Re: ***SPAM*** Re: Battlestar Galactica

2008-04-11 Thread William T Goodall
On 11 Apr 2008, at 03:52, Curtis Burisch wrote: I have read almost all science fiction ever published, and my biggest gripe with the genre is that there are not enough authors publishing enough works to satisfy my appetite. There have been between two- and three-hundred new sf novels

RE: ***SPAM*** Re: Battlestar Galactica

2008-04-11 Thread Curtis Burisch
There have been between two- and three-hundred new sf novels published in English every year since the seventies, and probably the sixties when the paperback boom began. SF as a recognisable genre has been published since the nineteenth century with Wells and Verne. SF magazines began in

RE: ***SPAM*** Re: Battlestar Galactica

2008-04-10 Thread Curtis Burisch
Anyway, I hate it when someone criticizes my favorite shows, so I guess I should have known better. I have to disagree with William's response in the strongest possible terms -- not your response, Olin (what an unusual and wonderful name!) I have read almost all science fiction ever published,

Re: [SPAM] Re: Battlestar Galactica renewed

2005-02-10 Thread G. D. Akin
kerri miller asked: Wouldn't it be cool to have a show where the cast changed every week because it took them 14 generations to get to the next star system? --- That WOULD be cool and COULD be very interesting, if done well.