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Atheists enjoy speculative stories as they *should* be enjoyed: for entertainment purposes only, not to be confused with reality. Members here can have fun discussiung the literature, movies, TV, etc.

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As a science fiction/fantasy writer myself, I enjoy taking voyages into the unknown. Looking at the universe as it isn't often helps us put the real world into perspective. It's also fun to take an occasional vacation from the often-harsh reality around us. Unlike the theists, the religionists, the god-groupies who feel compelled to live in fantasy realms, we visit them and then come back home--and then go voyaging again.

I hope you'll all feel free to congregate here and compare your experiences in other worlds and times.

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Comment by Stephen Goldin on April 17, 2009 at 9:21am: Because of trademark restrictions they couldn't mention the name of the real show they were parodying...but we cognoscenti know it was really Galaxy Quest!

Thanks for the link, Ariel.

Comment by Ariel on April 17, 2009 at 8:19am: http://www.surfthechannel.com/episode/33/1057929.html

Pretend it's legal.

Comment by Richard Valcourt on April 17, 2009 at 2:25am: I just got finished watching CSI. I love the show and never miss it (I've always thought of it as borderline science fiction), but tonight's was a real treat. Most of it takes place at science fiction convention full of rabid "Star Quest" fans. It was a fairly ordinary CSI mystery, but the inside references to Star Trek are spot on and I laughed out loud a number of times. Highly recommended. Don't wait for the rerun or the DVD; if the episode is available on CBS's Web site, go ahead and satisfy your need for instant gratification.

Comment by Stephen Goldin on April 16, 2009 at 12:06pm: According to the network trailers, the new episode of CSI tonight involves a send-up of Star Trek fans. Naren Shankar was CSI's producer for a long time (I don't know if he still is); he was a writer on TNG and is quite familiar with the universe. (I worked with him briefly when I was writing Spectrum Holobyte's TNG comouter game.) This could be a lot of fun.

Comment by Stephen Goldin on April 14, 2009 at 9:50am: Maybe it's just me, but isn't there something vaguely oxymoronic about "Final Fantasy XI"?

Comment by joseph allen cochran on April 14, 2009 at 9:40am: FINAL FANTASY XI will always be better than world of warcraft

Comment by Alex Donovan on April 13, 2009 at 9:59pm: Although HHGG was a bit uneven, I thought Sam Rockwell's portrayal of Zaphod was spot-on.
The Vogons were also interesting.
Too bad there won't be a sequel.

Comment by Alex Donovan on April 13, 2009 at 8:10pm: Is it just me, or does 'Lost' seem to be 'lost'?

Comment by Richard Valcourt on April 11, 2009 at 2:29pm: Woot! That may be the Time Slot of Doom, but at least we're going to be able to get closure on an amazing TV show. I'm going to have to be on my guard so that I don't hear anything about the early screenings. I want to be surprised in May and June. No more reading the SF Usenet groups until it's over, I guess.

Comment by Stephen Goldin on April 11, 2009 at 9:07am: ABC has decided to get their money's worth and will air the final 3 episodes of Pushing Daisies--on Saturday nights at 10 beginning May 30. Wonderful time slot. See this link for more details.