I may still be an alien in most groups, but I have found others of my species!!
Does having a deep and abiding love affair with Princess Bride count in this category? I know a ridiculous number of lines from that movie.
Big fan of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Liaden Universe books.
Star Wars vs. Star Trek, how can one choose which one of his children he likes best. I love them all, but forced to choose, I would take Star Wars over Star Trek. And what about Firefly? I'd probably pick Mal as my favorite Starship Captain, but Kirk over Picard in that classic debate.
I liked superhero comics when I was growing up, though not nearly as encyclopedically as some of y'all. Probably my favorite character was Green Lantern, though I loved Aquaman, and Wonder Woman. Superman and Batman were good also.
Never got into role playing games.
I've always hoped that someone would make a good movie out of Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. Can you grok it? And is everyone aware of the extreme similarities between Heinlein's Martian Flat Cats in The Rolling Stones and Tribbles. The Trouble with Tribbles, unsurprisingly I suppose, is my favorite sci-fi TV episode ever.
Loved the first couple of the Dune books, didn't care for the movie and mini-series, but did get a kick out of Sting as Feyd Rautha. He was also fun in Quadrophenia!
Was enthralled by Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. Can't wait to see the movie version of Ender's Game this fall.Love the Iron Man movies best of the superhero movies, but the X-men flicks rock as well.
Free associating other geek loves: Scrabble, Piers Anthony's Bio of a Space Tyrant series, Catherine Asaro's Ruby Dynasty books, shape-shifter books Asimov's Foundation books, Ringworld, Saberhagen's Lost Swords series, best short story ever--Harlan Ellison's Repent, Harlequin, Said the Tick Tock Man, the Gil Gerard Buck Roger's TV show (lord did I lust after Erin Gray!).
Well, more than enough for now. Great thread!!
Originally Posted by spice-is-nice
The Princess Bride is of course a favorite - I'm certain many here can quote memorable lines from it, such as "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours."
Which GL was your favorite? Hal? John Stewart? Raynor? Be aware that your answer will probably date you
I'm in the Guy Gardner camp myself.
Heinlein: I actually liked
Starship Troopers quite a bit. The movie is also, of course, an amazing cult classic.
Funny you mention Orson Scott Card. I'm actually in the process of doing a reread of his Ender stuff right now. Just finished
Xenocide the other night and am about to get started on
Children of the Mind. I feel that while the later books hold up ok,
Ender's Game is still far and beyond the best one. I don't know, maybe it's because I read
Ender's Game when I was still not too far removed from Ender's age, but that book always sticks with me. I always find it interesting how empathetic Card's writing can seem to be given his vocal political views in the real world (ie, his writings on homosexuality).
Piers Anthony: Also another writer from my younger formative years - read a lot of Xanth growing up, but I think his
Incarnations of Immortality books were my favorites. The Apprentice Adept stuff was also really fun and neat.
So, jbravo, you got it in one, and what a lovely job the artist did on her. 
S I N - I'm a fan of Anthony from my teenage years; Xanth is delightfully punny, but I think my favorite series of his is his Mode series, although it would appear I missed the conclusion. I suffer from literary ADD. I'm currently reading The Name of the Wind by Rothfuss, and I'm deeply, passionately in love with it. It may supplant my previous favorite (The Belgariad by Eddings).
BNI - I do not think that word means what you think it means...
jbravo - that doesn't count as a spoiler; that's the plot of every IM movie. 
Originally Posted by theCFE
Hah yeah, the Last Unicorn is one of my favorite movies - the music and art are just so nostalgic of animated movies of that time.
The Name of the Wind is very good.
A Wise Man's Fear was also very good, so I recommend it when you're done with that one.
The Belgariad was great, but I started Edding's works with
The Elenium, so that will always be #1 for me. I do love Edding's writings and seeing how they still influence how modern fantasy is written today.
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You people want more IM3 spoilers?
Ok...
There's a dudeand his name is the Mandarin. He may or may not have a love for oranges or possibly has the yellow fever.
The Mandarin may be doing some bad things.
Tony has some dramarama with his movie love interest.
Stan Lee shows up briefly.
Tony makes some snappy remarks.
There are also some gunshots and repulsor blasts fired in addition to the previously mentioned explosions.
Originally Posted by Liliana Vess
