{"id":27481,"date":"2023-05-13T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=27481"},"modified":"2023-05-13T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T16:16:38","slug":"may-2023-e-meeting-post-5-of-6-more-sf-f-top-ten-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=27481","title":{"rendered":"MAY 2023 E-MEETING, POST 5 of 6: More SF\/F Top-Ten Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>9) MORE<\/em> OF YOUR SF\/F TOP-TEN LISTS!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Last month, we asked club members to prepare a SF\/F top-ten list on any science fiction, fantasy, horror, or fannish topic\u2014for example, top ten classic Star Trek<\/em> episodes, or top ten Hugo-winning novels, or top ten movie monsters, spaceships, comic book superheroes; the choice was left to each club member as to specific focus.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We ended that segment of programming short of time to accommodate all of the lists on hand, and so we\u2019ve scheduled time during this meeting to present those few lists on which the clock ran out last month! One has been posted below, a couple more will be presented, now, as part of our ZOOM chat.<\/p>\n

Whenever we schedule this semi-regular feature, we ask each participant to present their list, either by sending it to us in advance of our virtual get-together to be included as part of the SF\/F Top-Ten Lists post, or day-of, live via ZOOM. We ask our list-makers to include, perhaps, a few illustrative images which can be shared with the group as they impart their top-ten. And, we ask that they be prepared to field questions and\/or, perhaps, defend their choices!<\/p>\n

Those unable to join our video chat today may still submit in writing their own SF\/F top-ten list via this post\u2019s \u201cLeave a Comment\u201d option. Include a quick description or outline of each of your entries and explain why you\u2019ve included each, and why your fellow genre fans might also enjoy the selections you\u2019ve listed.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

MY TOP TEN COOL-SOUNDING SCI-FI CHARACTER NAMES<\/strong><\/h5>\n

By Leonard Lang<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

10) Captain Nemo<\/strong>\u2014Jules Verne\u2019s mysterious scientist\/inventor is the first major SF character that I can remember who wasn\u2019t white\u2014he\u2019s Indian royalty, son of raja. So, he was ahead of his time, in that respect. Nemo reserved a special hatred for Imperialism, and especially of the British Empire, which drove him to vengeance. Plus, he commanded a really boss, technologically advanced submarine, not exactly the kind of watercraft common in the late 19th century!<\/p>\n

9) Bernard Quatermass<\/strong>\u2014Nigel Kneale\u2019s penultimate scientist\/hero, head of the British Experimental Rocket Group and star of the influential BBC science fiction serials of the 1950s, and the subsequent Hammer films, among other adaptations, was unwavering as he faced sinister threats from outer space. Bernard Quatermass just sounds so like a scientist\u2019s name, like science fiction personified!<\/p>\n

8) Kal-El<\/strong>\u2014I\u2019ve always liked Superman\u2019s Kryptonian name!<\/p>\n

7) Logan 5<\/strong>\u2014A Sandman turned runner in Logan\u2019s Run<\/em>. Any name that includes a number is definitely a cool-sounding sci-fi name!<\/p>\n

6) Indiana Jones<\/strong>\u2014Any name that includes a geographical component is absolutely<\/em> a cool name! The whip and fedora don\u2019t hurt, either!<\/p>\n

5) Duncan Idaho<\/strong>\u2014He of the Dune<\/em> series; like Indiana Jones, a name that includes a geographical component is cool, and this one rolls off the tongue with a particular pirate-like swagger!<\/p>\n

4) Spider Jerusalem<\/strong>\u2014A comic-book version\u2014the cyberpunk Transmetropolitan<\/em> series\u2014of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, his name combines that aforementioned geographical component with the name of a bug; too<\/em> cool!<\/p>\n

3) Sabetha Belacorus<\/strong>\u2014Simply the<\/em> coolest name for a fantasy anti-heroine! A thief, she was the love interest of Locke Lamora, of the Gentleman Bastards, until she left Camorr on unknown business. There\u2019s more, but we don\u2019t have the time!<\/p>\n

2) Darth Vader<\/strong>\u2014there are a lot cool-sounding sci-fi names in Star Wars<\/em>, enough to fill up a whole other top-ten list, but I\u2019m going with Vader, here, because the moniker positively drips<\/em> with menace, as any good villain\u2019s name should!<\/p>\n

1) Zaphod Beeblebrox<\/strong>\u2014Just an unquestionably science fictioney, cool, wonderfully funny name conjured up by Douglas Adams for his Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em> series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

9) MORE OF YOUR SF\/F TOP-TEN LISTS! Last month, we asked club members to prepare a SF\/F top-ten list on any science fiction, fantasy, horror, or fannish topic\u2014for example, top ten classic Star Trek episodes, or top ten Hugo-winning novels, or top ten movie monsters, spaceships, comic book superheroes; the choice was left to each … Continue reading MAY 2023 E-MEETING, POST 5 of 6: More SF\/F Top-Ten Lists<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/435"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27500,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27481\/revisions\/27500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}