Comments on: New Horizons

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:48:06 +0000

I’ve read a Sci-Fic like this, the society inevitably mutated and the humans (de)evolved into two different species aboard the ship before it could even reach the halfway point several thousand years after the journey’s start. That “advanced humans with FTL” item came in at the end of the story.

Good Luck.

By: chris y

chris y — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:15:20 +0000

Have a read of this little masterpiece during the planning stage.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:56:27 +0000

I’ll liked it better when it was Battlestar Galactica.

By: astromcnaught

astromcnaught — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:05:20 +0000

Nice one Jason. It was a fun contest, and I’m delighted to get the bronze amongst so many super suggestions.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:45:03 +0000

Thanks K.Pittman, I can’t remember the name of that series that I watched when I was a kid : it’s Starlost! Even as a kid, I thought it sucked though I remember that scene when the heroes talked to a hologram of the dead captain … who suddenly realized that in reality he is dead, was quite poignant.

Anyway, congrats Jason. Although personally, I am not sure how one can actually “explore” empty space between stars. The “generation ship” idea is a hard one to make interesting. My own favourite idea about “humans facing long term stress” has always been about how astronomers discovered a brown dwarf about to past by our Sun in a thousand years….and completely destabilize the orbits of the planets. I always wondered how humans would react to a thousand year crisis, instead of the standard “asteroid impact” instant-doom scenarios.

By: K.Pittman

K.Pittman — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:09:20 +0000

Nice idea, but I have two words for you : The Starlost. Also: Remember that Harlan Ellison is...really into suing people sometimes.

By: Jason Dick

Jason Dick — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:01:13 +0000

Thanks everybody! Still a bit surprised that I won!

By: helvio

helvio — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:19:15 +0000

No, that’s just Battlestar Gallactica, only with way more seasons!

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:09:09 +0000

Battlestar Galactica meets Firefly meets Earth 2. Sounds like it could be good.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:06:42 +0000

Or apes! Apes that evolved from men! Genius.