My gf is showing me this show for the first time and I just finished season 3. Wow. Please no spoilers but that was one of the best seasons of a show I’ve watched in a long time. The Cgi is clunky for todays standard but stands up pretty well tbh. The changing of power positions from start to finish had me curious as to how they could get out of each situation. The revelation of past story arcs coming full circle in this finale had me feeling vindicated with all of my predictions. Generally feeling excited for a show that came out 2 decades ago. Honestly felt like it had such a through line of plot, pacing, and character development that I’ve generally not enjoyed in very many other sci fi shows. The intro is one I never skip just because there’s such a sense of scale to the vibe of it, reminiscent of the Halo 2 theme for me. The twist at the end had me standing up, and just every episode felt so damn enjoyable because they felt so full of lore. I’m typing this as I just finished so please forgive the rant but man. Generally pleased with this season, and seriously considering it to be one of my favorite seasons of a show ever. Thanks for taking the time to read my rambling.

Oh my fucking god this game looks amazing!!! The art and story telling are incredible (so far). Mass Effect + No Mans Sky + (EVE maybe?). Found it on TikTok, it's from Mass Effect devs called EXODUS. Gameplay at the end. https://youtu.be/VJuneUd-hys?si=0IsVSJb8ejqurRu3

https://www.exodusgame.com/become-the-traveler/f/OHc2akkwZnMrUm89 (referral link for in-game goodies)

IM SOOOOO HYPED!

Based on suggestions in this sub. I split it up between two nights and, wow. It was like watching two different movies. The first half was silly. Then it took a TURN. I was not expecting that. That was a gut punch.

In Dune the reverend mother consumes the poisonous waters of life, and then detoxifies it, and spits it back out. Then people can safely drink it and experience the mystical effects.

In Siberia a shaman would eat the amanita muscaria mushrooms, which are somewhat toxic and can cause convulsions and sweating. The shaman's body would filter much of the toxins out. Then people would drink their urine, and be able to enjoy the hallucinogen without the poisonous side effects.

Plenty of people have made the mushroom connection broadly. Merely pointing out that hallucinogens are similar to spice, that Frank knew about halucinogenic mushrooms, their blue color, etc. Yet I can't find anything about him knowing about this exact ritual, specifically. However it seems too similar to be unrelated.

In both scenarios a human ritualistically consumes a toxic drug, and then releases it in a changed, non toxic form for others to drink.

From wikipedia:

"A. muscaria was widely used as an entheogen by many of the indigenous peoples of Siberia. Its use was known among almost all of the Uralic-speaking peoples of western Siberia and the Paleosiberian-speaking peoples of the Russian Far East. There are only isolated reports of A. muscaria use among the Tungusic and Turkic peoples of central Siberia and it is believed that on the whole entheogenic use of A. muscaria was not practised by these peoples.[6] In western Siberia, the use of A. muscaria was restricted to shamans, who used it as an alternative method of achieving a trance state. (Normally, Siberian shamans achieve trance by prolonged drumming and dancing.) In eastern Siberia, A. muscaria was used by both shamans and laypeople alike, and was used recreationally as well as religiously.[6] In eastern Siberia, the shaman would take the mushrooms, and others would drink his urine.[93] This urine, still containing psychoactive elements, may be more potent than the A. muscaria mushrooms with fewer negative effects such as sweating and twitching, suggesting that the initial user may act as a screening filter for other components in the mushroom.[94]"

Side note: I wrote a question post about this previously but it was very poorly worded and confused people. Sorry!

So to say Aliens are my all time favorite thing ever and I recently got into listening to audio books and I was curious since it’s the spooky season if you all had any sci-fi horror recommendations?

Strange alien visitors cruise low over rugged southwest terrain. Fake saucer picture made with a generic saucer model. The shadow is real, cast by the model on brown sand with some stones on it.

I started reading Hitchhikers Guide (still on book 1, so no spoilers please) and I noticed some things that bother me. They are definitely nit picks, but I'm hoping I. Missing something.

1. Trillian says that they picked up Ford and Arthur where she was picked up... but she was picked up from earth. The last thing Ford and Arthur did before getting thrown out into space was travel several light years away from Earth. This shouldn't be the same spot at all.

2. Zaphod is related to Ford, so it makes sense that he knows Fords name, except that Ford Prefect is his earth name. Why does Zaphod call Ford by his earth name? Is the bable fish translating his name to the one Arthur knows?

I'm hoping that there are explanations for these. If you have any ideas, let me know.

Mine was Asimov's The Robots, and I still remember the thrill of the book cover, the smell of the pages.

I remember my dad getting angry at me on a holiday because we were cruising around a new town and visiting, but I was not paying attention to anything outside the car's windows: I had my nose firmly planted in that book, and was reading about the absurd logical loop SPD-13 ("Speedy") was trapped into on the surface of planet Mercury... I mean honestly who cares what's going on outside the car's windows in those circumstances??

Edit: wow it's pretty amazing how many people had HG Wells as their scifi godfather !!!

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What books would you recommend for someone entering the 40K universe?

As a big fan of Alien and Predator, one of my favorite activities is wondering what other creatures could inhabit the cruel galaxy of Alien or be worthy prey for Predator. What aliens or creatures from books, movies, games, or any other sci-fi media do you think would fit in? A great example for me is The Thing as another horrible thing that can happen in the galaxy, and the bioraptors from Pitch Black as beings that a Predator would be thrilled by the chance to hunt.

Hello everyone I need a show to watch. My ideal show is something I can put on in the background and occasionally glance at while I do work on my computer.

Therefore, it’s imperative that the show isn’t too interesting, or else I won’t get any work done, nor can it be too dull or else I won’t care to watch it at all.

Some shows I’d say fit the mold were Farscape and DS9 mostly because they were stand alone shows with a self contained plot. I enjoyed those a lot.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've read old science fiction novels. Liked PKD's Do androids dream of electric sheep but didn't like Foundation. Among new, read Empire of silence. Loved that. I don't have a pattern. Literally anything is fine.

Given that info, I'm looking for the best of the best modern science fiction novels ( By "modern", I mean books written after 2000 ). From my research, I'm thinking of picking up books by Alaister Reynolds, Blake Crouch, Adrian Tchaikovsky.

But I want to know more. So, a little help with suggestions will be appreciated.

The wife and I are 6 episodes in to the first season, and we're about to call it quits.

The terrorists clearly have reason to rebel against their corporate overlords, but there isn't any redeeming qualities or personalities with any of them. Maybe the con man.

The main character is alright, but the acting is ROUGH. And the flashbacks seem to be affecting her in real time. Like her remembering something is changing her. That makes zero sense.

We feel there is a really cool concept here, but the characters are making such nonsensical choices. We are not enjoying this so far.

We're not ones to write off a show that's getting it's legs under it, but how long should we wait? Have we given it enough time or does it get better?