Re: Dune (was RE: [SciFiNoir Lit] SciFiNoir Needs Your Favorite Quotes)

2005-06-08 Thread Carole McDonnell
Yes! Yes! The sets and wardrobe designs pretty much created the feel of the movies. Since it's already been admitted, I'll also admit I tried to read Dune once. Of course this was when I was younger so maybe I just didn't get it, but I got the feeling that Herbert was actually trying to make

[SciFiNoir Lit] Re: Lions Blood WAS SciFiNoir Quotes

2005-06-08 Thread Carole McDonnell
Well I've got to say I began reading it last year and finally had to put it down. First it's not really the modern black alternate history bit. It's modern African-American alternate history. Black encompasses all African culture, I think. But Barnes is dealing with American history and

[SciFiNoir Lit] Newbie

2005-06-08 Thread charlynm_6
Hello, I just found out about this site...through blackvoices.. I am a creative writing major at york university and I live in Hamilton. I have loved scifi since reading the chrysallid (sp) and right now, other that t.o.'s Nalo's Brown Girl In The Ring, my most recent scifi read was short

[SciFiNoir Lit] Intro: Charlyn AKA Zebbie - Canada, Hamilton, On

2005-06-08 Thread Tracey de Morsella \(formerly Tracey L. Minor\)
Subject: Re: File - membership_faq 1. Name: Charlyn 2. Location: Canada, Hamilton, On 3. Nickname/ Alias: Zebbie 4. Favorite Speculative Fiction Genres: all 5. Favorite Speculative Fiction Books: Brown Girl in the Ring, Octavia Butler, I love all the star trek..but voyager...that

Re: Dune (was RE: [SciFiNoir Lit] SciFiNoir Needs Your Favorite Quotes)

2005-06-08 Thread Astromancer
I have to admit, I liked both Chani's...Did you notice the attempt to 'dummy up' the language in the miniseries? I feel like I am part of the Brave New World when they do that...When anyone does that!!! Laileana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:yeah, the costumes and casting sucked. I did not like any