OT: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS Part Three

[BrindamoursNose]

The 2 main characters (the twins) are so incredibly boring and uninteresting. I like a lot of the side characters though.

Yup. The Twins are total trash. I hope the show doesn't continue on, especially if

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Sol is dead.

 

[Flybynite]

Ok, so I've caught up and almost finished all the available "Cosmere" stuff. I used up a bunch of amazon digital bucks over the last few weeks working thru a few and last couple days read both of the first two Secret Story books.

I'm around half-way thru Sunlit Man and was going to hold off, but I'm kinda irritated at it to be honest. It's not like it's a bad book, I think it's good and the setting very interesting.

I hate that its spoiling the fate of a character from Stormlight. I really am not a fan of prequels utilizing existing characters because you know the fates of those characters and whether they will live or die and it eliminates some possibilities. I really don't like finding out so much about a character who survives well beyond the Stormlight series.

Yea, you got spoilers about

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Wit/Hoid

in Tress and Yumi... But that character is more or less expected to be

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a narrator type through-out the Cosmere books

so it's not as huge a spoiler as finding out a character in Stormlight survives for hundreds of years, gains immense powers, loses this, gains that, etc...

If I was recommending a reading order I would tell people not to even read Sunlit Man at least until after Stormlight 5 and possibly later seeing when Stormlight 6 picks up compared to when Sunlit Man takes place.

I think Yumi and The Nightmare Painter may be my favorite book written by Brandon Sanderson. I liked both Tress and it and the artwork used in both (well all 3, although Sunlit Man doesn't feel as utilized to me) was a nice touch. I did like Tress a lot as well and it felt like a classical fairytale and was heavy on the whimsy.

It is impressive to see a writer willing to be shifting to very drastic different tones and styles.

 

[Chinatown88]

I signed up for the Broken Binding list to get their version of a limited edition run of Malazan. I don't have a subscription so I get the general sale on Sunday. But I'm having a hard time justifying the fancy book price. 150 GBP plus shipping for the first three books. Wonder if the rest will be the same price.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I finished The Spear Cuts Through Water last night.

It was one of the more unique books I've ever read. It goes pretty seamlessly between first, second, and third person perspective, which was extremely weird and awkward near the beginning, but once I adjusted it was actually pretty cool. He book is fairly violent, the main plot thread follows two young men traveling together during a violent rebellion under an extremely tyrannical empire. The unique part is how the violence is handled, though. Pretty much anytime somebody dies ‘on-screen’ you get to read their final thoughts. It makes things a lot more personal. When the protagonists kill somebody, they aren’t just a faceless goon for the empire, they’re a person with wants and desires.

There’s also a scene involving a tortoise that broke my f***ing heart.


Highly, highly recommend this one. It’s one of the best books I’ve read in years.

 

[Flybynite]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825675983606919471

Welp looks like it def is gonna stay at me not finishing it then lol.

 

[trostol]

star wars is a damn mess

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I watched the first two (three?) episodes and forgot to keep going. I guess it's nice to know I don't need to bother finishing.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Star Wars peaked with the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in episode IV. It sucks, but you just have to accept it. If you're waiting for Star Wars to get to Pulp Fiction/GOT levels....better grab a Snickers

 

[Rebels57]

Star Wars peaked with the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in episode IV. It sucks, but you just have to accept it. If you're waiting for Star Wars to get to Pulp Fiction/GOT levels....better grab a Snickers

This is objectively false. Empire is a masterpiece.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

This is objectively false. Empire is a masterpiece.

It's hyperbole, but the point stands. There's precious little new Star Wars content that can hold a candle to stuff from 40+ years ago, much less improve on it.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I thought Andor was good. Probably the best one of the spinoffs

 

[Rebels57]

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It's hyperbole, but the point stands. There's precious little new Star Wars content that can hold a candle to stuff from 40+ years ago, much less improve on it.

Of the new stuff, i've enjoyed The Mandalorian, Rogue One, and Andor a lot.

The sequel trilogy started off fine enough with The Force Awakens. The story was a re-hash of A New Hope but it was still well made, exciting, and introduced a handful of likeable new characters. Then it went off the rails with The Last Jedi and crashed into a ravine with The Rise of Skywalker.

 

[Chinatown88]

The biggest Sci-fi IP in the world ruined and slaughtered into something that is completely unrecognizable. Must be Iger, KK and Disney who are the only ones capable of putting in this masterclass. Don't make "your" Star Wars, just make Star Wars. It's not that hard.

Gatekeep your hobbies and your shows. Mainstream media nerdom is absolute garbage.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Alien Romulus was pretty good and is worth seeing in theaters.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

We started watching Dark Matter yesterday on AppleTV. That show is weird

 

[Magua]

Alien Romulus was pretty good and is worth seeing in theaters.

The Alien sequel we need:

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

The Alien sequel we need:

Check please

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

The sequel trilogy started off fine enough with The Force Awakens.

No it didn't. Every one of those characters, outside of possibly Rae and Han Jr., is millenial f***ing diarrhea. Awful. And the story is f***ing stupid. It gets worse every time I watch it. "Then why do you keep watching it, Cap?" F*** alone knows.

 

[Rebels57]

No it didn't. Every one of those characters, outside of possibly Rae and Han Jr., is millenial f***ing diarrhea. Awful. And the story is f***ing stupid. It gets worse every time I watch it. "Then why do you keep watching it, Cap?" F*** alone knows.

I liked Rey, Kylo, Poe, Finn, Snoke, and BB-8. I strongly disliked the rest, especially the super lame Commander Hux. The scenes with Han, Leia, and Chewie all worked for me though.

Rise of Skywalker would have been 1000 times better had it been about the Return of Snoke.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I liked Rey, Kylo, Poe, Finn, Snoke, and BB-8. I strongly disliked the rest, especially the super lame Commander Hux. The scenes with Han, Leia, and Chewie all worked for me though.

Rise of Skywalker would have been 1000 times better had it been about the Return of Snoke.

No.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I never really got into the backstory of some of the characters. What is Snokes story?

 

[Magua]

To this day, I have never watched Rise of Skywalker. I just don’t care. I barely cared to read the Wikipedia summary.

No it didn't. Every one of those characters, outside of possibly Rae and Han Jr., is millenial f***ing diarrhea. Awful. And the story is f***ing stupid. It gets worse every time I watch it. "Then why do you keep watching it, Cap?" F*** alone knows.

Present day Flyers and Star Wars.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I never really got into the backstory of some of the characters. What is Snokes story?

He's a literal meat puppet of Emperor Palpatine, who somehow returned

 

[trostol]

does any one have a reasonable short and easy to understand explanation of the Warhammer 40k universe lol

 

[ajgoal]

does any one have a reasonable short and easy to understand explanation of the Warhammer 40k universe lol

Everyone is the bad guys