UniversalWolf
eaten by a grue.
No depth of wretchedness surprises me with that show.AlphaPromethean said:
Give me Terrance Dicks or Robert Holmes any day of the week.
Favorite books / What are you reading?
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Give me Terrance Dicks or Robert Holmes any day of the week.
Atomic Postman
Vault Archives Overseer
The show isn't all bad, especially since RTD left, the quality of the shows writing has gone up significantly, but now and again there is a really shit episode.
UniversalWolf
eaten by a grue.
You should try reading the novelizations of the old shows. That really exposes how bad the new show is on every level.AlphaPromethean said:
The old show is serious science fiction with a low production budget; the new show is mass-market camp, pop-culture references, bad in-jokes, and acting and writing cameos for the who's who of the modern Brit theater and literature scene. Oh, and lots of flirty tarts. That's a crucial element of the new show.
Atomic Postman
Vault Archives Overseer
I fully agree the old show is superior,and I'll definitely pick up one of the novelisations,does Genesis of The Daleks have one?
Most of what your saying applies to Series One,Two and Six,the rest of it is majority decent with only a couple shit episodes and the quality is climbing,and with the introduction of Peter Capaldi I'm sure things will skyrocket.
Most of what your saying applies to Series One,Two and Six,the rest of it is majority decent with only a couple shit episodes and the quality is climbing,and with the introduction of Peter Capaldi I'm sure things will skyrocket.
UniversalWolf
eaten by a grue.
Yes. I don't own that one, but I've seen it before. I'm pretty sure all or almost all the old episodes have a novelization. I have about a dozen sitting on my shelf.AlphaPromethean said:
Off the top of my head I'd recommend The Dinosaur Invasion, The Curse of Peladon (both Jon Pertwee episodes), and The Ark In Space (my all-time favorite Tom Baker episode, which makes it my all-time favorite episode of the show).
The writing of the novelizations is really, really tight and succinct because it's adapted from TV scripts that were already tightly edited.
Come to think of it, maybe I do own Genesis of the Daleks...I have to look at my shelf when I get home. That's one of my favorite episodes, and I know I've read the novelization before.
EDIT: Here are some recommendations off my shelf:
You have to love the old cover art.
Terminus is interesting. I didn't remember much about that episode except it's the one where Nyssa leaves the show. I enjoyed the novelization though. Later Peter Davison is where the old show starts to fall apart for me.
UniversalWolf
eaten by a grue.
It's a little sad that this thread even needed some necromancy, but what the heck. I put the ROMANCE in NECROMANCER.
Recently GoG.com added Harlan Ellison's short story to their "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" package. Nice move, and I immediately read it.
It's got to be one of the darkest, most brutal stories I've ever read. I kind of love it just for that aspect.
Recently GoG.com added Harlan Ellison's short story to their "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" package. Nice move, and I immediately read it.
It's got to be one of the darkest, most brutal stories I've ever read. I kind of love it just for that aspect.
Love Harlan Ellison's work. Very imaginative, good good stuff.
I never got the chance to read Ellison - up until some time back, when I finally got the chance to order stuff online. Before that, I was largely dependent on (often bad) translations, but I've never encountered anything by Ellison.
What should I start with?
Also, is that game any good? No spoilers, please.
What should I start with?
Also, is that game any good? No spoilers, please.
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
Still reading Bleeding Edge.
UniversalWolf
eaten by a grue.
I haven't actually played it yet. I bought it on sale, and I was waiting until I got a chance to read the story first. Well, I've read the story now but I still haven't had time for the game.
TMNTSPYVSSPY
First time out of the vault
A Clockwork Orange.... Best book I've read in a while
AskWazzup
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Wish i could read. Haven't read for a long time. All that reading is interrupting with my reading. If i could just find some time to read, without feeling guilty about not reading what i have to read, i would be a happy reader.
This is what i'm reading now. The story isn't much, but the content is superb. Wish i haven't skipped math in school though. That trigonometry sure comes in handy.
This is what i'm reading now. The story isn't much, but the content is superb. Wish i haven't skipped math in school though. That trigonometry sure comes in handy.
MutantScalper
Dogmeat
Right now I'm reading a couple of books but the more interesting one might be "Bury my heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown. About the history of the Native Americans.
UniversalWolf
eaten by a grue.
If you find that subject interesting, I recommend a book called Black Elk Speaks, which is a sort of biography of a Sioux medicine man.
Started reading Walden. Very good so far. I like the way Thoreau expresses his thoughts - simple, yet very effective.
MutantScalper
Dogmeat
Yes I do find the subject interesting, and thanks, I'm definitely going to get that one.
BigBoss
Your Local Scrub
Right now, I'm reading Daily Life of the Aztecs and Mayans.
If you guys have some extra time, roll over to my thread (posted at the bottom of my sig) and read the first chapter of my novel. Drop me a line and tell me what you think.
Uhh.... Hmm....
If you guys have some extra time, roll over to my thread (posted at the bottom of my sig) and read the first chapter of my novel. Drop me a line and tell me what you think.
Uhh.... Hmm....
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naossano
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
Got masochistic a just read 2033 book. Now i have a few more flaws to notice in my favourite recent game.
Metro 2033 Book/video game SPOILER (big spoiler)
Planning to read Metro 2034 very soon.
Metro 2033 Book/video game SPOILER (big spoiler)
After i finished the game and knew the two ending, i though they were nice, but a mix of both could have been great.
Namely, the protagonist understanding that they come in peace, and then watch the bombs fall. A great downer ending for a dark game.
Turn out that the end of the book was just that, the very same thing that i deeply wanted in the game and thought was more fitting.
They had a great ending to begin with and managed to make it poor...
Namely, the protagonist understanding that they come in peace, and then watch the bombs fall. A great downer ending for a dark game.
Turn out that the end of the book was just that, the very same thing that i deeply wanted in the game and thought was more fitting.
They had a great ending to begin with and managed to make it poor...
Planning to read Metro 2034 very soon.
AskWazzup
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Uhh.... Hmm....
It's when you want to learn something very much (something technical), so much so, that you are starting to regret time spent on reading novels (which you like) instead on reading something like this :
Which i (am reading now) also like reading, but it's not exactly Albert Camus, whose books i would love to read.
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MutantScalper
Dogmeat
Uhh.... Hmm....
It's when you want to learn something very much (something technical), so much so, that you are starting to regret time spent on reading novels (which you like) instead on reading something like this :
Which i (am reading now) also like reading, but it's not exactly Albert Camus, whose books i would love to read.
Is it for a school course or just general enlightenment?