Title: So. Very. Wrong.
Post by: Mikel on March 24, 2007, 12:57:46 PM
Post by: Mikel on March 24, 2007, 12:57:46 PM
Horribly off topic, but why should I suffer alone.
I was in the local Barnes & Noble this afternoon when I saw something that was so very very worng.
'twas a cross over novel, that is characters from two separate series in one book.
So, what was this pice of literary horror?
I forgot the title (the brain struggles to protect itself ya know) but the basics are thus: The crew of the Enterprise-D join forces with The X-Men.
*whimper*
I was in the local Barnes & Noble this afternoon when I saw something that was so very very worng.
'twas a cross over novel, that is characters from two separate series in one book.
So, what was this pice of literary horror?
I forgot the title (the brain struggles to protect itself ya know) but the basics are thus: The crew of the Enterprise-D join forces with The X-Men.
*whimper*
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Post by: emma on March 24, 2007, 01:41:07 PM
Post by: emma on March 24, 2007, 01:41:07 PM
I'm scared. Sounds almost as bad as a book my kid brother once had - Spiderman meets Superman!
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Post by: PastMember on March 24, 2007, 03:20:22 PM
Post by: PastMember on March 24, 2007, 03:20:22 PM
X-men and Startrek were never meant to be in books anyway! Just wrong all the way around!
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Post by: emma on March 24, 2007, 03:29:21 PM
Post by: emma on March 24, 2007, 03:29:21 PM
Hey Mikel - remember the scary on fanfiction.net? The BSG meets ST:TNG one....
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Post by: Eimi on March 24, 2007, 04:56:42 PM
Post by: Eimi on March 24, 2007, 04:56:42 PM
Oh hey, I have an idea! Why don't we write a Pern/Harry Potter cross over! I'm betting Harry would Impress a bronze!
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Post by: Vix on March 24, 2007, 05:49:47 PM
Post by: Vix on March 24, 2007, 05:49:47 PM
*shudders*
I don't even want to think about that.
I don't even want to think about that.
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Post by: Avery on March 24, 2007, 06:43:08 PM
Post by: Avery on March 24, 2007, 06:43:08 PM
It's called Planet X and it's by renowned Trek author Michael Jan Friedman, who did several X-Men comics along with the OTHER renowned Trek author Peter David. It's a followup to an actual X-Men/Star Trek comic miniseries. Also, nitpick- it's the crew of the Enterprise-E. Not D. It's a post First Contact novel. *cough*
I have to admit, I'd never paid attention to X-Men until I read this novel. Then I found the comic series, and then I moved to the X-Men comics. ^^
But I'm biased to like this book, as I'm a fan of Star Trek books in general and of Friedman in particular. It's actually a pretty good novel if you read it, and the interactions are hilarious.
I have to admit, I'd never paid attention to X-Men until I read this novel. Then I found the comic series, and then I moved to the X-Men comics. ^^
But I'm biased to like this book, as I'm a fan of Star Trek books in general and of Friedman in particular. It's actually a pretty good novel if you read it, and the interactions are hilarious.
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Post by: Mikel on March 24, 2007, 10:19:43 PM
Post by: Mikel on March 24, 2007, 10:19:43 PM
Quote from: "Avril"Also, nitpick- it's the crew of the Enterprise-E. Not D. It's a post First Contact novel. *cough*
No worries, I have picked my share of nits in my time. I had not read the book back too closely, just enough to confirmed the broad scope that I had noticed.
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Post by: Bree on March 25, 2007, 03:11:48 AM
Post by: Bree on March 25, 2007, 03:11:48 AM
Man, that book has been around forever! It was always one that we weren't entirely sure where to shelf... with the normal sci-fi books, or in the Sci-Fi series section with the other Star Trek books. :D
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Post by: Cali on March 25, 2007, 04:16:07 AM
Post by: Cali on March 25, 2007, 04:16:07 AM
I have the comic books :D
Let's see, if Harry impressed bronze, Ron would impress brown and Hermione green. Draco would probably be bronze too.
Let's see, if Harry impressed bronze, Ron would impress brown and Hermione green. Draco would probably be bronze too.
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Post by: Eimi on March 25, 2007, 04:51:57 AM
Post by: Eimi on March 25, 2007, 04:51:57 AM
Harry's father would be a bronzerider whose lifemate was mated to his mother's junior queen... And Thread would be the minions of... *whispers* you know who....
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Post by: Patrick on March 25, 2007, 07:24:45 AM
Post by: Patrick on March 25, 2007, 07:24:45 AM
And Ginny would Impress gold! And then when her queen rose both Harry AND Draco's bronzes would rise to catch her and Harry would punch Draco in the face cause... yeah. I'm done now.
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Post by: Cali on March 25, 2007, 07:31:02 AM
Post by: Cali on March 25, 2007, 07:31:02 AM
Dumbledore would be Weyrleader, Snape the Weyrlingmaster. Lupin wingsecond-brown, Sirius Black bronzeboy. Tonks a greenrider... this could go on and on!
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Post by: Patrick on March 25, 2007, 07:48:10 AM
Post by: Patrick on March 25, 2007, 07:48:10 AM
Quote from: "Cali"this could go on and on!
Well if you insist! Um...
Wormtail wouldn't ride a dragon, just cause he's
ing.I have a feeling Hermione would have TONS of flits. They would flock to her like moths to a light. Don't know exactly why though.
Pansy Parkinson might ride gold. But only because she's so conniving (I think of Kylara when I read about Pansy for some reason.)
I wouldn't be surprised if Neville got brown or bronze, because it'd fit him. Its the classic Impression story. Worried you'll get blue or green, then end up with bronze!
And Luna would DEFINITELY ride green. It just fits.
Now I'm going to be thinking of these for weeks.
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Post by: Vix on March 25, 2007, 08:02:47 AM
Post by: Vix on March 25, 2007, 08:02:47 AM
I need to stop reading this thread -- it's burned away portions of my brain that I might need some day.
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Post by: Eimi on March 25, 2007, 08:27:43 AM
Post by: Eimi on March 25, 2007, 08:27:43 AM
Personally, I could see Hagrid on a blue...
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Post by: Patrick on March 25, 2007, 08:29:52 AM
Post by: Patrick on March 25, 2007, 08:29:52 AM
I couldn't only cause he'd crush it! :)
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Post by: Bree on March 25, 2007, 10:16:00 AM
Post by: Bree on March 25, 2007, 10:16:00 AM
Hagrid is off making wild felines into housepets... ;)
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Post by: Mikel on March 25, 2007, 01:40:13 PM
Post by: Mikel on March 25, 2007, 01:40:13 PM
Quote from: "Eimi"Personally, I could see Hagrid on a blue...
More likely the blue on Hagrid.
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Post by: PastMember on March 25, 2007, 01:43:35 PM
Post by: PastMember on March 25, 2007, 01:43:35 PM
Quote from: "Patrick"Quote from: "Cali"this could go on and on!Pansy Parkinson might ride gold. But only because she's so conniving (I think of Kylara when I read about Pansy for some reason.)
Oh, no! Pansy on a gold would be a very bad thing! She'd do something terribly stupid and end up killing the poor thing... I prefer to think that the dragon would see her evilness and avoid her. She could be one of those people who is waiting and waiting for her gold (because of course in her mind she wouldn't impress anything but) until she was too old to stand any more!
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Post by: Patrick on March 26, 2007, 03:25:16 AM
Post by: Patrick on March 26, 2007, 03:25:16 AM
Quote from: "Anwen"Quote from: "Patrick"Quote from: "Cali"this could go on and on!Pansy Parkinson might ride gold. But only because she's so conniving (I think of Kylara when I read about Pansy for some reason.)
Oh, no! Pansy on a gold would be a very bad thing! She'd do something terribly stupid and end up killing the poor thing... I prefer to think that the dragon would see her evilness and avoid her. She could be one of those people who is waiting and waiting for her gold (because of course in her mind she wouldn't impress anything but) until she was too old to stand any more!
Maybe but she just seems so Kylaraish and Kylara got her queen killed too... Oh no! What if Ginny's gold rose for the first time and Pansy's rose to and they fought until both died! It's Dragonquest all over again! Curse my over imaginative mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Kaysea on March 26, 2007, 07:12:12 AM
Post by: Kaysea on March 26, 2007, 07:12:12 AM
Quote from: "Patrick"Maybe but she just seems so Kylaraish and Kylara got her queen killed too... Oh no! What if Ginny's gold rose for the first time and Pansy's rose to and they fought until both died! It's Dragonquest all over again! Curse my over imaginative mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*soothes Patrick*
tis okay hun, Pansy has no chance of Impression - or anything else for that matter, she is more in the Thella vein, nasty, mean and spiteful and willing to do anything for power....
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Post by: Patrick on March 26, 2007, 12:17:52 PM
Post by: Patrick on March 26, 2007, 12:17:52 PM
Quote from: "Kaysea"Quote from: "Patrick"Maybe but she just seems so Kylaraish and Kylara got her queen killed too... Oh no! What if Ginny's gold rose for the first time and Pansy's rose to and they fought until both died! It's Dragonquest all over again! Curse my over imaginative mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*soothes Patrick*
tis okay hun, Pansy has no chance of Impression - or anything else for that matter, she is more in the Thella vein, nasty, mean and spiteful and willing to do anything for power....
Oh yeah I forgot Thella. And I just read that book too...