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Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th dimension
HHGttG
Aliens
Books, rough ranking:
_The Puppet Masters_ (Heinlein)
Ringworld (Niven)
Footfall (Niven/Pournelle - aliens with the Rods of God)
I should have ranked _Space Opera_ by @catvalente.bsky.social somewhere in my top 3, maybe above them all.
I tried not to overthink and I underthought.
2001 ASO
Thank you
Space Balls
(going with movie because too hard to pick one book 😳)
Runner Up: Colony
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/18137
Of the books I read recently, probably “Some Desperate Glory” by Emily Tesh.
*The first one
Movie: Aliens
Book: IT
And Redshirts, I go back there for comfort often.
*jazz hands*
by H.G. Wells
That's it!
Movie: 2001
Robert A. Heinlein
A very smart Story about a Revolution, including a humorous AI, amazing family concepts & Individual Jurisprudence.
Blockbuster stuff.
Book: Rendezvous with Rama
Movie: Starman, because Bridges and Allen are so incredible together.
100% pure awesomeness
E.T.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith%27s_Brood
Book: Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Film: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Movie: ET
Oh wait!
Network Effect has non-human ET fallout.
Movie: Cocoon
Book, The Mote in God's Eye
Book: Old Man's War is definitely near the top.
Lilo & Stitch
For movies, I'd have to go with Galaxy Quest.