Get Real - Merak - Films/DVD Asylum

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Posted by Merak on December 19, 2003 at 23:11:05

In Reply to: Now for some more inpenetrable Logic posted by Bambi B on December 17, 2003 at 21:48:12:

My comments and replies were to those questions and concerns that debated my premise, not the storyline. I simply defended the plausibility factor -- and for your information (and that of everyone interested) I know a bit more "science" than the average Joe. Your comments showed you simply misunderstood what was being answered. The "Suspension of Disbelief" is initiated by having an alien spacecraft approach Earth and its bizarre alignment causing it to be unnoticed while coming in on the far side of the Sun. This is further enhanced by having the attacking missile (from Earth) strike the craft in such a way as to cause it to lose sufficeint maneuverability while keeping it in a low Earth orbit. (If the above isn't sufficient for your immagination, then I recommend a course in physics to see just how unlikely all of that happening actually is.) As for the "Human" side of the story, one can encounter the timely stuggle mankind is now forced to endure. Will a solution be found in time? Perhaps alternate theories of how to solve this situation will play against each other -- and a single choice must be made, for there won't be time for a second chance. Themes of man against machine, man against man, man against the unkown, and even man against the impossible where man loses (yes, we CAN lose) can all be entertained here. In my humble opinion, it is when science is taken to its limit of knowledge that the most exciting and entertaining Science Fiction is created -- otherwise, you have only Fantasy.

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Topic - Good idea for a SF movie ?? - Merak 20:05:31 12/09/03 (26)

O Merak! Thou Logic is too Harsh! : An ode in the popular Metaphysickal Manner - Bambi B 21:27:25 12/11/03 (5)

Logic - Merak 14:14:17 12/13/03 (4)

Now for some more inpenetrable Logic - Bambi B 21:48:12 12/17/03 (3)

Get Real - Merak 23:11:05 12/19/03 (2)

Get Unreal - Bambi B 09:53:21 12/20/03 (1)

All I did was answer questions . . . - Merak 17:44:53 12/20/03 (0)

Need for more infomation - Bambi B 08:14:19 12/10/03 (1)

Where to start? - Merak 18:33:59 12/10/03 (0)

Action/reaction problem. with that much thrust, it should go like a bat out of hell...nt.. - late 07:39:54 12/10/03 (7)

: Action/reaction problem. with that much thrust, it could not be in orbit.. - Bambi B 07:53:02 12/10/03 (6)

More data for Bambi - Merak 18:46:12 12/10/03 (4)

Light up a torch that big (and hot) and you are going to be a tourist ..nt.. - late 13:50:00 12/11/03 (3)

Re: Light up a torch that big (and hot) and you are going to be a tourist ..nt.. - Merak 14:17:44 12/13/03 (2)

Tourist as in one who travels - late 22:15:22 12/13/03 (1)

Forget something ?? - Merak 20:30:48 12/15/03 (0)

Re: : 'sparkplugs'......Mr Fusion :D /nt\ - late 10:01:27 12/10/03 (0)

Small bug in that script... - orejones 03:38:30 12/10/03 (7)

It would be easy to spiral in keeping the sun between the ship and us .nt. - late 07:38:15 12/10/03 (3)

Sure it would, but... on what purpose? - orejones 08:08:25 12/10/03 (2)

And some more as well . . . - Merak 18:55:46 12/10/03 (0)

Some concerns asnwered . . . - Merak 18:53:49 12/10/03 (0)

Bug gone . . . - Merak 04:31:36 12/10/03 (2)

Some numbers need being crunched. - orejones 08:21:30 12/10/03 (1)

Please check my replies above (in the thread). - Merak 18:58:11 12/10/03 (0)

Got your title: Snorelaris n - albee33 20:49:09 12/09/03 (1)

Thank you . . . - Merak 21:19:35 12/09/03 (0)

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Get Real - Merak 23:11:05 12/19/03 (2)

Get Unreal - Bambi B 09:53:21 12/20/03 (1)

All I did was answer questions . . . - Merak 17:44:53 12/20/03 (0)

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