The shakes

[Gern]

YEA Tim very true all the EMP pulses would have wiped out SKYNET'S abilty to conroll the world it should have used chemical weapons then it would have been ok ( FILM makers take note ) lol
chris

Not sure a few shots of a crop spraying aircraft would be quite as exciting as seeing Arnie battling the baddie!

[boatman]

Not sure a few shots of a crop spraying aircraft would be quite as exciting as seeing Arnie battling the baddie!

YES Dave i know what you mean but chemical warfare would not be conducked by tiny cropsprayers but by a big ole missle's hundreds of them with hundreds of bomblets of chemicals dropped down on us from orbit
chris

[boatman]

IT would be M.I.R.V. warhead time
chris

[stillp]

Glad to hear you've got a diagnosis Dave, and that it's nothing too serious. Now you'll have to buy a paint shaker...
Pete

[boatman]

HI Dave here's another brilliant book with nr a 1000 pages an a cracking story with plenty of action
VORTEX by LARRY BOND
Chris

[Gern]

Glad to hear you've got a diagnosis Dave, and that it's nothing too serious. Now you'll have to buy a paint shaker...
Pete

Oh poo! Another expense!

[Gern]

HI Dave here's another brilliant book with nr a 1000 pages an a cracking story with plenty of action
VORTEX by LARRY BOND
Chris

Added to my list.

[yak face]

Hi dave , only just seen this post , so glad its something that can be sorted , hopefully youll be back at the bench soon , cheers tony

[Gern]

One problem you may have if you ever stop having to take it, is … shaking hands. I took propranolol for about seven years for something else entirely, and when I stopped, I couldn’t do any modelling for a number of days because of my hands shaking just enough that it was almost impossible to do any fine work.

Oh, and for good SF: The Expanse, both the novels (by James S.A. Corey) and the TV series (on Amazon Prime).

Checked out 'The Expanse'. Turns out it has expanded to eight books and a collection of short stories and novellas. I will be giving it a try, just not found the right supplier yet. I won't deal with Amazon so I'll give the TV series a miss.

[Guest]

Yes, eight novels so far, the ninth (and final) coming in November, I think. They’re really three trilogies that form one large story. I’ve not read the novellas, but I understand they support the main story.

As for the TV show, I don’t think I’m exaggerating if I say it’s the best SF on TV since at least Babylon 5 — or possibly ever — so it’s possibly a bit unfortunate you won’t do Amazon

[Gern]

Yes, eight novels so far, the ninth (and final) coming in November, I think. They’re really three trilogies that form one large story. I’ve not read the novellas, but I understand they support the main story.

As for the TV show, I don’t think I’m exaggerating if I say it’s the best SF on TV since at least Babylon 5 — or possibly ever — so it’s possibly a bit unfortunate you won’t do Amazon :smiling3:

Have you read the Dune books? They are also loosely grouped into threes.

I've not watched any of the Sci Fi programmes that have appeared on TV - except The Mandalorian - since the very first series of Star Trek (see below). I was disillusioned to find that I'd seen most of the plot lines in Sci Fi short stories of the thirties and forties.

There's gotta be a chance it will appear on DVD eventually?

[Guest]

Have you read the Dune books?

No, my only exposure to Dune has been the 1980s movie and the 1990s computer game. I can’t say the setting appeals to me overly much, so the prospect of reading thousands of pages about it doesn’t either

I was disillusioned to find that I'd seen most of the plot lines in Sci Fi short stories of the thirties and forties.

I wouldn’t know about that What I do know is that you’ve not missed much by not seeing any Star Trek shows from recent years … gods, what drivel!

There's gotta be a chance it will appear on DVD eventually?

I sort of doubt that. The show is made by one of the larger streaming services, so what would be their incentive for releasing it on DVD?

[Tim Marlow]

Give Dune a try Jakko. The original trilogy are far more interesting constructs than the film even hints at.

[Gern]

Give Dune a try Jakko. The original trilogy are far more interesting constructs than the film even hints at.

Yeah. The relationship between the books and the film is much the same as the relationship between the law and justice or religion and the Creator - ie none to speak of.

[Neil Merryweather]

I can also highly recommend Dune- the film didn't come close to the intellect of the books