Weekly Sci-Fi Thread (11/14/10)

11/14/10 | Kevin Davis

[KevinDavis]

What space travel lessons have you learned in SciFi?

Me, the major lesson was never stay on a planet with an obelisk that beams out a light..

[KevinDavis]

[Waverunner]

Don’t investigate the derelict alien ship, trying to figure out why the previous occupants aren’t there. ( But if you do the odds are , you will find out)

[Tanniker Smith]

The fastest way through a star system is straight through the star.

assuming your ship can handle that.

[Calvin Locke]

Never allow a survivor from a seemingly derelict ship on your own vessel

Likewise, never bring any "neato" objects back with you either.

Bad things tend to happen.

[Future Snake Eater]

Oh, the ship can. Your cast probably can’t, though.

[dangerdoc]

Always bring a towel.

[RansomOttawa]

Caprica may be gone, but that’s still the best of your banners.

My lesson learned: If you find the remains of a derelict civilization on a planet that’s been abandoned for 1000 years, get the frag out of there.

[Tanniker Smith]

The other lesson is that travel between stars can take 3 minutes, 3 weeks or 3 years -- whatever the writers need for that episode!

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale

[LiberConservative]

Tachyons can make anything happen. Even when the laws of physics say something can’t happen.

[Calvin Locke]

Re: Caprica

From a usenet scifi newsgroup post "10 Things SyFy isn't telling you about Caprica"

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#10.

"The move to not show the final Caprica episodes until after the
DVD release is about generating more sales of the DVD. Why
else would, in sweeps month, a network pull a show reaching
about 1M viewers for reruns of older shows that will not
perform as well? Mind you, the DVD will be out just before Christmas.

The net effect is that once people in the US buy the DVD,
there will be no need to watch the airing of the episodes, thus
the ratings for the final shows will be further reduced, thus
ensuring death to the series, and leaving doubt in other
networks executives."

[Vince Ferrer]

Never jump through the middle of a talking donut.

[zeugma]

Never go anywhere without your towel.

[zeugma]

Shoulda known there was another hitchhiker in the group.

[Vanders9]

I’ve learned that all aliens speak English. Curious that.

[Sloth]

If your sensors detect a temporal-spatial anomaly, go in the opposite damned direction.

[LibertarianLiz]

As a addendum: When one of the crew has a creepy thing attached to their face, and you can’t get it off -— shoot the whole package out the airlock.

[Jonah Hex]

"To Serve Man" is a cookbook.

[Jonah Hex]

It's not a wise idea to hitch a ride on a rescue ship where the fuel is measured to the kg. Physics are a bitch, and vacuum sucks.

[Jonah Hex]

Martian invasions are something to sneeze at.