A Pop Culture and SF Post
Jul. 31st, 2007 05:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tcpipRecently, 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 ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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.
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.
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Re: A Pop Culture and SF Post
Date: 2007-07-31 11:37 am (UTC)I can imagine the synergistic effects of Moorcock and Hawkwind! I've seen (but never heard) a copy of the Deep Fix/Moorcock "Dodgem Dude", looks very strange.
Seeing Hawkwing perform live would have rocked verily; I can only ave an inkling of the sort of stage show they'd put on. Hassan i Sabah!
Re: A Pop Culture and SF Post
Date: 2007-07-31 09:33 pm (UTC)Actually it was exactly as I'd read and expected, which was great!
Re: A Pop Culture and SF Post
Date: 2007-07-31 10:53 pm (UTC)*sigh* I believe they're still producing and touring... Next time I won't miss them!