From: Disturbance [disturb@ibm.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 12:08 AM To: blue_planet@MPGN.COM Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - RE: Fanfic Ver. 2.0 At 10:33 AM 12/1/1998 PST, you wrote: >One problem I have noticed (and this is something Jeff mentioned, too) >with writing about the natives is that one has to remember that they are >descended from the most well-educated and scientifically minded >colonists in history, so you can't just stereotype them as being >"primitive." I have, however, a vision of the most well educated Merovingen Nights, a shared-world anthology series edited by CJ Cherryh. A fallen culture descended from space travelers; canalboats propelled by poles, but with a crew who know germ theory. Prolly should read this series to get a few ideas for BP. Disturbance The Ork In Black http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1440/index.html *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: Auberon [fskln1@uaf.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 2:05 AM To: blue_planet@MPGN.COM Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - "Beautiful Game" "Robert P. Stefko" wrote: > > A BP movie? Probably not. A BP television series. Now that'd be interesting. > Roleplaying settings have had mixed succes on TV. Kindred (title?), that > short-lived WoD series, wasn't well received; Battletech was, even though it > was a cartoon. Who knows how BP would fare given a decent production crew > and time slot. Even time slots can be gotten around -- X-Files and B5 both started in bad slots and gained a lot of popularity. I think a good production team, and particularly dedicated writers with a good understanding of the setting are important. I'm also really fond of continuing stories (Kindred had some of that kind of thing going, and I love B5 for it). I think something like that would really benefit a series. -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= "I never get involved in my own life. It's too much trouble" - Michael Garibaldi (Babylon 5) *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: Matthew McInnis [angelgabriel@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 9:21 AM To: blue_planet@MPGN.COM Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - "Beautiful Game" >From: Robert P. Stefko >A BP movie? Probably not. A BP television series. Now that'd be interesting. >Roleplaying settings have had mixed succes on TV. Kindred (title?), that >short-lived WoD series, wasn't well received; Battletech was, even though it >was a cartoon. Who knows how BP would fare given a decent production crew >and time slot. > If a Blue Planet movie were to be made, it would have to be about the Athena Project and the Blight. Sort of a setup for the continuing story that is present in the game. Of course that also provides a springboard into the television medium. (How many science fiction movies have made it into tv series?) Besides, only with a movie budget could you do special-effects credit to the ideas that are present in the game. Imagine the visuals of a warpod of cetaceans squaring off against GenDiver attack subs, all with a movie sized budget. Oooooo! Gives me shivers. Archangel *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message. From: dpink@chill.org Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 2:38 PM To: blue_planet@MPGN.COM Subject: Re: [BLUE PLANET] - >Pink/Dungate wrote: >> >> Niven not hard sci-fi? Go get the book Playground of the Mind and read the >> story about world generation (I think it's the first) for a glimpse into >> hard sci fi. > >Granted. I guess my objection is more in the role the tech takes -- >usually Trekish. Not that it's bad, I love the writing, particularly >the characters, but feel is different for me than with, say, Pohl, Brin, >or Pournelle. > This is true. And what discussion of SF would be complete without passing reference (at least) to Mr. Asimov? Ever read Adding a Dimension or one of his other maths books? Great for first of all understanding why numbers work (not just how) - at least for a math boob like me - and then about time travel and space and whatnot. They're basically layman's books about physics. *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@mpgn.com with the line 'unsubscribe blue_planet' as the body of the message.