Science Fiction Legends http://zimplyscifi.com Sci Fi not SyFy - what are they thinking! Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:03:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 What Genre? What Books? http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=37 http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=37#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:02:10 +0000 admin http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=37 I am currently meandering through the original Star Trek series and thoroughly enjoying every minute of it. The most obvious thing that has struck me is the variety of themes that the series introduced or ventured into. At first glance it seems that almost every aspect of the science fiction genre has been covered to some extent – time travel, mind control, split personalities, computer masters and on and on. It has made me want to start and create some genre categories and start to place books and movies within them. I have no doubt that others have done this over the years but it will be interesting to review my own reading and see where I end up. If you have found a genre in scifi please send me a comment.
I will catalogue my meanderings in my wiki but discussion can happen here.

Now where does one start ;-)

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]]> http://zimplyscifi.com/?feed=rss2&p=27 0 Sites to Watch http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=14 http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=14#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:43:20 +0000 admin http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=14 STRANGEco – strange designs
Quantum Mechanix Designs
The Bellflower A Serentity fan film?
Baron Bob
Insight Editions
Think Geek
DND Insider

]]> http://zimplyscifi.com/?feed=rss2&p=14 0 Sci Fi – A Passion? http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=12 http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=12#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:45:42 +0000 admin http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=12 I have always wanted to examine science fiction in more detail than my time has ever permitted and now I have created this space to do so. I have enjoyed reading and collecting science fiction and fantasy novels for most of my 50+ years and I have tried to encourage my offspring to have a similar passion. I have had some success though it seems more in the fantasy genre than in core material. I think there are reasons for this and I will comment about that in a later post.

My heart leapt quite a bit when my son worked his way through “Ender’s Game” and he really seemed to enjoy it before he submerged again into Harry Potter, DragonLance and his NintendoDS. My daughter and the rest of the family have enjoyed “Stargate” so I suppose I should be happy at that.

Anyhow where does one start in this awesome task I have set myself – a library I suppose. Here I sit surrounded by so much material that I don’t know where to look first. ‘A’ always seems a good place and of course Isaac Asimov looms large. He will do for a start. (How condescending to the great man!)

Most of the factual content will be appearing in as associated Wiki Dajuroka.com and I will try to commentary here (spam permiting) for anyone interested in leaving me notes and entering into more detailed dicussions. I hope you enjoy what I do but bear with me as time is so scarce these days that I doubt I will make a rapid dent in the work to be done.

]]> http://zimplyscifi.com/?feed=rss2&p=12 0 Where To Start? – at ‘A’ silly! http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=10 http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=10#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:42:14 +0000 admin http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=10 Well its time to get started. The first question is I suppose who is a Sci Fi legend and what makes them one? There are a number of factors that could be considered.

  • The longevity of their published works
  • The extent and volume of their work
  • The influence their work has had upon the society in which the work had initially been exposed and to subsequent cultures
  • The interest in their work by other media forms such as film and television or even other authors
  • The recognition they have received through awards of various kinds from their peers or their readers or viewers.

    I am sure there are other factors and over time I hope to explore those elements. However for now I will start with the more obvious legends and work up as the selections become more difficult or possibly controversial.

    Mind you anyone who actually achieves a published work and has an established reader base is in my mind a legend!

    ]]> http://zimplyscifi.com/?feed=rss2&p=10 0 Robert Jordan has gone! Unfinished business! http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=8 http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=8#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:40:54 +0000 admin http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=8 Robert Jordan is dead and I will never finish the “Wheel of Time”. Oh Robert could you not have finished it for us all! What a loss. Robert passed away on September 16th aged 59.

    He had fought hard against the heart condition cardiac amyloidosis.

    He name was really James Oliver Rigney, Jr. and he also wrote under the name Reagan O’Neal. O’Neal wrote the “Fallon” series of stories.

    Another legend!

    “Oh author of the inner mind we salute you and envy the tales heaven will be privileged to hear!” – Vale Robert Jordan.

    ]]>     http://zimplyscifi.com/?feed=rss2&p=8 0     Barbarella on You Tube http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=6 http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=6#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:39:07 +0000 admin http://zimplyscifi.com/?p=6

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