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Recently, inspired by my RuneQuest/Stormbringer gaming, I've had the opportunity to appreciate the works of Michael Moorcock. In the past week or so I've read The Jewel in the Skull, The Mad God's Amulet, The Sword of The Dawn, The Runestaff (all fantasy), An Alien Heat, The Hollow Lands, The End of All Songs (all sf), The Warlord of the Air, The Land Leviathan, and The Steel Tsar (original steampunk). Moorcock also was regular collaborator with Hawkwind, and even caseopaya admits to humming along to the tunes of late. mickey_ob points me to the Prog Rock timeline.

More on the science-fiction theme, I recently did a review of the old sf game Universe. Last week was the 30th birthday of the original Traveller. In recent weeks I've finally (yeah, talk about ignoring pop culture) had the opportunity to watch many sessions of Babylon Five; I find the setting grating, the characters and acting often very wooden, but damn the story is developing just fine. Torchwood has also proven to be sufficiently interesting for me to watch as well.

On other topics, last Friday was Sysadmin appreciation day, which surely must be some wicked joke to grind in how unrecognised they really are. Old uni comrade Adam Bandt is standing for the Greens in Federal seat of Melbourne (MARS used to joke about the World Domination Sub-committee). Somewhat on topic, a star system with four suns may include a planet.

Comments

[greylock.livejournal.com]

Jesus.
I wouldn't have recognised Adam.

[alchemon.livejournal.com]

Re: B5....

Which season? I found Season #1 always rather lack-luster, but then again, it's a first season. They definitely seem to get better as they go along, though #4 comes across as rushed (as they had no idea if they'd be contracted to do #5, and tried to cram two seasons worth into one).

A Pop Culture and SF Post

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Moorcock & Hawkwind had strange effects on each other. An album The New Worlds Fair by "Michael Moorcock and the Deep Fix" was released in 1975, which included a number of Hawkwind regulars in the credits. I have a vinyl copy somewhere, but as a Hawkwind (and Moorcock) fan I had to (I also have a copy of Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters)! Finally got to see Hawkwind live at the Metro in 2000 (though Moorcock wasn't playing with them by then). That was a good year for live shows for me.

You realise that I watched the whole of Babylon 5 in order earlier this year (about one episode a day). It's a good way to watch it, though Season 5 (which I remember best of all) was disappointing. Still don't have the TV movies, Tales of the Rangers, or Crusade however.