Out There: December 2005 Archives

I hope that everyone has a very happy 2006.

I'd like to wish everyone who reads Big Dumb Object a very Happy Christmas!

I'd heard mention of Virgin Galactic, but suddenly it all seems very real. They reckon that the first flights will be in late 2008 or early 2009. On top of that the spaceships are looking really cool!

Nice one Branson for putting your money where we want it. They're also getting lots of publicity in the UK due to the fake space tourists in Space Cadets.

Scifibrain lists their top ten SF things of the 80's. They are....

1. The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are released
2. 80s Science Fiction Cartoons
3. James Cameron directs some of the best science fiction films of all time.(Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss)
4. Several classic science fiction game franchises are born
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation airs on T.V
6. Akira is released
7. The Watchmen is published
8. Blade Runner
9. E.T. is released
10. Back to the Future is released

Not sure about the cartoons, or the videogames. Compare the cartoons to the anime and they are revealed to be lightweight cheesyness. And the SF videogames mentioned were not spectacular. Also, Back To The Future should be higher! (Every time I see Marty McFly dressed up in that radiation suit playing Van Halen to his dad makes me laugh out loud).

Otherwise I agree.