Science Fiction Trivia

[spud42]

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 you mob come up with...

[Nite Owl]

The Year of the Angry Rabbit

Admittedly found in a Google Search but that then lead to an interesting side find. The Night of the Lepus, a 1972 movie based on the book minus the novel's dark humor according to the Wikipedia page, sits firmly in my memory as one of those films one would rather forget having seen. Despite being a fan of Giant Monster Movies there is something about Giant Rabbits munching on people that just strikes an odd chord in my funny bone.

[Disembodied]

Going for a Scotland-Australia mashup: the kids' TV series Jeopardy, featuring schoolkids from Falkirk (in Scotland) going to Australia to look for UFOs. I mean, Bonnybridge is right down the road from Falkirk, but sure: go to Australia …

[ffutures]

On The Beach (1957, film 1959, TV movie 2000) by Nevil Shute - the classic "We're all going to die of radiation poisoning but let's try not to make a fuss about it" story set in the aftermath of WW3, almost entirely in Australia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(1959_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(2000_film)

[spud42]

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 is a 1990's tv series shot on the Gold Coast here in Queensland..... there are others im sure...

[Commander_X]

I'd guess one of our "sweetheart" sci-fi TV series: Farscape (mentioned in most of the places as an "American-Australian television series").

[spud42]

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. Scenes were filmed in the car park behind the Olympic stadium, the Archery Park, sites around Homebush, Sylvania Waters, Middle Head National Park, and the Auburn Japanese Gardens.

ok thats number 4 1 to go....

[ffutures]

Well, if it counts there's always Star Wars Down Under (2013), a half-hour long fan film someone made with a serious effects budget - made it to IMDB which I think counts as being something like a real movie. Features things like Ned Kelly armour stormtroopers, kangaroo mechs, light-boomerangs, the amber nectar, etc. etc.

"Directed by Michael Cox and written by Bryan Meakin and Michael Cox, Star Wars Downunder, is half an hour of action, special effects and lovable Aussie larakins. The film tells the story of a lone Jedi: Merve Bushwacker, returning home after a long absence."



https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3342844/

https://youtu.be/mhTn8cjm9ZM?si=LU4fy91xBYUvzLyd

or without adverts here

https://invidious.drgns.space/watch?v=mhTn8cjm9ZM

Trailer here

https://youtu.be/cJDTMDtc1KQ?si=izJfzFmV5AJyi3DO

[RockDoctor]

Well, if it counts there's always Star Wars Down Under (2013), a half-hour long fan film someone made with a serious effects budget - made it to IMDB which I think counts as being something like a real movie. Features things like Ned Kelly armour stormtroopers, kangaroo mechs, light-boomerangs, the amber nectar, etc. etc.

That was ... refreshingly bizarre. And quite possibly the best addition to the Star Wars ... cannon since the original film.

[spud42]

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/

[ffutures]

OK, Mr Brain is on strike so let's do something simple.

Let's have five SF works in any medium that have inspired FILK SONGS - a good example here is the famous(ish) song Banned in Argo by Leslie Fish, based on the Star Trek universe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banned_from_Argo
http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/banned-from-argo.html - lyrics
https://youtu.be/FH8lvwXx_Y8?si=kbwOKMii4YXsNEvu - recording

Please include a link to a recording of the song or a site showing the lyrics as above.

No two from the same fictional universe or author's work (and yes, that does mean nothing else from the Star Trek universe - ain't I a stinker!) and no two by the same song writer (e.g. no more Leslie Fish) and no two set to the same tune.

Optionally, write one yourself - MBPs if it's actually singable!

[spud42]

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


is this what you are looking for?

[ffutures]

Not exactly filk as filk purists would prefer it, but certainly not created by the franchise owners, so I suppose it counts. In the same way that Star Trekkin (Across the universe) would have counted if I hadn't already ruled out Trek.

For anyone who wants to know more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorin%27_the_Tardis

Four to go - No more Doctor Who, and no more by the Timelords ("Time Boy" and "Lord Rock", aliases of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, better known as the KLF)

[Disembodied]

There's this space shanty, produced to accompany the Aquatics DLC for the 4x game Stellaris:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBL9dTwVi4I

[ffutures]

There's this space shanty, produced to accompany the Aquatics DLC for the 4x game Stellaris:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBL9dTwVi4I

Again not what I would describe as a typical filk, but the space chanty idea and amazingly pretty video sells it for me despite it being owned by the Stellaris franchise (yes, I know that this is a little inconsistent of me - I'm saving MBPs for things that are closer to the generally accepted models of filk). Three to go, and nothing more for Stellaris.