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May 17th, 2005, 02:31 AM
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Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
Please explain to me why I am the only one in my extended family who enjoys science fiction? Specifically Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape, BSG, etc.
It seems that everyone kinda likes star wars, but no one really cares about it. To them its like seeing a mildly enteraining movie of little or no consequence.
How many of you share my dilima? How many of you are the sole sci-fi fan in your entire family? Now I am not just talking about your mom, dad, and ciblings, I am talking about your extended family.
I am it for my extended family. I mean that, out of a hundred plus people I am the only one who likes Star Trek, B5, Farscape, etc.
Am I just weird or something?
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May 17th, 2005, 06:01 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
Yeah Atrocities what are you some kinda freak? j/k 
I am almost the only person in my entire extended family. My Aunt is the only person besides me who really enjoys Sci-Fi.
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May 17th, 2005, 09:40 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
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Yeah Atrocities what are you some kinda freak? j/k
I am almost the only person in my entire extended family. My Aunt is the only person besides me who really enjoys Sci-Fi.
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I have only met one female that even remotely likes Sci-Fi. Not a problem with other guys, seems most guys do like sci-fi. even if it only because things blow up...  |
May 17th, 2005, 11:36 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
yes you are at... most scf-fi sucks... horrible acting contrived stories...
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May 18th, 2005, 02:51 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
I have the same sort of situation. Everybody around me thinks I'm weird that I've planned ahead of time to see Star Wars III on the opening night. Like you said, many people kind of like Star Wars, but it's like, yeah, maybe I'll rent it one day when the DVD comes out, kind of level of interest. They don't understand!
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May 18th, 2005, 06:49 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
Phew, glad that I'm from a (non-extended) family that likes sci-fi. My parents both like it, and I don't have siblings, so that's an excellent situation. Also, one of my uncles likes sci-fi, but not as much as my (non-extended) family.
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May 19th, 2005, 02:03 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
I am stunned that I am the only one in my entire family tree that likes sci-fi. No one else does, not one of them. In fact they shudder at the thought of it.
I ask you this, if sci-fi is so feared by the masses then why is it that most of the top ten movies of all time are sci-fi related. (I stated this very question many years ago and only now are others beginning to take notice of this.)
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May 19th, 2005, 03:43 PM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
Well, I'm with you on this one AT, If I count my imediate family, mother, brother, and three sisters, I'm the only die-hard sci-fi fan.
With me at 100% fan status, the others in the brood are as follows..
My Brother is about a 84% fan of Sci-Fi, but his tastes seem to favor the 'British' type Sci-Fi.. Dr Who, Red Dwarf, HitchHikers etc.
My 3 Sisters combined rate Sci-fi at about 15% One of my sisters is a Stephen King Fanatic. (I can't stand the guy and his writing style is too dry) Mind you a few of his books made into movies turned out not too bad. The other Two sisters are stuck on Romantic comedies and any movies with actors like Hugh Grant, Brad Pit, Jonny Depp and such 'leaing-hunk' type actors.
My Mom is about a 10% fan of Sci-Fi. (She's a 300% fan of Mystery type movies and TV like Agatha Christie, Murder She Wrote, Alfred Hitchcock, etc.
My taste in films is Sci-Fi first, followed by Action films, Comedies, Westerns, and any others rounding out the list. On TV I'm a big fan of things like the History Chanel, Discovery Civilization, and Home Improvement type shows.
Nuf said, Cheers!
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May 19th, 2005, 03:55 PM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
I guess that was true for me also. BUT NOW my wife runs the sections in the local Barnes and Noble that handle things like DnD, Manga, Computers. Plus she DM's on the weekends. My mother-in-law, my brothers and sisters in law, my kids, all of them are scifi and fantasy aholics. Heck my Son and his Fiance are planning a medieval/renaissance stype wedding (so obviously we are about to add yet another fantasy freak to the family
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November 1st, 2005, 09:00 AM
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Re: Please Explain To Me How This Is Possible?
They all really love Scifi , they are planning a huge suprise party for you with all the cast members of your favourite series
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