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What Sci-Fi planet would you like to live on?

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J James R Twine

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hairy_hats

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5. Wish I'd thought of it now. :(
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Ah, but the body is only identified in the later movies, it's anonymous in the original (and best IMNSHO).
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Jim Crafton

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You mean the face hugger? Yeah, that's true. I've always wondered about the giant alien carcass that they find in the first movie aboard the abandoned ship. Where did it come from? What was it like?

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M Marc Clifton

Pick any planet/moon from Sci-fi movies/literature or in our solar system. I think living on a moon oribiting Saturn would be awesome. :) Marc

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Steve Mayfield

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Ringworld [^] would be an interesting place to explore

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J Jim Crafton

You mean the face hugger? Yeah, that's true. I've always wondered about the giant alien carcass that they find in the first movie aboard the abandoned ship. Where did it come from? What was it like?

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hairy_hats

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No, the Moon they first landed on.
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N Nagy Vilmos

Discworld[^] Probably on the Island of Bangbangduck.

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Paul Watson

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>Probably on the Island of Bangbangduck. LMAO Brilliant. I'd move there too.

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T Tony Richards

I second that. (OT: Never thought I'd come across someone else who'd read the Nights Dawn books.)
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Paul Watson

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>(OT: Never thought I'd come across someone else who'd read the Nights Dawn books.) Serious? Most geeks I know have read it. A shame about the ending. What a let down.

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J Jim Crafton

That's not a planet - that's a way of life! :)

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Paul Watson

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Jim Crafton wrote:

That's not a planet

All those orbs floating around say otherwise :rolleyes:

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O originSH

Mine would be a GSV belonging to The Culture ... yes I know they're a class of ship, but The Culture don't have planets and moons they have Orbitals and GSV's ... and a few (Nivern) Rings and (Dyson) Spheres.
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Paul Watson

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Did you read Matter?

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C Chris Austin

Sure, the old preacher guy is looking for a room mate.

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Paul Watson

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LMAO

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M Marc Clifton

Pick any planet/moon from Sci-fi movies/literature or in our solar system. I think living on a moon oribiting Saturn would be awesome. :) Marc

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Paul Watson

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I kinda like the look of Earth mark 2 from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'd tweak Norway a bit.

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I kinda like the look of Earth mark 2 from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'd tweak Norway a bit.

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Chris Austin

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Last week I was at a dinner meeting for local business owners and someone mention the most odd real name I've ever heard. It was something like 'Darius Thunderbutton' The first thing that came into my mind was "My name is not important." The only person who seemed to understand why I was suppressing a giggle was a guy Greg who is originally from London.

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B Bassam Abdul Baki

Risa - from ST:TNG. Of course they had a similar planet in which Wesley Crusher almost gets killed from early on.

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James R Twine

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Damn, not only do I know Risa, I know the other planet you are talking about, where Wesley disturbed some newly planted flowers and was going to be put to death as punishment? Damn me for being a Trekkie... :P Peace!

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J James R Twine

Damn, not only do I know Risa, I know the other planet you are talking about, where Wesley disturbed some newly planted flowers and was going to be put to death as punishment? Damn me for being a Trekkie... :P Peace!

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Bassam Abdul Baki

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Yep. I do believe some of the people were butt nekkid at the beginning getting oiled up. Although Risa was known for its shenanigans. :)

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M Marc Clifton

Pick any planet/moon from Sci-fi movies/literature or in our solar system. I think living on a moon oribiting Saturn would be awesome. :) Marc

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Philip Laureano

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Marc Clifton wrote:

Pick any planet/moon from Sci-fi movies/literature or in our solar system

I'd pick the pleasure planet "Risa [sp?]" from ST:TNG series. Nothing beats an entire planet of hedonistic women. :)

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C Chris Austin

Ahh ... Number of The Beast. The first Heinlein book I read.

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Chris Austin wrote:

Number of The Beast. The first Heinlein book I read

Wow. I cannot imagine what you thought when you got to the big party at the end - There are more references to other Heinleinia there than in any three histories of 20th century science fiction. Spider Robinson said that RAH wrote Number of the Beast for six million of his closest friends.

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N Nagy Vilmos

Discworld[^] Probably on the Island of Bangbangduck.

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T Mac Oz

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williamnw wrote:

Probably on the Island of Bangbangduck.

Hah! I'm already living in (or near anyway) Fourecks[^] Which would be a lot more impressive if I still drank :sigh:

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Ringworld [^] would be an interesting place to explore

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kurt place

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that is what I was thinking. Lots of territory and variants of creatures to practice inter-racial rishva(sp). :-O
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M Marc Clifton

Pick any planet/moon from Sci-fi movies/literature or in our solar system. I think living on a moon oribiting Saturn would be awesome. :) Marc

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Ringworld -- Larry Niven
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S Simon P Stevens

My favourite was always Djelibeybi. (Pronounced "Jelly Baby" for those who are slow like me. It took me most of the book to realise the pun)

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JDL EPM

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What about Llamedos? I liked the "welsh" unti I realised that it was "Sod 'em all" backwards. Then I REALLY wanted to live there! :laugh:
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T Tony Richards

Is that the Dreaming Void ones? I'd seen them, couldn't decide if I wanted to buy them or not.
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Yes and definatly get it! It's great, it's a cross between scifi and fantasy because the one lot of people are compleatly cut off from the galaxy :) and it's still set in The Commonwealth universe :D just 1500 years on.
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