When the Cat was shown his perfect mate, who/what did he see?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Himself and/or a mirror
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Himself stting on the table 'twas
quote:CAT enters, stops in amazement. Cut to CAMILLE lying on the examination table, looking exactly like CAT.
CAMILLE: Hi, buddy! CAT: You're me! CAMILLE: Who else? CAT: (Confused) I'm the object of my own desire? CAMILLE: Can you think of anyone more deserving? CAT: Well, if you put it like THAT, I guess you're right! Damn my vanity! CAT and CAMILLE: (Slapping hands) WHOOOAAAAWWWWW!
Your Q Quiz Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
from the Hitchhikers Triology, what is the two step process for flying?
Posted by Director Lad on :
1. Throw yourself at the ground. 2. Miss.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Correct Sudro, your question
Posted by Director Lad on :
In Arthur C. Clarke's 2010: Oddessy Two, at what "point" is the USS Discovery parked at?
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
umm.... the point between Io and Europa??
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
The barycentre of Io and Jupiter?
Posted by Director Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?: The barycentre of Io and Jupiter?
I'd say that's close enough. Especially since you used another word to describe essentially what I was going for. Clarke describes it as the "Lagrange Point" between Io and Jupiter. Webster's defines "Lagrangian" as "a function that describes the state of a dynamic system in terms of position coordinates and their time derivatives and that is equal to the difference between the potential and kinetic energy." Basically, it's the point at which the competing gravities of the two bodies (and any others in the area) cancel each other out and hold an object stationary relative to the larger bodies. Which could be similar to barycentre, which I found defined on the web as "a centre of mass, esp. of the earth-moon system." So, after that overly complex question and answer, I pass the baton to SoM. I'll try to think of a better question next time.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
quote:Originally posted by Director Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?: The barycentre of Io and Jupiter?
I'd say that's close enough. Especially since you used another word to describe essentially what I was going for.[...] So, after that overly complex question and answer, I pass the baton to SoM. I'll try to think of a better question next time.
LOL
Anyway, a Farscape to lower the tone now...
What does Dominar Rygel XVI of Hyneria fart? Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
Green kittens and beans? (wild guess)
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Nothing of the sort. And I said FART.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Helium!
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Indeed Pex, your go Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Pex?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Okay, I think I can safely say Pex ain't going to post a question, so I'll ask another one to destall this:
Where was the Captain's message to Rimmer meant to be hidden in Back to Reality?
Posted by Bevis on :
Was it in a microdot on the i of his swimming certificate (despite the fact he can't swim)?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Yup (Although the brummie git doesn't mention which of AJR BSc SSc's swimming certificates it was )
Your Q Bev.
Posted by Bevis on :
Hmm, well Sci-fi isn't my strong point, but never mind. I was going to ask who lives on the little blue planet but I think that may rather exclude anyone who's not from the UK so instead, rather seamlessly linking in to the musicals thread, how many aliens are there in the Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
I believe there were just three aliens. Frankenfurter, Riff-Raff, and Magenta.
I don't think Rocky woould count as an alien as he was created on Earth and was described in the titles as "the Creature"
Posted by Bevis on :
That's the answer. I was actually expecting someone to answer four since poeple usually count Columbia as well, but she's a regular human.
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
On Lost in Space, what was the name of the "family camper" that they used on planet?
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Heh, sorry, I forgot I had posted an answer to the thread...plus I haven't been online much recently because I've been taking care of my uncle (who's recovering from a very very rough hernia operation).
Not an excuse or anything so that I can get my question in, just wanted to explain where I've been Posted by His imperial majesty, STU on :
Glad you're back, Pex -- and hope your uncle is doing well! Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Pex the Unalive: Heh, sorry, I forgot I had posted an answer to the thread...plus I haven't been online much recently because I've been taking care of my uncle (who's recovering from a very very rough hernia operation).
It's understood, Pex - I wouldn't worry about it.
Give our best to your uncle.
Posted by Proty II on :
Chariot?
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Will do, thanks Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Proty II,
that is the correct answer. I would say that you have the next question.
Pex,
I am glad your Uncle is OK
Posted by Proty II on :
I'll second everyone's wishes about Pex's uncle.
Speaking of Pex, what was the name of the Doctor Who story that featured a character named Pex (played by a delightfully scrumptious Howard Cooke)?
Ken
Posted by Star Boy on :
Paradise Towers?
Posted by Proty II on :
Congratulations Wayne!
I'm not really a fan of the Sylvester McCoy years but I remember thinking that Pex was a real hottie so that storyline has stuck in my mind.
You're up!
Ken
Posted by Star Boy on :
Okay... A really really easy one while I wait for designers to send me files. At this time of day I'm surprised I can think of anything at all.
What level of power is required to activate your DeLorean Time Vehicle?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
1.21 Gigawatts
Posted by Star Boy on :
Of Course...
(Was trying to come up with a song for my band by the same name, but they resisted... )
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Little non-question trivia factoid: Doug Naylor has said that the original conception for Lister was for him to be played a bit like the Doc in BttF, with his brain fried by all the curries, etc.
Eventually getting round to the question:
According to Kryten, what non-standard piece of equipment was issued only to those mechanoids working on Italian starships?
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Dunno, but another interesting non-question trivia factoid regarding my namesake question above (which I hate I missed since that's one of my favorite Who stories!): The character of Pex was originally intended to be played by an Arnold Schwartzenegger-type actor (as a joke, since someone that large and muscular theoretically shouldn't be afraid to go to war), but of course, Howard Cooke got the part and wound up playing it far more sincerely. I've always liked his Pex (no pun intended) so that's why I chose the name I did... Posted by Proty II on :
Pex, I wasn't sure if you were connected with the Doctor Who character or not, but as soon as I saw your name that's where my thoughts went.
It's been years since I've seen it and I never bothered to record the McCoy episodes, so it's all a bit hazy now.
I like Red Dwarf too, but I'm damned if I know the reference.
Ken
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
quote:Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?: According to Kryten, what non-standard piece of equipment was issued only to those mechanoids working on Italian starships?
garlic press? (trying to think of stereotypical Italian items)
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Clue - it's something Kryten said at a time he was bemoaning his lack of the thing for a specific reason.
[ February 10, 2004, 12:50 PM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
I probably don't know the answer to this, but the reference to "italian starships" is so familiar it's driving me nuts. I just wish I knew where I heard that distinction before...!
Posted by Proty II on :
Maybe you're thinking of Demon Planet, my favorite Italian Rubber movie.
Ken
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Clue: Kryten once obtained this thing for a short time, and spent time taking pictures of it.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Come on - given that this is LW.net, I expected someone would have guessed THIS object long ago.
Kryten later made one which ran away, leading the Cat to a rather embarassing situation and Kokanski to make a snotty remark.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
We're not talking about "Archie", are we? lol
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Yeah, the last clue referenced Archie, but that's not the answer to the question You need to answer the question to get the point
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Hmm, it's either a p*nis, or probably an enlargement device for one...I'll say option A.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Option A it is (well, technically the word used was "genitals," but given that the whole conversation was about Kryten's eunichesque status, I think that answer is sufficient).
*given that this is LW.net, I expected someone to get that ages ago*
quote:KRYTEN: The only mechanoids to be issued with genitals were the ones created to work on Italian starships. It was thought they could acclimatize themselves better if they could mimic their Italian crewmates and stand around cupping themselves all day.
Try and remember this time, huh Pex
[ February 12, 2004, 11:57 AM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
HA!
Right, here goes:
In Doctor Who, which two Doctors never faced the Cybermen on television?
I'll accept numbers or actor names...
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
Um.. the first and the last? (the last being the one in the movie)
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Well, you're half-right, but I'm not saying which half...
Btw, the last so far (the one in the movie) is the eighth...you know, just for the record Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
In that case, I'll say the 8th and the 3rd (Pertwee)?
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
The 8th is definitely correct. (because Pex said either the 8th or the 1st was correct and I know Hartnell did fight the Cybermen)
for the other one, I am not sure if it was Colin Baker or Sylvester McCoy. I am thinking it was Colin Baker.
Therefore my answer is the 6th and 8th Doctors did not fight the Cybermen on TV
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Drake gets it. The Third Doctor(Pertwee) never fought the Cybermen at all, and while the Eighth Doctor (McGann) did fight the Cybermen, it was in the Big Finish audio "Sword of Orion", and not on television.
Okay, Drake, you're up!
[ February 13, 2004, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: Pex the Unalive ]
Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Actually, Pertwee did face Cybermen in the Five Doctors. Although they weren't the main villian and his interaction with them was only spotting them and hiding from them, so you could say he never fought them.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Aw frell!!! I can't believe I forgot that. Of course, I meant which ones didn't fight them during their own televised era...bonus points to Quis for reminding me of that...unless of course we don't have bonus points, in which case Quis, you can pick your favorite flavor of jelly baby as a reward Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Um, Drake? Wakey, wakey... Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
Oops, sorry for not checking in earlier.
Next Q: Which character's penis was shown (more than once) on Babylon 5?
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Londo, he cheats at cards with it!!! Well, with one of them, they have...six, IIRC.
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
that's it -- his genitalia were also shown in that ep where he almost died.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Do you mean the one with him and G'Kar trapped in the lift? I haven't seen all of them yet, I'm going through them for the first time as they come out on DVD...
Anyway, my question is:
In Farscape's "Look at the Princess" trilogy, whom does Aeryn claim she is compatible with in order to escape the advances of one of the locals?
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
quote:Originally posted by Pex the Unalive: Do you mean the one with him and G'Kar trapped in the lift?
Hehe, if Londo's genitalia came out in that lift with G'Kar, that scene might've ended veeeery differently ... no, a couple of seasons later on Londo is almost assassinated and you see "them" when he's on the doctor's table.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
*Taps foot, waiting for answers to come in*
Disturbingly, I was looking up at Drake's last post as I was typing and accidentally typed "genitalia" instead of "answers"...
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
"waiting for the genitalia to come in"?? Now there's a freudian slip if ever there was one... Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
quote:Originally posted by Pex the Unalive: In Farscape's "Look at the Princess" trilogy, whom does Aeryn claim she is compatible with in order to escape the advances of one of the locals?
Dominar Rygel XVI of Hyneria. (although the testing substance became so foul, she could barely hold the smile)
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
You are correct, sir! Good show!
Your turn Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Who is that masked man, and what episode of which show cometh he from?
[ February 23, 2004, 05:15 AM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
No one?
Posted by STU on :
I've got a question for you. Who's that guy in your avatar, and where's he from?
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Sanity,
I know it's John Crichton, of Farscape, but I can't remember which episode the pic is from...
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
I'm just going to give it to Pex (the ep. was Crackers Don't Matter, 2x04. Good ep)
STU: D'Argo from Farscape.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Dang! I kept thinking it was from John Quixote, but I knew that wasn't right!
New Question:
According to the first DC Trek comic series, what was the top speed of the U.S.S. Excelsior?
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
warp 9.5??
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Nope, 'fraid not!
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Not a clue
Posted by Proty II on :
Warp 8
That's strictly a guess.
Ken
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Warp 12?
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Nope, nope, and nope...any more guesses, before I reveal the answer? Posted by Lightning Lad on :
One more. 12.6.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
nope Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Well I'm out of guesses. I know that 12.6 was the emergency Warp speed given in the movies and series as pre-Next Generation warp levels. I can't remember what the comic books had at all.
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Heh, would you believe 20?
Hrm...now what? I ask another question, yes?
Assuming that's the case, here we go:
Ian Holm was one of two actors up for the role of Bilbo Baggins. Name the other.
Hint: He was Doctor Who. Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Tom Baker?
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
Sylvester McCoy??
Posted by Proty II on :
Peter Davison???
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Drake got it, it's McCoy
He was quoted as saying he was honored to be considered to be in the same company as Ian Holm, but he wished Holm had been busy! lol
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
What was Wilma Dearing's rank?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Don't have a clue.
Posted by Proty II on :
Colonel?
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
Yup! She was a colonel (and a sexy one at that!)
Posted by Proty II on :
I think the only reason I knew that was because I have the Buck Rogers board game.
My turn, huh? Okay.
What do YOU think, Linda?
Posted by Proty II on :
I realize I was probably under a Guiness-induced haze last night so that might not have made much since.
What I'm looking for is Linda's answer to the question. I'll settle for the name of the famous SF movie the question is from.
"What do YOU think, Linda?"
Posted by Proty II on :
Time for a hint, I guess. Linda's husband in the movie is a fireman who has trouble sliding down the pole.
Posted by Proty II on :
Still no guesses? Okay, this movie may not have had any rocket ships but it did have a lot of policemen flying around in jet packs.
Posted by Proty II on :
Here's another quote from the movie:
"I'm the Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury."
Posted by Proty II on :
An alternate title for this movie might be 232.78C
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Fahrenheit 451? lol
Posted by Proty II on :
You got it, Pex! Take it away!
By the way, Linda's answer was, "The blue room?"
To which the men on the television replied, in unison, "Yes Linda. You're absolutely right."
Ken
Posted by Pex the Unalive on :
Did I answer one? Yikes, I'd forgotten... Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Trying to restart it....
<--- Who is that in my avatar
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Marvin from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Indeed.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
R.I.P. Douglas Adams.
Okay, Red Dwarf question. Should be easy for the UK SciFi master who is our current leader.
What was Lister known as in Cat's Bible?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Cloister the Stupid
And yes, I knew that offhand
And ditto on the RIP Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I knew I couldn't slip that one past you. Just couldn't come up with a tougher one.
Give us your best shot SoM.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Not going to do the "best shot" bit, since as the Buffy threads have proven - kiling trivia threads is easy
Now, off the top of my head (May as well stick with the 'Dwarf);
"This is not the deal - you've welched on it!"
Who, what and why Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I don't know if I'm remembering this right but here goes.
Who welched: Rimmer What: A mind swap with Lister Why: Lister found Rimmer hiding under some blankets and pigging out on junk food when he was supposed to be getting Lister's body back in shape.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Close enough Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Need to see more Dwarf episodes. So a clip from the American version on a clip show the other night and about lost my dinner. Very bad stuff. We should quit trying to immitate UK television.
Next question.
What organization did Captain Scarlet work for?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
SPECTRUM
And I downloaded the first US pilot. Agreed - baaaaaaad stuff.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I actually thought that one would be a bit tougher. Forgot who I was dealing with. Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Heh. I've seen most of the Supermarionation series
Going west now, what is the Scarren Emperor's name?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Oh crap. A Farscape question. Didn't faithfully watch it.
Stelek or something like that.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Ngh... you're very close, but just about far enough away that I can't quite give it....
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Long e right?
Steleek?
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
Ngh... okay, one letter... Staleek was the precise version.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Never said spelling was my strong point. At least I don't post in leet.
Gerry Anderson ('father' of Supermarionation) also did live action shows. Name the only one that lasted more than one season.
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
I think it was Space 1999, but I'm honestly not sure there.
[ August 20, 2004, 10:05 AM: Message edited by: Sanity or Madness? ]
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
You're right, as usual.
It was Space:1999. None of his others (UFO is the only one that comes to mind) lasted more than one season. In fact 1999 was supposed to be the continuation (second series) of UFO but they went with it as a different show instead.
You are up again SoM. And I'm leaving so I won't hog the next question. Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
In which episode did two Listers simultaneously yell "Rimmer, for smeg's sake!!" ?
Posted by Flannel Lass on :
"The Inquisitor"
Just to add, season five, I think. Episode 2.
[ August 21, 2004, 09:29 PM: Message edited by: Flannel Lass ]
Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
It was Red Dwarf V, and 'twas the Inquisitor. Your go FL.
Posted by Flannel Lass on :
Here's a pathetically easy one, because all the brilliant stumpers I thought up before, I've forgotten the answers to.
What species was Dr. Kitty Ping famed for engineering?
Edit: I know that was an odd way to put my answer, but I haven't seen enarly as much of Red Dwarf as I like; so one night after watching a paltry two episodes on the late night spacefest, I searched out the scripts online and read them all. They were fabulously done, I think someone had just watched every episode and written down everything. Not quite as good as watching them, but very easy to imagine if you'd seen a few episodes.
[ August 23, 2004, 06:25 PM: Message edited by: Flannel Lass ]
Posted by Flannel Lass on :
Hint: this is from a book series (although I think there may have been a video game...)
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
I'm not sure if "famed" is the right word, since even the Pernese seemed to forget about it relatively quickly ...
The answer is: the Dragons from Anne McCaffrey's "Pern" series.
Posted by Flannel Lass on :
Right you are! I also would have accepted "Pernese dragons". Your quezzie, BPM.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
New Question, in 2 parts:
Which well-known SF author wrote an essay on the sex life of Superman,
AND
What was the title of the essay?
Bonus Points if you know another SF author who mentioned this essay in a story.
Posted by SoM on :
Man of Steel, Women of Kleenex by... Larry Niven, I think.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
And the answer to the bonus question is Spider Robinson.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Our Leader is correct! Having a brain the size of a planet comes in handy!
And LL gets bonus points: "MoS,WoK" was mentioned in one of the "Callahan's Bar" short stories.
SoM is up!
Posted by SoM on :
Complete the sentence:
"Tips for aliens in New York: Land..."
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
"Tips for aliens in New York: Land anywhere. Central Park, anywhere. No one will care, or indeed even notice."
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish - book four of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy
Posted by SoM on :
That would be correct LL. Your Q Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Sam Casey's ability to disappear at will earned him what name?
[ August 27, 2004, 06:56 AM: Message edited by: Lightning Lad ]
Posted by ActorLad on :
The Invisible Man?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Close but not quite right.
Posted by DrakeB3003 on :
The Invisible Boy?
Posted by SoM on :
The Gemini Man
Posted by ActorLad on :
The Not-Visible Man?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Sorry, forgot it was my question.
SoM is right, the Gemini Man. It was the second series attempt at adapting the Invisible Man. The first was The Invisible Man staring David McCellum (sp?) from Man from U.N.C.L.E..
You are up again SoM.
Posted by SoM on :
Going Hitchhiking again:
How do you fly?
Posted by Numf El on :
You fall and then get distracted before you hit the ground.
Posted by SoM on :
That'll do (I would also have accepted "Throw yourself at the ground. Miss." )
Posted by Numf El on :
Thanks SoM. If memory serves me correctly, the “throw yourself at the floor, miss” was the prescribed method, but Arthur Dent did it the accidental way. It has been a bloomin’ long time since I’ve read it though, and I couldn’t remember the exact instructions.
Next Question:
What was the “April, May, June, July & August Fool” jape?
Posted by SoM on :
Queeg
More specifically, the über-regimented Red Dwarf "backup computer," who was actually Holly in disguise Posted by Numf El on :
I thought that would be an easy one for you SoM, going by your sig.
One of the best Red Dwarf episodes IMHO.
Your go again, illustrious leader.
Posted by SoM on :
Yep, I love that ep too
A most certainly NOT Dwarfian quote this time:
"Who's the big ugly green guy?" said who about his older self?
Posted by SoM on :
Clue: The kid version was also green Posted by SoM on :
One more clue before I give it:
Other characters standing around them were green, gold, blue, orange and lilac respectively. And that was just the humanoids.
Posted by Numfwing on :
I haven't the foggiest, although I think that I should know....
It's not the Power Rangers, is it?
Posted by Deathstroke Lad on :
I'm going to guess Reboot. Based on I've not seen the cartoon but that's SoM's new name and I have heard of it.
Posted by Reboot on :
Yeah, it IS from Reboot, but that's not answering the question
I'll give it a day more, then just post a new Q.
Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
"Little" Enzo says that about Matrix from Season 3's Season Finale "End Prog"?
I would have got this immediately had I seen the question.
Posted by Reboot on :
That's what they all say
Your go.
[ September 06, 2004, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by Reboot on :
Bumping for AL to ask a Q....
Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
On what show is Tabasco the condiment of choice of aliens?
Posted by Marla Jupiter on :
Austin City Limits! Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
Er, no.
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
Third Rock from the Sun?
Rosario in Will and Grace uses Tobasco and I always thought those green glasses of her made her look like something from another plant, so if you allow me a second guess that'd be my choice Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
Nope, sorry.
Posted by Miss Troia on :
Roswell? Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
Correct Miss-T. The teen aliens in the show Roswell would use Tabasco on most foods.
*never watched Roswell during it's original run but the repeats on Scifi have sucked me in*
It's kind of Legion-ish.
Posted by Reboot on :
Miss T...
Posted by Miss Troia on :
I humbly apologize for holding the thread up. Roswell was a total guess and I forgot to check back afterwards. Thank you Numfies for letting me know.
Name the three Soong android characters played by Brent Spiner in the Star Trek: TNG series/movies by name.
And for a bonus name his android daughter by name. Posted by Reboot on :
Data, Lore and... what was that one from the last movie I didn't see... B4?
Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
I only know of Data & Lore.
Data's daughter was named LAL(sp?) though.
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
Data, Lore and his creator too, Dr Soong wasn't it? And the daughter was Lal. And does it count that he was Borged too? And sherlocke Homes
(edited as I just went back and re-read the Question properly, the other android is B4 I think)
[ September 14, 2004, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: Mrs C B H.I.V.E. ]
Posted by Miss Troia on :
Only Mrs. C. B. H.I.V.E. answered all parts of my question. Reboot didn't name Lal and Actor left out B4.
So I pass the next question on to B.! Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Eye Lash Lass: Only Mrs. C. B. H.I.V.E. answered all parts of my question. Reboot didn't name Lal and Actor left out B4.
So I pass the next question on to B.!
Ummm....
quote:Originally posted by Eye Lash Lass: Name the three Soong android characters played by Brent Spiner in the Star Trek: TNG series/movies by name.
And for a bonus name his android daughter by name.
The other part was a "bonus" - if you needed it answered, you should have said so.
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
Wow! I can't believe I got that. Just goes to show that Alan's love of STNG (and more particularly Deana Troi) paid off for me
Thanks ELL, kewl name btw
So, in which story did the last man alive travel into space inside a whale? Author and title please.
If you know it and give the answer just zip on with your question, I can't see this being too hard to answer.
Posted by Eye Lash Lass on :
I made a judgment call that the person whe answered most completely should be the winner.
I didn't complain when you made the judgment that Zoe answered the Guess what Legionnaire puzzle more thoroughly than myself because she distinguished between Kid Quantum I and Kid Quantum II.
If you find your knickers bunched over it then by all means do as you choose. I stumbled into this thread by accident anyway. Posted by Numfwing on :
What was the question again?
It'll be someone called Jonah, I'll bet.... And it sounds like a Piers Anthony to me...before he wrote all that fantasy garbage.
[ September 20, 2004, 04:43 AM: Message edited by: Numfwing ]
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
Not Piers Anthony, no, far more hardcore and very well respected scifi writer - in this book the human race becomes something.. more, and there are devils too. Kind of.
Posted by Numfwing on :
Haven't got the foggiest.
Hardcore ..... not Ron Jeremies, is it?
Sorry, B, obviously not one I've read.
xx
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
It was the title used in an issue of the fantastic four when li'l cutie Franklin got all grown up.
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
And the author used to present a mysterious programme all about unexplained thing.
Oh someone please guess it. I thought it was a really really easy question too Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Based on the hints you've given, I'm going to guess "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke (it's been a long time since I've read it, and I have no recollection of the bit you mentioned in the original question).
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
Absolutely right BRM, well done, you're up next.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
New Question:
Who was not harmed by exposure to the Total Perspective Vortex ?
Posted by Reboot on :
Zaphod Beetlebrox, since it only confirmed for him that the most important man in the universe, which revolves around him. He then proceeded to eat the power source.
[Okay, so it was a VR universe created so that he wouldn't have to go through the real thing. And the power source was a piece of fairy cake. Still... ]
[ September 21, 2004, 03:38 PM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Wow, I expected that to be more of a challenge, since it's from the second Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, which is probably the least-known H2G2 material ... of course, living in the UK, Reboot doubtless has more opportunities to listen to BBC Radio than those of us in the USA (I'm lucky enough to own a copy of the published H2G2 radio scripts; also got the complete episode set on audiotape ).
For those of you less fortunate, I quote the Guide's entry on The Total Perspective Vortex:
quote: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Episode 8:
The Vortex derives its picture of the whole Universe on the principle of extrapolated matter analyses.
To explain - since every piece of matter in the Universe is in some way affected by every other piece of matter in the Universe, it is in theory possible to extrapolate the whole of Creation, every Galaxy, every sun, every planet, their orbits, their composition, and their economic and social history from, say, one small piece of fairy cake. The Man who invented the Total Perspective Vortex did so basically in order to annoy his wife.
Trin Tragula, for that was his name, was a dreamer, a speculative thinker, or as his wife would have it, an idiot.
And she would nag him incessantly about the utterly inordinate amount of time he would spend staring out into space, or mulling over the mechanics of safety pins, or doing spectrographic analyses of pieces of fairy cake. "Have some sense of proportion" she would say thirty-eight times a day.
And so he built the Total Perspective Vortex, just to show her. And in one end he plugged the whole of reality as extrapolated from a fairy cake, and in the other end he plugged his wife, so that when he turned it on she saw in one instant the whole infinity of creation and herself in relation to it.
To Trin Tragula's horror, the shock annihilated her brain, but to his satisfaction he realized he had conclusively proved that if life is going to exist in a Universe this size the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.
Oh, and it's "Beeblebrox".
Over to Reboot.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Bicycle Repair Man: Wow, I expected that to be more of a challenge, since it's from the second Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, which is probably the least-known H2G2 material ... of course, living in the UK, Reboot doubtless has more opportunities to listen to BBC Radio than those of us in the USA (I'm lucky enough to own a copy of the published H2G2 radio scripts; also got the complete episode set on audiotape ).
Actually, I was working from my (recent) memories of reading (the book version) of [i]Restaurant at the End of the Universe , and haven't yet heard the radio series/read the scripts. This is obviously an instance where they agree
And whoops on the typo
Aaaaannnnnyyywwaaaayyy:
Where is the place where Arthur hadn't ducked at the time when Agrajag summoned him?
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
In that case, it's my whoops: I could've sworn the Total Perspective Vortex was one of the many things from the second radio series that never made it into the books. Obviously it's been too long since I last reread the books.
I believe the answer to your question is "Stavromula Beta".
Posted by Reboot on :
Nope, Chapter 8 of Restaurant
And as for your answer to MY question, it is indeed Stavromula Beta. Your go.
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
New question concerns the classic SF short story "Arena" by Fredric Brown (which inspired the Star Trek episode of the same name in which Captain Kirk faced a reptilian Gorn in single combat):
What did the alien in the short story look like?
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
a turtle?
Posted by Reboot on :
???
Posted by Deathstroke Lad on :
A red sphere.
Posted by Numfwing on :
A badly in need of repair bicycle?
Posted by TheGreenActingBug on :
A feline?
Posted by Kent on :
I read that a long time ago... I imagined a creature, kinda hard to describe, tho.
some sorta slimy, shellless-mollusky thing with some sort of limited limb/limbs... I remember my imagined version from the description better than the desription itself.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Our Founder got it.
The alien in "Arena" was a red spheroid about a yard in diameter, with tentacles for picking things up (which were retractable because it moved by rolling).
Over to "Deathstroke Lad".
Posted by Deathstroke Lad on :
Thanks BRM. Haven't read the story in quite awhile but remembered how different it was than the ST adaption.
I'll post another question later tonight. Promised Caroline I'd take her to the Comic store so she could log into CoH for an hour or so.
Posted by Deathstroke Lad on :
Which Samuel Delany novel focused on the main character's final decision to have a sex change in order to find love?
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
The really annoying thing about this question is I'm positive I've read it - and found it rather disturbing too if memory serves me correctly.
Any clues?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Yeah, I'm trying to think of a good one. I promise I'll post by tomorrow morning with it. Don't know how much longer I'll have the PC tonight.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
The main character immigrated to a world (the original title of the book) that was at war with Earth.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Okay, maybe too out there for some. Here is the last hint then I'll give the answer and post a television or movie related sci-fi question if no one gets it.
The main character was said to be a "happily reasonable man" and was named Bron Helstrom.
Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
TRITON!!!!!(wasn't it?) I can't believe it took so blinkin' long to remember it!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
That's the one Belinda! I have a feeling we are the only two people on the board who have ever read the book.
Now, let's have a stumper from you. Posted by Mrs C B H.I.V.E. on :
Ok, so in which book does Arnie Kott and his union control Mars’ entire water supply?
I'll post clues in a day or two if no-one gets it
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
How about another clue for the masses Belinda before I toss in my guess?
Posted by Belinda Hill on :
It features a colony on Mars, schizophrenia, black market operations, strange visions of the future, autism, real estate schemes, adultery and...time slips.
If anyone (other than Scott) has read this book you will definitely guess it after that!
Posted by Belinda Hill on :
Okay Scott, tell them what it is then. I can't give anymore hints after that last one, I practically gave you the title.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Philip K. Dick's Martian Time-Slip. Which I found to be more of an interesting human study than sci-fi but Dick's books were like that for me.
Posted by Belinda Hill on :
You got it Scott! And I have to agree his character plotlines were a lot better than his science - in this story anyway.
You're next LL!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Thanks B!
This one may be a gimme as I have probably mentioned it before.
What classic sci-fi television series has close ties to what large religion?
[edit note: making the distinction that this is a television series]
[ October 19, 2004, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: Lightning Lad ]
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
All I can think is Hubbard's Dianetics. But, having never read it, I have no idea.
Sorry, I more the fantasy end of the spectrum than the techy sci-fi.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Technically your are correct but it is not the one I was thinking of. L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth series was based on the philosophy he created in Dianetics which evolved into Scientology.
The one I'm thinking of involved a television series, not necessarily a series of books. My bad for not making that distinction.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
This series is currently experiencing a comeback.
Posted by CJ Taylor on :
I'll guess Battlestar Galactica.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Yep, it is BG. Now what major religion (if you can call it that) has similar themes?
Posted by Reboot on :
Judging from your bitter "if you can call it that," I'll plump for Mormonism Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Was I bitter?
Yep, there are many similarities. This is from a Galactica site that I have not been able to find for awhile so I don't have a link to credit.
quote:Are there parallels between Battlestar Galactica and Mormonism?
Yes there are. Glen Larson (producer and creator) is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, hereafter referred to as the "Mormon" or Latter-day Saint (LDS) church. Some of the ideas in Galactica are unmistakably Mormon in origin.
1. In Battlestar Galactica, twelve tribes of man founded the Twelve Colonies after departing from Kobol. A lost thirteenth colony colonized Earth. In The Book of Mormon, around 600 BC, the prophet Lehi took a remnant of the tribe of Joseph from Jerusalem to ancient America, during the time of the Babylonian captivity and the scattering of the twelve tribes of Israel.
2. In "Lost Planet of the Gods", it is revealed that the mankind originated on Kobol, the mother world of all humans. Kobol is a rearranging of the word Kolob, which is the star "nearest unto the throne of God" (see The Book of Abraham, Ch. 3, found in The Pearl of Great Price.) The "Star Kobol" was also the ship on which armistice talks between the Colonials and the Cylons were held.
3. The episode "War of the Gods", with starred Count Iblis and the Ship of Lights, introduces viewers to various elements of LDS teachings. The universe is under the law of Free Agency: "We cannot interfere with freedom of choice. His, yours, anyone's." Even Count Iblis (Satan) is bound by these laws, for he has only control over those who had "freely given him dominion." Those who accepted Iblis' words were willing to follow him blindly provided he guaranteed their safety. According to the Mormon account of creation (The Book of Moses, Ch. 4, found in The Pearl Of Great Price), one of the reasons God cast Satan out of heaven was because he "sought to destroy the agency of man."
4. The beings on the Ship of Lights are highly evolved brothers of man, and may also have founded Kobol. The phrase "As you are now, we once were; as we are now, you may become" is a rewording of a quote from Lorenzo Snow: "As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become." This is an important component of the doctrine of Eternal Progression. According to LDS beliefs, all humans are children of God, who is Himself an exalted man. By following God's laws, a believer can enter the path to godhood.
5. In their sealing ceremony, Adama sealed Apollo and Serina with these words: "A union between this man and this woman not only for now but for all the eternities." In a Latter-day Saint temple marriage, a couple is sealed for "time and all eternity."
6. There is a similarity in the political structures of the Colonies and the Latter-day Saint church. Both bodies have a Council (or Quorum) of the Twelve, and a President.
7. In the Galactica 1980 episode "The Super Scouts", Dillon uses the phrase "The glory of the universe is intelligence," a rewording of a passage in Doctrines and Covenants #93: "The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth." In Experiment in Terra, aboard the Ship of Lights, the "angel" John tells Apollo "I have no physical body, as you know it." Apollo, pointing to John's "body", asks him "What do you call that?" "A reflection of intelligence. My spirit, if you will." Later on in "The Super Scouts", Dillon remarked that he was admiring "this choice land." This is a variation of the Book of Mormon description of the Americas "This land is choice above all other lands" (1 Nephi, Ch. 2. et al.)
Since two different players answered half the question should we open it up to two different questions or make it a coin toss?
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Was I bitter?
Just slightly
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Yep, there are many similarities. This is from a Galactica site that I have not been able to find for awhile so I don't have a link to credit.
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Since two different players answered half the question should we open it up to two different questions or make it a coin toss?
I'll take the coin toss over the two questions. I call Heads Posted by CJ Taylor on :
Take it away Reboot. I'm offline on the weekend, so I won't be able to check in regularly.
Posted by Reboot on :
Right, can't think of anything hard, so....
"You are not merely a cruel and heartless man, you are also staggeringly tactless."
Who, what, where and why?
Posted by Reboot on :
Okay, I'll drop the "where."
Posted by Belinda Hill on :
Reboot, it sounds like something from the Bronte sisters to me It's been awhile since I've read any of their works but I'm fairly sure they didn't turn their hands to Sci-Fi so I guess I'm wrong Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I know the who and the where but can't remember what or why.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I know the who and the where but can't remember what or why.
And I thought the why would come easy once you knew the "who" (and in turn the why would give you the "what" [directly happened to cause that remark] You sure you're right about that?
[ October 30, 2004, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: Reboot ]
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I just can't remember the remark that caused the response. I'd have to dig out the book and read the chapter again.
Posted by Reboot on :
Posted by Reboot on :
Extending the quote as a clue:
"Arthur Dent, you are not merely a cruel and heartless man, you are also staggeringly tactless."
Posted by Belinda Hill on :
Oh feck! I read a slew of Douglas Adams last year - time to dig them all out again!
I can't believe Numf or Sonnie haven't guessed this as they could probably quote the whole series between them.
Posted by Reboot on :
Character's name begins with an "A"
Posted by Numf-El on :
I can't remember the guys name - but was it him that had the Theatre of Hate? Every time he was reincarnated Arthur Dent managed to kill him off - whether it was as a fly or a fish or, most famously as a potted plant - hence the "Oh no, not again!" quote.
This would have been in the Theatre of Hate when he had captured Arthur and was planning to exact his revenge. If memory serves me correctly this was where Arthur learned to fly, as per a previous question of Reboots.
Unfortunately it's probably been close on 20 years since I've read it, and I've never had a mind for remembering names, Susan.
It wasn't the Great Arkleseizure was it? No, that was something else......
Posted by Reboot on :
You're right on the where, and you're on the right lines with the rest (including the bowl of petunias ].
The Arkleseizure was the thing which (one race believes) sneezed the universe into existence [they live in constant fear of The Coming of The Great White Hankerchief ]
Posted by Numf-El on :
Okay, it's Agrajag, and it was the Catherdal of Hate, not Theatre.
Thanks Google.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Numf-El: Okay, it's Agrajag, and it was the Catherdal of Hate, not Theatre.
Thanks Google.
Cheater
Away thou goest.
Posted by Numf-El on :
It's a fair cop!
Anyway, on to the question:-
Name two sci-fi films in which a - Ian Holms stars b - there is a character by the name of Dallas.
Pretty easy one there for yous lot.
Posted by Brainiac68 on :
I'm guessing here, but Alien and Dune?
Posted by Numf-El on :
Good start - fell down with the second guess though.
Keep trying.
Posted by Brainiac68 on :
does Ian Holm AND a character named Dallas have to be in the same movie? Posted by Lightning Lad on :
The first would of course be Alien where Ian was Ash and Tom Skerritt was Dallas.
The second was The Fifth Element with Ian as Priest Vito Cornelius and Bruce Willis as Major Korben Dallas.
Posted by Numf-El on :
Spot on, LL.
Your go.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
IMO Fifth Element was a great sci-fi movie. Even if Willis was in it.
How far into the future was Max Headroom said to take place?
Posted by Harbinger on :
Was it something like twenty or thirty minutes Scott? (Alan says 20, I say 30)
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Alan is right. The episodes were always said to take place "20 minutes in the future". I think there was even a novel or book based on the show that used that phrase as its title.
Since you posted though, B, I'll hand it over to you.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Bother! that's me owe him a meal then! Poo!
I'll let Alan know and maybe even allow him to come up with a question for you all Posted by Numf-El on :
'cks sake B - get that lazy arsed hubby of yours to give us a Q.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Whoops, I forgot, I'll remind him when he gets in tonight Posted by Spannerhead on :
Sorry, I forgot to post a question before, so off the top of my head here goes --- which Naval themed space series did David Feintuch write, and who was the lead character in the first four books?
So. Ken, from one lazy arsed husband to another, will this do?
Posted by Numf-El on :
Absolutely, Spanner.
As for the answer - FIIK ! Posted by Spannerhead on :
Nope, I don't remember that book Ken Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
You ask the question - then can't remember the answer!!!!
I'm telling Bel on you.
Posted by Numf-El on :
Sorry for the confusion I caused.
I think Alan's saying that he can't remember a book called FIIK, not that he can't remember the book he's talking about.
Although it takes him two hands, a compass and a map to find his arse somedays .......
The IIK stands for If I Know, and it was a comment, not an attempt at an answer.
x
Posted by Harbinger on :
He's so gonna kick YOUR arse Numf.
That is if he ever gets off the couch again
Now boys, I hate to show you all up but I know the answer Posted by Spannerhead on :
No one guessing? Do you want some clues?
Posted by Sonnie on :
It's the Midshipman books, or the Seafort Saga if you prefer, the main character is the rather annoying Nicholas Seafort....
Good book aren't they....
Posted by Numf-El on :
Smartarse.
xx
Posted by Harbinger on :
He bought us the series for an xmas present - cheater!
Keith's in Barcelona for a couple of weeks so I vote we give Numf the next question as he rightly called Keith a smartarse. Wotcha all think?
Posted by Numf-El on :
Oops - just noticed this...
I don't have a question ready, so I'll get back to you later..............
Posted by Numf-El on :
Took my time, I know. Sorry.
Which British artist, famous for his sci-fi book covers, designed the spaceship for Alien?
Hint - it wasn't HR Geiger.
[ March 03, 2005, 11:34 PM: Message edited by: Numf-El ]
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Andrew Skilleter (sp?) ?
Posted by Numf-El on :
Fraid not Kent, but keep trying.
To clear up a possible point of confusion I am talking about the spaceship that they're on (Nostromo), rather than the ship that they find on LV426.
Some more info - His artwork has graced quite a few sci-fi book covers (probably 70's / 80's), and generally have at least one great big, colourful spaceship as the main feature of the picture.
Posted by Numf-El on :
Upon further research about this artist I came upon an interesting article on a Dune related website.
It might not help you much, but it’s interesting all the same.
Circa 1974 Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky started pre-production of his vision of Dune. Sadly it remains unmade (I didn’t read too much into it – only the stuff relevant to the artist in question).
Pink Floyd had agreed to do most of the music, Dan O’Bannon the special effects, HR Geiger the Harkonnen planetscapes, and Salvador Dali was in the frame for a starring role as well.
From the web-site, by Jodorowsky -
“For the third warrior I required a clever dreamer who can draw the space ships in different way than that of American films: "I do not want that the man conquers space In the ships of NASA These concentration camps of the spirit These gigantic freezers vomiting the imperialism These slaughters of plundering and plunder This arrogance of bronze and thirst This eunuchoid science Not the dribble of transistorised and riveted hulks The divine one The delirious one The superb one CHAOS UNIVERSAL I want magical entities, vibrating vehicles To prolong to be to it abyss Like fish of a timeless ocean. I want Jewels, mechanics as perfect as the heart Womb-ships anterooms Rebirth into other dimensions I want whore-ships driven By the sperm of passionate ejaculations In an engine of flesh I want rockets complex and secret, Humming-bird ornithopters, Sipping the thousand-year-old nectar of dwarf stars... "
This is why I wrote to ????????, an English draughtsman who illustrated covers of science fiction books...... With a great enthusiasm, he left London and settled in Paris... This artist, with the ships which he produced for Dune, marked the cinema. He could produce semi-alive machines which could be metamorphosed with the color of the stones of space... He could produce "thirsty battleships dying century after century in a star desert awaiting the alive body which will fill their empty tanks of subtle secretions of its heart..."
"????? arrived very nervous and mistrustful. He was afraid that we would impose a style on him, that we would limit him. But when he realized that he had total freedom he fell into ecstasy. He bought himself a special glass drawing-board which made his paper transparent, so that the lines seemed to float in space. And he plunged into his work for hours, millennia. He would go for long walks in the small hours to a little plaza where lepidopterous creatures with human skin and prehistoric perfumes would entwine their pink tongues with long, transparent hairs around his British member. I also saw him slake his physicoemoto- intellectuometaphysical thirst with alcohols seeping like tears from eyes slashed open in the aggressive air of a hotel corridor.
"And thus were born the mimetic spaceships, the leather and dagger-studded machines of the fascist Sardaukers;- the pachydermatous geometry of Emperor Padishah's golden planet; the delicate butterfly plane and so many other incredible machines, which I am sure will one day populate interstellar space. ???????? knows that today's technical reality is tomorrow's falsehood. ?????? also knows that today's pure art is tomorrow's reality. Man will conquer space mounted on ????????' spaceships, never in NASA's concentration camps of the spirit. I was grateful for the existence of my friend. He brought the colours of the apocalypse to the sad machines of a future without imagination."
[ March 10, 2005, 04:14 AM: Message edited by: Numf-El ]
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Would it be Chris Foss? I seem to remember him doing covers for Asimov's Foundation Trilogy.
Posted by Numf-El on :
'tis indeed. Well done.
Your go.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Okay, here goes.
What director turned down the chance to direct Return of the Jedi to make another sci-fi movie which, in turn, was considered a flop? And what was the other movie?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Steven Spielberg -- the Goonies?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I don't really consider the Goonies a sci-fi movie. Either way it wasn't Goonies or Spielberg. The director in question is not known for his work in sci-fi. In fact this director's most well known creation was a television show.
[ March 27, 2005, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: Lightning Lad ]
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Okay, this well known television so was very popular but only last a couple of seasons. They did one movie after the series was over. Much more than that will give it away.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Last hint. The series featured a cross-dressing FBI agent who later became famous for playing yet another FBI agent.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
David Lynch?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
David Lynch was the director who turned down directing Return of the Jedi. Now, what movie did he turn it down for?
Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
If I get this wrong, you can't get mad at me...Dune...?
Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
I'm not really up on my sci-fi, that's why I never post here.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Viv, it was Dune. Since you and Lance each got half the question right I'll let you decide who gets the next one. Or both of you may post a new question.
Posted by High Priestess Viviane on :
Lance...like I said, My Sci-Fi is shakey.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Um, ok...but I had no idea what the movie was...here we go...
Who is the only actor to be killed by a Predator, an Alien, and a Terminator? (Obviously, his characters were killed, not the actor himself.)
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Well the first one that comes to mind is Michael Biehn but I don't recall him being in either of the first two Predator movies. And I haven't seen Alien vs. Predator yet.
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Nope...try again...
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Bill Paxton (Terminator, Predator II, Aliens). Lance Hendrickson might also qualify, but AVP was so forgetable, I don't remember how his character bought it.
[ April 05, 2005, 11:52 PM: Message edited by: DrakeB3004 ]
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Yup - you're up...
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Next Q: Which member of Arnold's squad in "Predator" also fought aliens on the small screen?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Didn't the guy who played Poncho play one of the Army officers in the War of the Worlds series in the late 80's?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Yep - Richard Chavez who played Poncho was Lt Col Ironhorse in the tv version of "War of the Worlds"
You're up LL!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I need to quit answering these if I don't have another question in mind.
Okay, I think this should be easy. The name Vader is actually a title in a common language. What does it mean and it what language?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Hmm should I give an answer if I don't have a question?
Yeah, I'll try
Vader means father in Swedish
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Close but not quite. Fader is Swedish for father. There is another Scandinavian language that the translation is from vader.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Norwegian then, hows that Scott? I have absolutely no idea but it's worth a guess innit?
Posted by Numf-El on :
I'll go for Finnish then.
Bit of a give-away if you happen to speak whichever Scandinavian language it is. Kinda spoils part 5 doesn't it.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Hmm. How many Scandinavian languages are left? 'cause we still don't have the correct answer.
Or is someone going to tell me this language isn't really Scandinavian?
[ April 18, 2005, 06:48 AM: Message edited by: Lightning Lad ]
Posted by Numf-El on :
Must be Danish then, as that's the only one left.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Okay, then it isn't a Scandinavian language (you can blame that on the Nevada school system). But it is in the same region. One of those languages that isn't named for the country where it originates.
Posted by Reboot on :
Flemish.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Nope. Often confused with the Danes. At least in my red-neck part of the world. Posted by Reboot on :
Dutch then. If it's not Belgium, it has to be the language of the Netherlands, since Flemish & Dutch are the only two that fit.
And I can't believe you thought the Benelux countries were Scandinavian...
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Excuse me for living in a society that doesn't teach any geography beyond its own borders.
Seriously, when I was in school the Netherlands were considered Scandinavian. Never even heard the term Benelux. Of course, at least I know my way around a map unlike most of the generation behind me (and associates in my center). You wouldn't believe how many times I've been asked what part of California Hawaii is part of. Or how far is it, driving, from Utah to Hawaii. At least in Nevada I learned my way around the globe if not all your fancy European words.
Dutch it is.
[ April 18, 2005, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: Lightning Lad ]
Posted by Reboot on :
*shakes head*
Next line, please:
"You don’t look as if you’re in good condition for digging with your arm in a sling. Is it broken?" "Oh no. It’s just a pseudo-fracture." "Huh?" "Pseudo-fracture. It’s artificially induced. All the pain, swelling, and immobility of a fracture, without the inconvenience of a fracture itself." "Oh. Is that good?" "Good?" "Yes, particularly?"
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
"Well you wouldn't want me to have a broken arm would you?" "Well no, of course not, I mean I hardly know you."
Arthur Dent and a Lintilla clone, from the second Hitchhiker's Guide radio series.
(and possibly from somewhere in the books, I haven't gotten around to rereading the books since I asked the question about the Total Perspective Vortex, which I also thought only appeared in the second radio series ... )
Posted by Reboot on :
No, Lintilla actually didn't make it into the books (the vast majority of the last three radio eps either didn't make it into the books or made it in only in highly abbreviated form). Pity really, after having heard the radio show since that TPV question, I actually prefer the radio continuity to the books. Pity Adams never picked up on it - maybe if he'd made his deadline for book 1 and not had to chop off the last two eps of the first series from it...
The more HhG-aware of you may notice that we meet precisely three Lintillas out of several billion. Insert note about Waid ripping off Adams here when doing over Lu...
Anyway, your go bike Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
New Q: Who, when first seen, was using the alias "Leo Walsh"?
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
No guesses yet? I suppose it's time for a hint, then: the question refers to a television show made in the USA.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Michael Knight from Night Rider?
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
No, earlier than that.
Here's another hint: the character in question was not a regular on the show, though he did appear in more than one episode.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Wasn't that one of Harcourt Fenton Mudd's alias on the original Star Trek? He took the name from the captain who was supposed to have piloted his ship in Mudd's Women but the man died 'suddenly'.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
It was indeed Harry Mudd, in "Mudd's Women".
Over to Lightning Lad.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
What is generally considered to be the first English work of science fiction literature to combine the elements of science, medicine and technology?
Posted by Brainiac 5 on :
I'm going to guess Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Then you guess right B5.
Posted by Brainiac 5 on :
Suh-WEET!!!!!
Here's a little old school Star Wars trivia...
Who was the only rebel pilot to fly in the attacks on BOTH Death Stars and survive?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Wedge?
Posted by Bi-Polar Boy on :
<<<deleted because of stupid answer>>
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Posted by Brainiac 5 on :
correct lance...you're up!
Posted by Brainiac 5 on :
Lance, you're up!
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Sorry...thanks for the pm Drake...here we go...
Fox's series Dark Angel seemed to be somewhat of a rip-off of which Heinlein character?
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
"Friday"?
Posted by lancesrealm on :
Yup. Take it away, BRM.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
What was the combination to unlock the Air Shield of Planet Druidia?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
4 8 15 16 23 42 ?
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
No.
Hint: the question refers to a movie made in the USA.
Posted by Calybos on :
1-2-3-4-5.
President Stroog(sp?) has the same combination on his luggage.
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
That's "President Scroob", but you did get the combination right, and that's what matters. (The movie is Mel Brooks' Spaceballs)
Calybos is up.
Posted by Calybos on :
Hrrmmm... I'm less of a sci-fi geek than many, so I feel underqualified here.
Here's one, a quote: "I warn you; if you get hurt, I'll put you on report."
Who said it?
Posted by Bicycle Repair Man on :
Time for a hint, perhaps?
Posted by Calybos on :
Okay; it was a junior officer making a joke to a senior officer.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Riker to Picard in an episode of TNG. I don't recall the name but it had something to do with a mission to get a vaccine and Tasha Yar being kidnapped.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
"Code Of Honor" or something like that, Lightning Lad
Posted by Calybos on :
Well, it was Riker to Picard... and it was "Code of Honor."
So who wins?
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I say let LAM have it since he remembered the actual episode.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
OK, sci-fi trivia u want....
What panicked Judy Robinson in the Lost in Space episode "The Golden Man"?
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
I'm going to guess... a golden man?
Posted by legionadventureman on :
may have to supply more clues....no, it wasnt Keema , the Golden Man who panicked Judy...but rather something beneath her ....
Posted by Harbinger on :
her shoes? 60's fashion was so uncomfortable Posted by legionadventureman on :
Oh hell, i may as well give the game away...Judy is out walking and she accidentally stumbles into something which grew out of the ground...
and no - it wasn't cow droppings....
Posted by Harbinger on :
a weed?
Posted by Harbinger on :
2 weeds?
Come on LAM, give us another clue please
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Think..what do you bring if you go to the beach?
Its not a towel, or sunscreen, a volley ball net or a frisbee...
Posted by Harbinger on :
My son?
A picnic?
Sandals?
I'm clueless. No change there I'm sure Posted by legionadventureman on :
Okay...give up? Judy had landed in a covered mine-field...the mines all looked like beach-balls! She didnt know whether to be scared or burst out laughing at the sheer absurdity of it all.
Posted by Harbinger on :
You're up again LAM.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Thanks Harbinger!
What roles did Scott Bakula play in "Enterprise" and "Quantum Leap"?
Posted by Harbinger on :
Enterprise he was Captain Archer and in Quantum Leap he was the bloke who lept. Bugger! Can't remember the character name!
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Half right, my dear....Next!
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
His name was Sam Beckett.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Scott, you are a winner! Pass "Go" and collect your 2000 dollars, dude
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Well 'binger got most of it right. If it is okay with her, I'll post the next one.
Posted by Harbinger on :
No worries, you go Scott.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Scott hasn't posted in more than a month. I say it's your question, Bel.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Hasn't he? Is he okay? Shit, I feel awful that I never noticed Hope he's fine!
I'll get back to this tomorrow with a question
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Harbinger: Hasn't he? Is he okay? Shit, I feel awful that I never noticed Hope he's fine!
Though if we think about it maybe Sean was just refering to this thread?
Anyway, thanks again Reboot, I'm no longer worried
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Sorry! I didn't realize how I posted that... Scott's been around, but just not on this thread.
That's basically what I was trying to say; since you two 50/50'd the last answer, and hasn't gotten to it, I figure you have just as much right to go ahead, Bel.
Mea culpa.
Posted by Harbinger on :
Which film based on a graphic novel involving a terrorist in London has had it's release date put back from Nov 4th to next year due to "post production" issues? Nothing to do with recent troubles here in the Olde Smoke of course, no, really.
Posted by Ghost of Numf-El on :
That'll be V For Vendetta.
With Hugo Weaving and a skinheaded Natalie Portman.
Posted by Harbinger on :
yup, easypeasie! Your go Ken
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
If Numfie wants to jump in this question can be passed over:
Lance Henriksen was originally cast as the villain and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the hero. What was the movie?
Posted by Stratum on :
The Terminator
Jamie
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
That's the one Jamie. Schwarzenegger thought he'd make a better villain, thus was born the Gubenator.
You're up.
Posted by Stratum on :
Okay, here's one:
What does HAL stand for?
Jamie Thanks for the reminder, Quis.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Never saw 2001, so I don't know. However, the letters "HAL" are the letters just before "IBM" which stand for International Business Machine
Posted by Stratum on :
That's another little bit of trivia. Clarke claims that was coincedence and not his intent when using the acronym.
Jamie
Posted by Ghost of Numf-Rhino on :
Bugger - I saw this recently (in a comic book?)and can't for the life of me remember.
Sorry.
But I think the A is Algorithm.
Posted by Harbrhino on :
One view is Human- Artificial- Lifeform, certainly when the film first came out this was what the popular press said, but Clarke himself said it was Heuristic ALgorithmic. No idea what Heyristic is though Come to think of it Algorthms are a mystery to me too Posted by Stratum on :
I was looking for Clark's definition. You're up Harbrhino.
Jamie
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Harbrhino: One view is Human- Artificial- Lifeform, certainly when the film first came out this was what the popular press said, but Clarke himself said it was Heuristic ALgorithmic. No idea what Heyristic is though Come to think of it Algorthms are a mystery to me too
Heuristic Algorithm - A programming strategy based on trial-and-error methods and feedback evaluation.
And, contrary to the ex-vice president's claims, algorithms were not created by Al Gore while dancing.
Posted by legionadventureman on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Harbrhino: One view is Human- Artificial- Lifeform, certainly when the film first came out this was what the popular press said, but Clarke himself said it was Heuristic ALgorithmic. No idea what Heyristic is though Come to think of it Algorthms are a mystery to me too
Heuristic Algorithm - A programming strategy based on trial-and-error methods and feedback evaluation.
And, contrary to the ex-vice president's claims, algorithms were not created by Al Gore while dancing.
Else Al Gore would have been hit with the rhythm stick? Posted by Ghost of Numf El on :
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Only Mrs. C. B. H.I.V.E. answered all parts of my question. Reboot didn't name Lal and Actor left out B4.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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"waiting for the genitalia to come in"?? Now there's a freudian slip if ever there was one... 
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Come to think of it Algorthms are a mystery to me too