| On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:47:12 -0400, Bill Anderson wrote: Quote:mwhittingt@sprynet.com wrote: Along with the special effects must come the dialogue, otherwise why have actual actors. So here is some fun turns of phrase, some hoaky, some profound, all memorable. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/645025/top_ten_movie_quotes_from_science_fiction.html That is a list only a geek could love. If there's anything this lengthy thread can teach us, it's that no matter how one defines "top ten," there are precious few quotes from science fiction worth remembering. And by the way, since it appears nobody else has yet had the wherewithal to state the obvious, I'll volunteer to be the scapegoat: The most well-known line in all of science fiction, the one vast numbers of people from nine to ninety will recognize, is "E.T. phone home." Never saw it. |