Composing a "Classic" Sci Fi curriculum for our kids

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jedion357
September 2, 2012 - 6:54pm
I've been enjoying exposing the kids to the Chronicals of Narnia the lastest Star Trek, and most recently The Lord of the Rings the Return of the King (its the only one we had in that trilogy).

The Kids are out with the Mom and I'm channel surfing and encountered ET (the politically correct one where the film maker went back and used a computer to eliminate guns from the hands of FBI agents and replace them with walkie talkies. Thought occured to me how much my kids would enjoy ET as the humor is up their alley and the heros are their age. Although the 6 year old is bound to wear me out with questions.

So I've made a mental note to not only look for the rest of the Lord of the Rings Trillogy at the library but also ET and I figured I'd pose the question of, Lets compose a bibilography of classic sci fi to expose our kids to sort of an indoctrination of all the sci fi goodness that went into developing our geekdomness.

I'll start that list with ET, love it or hate it (and some people hate it) its geared to appeal to kids and the alien is pretty adorable which will grab my daughters I'm sure. It will also expose them to ideas of alien visitors, space travel, first contact and difficulty in communication.
I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers!
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rattraveller
October 21, 2012 - 6:02pm
Ah so George made Episode Four "A New Hope" including the scene with C-3PO throwing the bodies of the slaughtered Jawas on to a bonfire and Luke finding the skeletal remains of his Aunt and Uncle for 8-12 year olds? Why do I not find that comforting?
Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go?

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Shadow Shack
October 21, 2012 - 8:06pm
Ah, but we didn't actually see the jawas get slaughtered, nor did we see Owen & Lars get burned alive. They were merely found dead. The irony is that the Jedi are given the same respectful funeral pyres as slaughtered jawas found in the dessert. Foot in mouth

"And these blast points, too accurate for sand people. Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise." To which they spend the rest of the movie...missing their targets. Laughing
I'm not overly fond of Zeb's Guide...nor do I have any qualms stating why. Tongue out

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jedion357
December 10, 2012 - 9:05am
This is off topic in that it is not a movie but it just occurred to me that the old pick your path books would be good to read with the kids and let them make the choices. It would be an adventure we do together but it would possibly keep them engaged.
I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers!