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Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:51 pm
by Atlanta-Ned
Here's a list of relevant* media you should consume if you enjoy Space Station 13:
*relevant being hard sci-fi-ish
Movies & TV Shows
Books
Games
- System Shock 1 is/was literally the basis for Malfunction mode and the AI
- The Marathon Series, Bungie's precursor to Halo, now freeware. Don't miss the unofficial sequel to the series, Rubicon (I like Rubicon a lot more than the original trilogy)
- Aurora 4x, a punishingly intricate space civilization management game
- Paranoia
Music
Other Media
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:55 pm
by TribeOfBeavers
No Star Trek?
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:56 pm
by cedarbridge
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:58 pm
by onleavedontatme
revised list of media for those who enjoy ss13 in 2017: nekopara vol 1, DOOM 2016, jojos bizzare adventure
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:58 pm
by captain sawrge
nerd shit
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:59 pm
by Atlanta-Ned
o shit, totally forgot about this one.
TribeOfBeavers wrote:No Star Trek?
I'll admit, I'm not as familiar with Star Trek as I should be
aside from the most recent movies :/ Hit me with some recommendations.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:00 pm
by cedarbridge
I keep forgetting to read/audiobook Snow Crash. Apparently its getting a (likely awful) movie adaption too.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:07 pm
by calzilla1
What about Homestuck (because for some reason we have a fick ton of references to that shit)
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:08 pm
by iamgoofball
calzilla1 wrote:What about Homestuck (because for some reason we have a fick ton of references to that shit)
Time for a purge
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:14 pm
by BeeSting12
The Martian is an excellent movie. I haven't read the book.
This short storys pretty good as well, not entirely space station but it can remind you of being frustrated with an AI.
http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/features/hopeless.htm
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:16 pm
by TribeOfBeavers
Atlanta-Ned wrote:
o shit, totally forgot about this one.
TribeOfBeavers wrote:No Star Trek?
I'll admit, I'm not as familiar with Star Trek as I should be
aside from the most recent movies :/ Hit me with some recommendations.
You probably are more familiar than you think
There are a ton of references to it in basically every sci fi game/show.
Star Trek TNG is my favourite one. Everybody seems to like a different series though, so try a couple of episodes of each to see if it's your kinda thing.
It's been a while so I might be forgetting some good ones, but my two favourite TNG episodes are "The Inner Light" and "Darmok".
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:17 pm
by kevinz000
Kor wrote:revised list of media for those who enjoy ss13 in 2017: nekopara vol 1, DOOM 2016, jojos bizzare adventure
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:18 pm
by calzilla1
Kor wrote:revised list of media for those who enjoy ss13 in 2017: nekopara vol 1, DOOM 2016, jojos bizzare adventure
Dont forget the prerequisite day on furaffinity
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:18 pm
by cedarbridge
Kor wrote:revised list of media for those who enjoy ss13 in 2017: nekopara vol 1, DOOM 2016, jojos bizzare adventure
A good list.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:19 pm
by TribeOfBeavers
The book is also excellent! The movie misses out on some scenes but is overall pretty close to the book.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:27 pm
by BeeSting12
In my experience, the book's usually better than the movie. I'll have to borrow it from the library or get it on the kindle app at some point.
The atomic rockets site is interesting, I'll have to give it a read through in my spare time
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:28 pm
by D&B
7 days a skeptic
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 6:37 pm
by Super Aggro Crag
Return of the Living Dead. I like that movie.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:37 pm
by Slignerd
Atlanta-Ned wrote:Here's a list of relevant* media you should consume if you enjoy Space Station 13:
*relevant being hard sci-fi-ish
> Space Station 13
> hard sci-fi
lol
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:39 pm
by Jegub
These stray from the definition of relevant, but I would suggest they complement an enjoyment of the game.
Others Will Follow is beautifully crafted and well worth nine minutes of your time if you haven't watched it yet.
Planetes is reasonably firm as sci-fi goes and would seem to warrant inclusion.
Silent Running - the opening theme might give you a nosebleed and the ecological message can be heavy handed, but Douglas Trumbull's model work is up to the standard he set for 2001.
The Black Hole seems often underrated, possibly due to its being produced by Disney. Excellent visual effects again.
Red Dwarf's earlier series.
Since games were mentioned,
Alien for the ZX Spectrum 48K. Wander around a plan view of the Nostromo, get paranoid. You can hit the alien with a fire extinguisher. It'll go about as well as you'd expect.
The movie I most associate with Space Station 13 has to be
Dark Star. The juxtaposition of the serious mission and the feral crew tasked with it has a deep appeal to me for some reason, and the absurdities I encounter while playing often bring this to mind. If I could convince someone to watch one of these recommendations I would hope for it to be this.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:41 pm
by NikNakFlak
>sligneris
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:43 pm
by Slignerd
Anyways, I find that
Starbound has a similar quirky cartoony sci-fi aesthetic as SS13 does, along with non-human races that actually don't suck.
Even has some elements that were possibly inspired by SS13, as well as direct references here and there.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:13 pm
by lzimann
Yes, the starbound dev is/was/played ss13 and did indeed add ss13 references.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:19 pm
by D&B
CosmicScientist wrote:
D&B wrote:7 days a skeptic
Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Sah, are you fucking stupid or did you not see the games section.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:33 pm
by Dr_bee
No Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series?
For shame, it has the same irreverence that the typical SS13 round has. The book should be prefered but if you are lazy the mediocre movie will do.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:37 pm
by Super Aggro Crag
Buks r ghei
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:53 pm
by Jegub
I'm kicking myself for forgetting The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but if you get the chance try listening to the original radio series, the book adaptations lost something in their subsequent polishing and the groundbreaking audio effects add a lot to the atmosphere. The TV series was notable only for the guide entry animations and it's a good thing the film never got made because it would have been a travesty.
Starship Titanic would be another relevant game, come to think of it, though it wasn't especially fun.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:00 pm
by TribeOfBeavers
If games are being added, Paranoia is pretty SS13ish.
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:56 pm
by Rustledjimm
Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:38 pm
by bandit
no Spaceballs?
edit: also Space Station 76
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:02 pm
by Qbmax32
The escape pod scene from space balls represents ss13 perfectly
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:04 pm
by Anonmare
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SS13 command staff
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 1:45 am
by Qbopper
put the new blade runner on the list
do it
Re: Important Movies, TV Shows, and Books
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:45 am
by oranges
Kor wrote:revised list of media for those who enjoy ss13 in 2017: nekopara vol 1, DOOM 2016, jojos bizzare adventure
it's not funny
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:03 am
by PKPenguin321
I finally watched space odyssey today.
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:57 pm
by Ikarrus
System Shock 1 is/was literally the basis for Malfunction mode and the AI
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:31 pm
by bandit
Qbmax32 wrote:The escape pod scene from space balls represents ss13 perfectly
for the 5 people who haven't seen it
[youtube]ejcanHLcpPs[/youtube]
Re: Important Media (Movies, TV, Books, Games, and so on)
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:38 pm
by Swindly
Dune