tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post1372680545958859356..comments2024-03-27T01:28:28.346-07:00Comments on False Machine: Flash Gordon and the Bat Sandwichpjamesstuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-44706154611017167402023-08-21T04:45:22.178-07:002023-08-21T04:45:22.178-07:00Just tacking back to this post having read some ma...Just tacking back to this post having read some material by Adam Roberts on Scott as an influence on Tolkien.<br /><br />https://medium.com/adams-notebook/black-riders-a-note-on-scott-and-tolkien-49b5cb879fd6<br />https://amechanicalart.blogspot.com/2016/06/some-thoughts-on-scott.htmlSolomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-67588435893103774182020-08-26T17:32:12.012-07:002020-08-26T17:32:12.012-07:00I went to see the movie with two other gamers well...I went to see the movie with two other gamers well acquainted with Tekumel, and we all thought the costumes would make good court drag there, especially for some combo cult of Dlamelish and Vimuhla. Although you would fry under all that costume on Tekumel. But you might need to wear it anyway.Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-32822923654971559012020-08-26T03:48:26.498-07:002020-08-26T03:48:26.498-07:00Star Wars I-III were meant to depict the "ele...Star Wars I-III were meant to depict the "elegant, bygone age" that was only nostalgia in SW IV-VI. The 20's-30's as seen from the end of WW2. Visually, at least, it was a success.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-18704888115181323472020-08-25T13:32:10.653-07:002020-08-25T13:32:10.653-07:00They don't seem to have made the jump to Found...They don't seem to have made the jump to Foundation, certainly. My image of them is also that much more antique than Flash Gordon's web of exotic polities. Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-56303493879754813382020-08-25T12:11:40.626-07:002020-08-25T12:11:40.626-07:00I think that might be stretching an awkward image ...I think that might be stretching an awkward image too far.pjamesstuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-5220356858692841592020-08-25T12:11:18.829-07:002020-08-25T12:11:18.829-07:00Hmm I guess they would come in just before Raymond...Hmm I guess they would come in just before Raymond, in that 1910 to 1930 gap.pjamesstuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-91862581020943541542020-08-25T11:30:14.506-07:002020-08-25T11:30:14.506-07:00That metaphor does a bunch of work! Does distance/...That metaphor does a bunch of work! Does distance/time actually factor into it? Γιάννηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126579663203703504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-81383212180400205322020-08-25T03:56:31.256-07:002020-08-25T03:56:31.256-07:00Where do Edgar Rice Burroughs and the rest of the ...Where do Edgar Rice Burroughs and the rest of the Sword and Planet crowd fit into this? Or are they just a cadet branch?Solomon VKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763252777153908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-73062328677407060702020-08-25T01:58:53.949-07:002020-08-25T01:58:53.949-07:00I dunno K, a lot of my knowledge of Sci Fi etc has...I dunno K, a lot of my knowledge of Sci Fi etc has dropped off in the last ten years or so. I am open to ideas on it.pjamesstuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288777018721199748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-78329284728115601782020-08-24T15:05:27.299-07:002020-08-24T15:05:27.299-07:00Anything that might have come after Warhammer or t...Anything that might have come after Warhammer or the feudal future family tree stopped there? Kyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992025061183651850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522018539311056682.post-46211934663599702332020-08-24T11:10:38.652-07:002020-08-24T11:10:38.652-07:00Flash Gordon, Dune, and Star Wars are the space op...Flash Gordon, Dune, and Star Wars are the space opera triumvirate. I was lucky enough to grow up with all three. <br /><br />Yeah, the costumes in Flash are unbelievable. Ciao, baby!<br /><br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.com