I'm in Evanston right now AIFG!
Although I'm leaving in a few minutes....
Oh, look at the pretties!
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2006 1:08:10 pm PST #7848 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Beverly - Jan 30, 2006 3:33:52 pm PST #7849 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Trying to interest Christians in sf, you might use the word "parable." Sometimes that works, if they reject metaphor and simile.
JenP - Jan 30, 2006 4:04:59 pm PST #7850 of 10001
I suspect their reluctance to accept that sf can be good has very little to do with their being Christian and more to do with... not being into sci-fi. Por ejemplo, my sister is a Methodist pastor, and she's the one who inculcated me into the ways of Star Trek:TOS from before I could talk (much). She and I just recently had a discussion about the Prime Directive that came up as an offshoot of talking about the war. She's also the one who took me to see Star Wars when I was a wee bairn and keeps me supplied with a steady stream of sci-fi and fantasy literature.
Some people dig sci-fi and get in to seeing beyond the implausible situations and enjoy the good meaty stuff. Some don't, whether you try to lure them with the words parable, metaphor, simile... or big damn explosions and pretty, pretty people - they're just not going to bite.
(Edited for spelling and homophone confusion and such)
Gus - Jan 30, 2006 4:08:07 pm PST #7851 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Christians can take a hike to the Left Coast.
t continues Reign of Evil Posts
JenP - Jan 30, 2006 4:10:02 pm PST #7852 of 10001
Hell if I'm hiking 3,000 miles, buddy. But, you know, have fun with the posting!
libkitty - Jan 30, 2006 4:10:36 pm PST #7853 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I suspect JenP has hit the nail on the head. Poor things.
libkitty - Jan 30, 2006 4:11:40 pm PST #7854 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Hiking may be much, but as a Left Coaster, you're more than welcome to visit. Also, it's gorgeous here.
JenP - Jan 30, 2006 4:14:33 pm PST #7855 of 10001
I know, lib. With my non-sci-fi friends and family, I'm all, "But, but.. if you just give it a chance! No, no, really - forget the thing about their being in space and the Cylons being, you know, robots or whatever. Just watch for the story." Or, you know, insert the appropriate FF argument. And yet? They still look at me as if I were one card shy. Brain wiring. There's just no accounting.
ETA: And thank you! Flying to the Left Coast of Fabulosity is definitely on my list.
Gus - Jan 30, 2006 4:24:03 pm PST #7856 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Religion. Politics. There is maxim about avoiding these subjects in conversation. For true helter-skelter you need to get science fiction into the mix.
tommyrot - Jan 30, 2006 4:27:03 pm PST #7857 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
::cancels plans to discuss President Jesus: Time-traveling Alien with people I don't know well::