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I'm Clint, the Forum Manager, and this is the place for talking about anything related to Star Trek or any other science fiction or fantasy tv series, movie, book, or comic. Anyone is welcome to add to any discussion or to start a new one. If you're not sure what's ok to post, or if you want to post an ad, scroll down for the discussion guidelines. Not sure which topic is appropriate? Read through the list of topic descriptions further down. Have you seen an unusual abreviation in one of our discussions, and don't know what it means? Try the list of frequently used abbreviations at the bottom of this page and maybe save yourself some typing.
Still have questions? You can post them in the General Discussions topic, or e-mail them to me at lcragsdale@yahoo.com.
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DISCUSSION GUIDELINES
Pretty much anything is fair game. You can even post something totally unrelated to sci-fi or fantasy in The Drift Zone topic. The only thing I ask is that you respect the opinions of others. Disagreements make for great discussions, but please be polite. Personal attacks, name calling, and obscene language are subject to censorship by me.
If you want to talk about a recently aired episode or recently released movie, please include a spoiler warning if you discuss the ending or plot twists. Many people tape shows for later viewing and unexpected spoilers can ruin their enjoyment.
If you want to sell something, you must clear your post though me first. E-mail it to lcragsdale@yahoo.com and I'll let you know as soon as possible whether it's ok. Unapproved solicitations will be deleted.
TOPIC DESCRIPTIONS
General Discussion
The place for broad sci-fi discussions and forum business.
Star Trek: All Series
The topic for all the Star Trek series: the original, the Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise and the new movie from director J.J. Abrams, due out May 8th.
Smallville
The topic for the CW series starring Tom Welling as a young Clark Kent (Superman).
Doctor Who
The topic for the longest-running science fiction tv show in history. It covers both the current incarnation on BBC and the Sci-Fi channel as well as the original that ran from the '60's through the '80's. Also included are the spinoffs, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Heroes
The topic for the NBC series about people who discover they have superhuman powers. It stars Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Adrian Pasdar, Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter and Greg Grunberg.
The Dead Zone
The topic for the USA cable series based on Stephen King's novel. It starred Anthony Michael Hall as John Smith, a man with psychic powers.
Lost
The topic for the J.J. Abrams series about a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious island. It stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly.
Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis
The topic for the Sci-Fi channel series which starred Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge as members of a military team exploring other worlds, and its spinoffs, Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe.
Battlestar Galactica
The topic for the Sci-Fi channel series which followed the human survivors of a holocaust, who are pursued by the relentless mechanical Cylons. It starred Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell. The topic also covers the original Galactica series from the 1970's and the upcoming spin-off, Caprica.
Other Shows
The topic for any show which doesn't have it's own dedicated topic. Medium, Supernatural, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ghost Whisperer, Dollhouse, Terminator, Eureka, Babylon 5, Buffy, Angel, and The X-Files all go in this topic.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films
The topic for any SF movie from the classics of the '50's up to current big screen releases.
Comics and Superhero Films
The topic for all discussions covering comic books and their film and tv adaptions.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books
The topic for hard sci-fi novels as well as media tie-ins including Star Trek and Star Wars books.
Polls
The topic for all forum polls.
The Drift Zone
The topic for discussions which may have once been sci-fi related, but which have morphed into something completely different.
FREQENTLY USED ABBREVIATIONS
ST--Star Trek
TOS--The Original Series. The first ST series with Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc.
TAS--The Animated Series. The Star Trek cartoon produced in the early '70's, and recently released on DVD.
TNG--The Next Generation. The second ST series with Picard, Data, Worf, etc.
DS9--Deep Space Nine. The third ST series with Sisko, Kira, Dax, etc.
Voy--Voyager. The fourth ST series with Janeway, Chakotay, 7 of 9, etc.
Ent--Enterprise. The fifth series with Archer, T'Pol, Phlox, etc.
Other Trek-related abbreviations:
TMP--Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The first movie, with the cloud/ship/machine entity V'Ger.
TWOK--Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Ricardo Montlban returns as the vengeful Khan Noonien Singh.
TSFS--Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Kirk sacrifices the Enterprise to resurrect Spock.
TVH--Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Star Trek saves the whales.
TFF--Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Asks the immortal question: What does God need with a starship?
TUC--Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The swansong for Kirk and company.
ST:G--Star Trek Generations. The TNG cast's first film, includes the death of Kirk.
ST:FC--Star Trek First Contact. The TNG crew must stop the Borg from altering history.
ST:I--Star Trek Insurrection. The Enterprise crew must save an intergalactic fountain of youth.
ST:N (or ST X)--Star Trek Nemesis. Captain Picard faces off with a clone of himself.
ST:XI--The eleventh Star Trek film, which came out in May from director J.J. Abrams (Lost and Alias).
GR--Gene Roddenberry (aka The Great Bird of the Galaxy) the creator of Star Trek.
YATI--Yet Another Trek Inconsistency. Term for anything which contradicts something previously established in Star Trek (aka a continuity glitch).
TPTB ( or TPB)--The Powers that Be. General reference to Paramount and CBS executives who own the Star Trek franchise.
SW--Star Wars. The original film with Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia.
ANH--A New Hope. The subtitle for the first SW film.
TESB--The Empire Strikes Back. The second film in the SW trilogy.
ROTJ--Return of the Jedi. The third film in the SW trilogy.
TPM--The Phantom Menace (Episode 1). The one with JarJar Binks.
AOTC--Attack of the Clones (Episode 2). Obi Wan Kenobi, Senator Amidala and Yoda fight to save the Republic.
ROTS--Revenge of the Sith (Episode 3). The final installment of the prequel trilogy.
TCW--The Clone Wars. The current computer-animated tv series set between Episodes 2 and 3.
Other Sci-fi and Fantasy abbreviations
B5--Babylon 5. The syndicated space station-based tv series that ran from 1992-1997.
JMS--J. Michael Stracynski (aka the Great Maker). The creator and primary writer of B5 and it's spinoffs.
BTVS--Buffy, The Vampire Slayer. The tv series that starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy.
LOTR--Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy of novels, recently made into three movies by Peter Jackson.
HP--Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling's best-selling series of novels about Harry Potter, an orphaned wizard attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The first five books have been made into movies, and the sixth is due next year.
BG or BSG--Battlestar Galactica. Originally aired in the late '70's, the Sci-Fi Channel has "reimagined" this space saga, first as a mini-series and now a weekly series.
SG--Stargate. The franchise was originally launched by a 1999 movie. It was made into a tv series, SG-1, which starred Richard Dean Anderson. It now has two spin-offs, Atlantis and the upcoming Universe.
DW--Doctor Who. The longest running sci-fi show in history, it debuted in 1964 and ran for twenty-six seasons. It was revived in 2004.
TV related abbreviations:
CW--Columbia-Warner. They air Supernatural and Smallville. This fall they will debut The Vampire Diaries.
CBS--Columbia Broadcasting System. They air Ghost Whisperer. This fall they'll acquire Medium.
ABC--American Broadcasting Company. They air Lost. This fall they'll debut Flash Forward, Eastwick, and reboot V.
NBC--National Broadcasting Company. They air Heroes and Chuck. Next spring they'll debut Day One.
FOX--20th Century Fox Network. They air Dollhouse, and Fringe. Next spring they'll debut Human Target and Past Life.
SYFY--Formerly the Sci-Fi Channel. They air Eureka, Sanctuary, and Warehouse 13 as well as older programming in reruns, including ST:TNG and ENT. This fall they will debut Stargate: Universe.
BBCA--The BBC America cable channel. They air Doctor Who, its spin-off Torchwood, and Being Human.
FX--The 20th Century Fox cable channel which airs reruns of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer.
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