Quote Originally Posted by smaughazard
Okay, who are some of the other favorite authors? Mine include:

Larry Niven
Poul Anderson
Roger Zelazny
Elizabeth Moon
Robert Forward

and, especially, Philip José Farmer (think Riverworld and World of Tiers series)
Roger Zelazny is one of my all time favorites (Chronicles of Amber, Lord of Light, Permafrost, 24 views of Mt. Fuji, Recital). I wasn't too thrilled with his second Amber series. I like Larry Niven when he is working with Steven Barnes (Dream Park) or Jerry Pournelle (Legacy of Herot). I HIGHLY recommend "Legacy of Herot", just good science fiction. I also really enjoyed P.J.F.'s World of Tiers books. For pulp science fiction you just can't beat Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars series. Fast and fun scifi when all you are looking for is simple entertainment.


For TV I think Babylon 5 (at least the first 4 seasons) was the best science fiction show ever. I thought it was a perfect blend of great story telling with flawed, but wonderful characters. I missed Firefly when it was on the air but caught them all on DVD. I'm a Browncoat! I grew up on a loved the old Star Trek. Never was a great fan of the newer versions. "The Next Generation" every so often had really brilliant episodes; "Yesterday's Enterprise"*, "Tapestry", and "The Inner Light" come to mind. Most often though it seemed that the characters were too "Politically Correct" to be interesting.


* "Yesterdays Enterprise" plot is copied from the old Twilight Zone episode "The Last Flight". But it's a very good plot and both episodes are very good.

Cheers