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chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
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In my experience, nearly all fans of Bond are also Star Trek fans, & usually fans of science fiction in general. Does that hold here?

Also, what SF do you like?

A well as Star Trek (TOS mainly) & Star Wars, I really like Firefly, Dark Angel & Dr. Who (10th, mainly). Serenity & Blade Runner are my top 2 favourite SF movies.
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  • Donald GrantDonald Grant U.S.A.Posts: 2,251Quartermasters
    chrisisall wrote:
    In my experience, nearly all fans of Bond are also Star Trek fans, & usually fans of science fiction in general. Does that hold here?

    Also, what SF do you like?

    A well as Star Trek (TOS mainly) & Star Wars, I really like Firefly, Dark Angel & Dr. Who (10th, mainly). Serenity & Blade Runner are my top 2 favourite SF movies.

    I am a fan of Star Trek TOS. As for movies, POTA (Planet Of The Apes) and the sequels, The Omega Man and the Will Smith remake I Am Legend, Bladerunner and a few others.

    DG
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Donald Grant wrote:
    POTA (Planet Of The Apes) and the sequels
    Yes definitely, and the TV series as well. B-)
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  • Donald GrantDonald Grant U.S.A.Posts: 2,251Quartermasters
    chrisisall wrote:
    Donald Grant wrote:
    POTA (Planet Of The Apes) and the sequels
    Yes definitely, and the TV series as well. B-)

    Oh yeah, here is another one, the original Rollerball with James Caan. Don't forget Soylent Green.

    DG
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    I am a fan of science fiction in general. There are too many TV series and films to mention but they range from the original Star Trek series, Doctor Who, UFO, and Space 1999 to 1950's classic films such as War of the Worlds, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and Forbidden Planet.
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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,703MI6 Agent
    I like some science fiction. Big fan of Star Wars. I've only seen a few of the Star Trek movies and a couple of episodes of ST: TNG. And that about wraps up my viewing of Science Fiction.
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  • FelixLeiter ♀FelixLeiter ♀ Staffordshire or a pubPosts: 1,286MI6 Agent
    I'm a big fan of Doctor Who. I've dedicated more of the past few years to that than Bond, since the 2005 reboot. I've gone back and seen most eps from 1963 onwards. I have action figures, magazines, posters - the works. It's the only thing that I've ever loved almost as much as Bond.
    I like Star Wars but I've never been particularly drawn to any other sci-fi so haven't experienced much. I wouldn't even describe Doctor Who as sci-fi. I think it has far more elements of drama, especially the 21st Century series'.
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  • GordoLeiterGordoLeiter Posts: 462MI6 Agent
    Im one of the few people that also likes the re-imagined Star Trek movie that came out about 1 or 2 years ago, i really like the new A-hole Spock, the orginial spock would just give you a long lecture about how your actions were illogical. The new Spock would straight out kick your ass lol.
  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,303MI6 Agent
    My brother and I are also longtime science fiction fans. Star Trek TOS was one of the first things we latched onto when we came to America and we even learned to speak English watching reruns of the old show. Needless to say, we've been lifelong fans of that show, though the latter spin offs ran hot and cold for us and never captured the charm of the original. I actually liked JJ Abrams reboot of Trek; Chris Pine really managed to channel Kirk's swagger and even William Shatner's mannerisms but Quinto's Spock is actually one of the weaker characters in my opinion as he's way too emotional. Leonard Nimoy could speak volumes with a simple arched eyebrow.

    Beyond that, I tend to gravitate towards sci-fi from the mid 1950s to the early 1980s; pretty much anything released by MGM during that era is part of my BluRay and DVD collection. While I've never been able to really get into Dr. Who (other than a few select episodes and series) the complete runs of UFO, Space 1999 and The Prisoner (which I've always felt skirted the sci-fi genre) are in the collection as well.

    In terms of literature, I cast a pretty wide net of classic and contemporary authors but Arthur C. Clarke tops the list; I've read just about all his books and even had the pleasure of corresponding briefly with him around 1987.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    edited September 2012
    TonyDP wrote:
    My brother and I are also longtime science fiction fans. Star Trek TOS was one of the first things we latched onto when we came to America and we even learned to speak English watching reruns of the old show. Needless to say, we've been lifelong fans of that show

    Here are my two best Enterprises:
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    And a cool poster I found:
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    And Yeah, The Prisoner rocks!!
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    General si-fi fan, Love all the Star Treks, except Enterprise. Don't know why It just
    didn't do it for Me. :D
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    General si-fi fan, Love all the Star Treks, except Enterprise. Don't know why It just
    didn't do it for Me. :D
    I hated Enterprise at first, but it has grown on me (like a kind of fungus, I guess), especially the last season (excepting the terrible final ep).
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I loved Voyager, some great characters and of course Seven of Nine. :x
    I didn't like DSN at first But grew to love it, The "Tribles " episode cut with
    footage from the original Star Trek series was Fantastic. -{
    And they did a Bond style episode, so It sort of has a Bond connection. :))
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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    Huge science fiction fan. Original Trek, of course...but the total run of TNG is amazing, in my opinion. Brilliant cast and writing.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,517Chief of Staff
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Huge science fiction fan. Original Trek, of course...but the total run of TNG is amazing, in my opinion. Brilliant cast and writing.

    To disagree would be illogical.
  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Here are my two best Enterprises:

    Awesome!

    I too am a Star Trek fan, my favourite series being Deep Space Nine. That series ticks all the right boxes for me - it has generally a darker tone than the other series, and there is more conflict. What got me into Star Trek at first was when a friend sat me down and "forced" me to watch the DS9 season 3 two-parter, titled "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast", both of which remain in my list of favourite Trek episodes of all time. Then there's the moral conflict that Sisko faces in my favourite Star Trek episode of any series, "In the Pale Moonlight". Sure, DS9 has its fair share of dud episodes like any other TV series, but I thought on the whole, a lot of episodes were very well executed.

    As you might have gathered, my username comes from the U.S.S. Defiant NX-74205, which is my favourite ship. I had a model of it (or rather, co-owned a model with a friend of mine) a few years back, but that got stolen along with his car :( TNG is also a cool series (I really like the Enterprise-D), as is Voyager and TOS. I could never get into Enterprise (the series), though.

    I also like Star Wars, but not to the same degree as I like Star Trek, so I'm not too particular about which Star Wars movie I enjoy more than others. More than one friend have tried to get me into Babylon 5 and Battlestar Gallactica (the recent re-make), but so far, with no success because I find that I'm constantly comparing those universes with that of Star Trek.
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I loved Voyager, some great characters and of course Seven of Nine. :x
    I didn't like DSN at first But grew to love it, The "Tribles " episode cut with
    footage from the original Star Trek series was Fantastic. -{
    And they did a Bond style episode, so It sort of has a Bond connection. :))

    DS9 did take a while to find its legs ... perhaps longer than any other series.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    DEFIANT 74205 wrote :
    I could never get into Enterprise (the series)

    Me too, it just seemed far too modern as it was supposed to be set
    Before the original Star Trek, I also couldn't get into the latest
    Battelstar Gallactica, alough I though the space fight sequences were
    brilliantly filmed very realistic almost like watching news footage, and
    they at least had the Gallactica having old computer printouts, and
    Phones with cables to show how Old the ship was.

    Love the enterprise models. -{ was I the only person to shed a Manly
    tear when she had to be destroyed in ST3, like losing an old friend. :#
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  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Love the enterprise models. -{ was I the only person to shed a Manly
    tear when she had to be destroyed in ST3, like losing an old friend. :#

    I shed a tear when the Defiant got destroyed ... does that count? :p
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    was I the only person to shed a Manly
    tear when she had to be destroyed in ST3, like losing an old friend. :#
    You were not. :(
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  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,303MI6 Agent
    So if you're a fan of Star Trek, the original series, you have to check out this awesome poster that includes at least one element from every episode. I've stared at it for an hour and am still seeing new stuff:

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    And here's a link to a much larger version:
    http://cdn.avsforum.com/f/f2/f26ce930_StarTrek10222012.jpeg
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    That's a Brilliant Poster. -{
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    TonyDP wrote:
    http://cdn.avsforum.com/f/f2/f26ce930_StarTrek10222012.jpeg
    Too amazing for words...
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Not as much a trek fan as I used to be. I never saw the end of voyager, what happened?! I didn't like DS9, TNG was getting long in the tooth and nemesis and insurrection were too similar IMO. First contact was ok but I wish the battle at earth had been longer, but I did think Galia was pretty hot.

    Nice light-up enterprise btw, that's pretty sweet.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    I never saw the end of voyager, what happened?!
    They got back to Earth all old & dying...but Janeway time traveled to tell her former self the secret to getting home quick, and HEY! No paradox!! Cool!
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  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,636MI6 Agent
    I just may be the exception that proves the rule! I have no interest in Sci-Fi. Never been a Trekkie. Saw the original Star Wars in the cinema, and while I was impressed never felt inclined to see TESB or ROTJ. Decided to give it another go when Episode 4 (or should that be 1?) opened, and was so bored that I left the cinema early. I'm the one person in the world who's never seen any of the Terminator films. Didn't mind Alien but will give Prometheus a miss. Even Moonraker was a stretch for me! :s
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,828MI6 Agent
    I'm not a fan, but I have a friend who used to be a big fan! I've heard James T. Kirk being referred to as 'a portly James Bond', too. Plus, ST:TNG had a character named 'Q' who made recurring appearances as a villain throughout the series. End of Star Trek knowledge!
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    I'm not a fan, but I have a friend who used to be a big fan! I've heard James T. Kirk being referred to as 'a portly James Bond', too. Plus, ST:TNG had a character named 'Q' who made recurring appearances as a villain throughout the series. End of Star Trek knowledge!

    Ah, Q was played by John DeLancie wasn't he? It's weird how odd little facts come back from the depths of one's bonce. The battle of Wolf 359, voyager being able to sustain warp 9.975 with its variable geometry warp nacelles, the delta flyer, quantum torpedoes, Spock saying "connect echo-bars" while preparing the photon torp in 'The Undiscovered Country', the famous 'needs of the many' phrase, how teleporters work, gel packs and isolinear chips, L-CARS, majel barrat playing the computer's voice, voyager going to blue alert for a planetary landing, how to set a phaser to overload to turn it into a bomb, general Chang quoting Shakespeare, the captain's yacht that we never got to see, the Argo, dax's nice tits, tasha yar getting jiggy with data, prof soong, lore, locutus of Borg! PADDS, tricorders, comm badges, GNDN pipe work, the Enterprise schematic in engineering that had a gerbil on a wheel where the warp core was and a Porsche 911 in a shuttle bay, 36.1 degree Celsius, phaser strips, mag-locks, ten forward, lt Barclay, the defiant, uss excelsior, transwarp conduits, the caretaker array, the fact an NX prefix in a starship's serial number means its a prototype, and who could forget the kobiashi Maru!!

    Nah, I'm not much of a closet trekkie..... honest......
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    Nah, I'm not much of a closet trekkie..... honest......
    Impressive... most impressive.
    Here's a little thing I built from scratch that I almost have done:

    SANY5745.jpg

    Just have to make the moulds & cast it!

    ...sort of a Trek fan.
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  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    dax's nice tits

    Which Dax? ;)
    minigeff wrote:
    the Enterprise schematic in engineering that had a gerbil on a wheel where the warp core was and a Porsche 911 in a shuttle bay

    I didn't know that. Which Enterprise? I must say I haven't noticed that.
    minigeff wrote:
    the defiant

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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    DEFIANT 74205 wrote:
    minigeff wrote:
    dax's nice tits

    Which Dax? ;)
    minigeff wrote:
    the Enterprise schematic in engineering that had a gerbil on a wheel where the warp core was and a Porsche 911 in a shuttle bay

    I didn't know that. Which Enterprise? I must say I haven't noticed that.
    minigeff wrote:
    the defiant

    "The Defiant was the finest ship I've ever commanded. There'll never be another one like her." -{

    My favourite ship, and the source of my screen name on here.

    in answer to your questions;

    the dax with the big tits,

    the enterprise D -

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