Sorry if this sounds like a plug for a game, but the subject of compatible games for 'Ringworld' came up so I thought I would pass this information out. D101...
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Diane Moon-Kitten
sylvermoonki...
Feb 5, 2013 4:29 pm
Hubby put some stuff on BRP central, mostly quick racial ideas for his living stars game. He also started translating Worlds Bryond ship creation system...
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Diane Moon-Kitten
sylvermoonki...
Feb 5, 2013 4:34 pm
We are eager to see Rivrr of Heaven since ir was announced on BRP central last year?...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 11, 2013 1:48 pm
According to the article linked below, RINGWORLD will be produced as a SyFy Channel miniseries. Of course, at this stage it's just an announced project... and...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 11, 2013 1:57 pm
Oops, it would help if I actually included the link... http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/10/ringworld-syfy/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clear ether! Lensman Visit the Known...
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marten_vanwier
Apr 11, 2013 2:01 pm
I am pretty sure that syFy (I hate this name) will do it badly. It is not a matter that I don't want to give it a try, it is the result of seeing producers so...
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marten_vanwier
Apr 11, 2013 2:06 pm
... Doomed Earth? What the hell? You see that is where they are already straying from the original story. There was no doomed Earth, there was no need for a...
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Aplin Alexander T
alex_aplin
Apr 11, 2013 2:22 pm
Classification: Unclassified ... This may be a reference to the core explosion, but as I've said elsewhere the long timescale may make that a hard sell. I fear...
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mirloc
Apr 11, 2013 2:31 pm
I'm willing to give it a try, they manage to produce a lot of half-baked crap, but I was impressed with a couple of the shows they have produced. The Dune...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 11, 2013 2:33 pm
... You're forgetting the galactic Core explosion. Louis' motive for going on the expedition was to get the Quantum II hyperdrive, which he thought would be...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 11, 2013 2:41 pm
... I'd rather see it done as a flashback to Beowulf Shaeffer's discovery, but making the threat much more immediate would hardly make it a bad adaptation. At...
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marten_vanwier
Apr 11, 2013 2:41 pm
Hello, I may have forgotten about Louis Wu's reason to join the expedition to acquire the Quantum 2 Hyperdrive for an eventual evacuation of Known Space, but I...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 11, 2013 2:55 pm
... Yes, SyFy's "Dune" miniseries is a reason for hope that RINGWORLD might actually be given a good adaptation. As for "Battlestar Galactica"... well, I...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
Apr 11, 2013 5:36 pm
Lol, so agree. Syfy produces fun schlock at best. With the idiotsdestroying StarTrek, threatening Star Wars, etc. We are seeing these "producers" making their...
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Andrew Morton
thythgaar
Apr 11, 2013 7:14 pm
Here we go again. Another great story flupped-up producers. Â Andy Morton ________________________________ From: sylvermoonkitten <sylvermoonkitten@...>...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 11, 2013 8:56 pm
... Some of us call it the "Siffy" channel, for that very reason... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clear ether! Lensman Visit the Known Space Concordance at: ...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
Apr 11, 2013 11:28 pm
Think of all the scifi that Could be made! harrison's Deathworld, has violence, combat, critters and would need so little changing! Instead they are going to...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
Apr 12, 2013 1:16 am
Anyone.know of the art of this lady?? She did art back in the 70s for the air and space museum or smithsonian, about alien life.From what I heard she also did...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 12, 2013 9:29 pm
... She did illustrations for the inside cover of some of Niven's Known Space collections, but not /Ringworld/. You can see some of her Known Space art posted...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 12, 2013 9:55 pm
... Oops, that's wrong. She had two "Puppeteer" illustrations in the inside front and back cover of the edition of /Ringworld/ with the Rick Sternbach cover;...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
Apr 14, 2013 1:57 am
How "canon" is the explanation of humans in the book? Hubby , clan and group have been speculating about RW. Hubby feels that Pak is evolved from.humans and...
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marten_vanwier
Apr 14, 2013 2:14 am
The book title was Protector and not Protectors. The relation between the Pak and humanity is a bit more complex. Humans are descendants from Homo Habilis...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 14, 2013 4:50 am
... See the "Pak" entry at my Known Space Concordance. That's what it's there for. Link below. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clear ether! Lensman Visit the Known Space...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 14, 2013 4:57 am
... "breeder" stage of life, not "juvenile"; ... Yam, actually. ... Yes. See Proserpina's story in /Ringworld's Children/. That's more or less the same story...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
Apr 14, 2013 11:39 am
Of course because of the movie , speculation began. Sadly our gaming Magic World was cut short because the group started to explore ideas. Which my cowife into...
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Lensman
lensman003
Apr 14, 2013 7:57 pm
... Speculation is interesting, and I have included one or more articles at my site that argue the Pak didn't build the Ringworld, but none of that is canon. ...
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marten_vanwier
Apr 15, 2013 1:09 am
It has been a while since I read that story so I was bound to make some mistakes. As for 'Jam' instead of 'Yam', little Dutch to English translation here. :) ...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
Apr 15, 2013 3:16 am
Sorry typing on a cell phone.with kids both human and.fpur legged harrassing me. Hubby's day off, lol....
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Daniel C
greatdragon13
May 2, 2013 1:51 pm
Please do not click on the message titled 'hey' It is spam and has been deleted. Member status is under moderation until member contacts moderators or longer. ...
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sylvermoonkitten
sylvermoonki...
May 2, 2013 4:45 pm
Never do.we click any blank link. And usually wait till we hear about it from someone.else...
