Never believe anyone who mentions "the dark side of the moon" unless they are discussing their favorite Pink Floyd album. The moon does not have a "dark side."

Nice self-contradiction there, buddy. We had an EMP weapon in 1947 that shot down a UFO but the military was defenseless against them.

The thing about Dune is that while it's pretty harsh, it does have a fairly upbeat ending. Dune Messiah? Now that's a whole other level of DARK.

And then we can do Uranus. (My inner 12 year old couldn't resist.)

Samuel Delaney and Octavia Butler immediately spring to mind. If you include Jews as a minority there's Harlan Ellison.

Make sure you hide your left shoes!

You win three internets, good Doctor.

Yes, yes. Science is very cool. Make the skeleton dance again.

I'm going to throw in votes for Connie Willis (though Blackout/All Clear might be hard to do) and Ian MacDonald's near future novels have the potential to be thrilling action movies that also have great stories.

I get a little sad when people don't recognize a joke when they see one.

What did this mummy die of?

Always glad to help.

Orientation is very important when wearing a jet pack. You could drill yourself right into the ground if it's pointed the wrong way.

I think you replied to the wrong person. I never said I didn't like any of those movies, that was the original poster.

I'm curious to know what movies you think are really good.

I'm not a huge medieval fantasy fan, either. I'm not even a teeny-tiny medieval fantasy fan but I love Game of Thrones. Definitely worth your time investment.

Cypher Raige is bad enough but his wannabe warrior son is named Kitteh?

You've got zombies, why stop at double?

If I want to go see a movie, I've got to decide which version I want to invest in.

I tried the pilot once a while ago and it just seemed like way too much cheese. How far into it would I have to wait for it to grab me?