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Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.

Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.

-D1-

Pioneer Musical Appreciation Society

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Cody
 Cody
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Portugal? I was down there in '75 - travelling around the Algarve, mainly.

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Posted : June 28, 2013 04:18
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Biomechanoid, you might also look for 'Zombies of the Stratosphere'. It's another Commando Cody serial that has Leonard Nimoy in his first alien role. They're both very silly. They have completely different plots. In 'Radar Men from the Moon', the Moon Men hire gangsters to help them take over Earth. In 'Zombies from the Stratosphere' the Martians hire gangsters to help them take over Earth.

There's also a lot of footage from 'Metropolis' and 'Forbidden Planet' in that video. Those movies are classics.

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Posted : June 28, 2013 09:30
(@marcel)
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Quite enjoyed these tips, is there more television series Like the famous Star Trek-TOS, Battlestar Galactica TOS, and Space-1999!?

Babylon 5 is my favorite show. You should watch all the episodes in sequence because the whole thing has a plot.

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Posted : June 29, 2013 07:02
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Space: Above and Beyond was decent, the first season of SeaQuest DSV was excellent (season 2 and 3 were crap... don't bother...) but it's in the water instead of space. There's also Firefly, of course... required viewing for anyone who wants a "geek card" 🙂

If you like Anime at all I STRONGLY recommend the excellent series "Planetes" which is about a crew of orbital debris collectors. there is also Cowboy Bebop which is "softer" science fiction but has an amazing story and animation. Check out some of the Gundam Series, as well... the original series from the 70s is still the best in terms of story, though the animation is fairly crude.

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Posted : June 29, 2013 09:04
Geraldine
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Well this thread has gone a little off topic, but you raise an important point Biomechanoid. I don't think we have a hardware thread. Perhaps its time to create one? Also, well done with the re-flow! :good:

 

I did the same thing to an Atari STe motherboard recently, sadly it was to no avail, it was too long gone. :girlmad:

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Posted : June 29, 2013 11:18
Geraldine
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Oh goodness where do I begin here folks!?! :girlcrazy:

Ok first things first, Although I am not a massive classical fan,there is the odd thing now and then that does pop up that I do like. Mozart can be excellent and I love this piece of his.

 

 

Now, Elite IV. It's being made Biomechanoid. It's called Elite Dangerous and was successfully funded via kickstarter in January. Have a look here

 

You can still pledge if you like via Pay Pal if you like here

Or join the frontier forum here for more info.

Release date is sometime in 2014. :curtsey:

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Posted : June 29, 2013 11:55
 Vuzz
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...  do not take what I say seriously. 😉 thank you

 

 

:clapping:....  maybe it's the first serious thing you post ?    😉  

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Posted : June 29, 2013 12:38
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Babylon 5 is my favorite show. You should watch all the episodes in sequence because the whole thing has a plot.

 

Mine too. Babylon 5 is a must see. An epic and beautifully developed story with characters that you'll never forget (my favourites, Londo and G'Kar, obviously, and Susan Ivanova).

Planetes is also a great anime of good hard science fiction, with a beautyful story and unforgettable dialogues. The dialogue between Nono and Hakim Ashmead is one of the best I've ever heard. Reminds me of the "Pale Blue Dot" speech by Carl Sagan.

 

To return IT 😉

(I dare those who have seen the whole series, to not cry 😉 )

 

Another marvelous work by a japanese artist is the manga 2001 Nights by Yukinobu Hoshino. A rare mix of hard s.f. and poetry.

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Posted : June 29, 2013 14:06
Cody
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... obviously, and Susan Ivanova

 

You had to go and mention Commander Susan Ivanova - ooohh!

Seriously though, Babylon 5 is by far the best sci-fi TV series.

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Posted : June 29, 2013 14:18
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Oh goodness where do I begin here folks!?! :girlcrazy:

Ok first things first, Although I am not a massive classical fan,there is the odd thing now and then that does pop up that I do like. Mozart can be excellent and I love this piece of his.

 

 

I've always had a little 'difficulty' to listen to classical music. I found out that this term is used to define many artists which are very different from each other.

Thus i don't consider "classic" a genre itself anymore, but a kind of meta-genre, like "progressive".

For example, between two composers that I really like, Bach and Pancrace Royer, there are huge differences ... and they are just two of the very few who I was able to listen with a little attention.

Bach was my first access to classical, and I hoped to be able to "tune in" in order to appreciate better the rest ... I'm still far from this goal 😀

 

Why Bach? For two reasons

 

And the other is the book Gödel, Escher, Bach by Dougals Hofstadter. Philosophy of mind is my other great passion, beside science fiction. 😉

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Posted : June 29, 2013 14:30
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I forgot Pancrace Royer... Heabanging in the eighteenth century. Long before heavy metal... and with big gray wigs  :biggrin:

...and then, the harpischord crumbled to pieces  :prankster:

 

(This isn't the best version I heard... but is surely the most 'violent' 🙂 )

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Posted : June 29, 2013 14:40
Cody
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I love Bach, especially his keyboard works - they really fit when I'm flying around the Ooniverse.

I first came to Bach's music after reading this:

 

'He finally found peace. as so many others had done, in the abstract architecture of Bach... '

 

Bonus points if you know where that sentence comes from (it's sci-fi).

I also love Escher - when I first saw some of his art (as a teenager) I was utterly astounded.

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Posted : June 29, 2013 14:46
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I love Bach, especially his keyboard works - they really fit when I'm flying around the Ooniverse.

I first came to Bach's music after reading this:

 

 

Bonus points if you know where that sentence comes from (it's sci-fi).

'He finally found peace. as so many others had done, in the abstract architecture of Bach... '

 

I also love Escher - when I first saw some of his art (as a teenager) I was utterly astounded.

 

I'm not sure... is it 2001?

 

Oh... speaking of Escher, I just remembered this video

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Posted : June 29, 2013 14:54
Cody
 Cody
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I'm not sure... is it 2001?

 

Give the man a coconut! Yes, it is Clarke's 2001 (the novel, which I read before seeing the film).

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Posted : June 29, 2013 15:11
 Vuzz
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... me too 

 

 

 Not at all the " manga culture "

 

( in fact VDGG is the band i've listen in my youth ).  But now i feel better  with the treatment 0_°

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Posted : July 2, 2013 11:31
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Van der Graaf Generator is one of my favourite prog rock groups ever! I also love most of Peter Hammill albums. And I think I remember every David Jackson solo. 😀

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Posted : July 2, 2013 11:44
 Vuzz
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@ Tichy 

 

We are in the same frame of reference ^^

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Posted : July 2, 2013 11:47
(@marcel)
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@Biomechanoid, I hope this post is not too late. Regarding Babylon 5, there was a pilot episode called 'The Gathering'. It's a 2 hour TV movie which gives some background information and clues. Watch it first if you can.

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Posted : July 2, 2013 15:31
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Posted : July 4, 2013 12:09
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And that's an album I listened a lot three years ago.

Janelle Monae: The Archandroid. Very cool!

 

 

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Posted : July 6, 2013 06:17
Geraldine
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I simply had to post this....

 

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Posted : July 6, 2013 09:42
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He's a man with many artistic passions. 🙂

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Posted : July 6, 2013 10:18
(@loki999)
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Oates and Garfunkel always good for a laugh.

 

The Loophole: 

 

and Weed Card: 

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Posted : July 12, 2013 00:46
(@marcel)
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I just found this site with music inspired by Star Control 2. I haven't listened to all of it yet, but I'm going to put at least some of it into my Pioneer music folders.

http://www.medievalfuture.com/precursors/main.php

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Posted : July 25, 2013 06:27
Cody
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RIP, JJ Cale - Call Me The Breeze!

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Posted : July 27, 2013 06:57
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