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by spud42
Thu May 02, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

thats one hell of a chain super dude is using... dont worry about the planets are not rotating and the complete disaster that would have been to the planets... or the gravity effect of so many planets so close together..... they probably would have lasted longer being left in the dying galaxy! i am ...
by spud42
Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:19 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

The thing actually going back in time that makes the difference is the villain, I think, not the gun itself. Hmmm, clarification needed on this one? Is all time travel off the table? My 10¢ contribution (and I've lost count too) was from Niven's "Svetz" series of short stories, where Svet...
by spud42
Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:47 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

fair enough... so that pretty much rules out any time travel by a person or persons then.
by spud42
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

Harry Harrison : A Rebel in Time. a racist colonel, Wesley McCulloch. The theft of a World War II–vintage Sten submachine gun and the plans for such also add to the mystery about what McCulloch is up to. the conclusion McCulloch has used a secret experimental time machine to try to change the outcom...
by spud42
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

About the clues IADWTS (1965 story) - I Always Do What Teddy Says by Harry Harrison - a kid is brainwashed by a mind-controlling teddy bear i vaguely remember this story, i looked it up and it was in the same collectionthat thr repairman story came from.... He had another called "The Toy Shop&...
by spud42
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

first, i thought the site was down havent been able to log in for a week or so... just lucked out i googled oolite and DUH! i should have thought of it earlier.

*batteries not included

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/

would this count? they thought the aliens were toys at first...
by spud42
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:34 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

Janissaries by Jerry Pournelle

thinking of others but not sure that they quite fit the mercenaries/soldiers of fortune/guns for hire requirement
by spud42
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

cheers, i have no idea what filk is, i have not heard of it until your question.
by spud42
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsAVx0u9Cw4


is this what you are looking for?
by spud42
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

well !!!

that was unexpected and fun!
ffutures you sir have 100 MBP and the ownership of the chalice....

the two movies i hinted at arebad and deserve the rotten tomato ratings.
The TV series was Time Trax https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106154/
by spud42
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Agon Light console8
Replies: 0
Views: 135

Agon Light console8

has anyone seen this? 18Mhz Z80 computer for hobby/learning etc..

they are trying to port Elite to it..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bi6ZOKl9h4
by spud42
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Agon Light console8
Replies: 0
Views: 127

Agon Light console8

has anyone seen this? 18Mhz Z80 computer for hobby/learning etc..

they are trying to port Elite to it..

https://www.wanhao3dprinter.com/Down/Sh ... icleID=190
by spud42
Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

well Claudia Black.... but i dont remember any scenes on Australian soil.... and im wrong..lol i knew most of the cast were aussie with the bad guy being a kiwi..lol it seems It was some 20 years ago that Aussie-made Farscape first screened on Australian television as a Friday night sci-fi curiosity...
by spud42
Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

ok the rabbit proof fence isnt keeping that lot out ! ok,i suppose looking for ufo's is scifi... they were more likely to find drop bears though!!! lol On the Beach. classic for sure (foreshore) lol... ok thats a very quick 3 down. 2 to go. there are a couple of bad films in 1984 and 1987... there i...
by spud42
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: Science Fiction Trivia
Replies: 7363
Views: 1756229

Re: Science Fiction Trivia

mmmm shortbread.... ok lets have a bigger target than Scotland. lets see if there are 5 stories or settings in scifi set in Australia. lets take madmax off the table because its too easy and not really Science Fiction. So lets chuck another prawn on the barbie and have a cold one while we see what y...