'm getting ready to leave work, so maybe I'll have my answers by later this evening.

BTW - just a warning - I never really got into Doctor Who myself, but there are a couple of people here, and I won't mention any names.........er.....cheese....er who are somewhat fanatical (but in a good way). Apparently when discussing the TV show, it's Doctor Who and when discussing the movie it's Dr. Who. At least that's what I've read here once or twice or maybe 50 times. Oh God, I hope I didn't get that backwards. :rollin:

NYPinTA

11-11-2003, 02:23 PM

Books: I too love the Dune books, by the father. I only read one by the son and I didn't like it so much. Other books that are my favorite: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, I loved the Herald Mage books by Merceds Lackey... um... drawing a blank.. Oh wait: The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I read he is editing the last book. (yea!!)

Movies: At the moment I am completely devoted to the Lord of the Rings movies. I preordered the extended version of the Two Towers and I can't wait for it, and for the last movie.
Other then that, I am a sci-fi, action adventure kind of girl. ;)

TV: I won't say, cuz as soon as I do, it gets canceled... *cough cough Boomtown cough* :rolleyes: .....sigh......

grinner

11-11-2003, 03:22 PM

Yes... A fanatic of Doctor Who here... as many of you probably know. To follow up on KatLou's reply to you... When discussing Doctor Who... the television show is always written out fully... Doctor Who. The really 'cheesy' movies that Terry Nation(creator of the Daleks) released in order to capitalize on Dalek Mania that was occuring in the UK in 1965 and 1966 are Dr. Who. There is a huge difference between them.

VBKatLou

11-11-2003, 04:21 PM

OK home now.

Favorite Books: I kind of go through phases. I was cleaning the basement over the weekend and found two more boxes that I forgot I had so now I'm feeling like a kid at Christmas. There's a bunch of Agatha Christie - I find her murder/who-done-its a fast read and relaxing. I also found my copy of Alice In Wonderland which I haven't read in years. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut - I think I've read most of his stuff.

TV: CSI Las Vegas, Law and Order repeats (I never watched the show the first time around) - and just the real L&O - not those spin-offs. I also like watching those black and white movies from the 30s, but not musicals. Iron Chef. Dead Men's Secrets and Secret Passages (on the History Channel)

Movies: I rarely go to the theater, I just wait for the DVD. I just got 'To Kill A Mockingbird', 'A Nightmare Before Christmas', the second Matrix. Just waiting for a rainy day when there's nothing to do.

BTW - see what I mean about the Doctor Who thing? :rollin:

grinner

11-11-2003, 04:31 PM

BlackThorn

11-11-2003, 04:43 PM

Am I the only one who thought this sounded like a sex question by the title? Kinks or vanilla?

Anyways . . .

Books: Not reading so much lately. Still, I've really enjoyed Daniel Silva, Harry Potter ( :P it's still a good story), Terry Goodkind (pre-preaching), Simon R. Green, etc....

TV: Tapes and DVDs of cancelled or finished shows (*sniffles* To Be Continued . . .) Angel, Alias, Dead Like Me, Nip/Tuck, and a lot of crap on The History Channel, Discovery, and TLC.

Movies: Ugh, too many to list. Although, lately I've been on an Equilibrium kick. Thanks again to those Scapers who recommended that one!

grinner

11-11-2003, 04:47 PM

Books.
Micheal Resnik... huge push for this author. Santiago and the Widowmaker books are really interesting.
Joe Haldeman - His Forever War/Peace/Free books are amazing.
Robert Lynn Asprin - Love the Myth, Phule, and TimeScout books.

TV.
Joan of Arcadia is really good... I am liking it more every week.
Buffy reruns... have to watch that.
Angel - always good.
Doctor Who DVD's... whenever I get enough to buy them I do.
I am waiting impatiently for the Blakes 7 DVD's to be released.
as with the FireFly DVD.

Movies I need to think about.

Third EYe

11-11-2003, 04:56 PM

Right now I like Chipotle (if you don't know, you need to find out), anything spicy, cheese (not american processed death by 9 fake cheese)

The Who is my favorite band.

With grinner on the Blake's 7 DVDs, I've had a few false starts, OCT 01, JUNE 02, SEPT02, DEC02, JAN 03, JUN03, JUL03 and now who the frell knows!!!

Now I'm angry.

I like the NYPD Blue, Third Watch, Threat Matrix (but only a little, it's not realistic, but I like gadgets), Alias, Jake 2.0, Stargate, and almost all science fiction, except Tarzan and Tremors the series.

I really like Titus, but they took that away too, B@st@rds. Scrubs is great, but no Titus.

I'm anry again.

Apparently I enjoy getting angry.

I like DVDs in general, I don't even have to like the movie, if it's under 3 bucks, I'll buy it. I've over 800, so you know there are some crappy flicks in there somewhere.

Attack of the Killer Tomatos

Any Troma

I like other things, but I'll save that for later.

Judith

11-11-2003, 05:05 PM

Books: Amy Hempel- At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom
Lorrie Moore-Birds of America and Self Help
Michael Chabon- Wonder Boys and Summer Land
Melanie Rae Thon- Sweethearts
Mark Richard- The Ice at the Bottom of the world.

And every year I buy the "Best American Short Stories" collection and the O'Henry Awards collections.

And I also like to search for used copies of my favorite books from when I was a kid.

TV: Law and Order...the originals, but I'll watch the other ones if nothing else is on...repeats of X files from when it was good (before LA), ER repeats from when it was good, The West Wing, Home Movies. Tapes of News Radio, cause for some reason it's not in syndication anymore, even though it should be. I would watch repeats of Xena if it was on regular cable, but it's not.

Movies- The Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon were awesome...we won't discuss Hannibal.
-Lilo and Stich I watch whenever I'm down.
-Heavenly Creatures...gotta give it credit for being the funniest creepy movie I have ever seen.
-Enjoying the Lord of the Rings movies.
I love period movies (no, not THAT)...Angels and Insects, Mrs Brown, awwwww...and the Anne of Green Gables movies that were on PBS when I was a kid.

who45

11-11-2003, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by VBKatLou
Hi La Bomba :)

In answer to your question, yes, there are other threads about this, but it's been awhile and personally I think it's better to start a new thread then try to search for the old ones.

I'm getting ready to leave work, so maybe I'll have my answers by later this evening.

BTW - just a warning - I never really got into Doctor Who myself, but there are a couple of people here, and I won't mention any names.........er.....cheese....er who are somewhat fanatical (but in a good way). Apparently when discussing the TV show, it's Doctor Who and when discussing the movie it's Dr. Who. At least that's what I've read here once or twice or maybe 50 times. Oh God, I hope I didn't get that backwards. :rollin:

I'm so proud of you VBJatLou *sniff*..you explained Doctor Who well.:)

who45

11-11-2003, 05:42 PM

Books: I love to read. I really like Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs, Dean Koontz, Terry Brooks, and yes even a little romance-suspence like Nora Roberts.

TV: Have to watch my Doctor Who tapes and DVD's,Farscape DVD's of course, Buffy reruns and DVD's. Also Angel, Andromeda, Jeramiah, ER, those are some.

Movies :I mostly like sci-fi and action movies. The Last of the Mohicans is my favorite. Lord of the Rings and the Two Towers (can't wait to see Return of the King) are some of my fave too. There are a lot more, but I'd be here a while.

mycattoldme

11-11-2003, 05:52 PM

I'm not reading anything right now but I am into making my own books from scratch! I was even thinking of taking one or two of the stories that people post here and binding them into a nice little book - I can't sell it of course but it's better than making a blank journal.

when I do read I read: Arthur C. Clark and Ian Pears.

The Last of the Mohicans is my favorite

I love that movie!!! I don't really know why but I love that movie!

harveywhispers

11-11-2003, 06:11 PM

Books: Aasimov; Steinbeck; Tolkein; C.S. Lewis; The Great Gatsby.

Movies: LOTR trilogy; Endless Summer; Indianna Jones trilogy; Superman I & II; Star Wars (original trilogy); Star Trek (the even #'s with the original cast); The Matrix; Major League; Field of Dreams.

Television: Myth Busters; Law & Order; CSI; Farscape DVD's; Babylon 5; anything on The History Channel; Adult Swim.

Odds & Ends: I collect comic books. The better part of my collection is made of Superman comics.

grinner

11-11-2003, 06:29 PM

superman... bah. X-men all the way. I have from #34 to #392 complete... :P The Mutants could take Superman any day of the week.

who45

11-11-2003, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by mycattoldme

I love that movie!!! I don't really know why but I love that movie!

You have great taste.:D

harveywhispers

11-11-2003, 06:43 PM

grinner oiginally posted -
superman... bah. X-men all the way. I have from #34 to #392 complete... The Mutants could take Superman any day of the week.

They used to come in a strong second for my purchases, but they would be the definite first choice now. The mutants don't have half of the quality issues that Superman has, but they do have the "never finish a story" problem. You should ask vikingscaper about my stacks...and stacks of comics.:D

grinner

11-11-2003, 07:17 PM

How many boxes? I have 30 boxes of about 280 comic each box. I never could get into Superman... he is a very implausible character.

Third EYe

11-11-2003, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by grinner
How many boxes? I have 30 boxes of about 280 comic each box. I never could get into Superman... he is a very implausible character.

Spiderman, Aquaman, Rom, Silver Surfer, and others are plausible?

OK, Aquaman is plausible, but the others?

grinner

11-11-2003, 08:29 PM

What I mean is that Superman is ultimately unstoppable as he was originally created. There is no way anyone could compete against him... as he was... A SUPERMAN. Now the X-Men, like all Marvel Superheros have some special powers, but they are fallible. They are not all powerful.
A few years ago DC had a fight between Batman and Superman. Batman won. Very implausible. Come one... Batman has no superpowers... he is just very athletic. 1 hit from Supes would kill him.

Lord Loser

11-11-2003, 09:12 PM

When we're talking X-Men, we're talking Uncanny, right? Not the subsequent X-Men title featuring the the younger X's. I imagine it would have to be Uncanny, since I don't believe there's been enough years go by for the latter to have reached 392, but I could be mistaken...

grinner

11-11-2003, 09:18 PM

yes... I am talking Uncanny.

Lord Loser

11-11-2003, 09:23 PM

Well if I hadn't lost my supplier, I'd be right with ya, although I am envious of your earlier titles. I kind of lost access after the Phalanx thing, so I believe my titles stop shortly there after, I'd have to look though...

Alexxia

11-11-2003, 10:42 PM

Don't mind me while I interrupt this comic book discussion to post a few of my favorite things:

Books :book: :
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
Harry Potter
The Redwall series by Brian Jacques
Shakespeare's comedies
~Probably plenty more that I can't think of.

TV :tv: :
FARSCAPE :pissed: stupid cancellation
CSI (Vegas and Miami)
JAG
Joan of Arcadia
X-Files
Miracles :pissed: stupid cancellation
~Eh, there are more, no doubt, but these are the main ones.

Movies :director: :
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Moulin Rouge
Chicago
The Pianist
~Lots and lots of musicals.

harveywhispers

11-11-2003, 11:06 PM

I'd put my total collection at a rough 4,000 total books. The better part of my collection is dominated by the Supes titles, and the various X incarnations.

Blame the leaning toward Supes on my dad. When I was a kid, everything he had us watch/read was geared toward the hero in the "white hat". Funny thing is, Batman is his favorite comic.

I do like the X books, if they have enough of the big name members. Don't even get me started on Marrow and Maggot.

Warhola

11-12-2003, 02:54 AM

Books: Lord Of The Rings, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and some dutch sci fi books as Kruistocht In Spijkerbroek (translation: Crusade In Jeans) but I'm in general not such a reader.

TV shows: Farscape, Sliders, Quantum Leap, V the orginal mini series, V The Final Battle, Xena, Futurama, The Muppet Show (and other Jim Henson and Brian Henson stuff)

Movies: Back To The Future Trilogy, The Hollowman, The 13th Floor, eXistenZ, The Cube II: Hypercube, Frequency

fav music artists/bands: Alice Cooper, Prism, 3 Doors Down, David Bowie, Blondie

Probably forgetting some stuff with movies and so...

grinner

11-12-2003, 05:16 AM

Hey harvey, did you ever read any of the independents? Like Dark Horse or Comico or First or anything like those? A large portion of my collection is independents... which is where I get some interest whenever I think about selling... people want to know which independents I have.

harveywhispers

11-12-2003, 06:22 AM

Dark Horse; Malibu; Top Cow; CrossGen......

Yep, I have some of the Independents in my collection. It took me longer to find those, but they have some of my absoloute favorites.

fermicat

11-12-2003, 06:40 AM

TV: Farscape (now just DVDs and videos), Buffy (on DVD), Six Feet Under, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, just discovered 24 on DVD, Jeremiah, Nova, Monster Garage, Good Eats, The Daily Show, Friends reruns, X-Files reruns, Babylon 5, Red Dwarf.

Favorite Channels: Discovery/TLC/History Channels, Comedy Central, HBO, TBS.

Movies/DVDs: Austin Powers movies, American Pie, and Road Trip. Mars Attacks, Independence Day, MIB, Star Wars original trilogy, some of the Star Trek movies, Alien, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet. Field of Dreams, Fried Green Tomatoes, Gone With The Wind, To Kill A Mockingbird, Bull Durham, Witches of Eastwick, Practical Magic, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, more....

Books: too many for one post!

janey_13

11-12-2003, 08:41 AM

Things I like:

Books: Harry Potter (it doesn't seem that I don't read anything else :) ), other young adult fiction (it's sad I can't read anything for my own age group :D )

TV: FARSCAPE, Alias, Earth 2, MacGyver, SeaQuest DSV, Quantum Leap, Antiques Roadshow

Movies: Oh, so many to name... Indiana Jones, LOTR, Beauty & the Beast, Sense and Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Finding Nemo, Toy Story 1 & 2, original Star Wars trilogy, Shawshank Redemption, Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge, Amelie, Strictly Ballroom...

Music: Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, No Doubt, Pink, Evanescence, REM, Billy Joel, John Mellencamp, movie soundtracks

Websites: http://www.mugglenet.com/ and http://www.goodspeedupdate.com/

Sports: DETROIT RED WING HOCKEY

Odds & Ends: I collection any with Goofy on it and character/cartoon drinking glasses

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 08:54 AM

First off, my sincerest apologies to Grinner, Who45, and all the other Doctor Who fans for my little indescretion. I remember those Dr. Who movies (Peter Cushing, right?), and you're right, they should not be associated with the tv series. Thanks for the heads up on that one VBKatLou!
On a side note, what did you guys think of the 1994 or so TV movie?

Anyway, this is exactly what I'd hoped for!! I've seen at least 5 or six things mentioned that I'm going to check out ASAP! Keep the responses coming! I think first up for me will be a re-reading of Alice in Wonderland, which I have not read in years either! Thanks again, VBKatLou!

One book I forgot to mention, and it's in my top 5, is Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert Heinlein (sp?). If you are looking for a brilliant read, check it out!

NYPinTA, I loved the Dark Tower series, too. I haven't yet picked up the 5th book. How does it compare?

grinner

11-12-2003, 09:21 AM

The Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann, was in 1996. It was a valiant attempt by Fox to restart the program. The problem was the BBC wanted to much control and they forced some changes to the show. The guy that wrote that episode had never written for Doctor Who before, and was a little free with some ideas. The Doctor being half-human... whatever. The Eye of Harmony located in the TARDIS instead of on Galifrey... sure. The Daleks trying The Master... I think not. There are more continuity problems... but it was a great attempt to Americanize the show.... which I personally think was a huge mistake. If and when Doctor Who returns... I wish it would either be filmed in New Zealand or Australia... rather than the UK or Canada... or heaven forbid... Hollywierd.

But on the whole... The 1996 Fox television movie Doctor Who was... adequate.

trinamick

11-12-2003, 09:54 AM

Books: Experiment in Terror, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Secret Garden, any John Grisham, Agatha Christie, C.S. Lewis, James Patterson, Louis L'Amour, J.T. Edson, Shel Silverstein, Jonathan Kellerman...

Movies: Legends of the Fall, The Fast & The Furious I & II, Mission Impossible I & II, Indiana Jones movies, original Star Wars trilogy, Lethal Weapon 1-4, Die Hard movies, Tommy Boy, The Fifth Element, Silence of the Lambs, Happy Gilmore, Romancing the Stone...pretty much any action, sci-fi, or comedy movie.

TV: Farscape, Alias, JAG, Miss Match, Gilmore Girls, The Guardian, Scrubs, Navy NCIS, Nip/Tuck, Law & Order: SVU or CI, The O.C., Firefly, Karen Sisco, Boomtown...

My brain has officially run out now...that's just the tip of the iceberg.

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 10:10 AM

Grinner,

I am obviously not nearly as well versed in Doctor Who as you, so indulge me for a couple of questions:

I get the references to the Doctor being half-human and the eye of harmony being on Galifrey, but I don't know what you're referring to about the Daleks trying the Master. It's been a while since I saw the Paul McGann tv movie, but I don't recall there being any plotline about the Daleks.

My Doctor Who watching when I was growing up was limited to what I could catch on PBS, which was most of the (forgive me if I mess up the names) John Pertwee years, all of Tom Baker, all of Peter Davidson, and some of Colin Baker. I don't think I've ever seen an entire episode with Sylvester McCoy, and I've only seen one or two of the first 2 doctors.
I have been purchasing DVD's here and there, trying to get a collection together. Mostly, I've been sticking to what I know, purchasing my favorite Tom Baker and Peter Davidson eps. What do I absolutely need to have that I wouldn't think to purchase on my own, given my Doctor Who experience?

grinner

11-12-2003, 10:25 AM

In the very begining of the show... The Master is on trial. The voices of the ones that are running the trial are the Daleks. They are stylized a bit... but it is obvious that it is a Dalek voice when they scream.. 'Exterminate... Exterminate... Exterminate'. The other hint that it is the Daleks is that the trial takes place on Skaros... which is the Dalek homeworld.
The other problem with the trial of the Master... is that all trials of every TimeLord HAS to be on Gallifrey. The TimeLords do not ALLOW any TimeLord to be tried anywhere else. So the Doctor having to bring the Master's remains to Gallifrey is a plot hole.
There are only 16 complete episodes of the William Hartnell era. Of the Patrick Troughton era... there are only 6 complete episodes. All the ones that are missing were DESTROYED by the BBC when it was decided that the Vault needed to be cleaned. There are a number of shows that are missing because of this action.

I would highly recommend you picking up all of the Target Novelizations of the episodes... as they will fill the gaps. One episode that is an important one was recently FINALLY novelized about 5 years ago... The Power of the Daleks. The BBC and Target had to go back to the original script to write it... as everything was missing. This is the very first appearance of Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.

I would suggest you slowly build up your DVD collection by getting the Doctors that you liked and then slowly getting others. However... you SHOULD pick up the Daleks DVD, the CYBERMEN DVD and The William Harnell and Patrick Troughton Years DVD's. These DVD's were initially LIMITED runs and have parts of the episodes that are still in existence. *edit* Also you must buy the Shada DVD. This episode was never completed... but it makes some latter episodes clearer. There are a number of reason WHY Shada was never completed... but the DVD uses the existing scenes and then has Tom Baker narrating the parts that are missing. Very good DVD.

DAMN YOU BBC... DAMN YOU TO HELL.

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 10:37 AM

Thank you, Grinner! It makes so much more sense, now! When I first taped it, I missed the first minute and a half. So I've always assumed that the Timelords had the Master on trial, not the Daleks! And you're absolutely right, it make no sense whatsoever!! It would never have gone down that way!

Also, thanks for the tips on DVD's.

Gaussian

11-12-2003, 11:15 AM

I thought this was a sex question, too. :)

I have VERY ecclectic taste..........

Books........Dune, Lord of the Rings, any Arthur C. Clark, Michael Crichton, and love the classics........Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Pride and Predjudice, the Williamsburg Novels by Elswyth Thane, the Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart........etc.........

Movies.........I just love the Sound of Music......2001, 1st Star Wars movie (can't stand the rest), Somewhere in Time, 1776, Lord of the Rings ........etc

TV........FARSCAPE!!!, original Star Trek, ER, Everwood, Smallville, X-files, Strange Luck, Space 1999, Battlestar Galactica, Earth 2.......General Hospital

Music.......Yes, Doobie Brothers, John Mayer, Creed, Moby, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkle, Norah Jones, .......I love Sting!!!, America, Alanis Morrissette, Phil Collins, Dixie Chicks, Charlotte Church, Dave Matthews Band, Styxx, Shania Twain........etc.

NYPinTA

11-12-2003, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by La Bomba

NYPinTA, I loved the Dark Tower series, too. I haven't yet picked up the 5th book. How does it compare?

I haven't yet either.
I actually didn't know it was out yet. Last week my mother told me she read in the paper he was editing the last D.Tower book and I assumed it was the fifth!
I'm stopping at the book store when I go home!! :D

fermicat

11-12-2003, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Gaussian
Music.......Yes, Doobie Brothers, John Mayer, Creed, Moby, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkle, Norah Jones, .......I love Sting!!!, America, Alanis Morrissette, Phil Collins, Dixie Chicks, Charlotte Church, Dave Matthews Band, Styxx, Shania Twain........etc.

Your musical tastes sound a lot like mine. Good choices! [My CD case also has a budding collection of blues CDs, with emphasis on older music, or newer artists that are true to the original flavor of blues. And even though I don't generally go for country, I love Dwight Yoakam's Bakersfield sound. Yee haw!]

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 11:57 AM

Academics & Intellectual

Epistemology (Philosphic study of how we know what we know, especially Philosophy of Science. Thomas Kuhn rules.)

Applied Ethics (Envrionmental, Gender, Medical, Scientific, Crime & Punishment, Garrett Hardin rules.)

Statistics.

Design of Experiments (I still consult....)

Econometrics (macro, micro, whatever.. without numbers it is just so much spin)

Chemistry (especially atypical pharmaceutical formulations and food additives and specialty molecules… if it isn't a pill, I've probably worked with it)

Psychopharmacology (anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, you name it, I've worked with it)

Physiopsychology (There is no such thing as "mental illness" it is either brain illness or problems in illness. Thomas Szasz has it right.)

Television

High Brow Scifi (FARSCAPE, no Tremors, thanks... ST:TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, but no Enterprise until they get their shit straight, X-Files (first four seasons only), The Outer Limits (both series), Twilight Zone (all three series), Space 1999 (gotta agree with La Bomba about Cahterine Schell, rahr), Dune and Children of Dune, and countless others)

Comedy (MASH, Anything but Love, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Night Court)

Spy Stuff (James Bond, The Avengers, Mission Impossible (not the lame films, the original and the second series only), The Prisoner, and Danger Man)

Crime (Sherlock Holmes (the original stories AND Jeremy Brett's Rendition), Law & Order (the original only), Forensic Files, CSI (but not that Miami dren... I am so SICK of David Caruso)

All History Channel and Discovery Channel franchises except Home & Garden.

Sports

Bicycles (Building, Riding, and now and again Time Trialing -- latest project was the Fat Man racing bike -- full suspended road bike -- a $3000 bike made by me for about $1200)

Swimming (Australian Crawl, Breaststroke, and even Butterfuly; once upon a time competively, and as a lifegaurd too)

Weightlifting (How to go from a 40" chested average Joe to a 44" chested plaster-eater without a steroidal stacking regimen)

Chess

Cars, specially my Scooby WRX.

Music

Motion Picture Soundtracks (Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, John Barry, Alan Silvestri, and even John Williams)

Classic Rock (Pink Floyd, Queen, Dire Straights, Men at Work, King Crimson, Jethro Tull)

Blues & Jazz, etc (Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Vince Guaraldi, Lalo Schiffrin)

Folk, Alternative, & New Age (Simon & Garfunkle, Clannad, Enya, Peter Gabriel, REM, Annie Lennox, Sioned O'Connor)

Pop (The Police, Sting, Billy Joel, Eurythmics, ELP)

Classical (Beethoven, Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Baroque, Copeland)

Movies

Lawrence of Arabia, Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan, Bridge on the River Quai (sp?), The Great Escape.

The Shootist,The Magnificent Seven, Tin Star, True Grit, Rooster Cogburn.

2001 A Space Odyssey, ST:I,II,III,IV,VI,VIII, The Matrix, Silent Running, Westworld, Jurassic Park, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Thing (Carpenter's Remake), 12 Monkeys, Alien Movies (all four), Predator (only the first one), GODZILLA MOVIES!

They Might be Giants, Same Time Next Year, Charade, Father Goose and any of the other Cary Grant romantic comedies.

Alfred Hitchcock ('specially North by Northwest & Psycho), Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon.

Day of the Jackal (the original), Papillon. 3 Days of the Condor, Ronin.

Comedy

George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Richard Lewis, Dennis Miller

Books

Dune (All of them), Lord of the Rings (and the Silmarillion and the Lost Tales too), Arthur C. Clark, Michael Crichton, C.S. Lewis. H.G Welles, Jules Verne.

Sherlock Holmes

Comics

X-men ('specially Wolverine, Magneto, and Apocalypse)
Batman ('specially the Dark Knight)
Iron Man

Misc.

Interior Decor (I can put a room together. Amazing for a color blind straight guy, huh?)

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NYPinTA

11-12-2003, 12:06 PM

Well, I guess one of the perks of being colorblind is that if something in your room doesn't match, you won't care.
;) ;) ;) :rollin: ;) ;) ;)

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 12:11 PM

Actually, I can see colors in full sunlight, but not flourescent light.

I've lost count of the number of times I've bought something, gotten it to the parking lot in the sun, and turned around to return it.

Occasionaly I've pissed off a cashier, but my response is usually

"But you shold have TOLD me it was PURPLE!"

NYPinTA

11-12-2003, 12:19 PM

:lol :lol

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 12:22 PM

:rollin:

trinamick

11-12-2003, 12:25 PM

Oops, I forgot about music, so here goes:

Aerosmith, Norah Jones, AC/DC, Salt N Pepa, Kid Rock, America, Dave Matthews Band, Nickelback, Evanescence, Paul Simon, Sheryl Crow, Sugar Ray, Neil Diamond, Keith Urban, No Doubt, Led Zeppelin, Motley Crue, india.arie, KT Oslin, Eric Clapton, Firehouse, Skid Row, Counting Crows, Trick Pony, Kenny Chesney, John Mellencamp, Alanis Morissette, Matchbox 20, Three Doors Down, Lynyrd Skynyrd, STYX, Toby Keith, Metallica, Dire Straits, Bob Marley....

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 12:36 PM

Buddha,

I'm sure you'll probably agree that the original Dune books by Frank Herbert were the best, but which of the Brian Herbert series' have you liked better so far?

I love the Butlerian Jihad books so far! I liked the first series, I thought I fleshed out some of the happenings of Frank's books very well, but I thought the stories themselves were a little....ummm... slow, I guess. Perhaps because they had so much they had to adhere to, they didn't have enough room for originality? What did you think?

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 12:45 PM

I had originally shied away from music, but what the heck.

I'm into: Tricky (Maxinque is mind boggling!), Prince, Peter Gabriel, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Grass Roots (Anyone remember them?), Stan Ridgway, The Talking Heads, Jim Croce, Digital Underground (Got them packets!), and just about any singer or group with a good story to tell.

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by La Bomba
Buddha,

I'm sure you'll probably agree that the original Dune books by Frank Herbert were the best, but which of the Brian Herbert series' have you liked better so far?

I love the Butlerian Jihad books so far!

I have to agree with you. I give Butlerian Jihad enough points to outscore Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, but none of the others.

I actually think ALL of the new books with the exception of House Corrino were better than Dune Messiah.

But what I am waiting for is the conclusion of the original series... Dune 7, following Chapterhouse Dune. I really identify with the Duncan Idaho ghola (all of them, actually). My life often feels like serial lifetimes... and the damned morality that he is afflicted with is not that different from my own.

Alexxia

11-12-2003, 01:03 PM

Well, since music :tunes: has been added:
Josh Groban
Charlotte Church
Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, Wagner (Valkyries rocks!), Mussorgsky, Schubert (His Lied, Erlking is wicked, if not disturbing, when you know what the text means), Rossini (his opera overtures), Verdi (La Traviata, especially), Puccini (La Bohème), Dvořák (pronounced dvôr-zhäk).
John Williams
Andrea Bocelli
Luciano Pavarotti
~Alright, I'll stop boring you now... :snore: ...hello?...
:snore: :snore: :snore: :snore: :snore:
Anyone?

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 01:10 PM

~Alright, I'll stop boring you now... :snore: ...hello?...
:snore: :snore: :snore: :snore: :snore:
Anyone? [/B]

:rollin: :rollin: :rollin: :rollin:

grinner

11-12-2003, 01:25 PM

Type O-, Misfits, Gang Green, No Use For A Name, Material Issue, Tripl3FastAction, etc... etc... lots of bands.

who45

11-12-2003, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by grinner
The Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann, was in 1996. It was a valiant attempt by Fox to restart the program. The problem was the BBC wanted to much control and they forced some changes to the show. The guy that wrote that episode had never written for Doctor Who before, and was a little free with some ideas. The Doctor being half-human... whatever. The Eye of Harmony located in the TARDIS instead of on Galifrey... sure. The Daleks trying The Master... I think not. There are more continuity problems... but it was a great attempt to Americanize the show.... which I personally think was a huge mistake. If and when Doctor Who returns... I wish it would either be filmed in New Zealand or Australia... rather than the UK or Canada... or heaven forbid... Hollywierd.

But on the whole... The 1996 Fox television movie Doctor Who was... adequate.

Yeah, the 1996 movie was Ok. I didn't dislike it either, but I do think also that it was too Americanized. It just seemed to lack something. I had a HUGE problem with the Daleks trying the Master also. That did not follow Doctor Who at all. As you stated, trials for Timelords are always on Gallifrey; it is the Timelords that carry out sentencing of their own. I really didn't like Eric Roberts as The Master, maybe it was because I really liked Anthony Ainley's Master or it could be that I'm not an Eric Roberts fan.

who45

11-12-2003, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by La Bomba
Grinner,

I am obviously not nearly as well versed in Doctor Who as you, so indulge me for a couple of questions:

I get the references to the Doctor being half-human and the eye of harmony being on Galifrey, but I don't know what you're referring to about the Daleks trying the Master. It's been a while since I saw the Paul McGann tv movie, but I don't recall there being any plotline about the Daleks.

My Doctor Who watching when I was growing up was limited to what I could catch on PBS, which was most of the (forgive me if I mess up the names) John Pertwee years, all of Tom Baker, all of Peter Davidson, and some of Colin Baker. I don't think I've ever seen an entire episode with Sylvester McCoy, and I've only seen one or two of the first 2 doctors.
I have been purchasing DVD's here and there, trying to get a collection together. Mostly, I've been sticking to what I know, purchasing my favorite Tom Baker and Peter Davidson eps. What do I absolutely need to have that I wouldn't think to purchase on my own, given my Doctor Who experience?

The Tom Baker years and 30 Years and More in the Tardis are two more good ones, unfortunately those are not in DVD but VHS.

grinner

11-12-2003, 02:24 PM

I prefer the late, great Roger Delgado as the Master... he was so evil in the role.

who45

11-12-2003, 02:30 PM

Originally posted by grinner
I prefer the late, great Roger Delgado as the Master... he was so evil in the role.

Yes, he was good too...or maybe I should say he was good at being evil too.

grinner

11-12-2003, 02:34 PM

Did you know... that Roger's death was one of the reasons that Jon Pertwee stepped down as the Doctor. BBC wanted to go another season or two with him... and after Roger died... Jon stated that he was done... and so the BBC had to scramble and get someone. Which is how someone that many of TPTB at the BBC didn't like... got to be the Doctor... Tom Baker.

La Bomba

11-12-2003, 02:39 PM

Thanks, Who45. I do have the more than 30 years in the Tardis, and that was a big help for "catching up".
Can you guys tell me this? What was the episode where the master and Tom Baker were battling inside the Master's mind? That I remember being fantastic!
Also, are there any Sylvester McCoy eps that are particularly good? I haven't seen any with him (besides the Paul McGann thing).

who45

11-12-2003, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by grinner
Did you know... that Roger's death was one of the reasons that Jon Pertwee stepped down as the Doctor. BBC wanted to go another season or two with him... and after Roger died... Jon stated that he was done... and so the BBC had to scramble and get someone. Which is how someone that many of TPTB at the BBC didn't like... got to be the Doctor... Tom Baker.

I didn't know that until a year or so ago. I knew that BBC wanted him to stay on, but he didn't want to. I just didn't know the reason until I read it on of the Doctor Who websites. I remember when I heard about Jon's death...wow. Eventhough he wasn't my favorite, he made a good Doctor. He had that James Bond kind of flair that was great for his time.

grinner

11-12-2003, 02:44 PM

suggest that you use this site... It is the Bible for Doctor Who. Everything posted on it is CANON.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/

Now I don't remember a time that the Doctor and the Master were in the Master's brain... but there was an episode where they were in the Doctor's brain.

grinner

11-12-2003, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by who45
I didn't know that until a year or so ago. I knew that BBC wanted him to stay on, but he didn't want to. I just didn't know the reason until I read it on of the Doctor Who websites. I remember when I heard about Jon's death...wow. Eventhough he wasn't my favorite, he made a good Doctor. He had that James Bond kind of flair that was great for his time. The thing that I find amazing... is that Tom Baker could have NOT been the Doctor. Could you immagine what Doctor Who would have been like withOUT Tome Baker? Wow.

Whenever I hear about someone that was affiliated with Doctor Who dying... it makes it all the more pressing to me that the Doctor needs to be restarted. Because once all the people that worked on it are gone... that's it.

The average age of the people that worked on Doctor Who in 1989 when the show ended... is 64. Shoot, Sylvester is almost 70...

who45

11-12-2003, 02:52 PM

grinner beat me to it,lol. As far as Sylvester McCoy episodes..I do have all of them (and all of Peter and Tom's that have been released). My favorite was Curse of Fenric...great episode!

grinner

11-12-2003, 02:55 PM

How did I know that the Curse of Fenric is your favorite episode... oh, wait... you always stump me with questions from that episode. An episode that I have only seen twice.

who45

11-12-2003, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by grinner
The thing that I find amazing... is that Tom Baker could have NOT been the Doctor. Could you immagine what Doctor Who would have been like withOUT Tome Baker? Wow.

Whenever I hear about someone that was affiliated with Doctor Who dying... it makes it all the more pressing to me that the Doctor needs to be restarted. Because once all the people that worked on it are gone... that's it.

The average age of the people that worked on Doctor Who in 1989 when the show ended... is 64. Shoot, Sylvester is almost 70...

When I think of Doctor Who, I have always thought first of Tom Baker. Personally, I don't think Doctor Who would have been as popular or made it as long without Tom Baker, but that's my opinion.

I think for the new Doctor Who to be a success, they should have some that worked on the original. It is wierd when you watch the tapes and DVD's of all the Doctors and you're used to seeing them as they were, then when you see the ones that are still alive,they look older..it's kind of like...wow. But I guess some might feel that way about me in years time,lol.

who45

11-12-2003, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by grinner
How did I know that the Curse of Fenric is your favorite episode... oh, wait... you always stump me with questions from that episode. An episode that I have only seen twice.

I guess you're going to pay me back with the next question,lol. Speaking of, guess I better go look.

grinner

11-12-2003, 03:05 PM

Have you seen pictures of Tom Baker recently... when I saw him in Dungeons and Dragons... I didn't even recognise him. Growing old sucks.

That said...returning show checklists
Blake's 7 - check
Doctor Who - check(still waiting for more info)
FarScape - BIG FRELLING CHECK... hopefully

who45

11-12-2003, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by grinner
Have you seen pictures of Tom Baker recently... when I saw him in Dungeons and Dragons... I didn't even recognise him. Growing old sucks.

That said...returning show checklists
Blake's 7 - check
Doctor Who - check(still waiting for more info)
FarScape - BIG FRELLING CHECK... hopefully

Yes, when I saw him I think I might have swallowed a few flies 'cause my mouth was hanging open from shock. Yes, my knees remind me everyday how old I am,lol.

grinner

11-12-2003, 03:10 PM

your knees... my knees... this stinks.

who45

11-12-2003, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by grinner
your knees... my knees... this stinks.

You can say that again.:(

grinner

11-12-2003, 03:55 PM

I woke up this morning to every joint that I have arthritis in... throbbing. It is going to snow soon. At least there is a good thing to the pain... I can usually predict snow better than weatherpeople. :D

VBKatLou

11-12-2003, 04:22 PM

You two sound like you're in your 80s. Aren't you both in your early 30s? What are you going to do when you get REALLY old? :rollin:

grinner

11-12-2003, 04:27 PM

What will I do when I am in my 80's... by that time Medicine will have perfected the technology to replace your body parts with new ones that use your dna... so there are no worries about rejection or other problems... as it is your own 'body parts'

or that is my dream.

And yes... we are both 32 soon to be 33... oy vey

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 04:29 PM

These bellyaching whippersnappers chap this genuine oldster's behind.:ewink:

BlackThorn

11-12-2003, 04:33 PM

Time to break out the walkers.

Third EYe

11-12-2003, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by BlackThorn
Time to break out the walkers.

I think they are ready for small electrically powered wheeled vehicles, walkers may cause too much undo stress.

BlackThorn

11-12-2003, 04:44 PM

No, no powered chairs for them. The'll be holding races all over the forum, and someone might get hurt. Don't want any of them to break a hip or anything.

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 04:46 PM

OOOH YEAH!

The grinner and the Buddha, in the old folks home, wrecking the place with drag races down the hallways and "rallies" through the cafeteria and the activities room!

I can hardly wait.

Maybe we can talk who45 into being our geriatric race groupie!

VBKatLou

11-12-2003, 04:58 PM

Maybe that can be our next project:

Raising money for a Farscape Fan retirement community. God knows we'll have enough video equipment and dvds to watch. :rollin:

grinner

11-12-2003, 05:06 PM

Are there 2 seat wheelchairs? if not... where are the co-drivers going to sit? I wonder if they come all wheel drive and with turbo's?

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 05:16 PM

Damn, we will make fun retirees.

Either that or we wind up in restraints and sent to the place with the nice padded walls.

BlackThorn

11-12-2003, 05:30 PM

"Some mornings is just not worth chewing through the leather straps."

who45

11-12-2003, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by Darth Buddha
OOOH YEAH!

The grinner and the Buddha, in the old folks home, wrecking the place with drag races down the hallways and "rallies" through the cafeteria and the activities room!

I can hardly wait.

Maybe we can talk who45 into being our geriatric race groupie!

Sure and then I'll put in my teeth and cheer you both on.:D

who45

11-12-2003, 06:00 PM

Originally posted by VBKatLou
You two sound like you're in your 80s. Aren't you both in your early 30s? What are you going to do when you get REALLY old? :rollin:

That reminds me, here in SC when you turn 85 you get a 1% sales tax discount. WhoooHoooo..now I have a goal.:D

VBKatLou

11-12-2003, 06:02 PM

Well that's it then. We'll have the retirement home there.

VBKatLou

11-12-2003, 06:05 PM

BTW LaBomba - in case you haven't figured it out, the OTs are a bit free wheeling and we tend to turn threads into OTs in the OTs in the OTs. :rollin:

Hey - to get back to topic - are there any good shows on tonight? Or should I just spend the evening here?

who45

11-12-2003, 06:15 PM

grinner

11-12-2003, 06:23 PM

Angel is on tonight... yeah... :woohoo:

who45

11-12-2003, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by grinner
Angel is on tonight... yeah... :woohoo:

It wouldn't be Wed. without Angel. :aok:

grinner

11-12-2003, 06:28 PM

At least there is one Whedon show on the air still. I have now see every episode of Buffy... 3 times. Yeah me.

VBKatLou

11-12-2003, 06:30 PM

Eh.....I never watched any of the Buffy/Angel stuff and I think considering my current state, I'm not going to be able to catch up on 'x' number of missed seasons tonight. The Anne Rice books were hard enough.

After three glasses of wine VBKatLou is sipping a glass of water - diluting is a good thing.

grinner

11-12-2003, 06:33 PM

what... you don't like 100 proof blood?

who45

11-12-2003, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by grinner
At least there is one Whedon show on the air still. I have now see every episode of Buffy... 3 times. Yeah me.

Yep, reruns and DVD's are a good thing.:)

VBKatLou

11-12-2003, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by grinner
what... you don't like 100 proof blood?

Find me a body - I'll try it.

who45

11-12-2003, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by VBKatLou
Find me a body - I'll try it. :rollin: :rollin:

fermicat

11-12-2003, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by VBKatLou
After three glasses of wine VBKatLou is sipping a glass of water - diluting is a good thing.

Yeah, I'm having a little water with my Irish Cream tonight. A very little bit of water. It's been a while. And I got all weirded out at work this afternoon because my best friend got laid off (we work together). The Bastards.

Darth Buddha

11-12-2003, 11:47 PM

Layoffs suck. I've survived... well, three of them, one of them a 50% job.

Don't get caught up in survivor's guilt, though. Not your doing.

VBKatLou

11-13-2003, 03:45 AM

Originally posted by fermicat
Yeah, I'm having a little water with my Irish Cream tonight. A very little bit of water. It's been a while. And I got all weirded out at work this afternoon because my best friend got laid off (we work together). The Bastards.

Yeah, they laid off about 220 people at my company last month. They staggered the telling of people and only told several at a time . They were given a box, a half hour to pack and then were escorted out the door by security. It took most of the day. It was the "security" thing that really disgusted me. It was like "yesterday we considered you an employee, today we consider you a criminal".

And that relief/guilt/relief feeling had me pretty wierded out too.

The good news is that some of them are keeping in touch and it sounds like they have been getting jobs pretty quickly.

trinamick

11-13-2003, 08:10 AM

That's one thing I don't have to worry about. The lady I replaced started when she was 16 and retired when she was 86. 86!!! She was almost dead at her computer! Then the lady whose job I was promoted to when she keeled over was 73 (had worked there 35 yrs). Our main secretary is 72, and has been here since 1946.....OMG, I'm going to die in this office... :eek:

La Bomba

11-13-2003, 12:38 PM

Originally posted by VBKatLou
BTW LaBomba - in case you haven't figured it out, the OTs are a bit free wheeling and we tend to turn threads into OTs in the OTs in the OTs. :rollin:

Hey - to get back to topic - are there any good shows on tonight? Or should I just spend the evening here?

Hey, VBKatLou, Grinner, Buddha, Who45, etc.! I started this thread to see what everyone was into and to get to know the regulars better! And I am doing just that! Be as freewheeling as you wish! I wish I could've hung in last night with all the excitement going on, but my computer at home went ka-blooey, so I have to get my fix between 9 and 5 right now!

Keep it up! I've decided you are all nuts, but just the right kind of nuts!

:aok:

Alexxia

11-13-2003, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by La Bomba
I've decided you are all nuts, but just the right kind of nuts!
Honey roasted, right? 'Cause we're so sweet?

La Bomba

11-13-2003, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by Alexxia
Honey roasted, right? 'Cause we're so sweet?

Exactly! I could just eat you up!

Alexxia

11-13-2003, 01:23 PM

Awww...I just :love: 'Scaper love! :hug:

La Bomba

11-13-2003, 01:34 PM

Hey, Alexxia! I just noticed that you were the 100th response to my very 1st thread! I wish I had some kind of prize or something for you!
Actually, it's looking more and more like we're all about to get the grand prize!!

FARSCAPE IS (almost) BACK!!

Jaxa Logan

11-13-2003, 01:55 PM

I've seen a lot of things I'm into listed here already, but here's my stuff anyway!
Books: Shannarra books by Terry Brooks, most of Raymond E. Feist's books (although his latest seem a little watered down to me), Harry Potter (Prisoner of Azkaban's my favorite), everything by Orson Scott Card, No Exit and Other Plays by Jean Paul Sartre, Dylan Thomas' short stories and poems, poetry by Shelley, Pablo Neruda, Arthur Rimbaud and William Carlos Williams, etc.

TV: Reruns of Farscape, Sliders, ST:DS9, Buffy, Xena, Battlestar Galactica.
Current TV: Becker (not so much since Bob left though), Scrubs, Fraser(sometimes), boy this is a short list!

Movies: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the first Matrix movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, most of Woody Allen's movies, Star Trek movies, Galaxy Quest (hey, I can laugh at myself!), old Danny Kaye movies, like The Jester and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), Slingblade, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, and many more if I sat here long enough.

Music: Cracker, Lou Reed, Carbon Leaf, Cowboy Junkies, The Smiths, The Cure, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, Sting, The Pixies, and others.

La Bomba, have you learned what you expected?
Jax