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darrenhf

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I'm a sci fi freak and proud of it. Actually, now I'm a middle aged sci-fi freak, but I can still get that opening scene of Star Wars thrill when something great comes out of science fiction.
I blame BBC 2 for that. True it was BBC1 that first introduced me to sci fi through Doctor Who (and thank you Russell T Davis for bringing back both the show and my beloved Sarah Jane Smith), but it was the science fiction film festivals that BBC2 used to run, usually on a Tuesday at 6pm, that turned me from an innocent to an addict.
I love all sci fi, but count amongst my favourites Sapphire and Steel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Prisoner (of course)and Red Dwarf (double of course).
On the day I die I expect my coffin to be wheeled into the burning chamber to the sound of the five tones from Close Encounters of the Third KInd.


The My Science Fiction Life site is now closed to contributions. From this page you can see an archive of all the recollections made by this user.


Recollections

These are entries darrenhf has written in their Science Fiction Life

The Pern series: Glorious teen reading.

Added: 03/04/2007

Logan's Run: watch the show

Added: 03/04/2007

A Clockwork Orange: Very badly dated.

Added: 03/04/2007

The Empire Strikes Back: The Dark Side

Added: 03/04/2007

The Lawnmower Man: CGI interest only

Added: 03/04/2007

Galaxy Quest: Funny, funny, funny

Added: 03/04/2007

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: Not so excellent

Added: 03/04/2007

Sapphire and Steel: vague

Added: 20/03/2007

Doctor Who: welcome Back, Doctor

Added: 14/12/2006
Added: 14/12/2006

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"Red Dwarf is part of a marriage now."

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"Exposes the shallowness of the lazy critical orthodoxy."



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