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Any recommendations for sci-fi flicks that aren't overly cliché?
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You want science fiction that isn't cliche?Originally posted by Colon™
Any recommendations for sci-fi flicks that aren't overly cliché?
Wait, science-fiction anime that isn't cliche?
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Do you know what "overly" means?DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Do you know what "cliche" means? - Something that is overly done.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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For goodness sake. Not overly cliché, as in "not too cliché". Now recommend something or just bugger off.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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I've mentioned it before, but the Voices of a Distant Star OVA is interesting and still is reasonably fresh. Only 30 minutes.
Two TV series that are less sci-fi more space opera are Crest of the Stars/Banner of the Stars and Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
More of a cliche (kids learning to be astronauts) but still reasonably good TV series is Twin Spica.
Lots of very bad anime sci-fi. But you do get some areas that aren't covered by English language contemporary sci-fi, such as your more realistic near-term stuff in space.Last edited by DanS; March 25, 2007, 21:22.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Thanks but I don't think I'm going to risk a TV series.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Why not? Good sci-fi anime movies are pretty rare, or at least I have not been exposed to many.Last edited by DanS; March 25, 2007, 21:31.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Dude, you know how much time it took to watch all the episodes of the Sopranos, not to mention the agonizing over of the Season 6 part 1&2? It's exhausting to follow a series from beginning to end.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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I cross-edited you. Suit yourself. If that's what you're looking for, definitely steer clear of Legend of the Galactic Heroes (110 eps). Twin Spica totals 20 eps. Crest of the Stars/Banner of the Stars totals about 40 eps. Voices of a Distant Star is still worth a look.
But in any event, it's not as if Japan has anything like Hollywood to kick out original movie format anime. Most of the anime movies are bad remakes of TV shows.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Seems like there's another GitS movie. Any good? Hopefully Kusanagi gets her original body back. Rrrrrrr.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Watched Spirited Away.
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You can also watch the series for that too.Originally posted by Colon™
Seems like there's another GitS movie. Any good? Hopefully Kusanagi gets her original body back. Rrrrrrr.
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I liked that one. The animation is a bit headache-inducing at first (the best way I can describe it is that the background dominates the foreground, i.e., if a character is wearing a polka-dot jacket then when said character moves the jacket acts as though it's a window into a polka-dotted background, as opposed to acting like an opaque polka-dotted jacket), but not like a Ralph Bakshi-esque puke-a-thon. I fully approve of the story.Originally posted by nostromo
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Voices of a Distant Star was good, albeit short and with an unfulfilling conclusion. The Place Promised in Our Early Days is longer and has a better conclusion.<p style="font-size:1024px">HTML is disabled in signatures
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QFTYou can also watch the series for that too.
Excellent sci-fi trhillers
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