Andrew Liptak's discussions

I love, love love the looks of these spacesuits. There's an interesting difference between the male and female suits though: Different chest pieces, fabric, etc. Read more

I've never had a problem staying awake for it. Read more

AWESOME to see Persepolis on this list. Not necessarily genre, but it's certainly got a dystopian flair to it. At the very least, it's a brilliant film. Read more

This'll get overturned - it has to be. I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would be unable to recognize that liking something is inherently a statement. Read more

Leviathan Wakes is a fantastic book. Read more

I litereally just finished Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312, which was very, very interesting. Up next is Caliban's War: I'm looking forward to that one! Read more

Defender sounds neat. I hope that one makes it. Read more

That's what I thought as well! I really wish SyFy has simply picked that one up. Read more

Re: 6. I would LOVE to see Wolverine vs. The Hulk hit the big screen. Read more

It can't be worse than Splice. Read more

Stargate SG-1 bothers me when I watch it for that reason, at least the early seasons. There was a lot of projection on the ancient societies as to how they should conduct themselves. It's a very stark show. Fun though, for what it was. Read more

I think it's a little more complicated than that, at least with the 2nd part. A bit element of this comes with a massive military industry that cranks out a lot of guns, and one of the big factors with Iraq (that I can see), is that there's an assumption that X weapon system can easily replace Y soldiers on the field.… Read more

I enjoyed it. I had some issues with whether or not the system would actually work, but I thought it presented some really good ideas: [andrewliptak.wordpress.com]%e2%80%99s-new-model-army/ Read more

Yeah - most Military SF isn't really about the military at all at its core: it's almost always about social stuff. (That's not bad). MilSF is a good catch-all name for it. Read more