Lunchtable for the nerdy (warning: only nerdy people allowed)

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  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.
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  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    edited April 2017
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...
  • Ben_there_done_that
    Ben_there_done_that Posts: 732 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...

    Yes! I read all the books a few years ago. I hope the movie is as awesome.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited April 2017
    I haven't read or watched the Dark Tower yet. It's on my list of books to read.
  • jeichelb83
    jeichelb83 Posts: 172 Member
    MeganAM89 wrote: »
    What about playing video games...?

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    I found home.
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...
    captbklee wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...

    Yes! I read all the books a few years ago. I hope the movie is as awesome.

    I have not read the Dark Tower series, I just looked it up tho and it looks interesting. I am looking for something to read, thanks for the recommendation :smile:
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    MeganAM89 wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...

    I have no idea what that is

    The Dark Tower is an upcoming 2017 American science fantasy Western horror film directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel, based on the series of novels of the same name by Stephen King.
  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
    kace_kay wrote: »
    kace_kay wrote: »
    I always liked the radical Bellatrix I had pictured in my mind much more than the Helena portrayal...

    But she still did well...

    I blame the director and producer for the movies... The actors can only be blamed for so much... They really are just carrying out the vision of the director and producer

    The trendy appearance of the movies just ruined them...

    Plus in the books... Harry Potter is not the goody two shoes the movies turned him into

    Ehhhhh I kinda hated HBC as Bellatrix. Too obvious. And WTF were they doing casting Michael Gambon as Dumbledore? Such a horrible replacement after Richard Harris passed. :|

    Yea the he sucked lol...

    I always thought Bellatrix needed a pair of glasses with tape in the middle... I pictured a retro Berkeley radical

    Not a Gothic emo chik

    I also teared up when I read, "Here lies Dobby, a free Elf"

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  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    edited April 2017
    captbklee wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...

    Yes! I read all the books a few years ago. I hope the movie is as awesome.

    Having read the blurbs and trailer announcements for the upcoming movie, I have to say I'm a little skeptical, but I will try to keep an open mind. As usual, the movie in my head as I read the books can never be realized on the big screen.

    I would highly recommend the Dark Tower series to anyone who loves a good read!
  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
    I liked lor, never read the books but the movies were good..

    Frodo was such a weak character though, it nearly ruined the movies for me. Mm
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    captbklee wrote: »
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...

    Yes! I read all the books a few years ago. I hope the movie is as awesome.

    Having read the blurbs and trailer announcements for the upcoming movie, I have to say I'm a little skeptical, but I will try to keep an open mind. As usual, the movie in my head as I read the books can never be realized on the big screen.

    I can safely say, lower your expectations of the movie. I had to do with with all the new star wars movies, and even then it took another couple times before I enjoyed the movies.
  • Ben_there_done_that
    Ben_there_done_that Posts: 732 Member
    I'm glad I'm hiding behind a computer screen for this, so nobody can throw rocks at me, but I thought the movie Starship Troopers was bad*kitten*! All follow-on movies were terrible. Obviously, the book was great.
  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
    Has anyone read the Old Man's War series?
    I've heard good things about it...
  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
    edited April 2017
    I may lose my nerd pass for this but...

    I thought the movie Dune was Dumb
    Riding on the snakes was just... Dumb
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    OMG my peeps!!!

    Star Wars LOTR RPGs (CoC 5th edition D&D)... Hmmm.... Harry Potter Walking Dead....

    More of a literature nerd than math and science actually.
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    edited April 2017
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    Im with you on the books and movies

    Im reading the Anita Blake Vampire hunter series ..the first 5 have been great
  • naelliving
    naelliving Posts: 94 Member
    edited April 2017
    cee134 wrote: »
    Nerd pr0n.

    One of the props that were used for the close-ups in the LOTR movies.
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    @cee134 *squeal* omg I wanna touch it!
    Awesomeness
  • naelliving
    naelliving Posts: 94 Member
    I liked lor, never read the books but the movies were good..

    Frodo was such a weak character though, it nearly ruined the movies for me. Mm

    I grew up on these books. I think I've read them at least ten times. They are far better than the movies. However, I thought the movies were well done considering the amount of material they had to cover.
    But yes, I agree, Frodo was a little too weak for my taste as well.
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    Im with you on the books and movies

    Im reading the Anita Blake Vampire hunter series ..the first 5 have been great

    Cool, thanks for the recommendation! :smile:
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    nep2nfly wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Nerd pr0n.

    One of the props that were used for the close-ups in the LOTR movies.
    f7ujv7geaq5o.jpg

    @cee134 *squeal* omg I wanna touch it!
    Awesomeness

    Um.... on second thought, don't touch it. It doesn't seem to end well for the characters onscreen. :wink:
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    I may lose my nerd pass for this but...

    I thought the movie Dune was Dumb
    Riding on the snakes was just... Dumb

    *gasp*
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I've never read Star Wars books or Harry Potter...just saw the movies. I prefer sci-fi and "horror".

    I liked reading encyclopedias when I was a kid and still enjoy reading dictionaries.

    How about the Dark Tower? Can we veer off in that direction? Obviously there are only 2 LOTR fans here! :-)

    Even I can't imagine a discussion of an encyclopedia...

    OMG I did both as a kid and as I got older I pretty much hid my habit of reading dictionaries...LOL. I didn't realize until I was in college that this is not *that* uncommon with curious kids.

    Although I did have a series of issues in Latin class when I looked up the naughty words in Latin with a particularly good dictionary and used the words in homework sentences. My teacher didn't stop me initially...I have the feeling she thought it was funny. I did get hauled into the Language Office with the admonition, "I don't know whether to give you an A or and F...but just STOP!"
  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    I can't remember the comedian who said, "I just read the dictionary...all the other books are in there." Sounds like something Steven Wright would've said, but I don't recall...
  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
    I'll occasionally put on LOR and just let all 3 movies play in the background while I do chores and play with my son and make dinner...

    Its a good story and really pretty to look at, the elf women are hott lol..

    My biggest complaint is that none of the characters have any real swagger about them...

    I like Willow more, Mad Martigan was a bad *kitten* with Han Solo like swagger and I dug Sorsha too... Too bad they didn't do more with the story...
  • itsallgood803
    itsallgood803 Posts: 133 Member
    I may lose my nerd pass for this but...

    I thought the movie Dune was Dumb
    Riding on the snakes was just... Dumb

    Omg I always get dirty looks when I say I hate the movie Dune!
  • itsallgood803
    itsallgood803 Posts: 133 Member
    I'll occasionally put on LOR and just let all 3 movies play in the background while I do chores and play with my son and make dinner...

    Its a good story and really pretty to look at, the elf women are hott lol..

    My biggest complaint is that none of the characters have any real swagger about them...

    I like Willow more, Mad Martigan was a bad *kitten* with Han Solo like swagger and I dug Sorsha too... Too bad they didn't do more with the story...

    Oh....Willow, I always had a huge crush on Mad Martigan
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
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  • JstTheWayIam
    JstTheWayIam Posts: 6,357 Member
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member