"Cyber-" is a pretty excellent prefix but it does not beat out "intergalactic hyper-", which can be used to make any noun substantively better.
If there were a tablet out there that ran Maemo, then we'd really be cooking with kerosene.
@netriko: Predictable and straightforward are not mutually exclusive with good. I know that I came out of Avatar thinking, "That was Dances With Wolves in space; it's a good thing that Dances With Wolves was a good story."
Well, I know that I had become quite jaded and dissatisfied by the huge number of big budget, flashy, science fiction films where no one bothered to come up with a decent story. Then Avatar showed up and I figured I might as well see it because it's kind of fun to watch a crappy science fiction movie once in a while.
Imagine my utter and complete surprise to find that Avatar had a straightforward, understandable, and good story. Imagine, further, my surprise when looking back now I can remember the personality characteristics and development of many of the characters.
Of course, it certainly helps further that Avatar is incredibly pretty. So many movies, especially science fiction, tend to have such dark and muted color palettes. Sure gothic colors can portray certain motifs well but they aren't terribly nice on the eyes.
For consideration, please contrast the color palette with The Dark Knight. Also, contrast the story with either Transformers 2 or The Phantom Menace.
Did anyone else hear the "Welcome to Zombieland" and get reminded of "Welcome to Zombo com"?
Richard Matheson's _I am Legend_ has a fantastic last line, "I am Legend."
It's so short and concise but it really hammers home Neville's full realization of the world that he lives in.
How to destroy the Earth @ Things of Interest does a very good job of looking at this question from a number of different angles: [qntm.org]
You'll want to refer to number 6.
@maex: You just barely beat me to the punch. Kudos.
@LeNoceur: This really is the crux of the question. When is a something an object and when is a something an entity?
Vibrators with adaptive programs, anyone?
I can't help but think that some of those outfits are pretty awesome.
Wood doesn't just grow on trees, you know.
@Aethelred: On top of all that, while trees are growing, they serve to remove an awful lot of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Army of Darkness?
Also:
* True Blood
* Top Gear
* House
* Time Warp
* True Blood
* Top Gear
* House
* Time Warp
@Evil Tortie's Mom: Yeah, but it takes me a while to get there from San Francisco so I have to do a bit of planning to play there.
I'm in San Francisco and have been playing at Gamescape on Divisadero and Games of Berkeley on weekends.
Of course, if there's anyone interested in playing at other times, I'd love to play more Monsterpocalypse.
@OneAngryAsian: I was so going to make that reference; kudos!
I was fortunate to have a father with an extensive collection of Andre Norton books; personally, I'm quite partial to Judgment on Janus and Victory on Janus.
I can't help but think that all the actors look a little young for their roles. I know the characters are all prodigies but that doesn't change that bureaucratic, naval-like organizations tend to require certain amounts of time to climb the organizational ladder.
Might make for some fun IMAX candy but it doesn't look like it'll be a good movie.
