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Post by Divides the Waters on Jul 4, 2008 18:32:45 GMT -5
Well, something similar happens in my own series, but probably not quite in this context. It would be interesting to see a modern or futuristic version of the S, M, & A story.
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Post by Therin on Jul 7, 2008 23:16:46 GMT -5
S,M, & A?
Anyway, I think someone said something about the Enemy knocking an entire planet and species off the salvation list. I don't think that's allowed. Wouldn't "make disciples of every tribe, tongue, and nation" include aliens as well, assuming their out there?
The way I delt with this in my stories was to have the evil grays plus a 'race' of rogue machines taking over every planet in the universe, enslaving (the machines take over your body) or annihilating everyone until refugees from every tribe, nation, and tongue have nowhere else to go but Earth. And then we play out Revelations, just with a bunch of aliens running around. Maybe Jeff's half alien Antichrist etc. All sentient races end up on Earth since it would take almost forever to carry the gospel to every planet in the universe.
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Post by Jeff Gerke on Jul 8, 2008 7:50:35 GMT -5
Sounds cool, Therin.
"S, M, & A" stands for Shardrach, Meschach, and Abednego (didn't check my spelling). We were talking about recreating the Babylonian Captivity in a SF setting.
Jeff
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Post by Therin on Jul 8, 2008 9:59:01 GMT -5
Ahh, got it. That'd be interesting, seeing as alien cultures would be even more different from ours as Babylon was from Israel.
And can you imagine how the food incident would go? Alien luxury cuisine vs. plain earth food? Of course, it might just be that the alien food is not fit for human taste buds...
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Post by Jeff Gerke on Jul 8, 2008 10:24:46 GMT -5
Quellek: "Are you enjoying your Kep-mok blood ticks, Dr. Lazarus?"
Alex: "Just like mother used to make."
(Sorry, GalaxyQuest moment.)
(And may I just expand on that moment to say that GalaxyQuest is possibly the greatest movie of all time for people like us? It even has lines for writers of SF: "Whoever wrote this episode should die!")
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Post by strangewind on Jul 8, 2008 14:14:21 GMT -5
Oh man, I haven't seen Galaxy Quest for ages. That is to say, about 4 weeks or so. That definitely is a writer's film.
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Post by Jeff Gerke on Jul 8, 2008 18:19:24 GMT -5
Gwen: What is this thing? I mean, it serves no useful purpose for there to be a bunch of chompy, crushy things in the middle of a hallway. No, I mean we shouldn't have to do this, it makes no logical sense, why is it here?
Jason: 'Cause it's on the television show.
Gwen: Well forget it! I'm not doing it! This episode was badly written!
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Post by torainfor on Jul 8, 2008 18:25:59 GMT -5
And I love that they based their entire navigation system on the random hand movements of the kid-pilot.
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Post by Divides the Waters on Jul 8, 2008 18:55:35 GMT -5
Terrific movie, that. A good-hearted send-up. I wish there were more like it.
I thought it was kind of cool that they took a rejected idea from Star Trek V (the rock monster) and made it a major premise in the film.
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Post by Therin on Jul 9, 2008 8:00:29 GMT -5
Huh, I started watching this once then turned it off because it looked like the only Sci-Fi in it was the TV show. I guess I missed out.
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Post by Jeff Gerke on Jul 9, 2008 13:53:39 GMT -5
Dude, you have to rent it.
It's a total send-up of the actors (and fans) from the original Star Trek series. Absolutely brilliant.
It's also, if you'll allow it, "Three Amigos in space."
Jeff
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Post by Teskas on Jul 9, 2008 15:47:32 GMT -5
Yes, it is really cool. I'm a die-hard original series Trek fan, and I laughed my head-off through the whole thing.
Alan Rickman as the Shakespearean actor reduced to cheesy TV shows.
And Tim Allen with his shirt off. (What is this with Hollywood and bare-chested heroes?)
Superb.
Oh, and Three Amigos was pretty funny, too.
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Post by torainfor on Jul 9, 2008 17:42:59 GMT -5
Adroit of you to forbear mentioning Sigourney Weaver's increasing state of undress!
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Post by Teskas on Jul 9, 2008 18:04:08 GMT -5
**collapses laughing**
I forgot about that. Stupid, but also funny. Takes a terrible poke at the male libido.
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Post by scintor on Jul 16, 2008 18:03:32 GMT -5
Strangely enough, the original War of the Worlds by HG Wells was an attemp to point out to the British just how badly they were treating the peoples that they conquered with superior technology by taking apart England with superior alien technology.
Scincerely,
Scintor@aol.com
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