Comments on: Interest Your Younglings In Sci-Fi http://www.galacticwatercooler.com/2009/07/19/interest-your-younglings-in-sci-fi/ Each week (for three years running) GWC\'s geek hosts jump into new material, becoming fans and passing on the experience with the help of what\'s widely recognized as the friendliest community in science fiction and fantasy. Rolling Stone magazine called GWC \"the NPR of BSG,\" and Howard Stern agreed, describing GWC (and geeking in general) as a \"guilty pleasure.\" Past topics include The Guild, Alien, Eureka, Eve Online, Star Trek, Terminator, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible, Tron, War Games, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Cosmos, Batman, Transformers, X-Men, Mass Effect, SyFy and sci-fi programs, individuals such as Will Smith, Felicia Day, Joss Whedon, and many more! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:15:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Topgun http://www.galacticwatercooler.com/2009/07/19/interest-your-younglings-in-sci-fi/#comment-308789 Topgun Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:25:15 +0000 http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/?p=2702#comment-308789 Great post, Splatt! In my mind's eye I can still picture the stacks of paperback books my dad used to accumulate in the cellar. He was, and is, a voracious reader, and there were always books on shelves and elsewhere within easy reach. Asimov, Clarke, Herbert...their short story collections were my gateway into science fiction. I still remember the first book of the sci-fi/fantasy genre I ever read as a kid: I Am Legend, which my dad suggested, and pulled from that big book pile in the cellar, after I complained I was bored one sunny summer day. And I remember sitting in a lawn chair in the backyard for the rest of the day, unable to put that book down. And I didn't notice, but I'll bet my dad was smiling. Great post, Splatt! In my mind’s eye I can still picture the stacks of paperback books my dad used to accumulate in the cellar. He was, and is, a voracious reader, and there were always books on shelves and elsewhere within easy reach. Asimov, Clarke, Herbert…their short story collections were my gateway into science fiction. I still remember the first book of the sci-fi/fantasy genre I ever read as a kid: I Am Legend, which my dad suggested, and pulled from that big book pile in the cellar, after I complained I was bored one sunny summer day. And I remember sitting in a lawn chair in the backyard for the rest of the day, unable to put that book down. And I didn’t notice, but I’ll bet my dad was smiling.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.galacticwatercooler.com/2009/07/19/interest-your-younglings-in-sci-fi/#comment-308666 Rachel Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:19:18 +0000 http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/?p=2702#comment-308666 I came to sci-fi on my own. My mother is definitely not the sci-fi type. My father just didn't know how to communicate his love for sci-fi to his 3 daughters. We share it now, but I wish we could have shared it all along. :) I came to sci-fi on my own. My mother is definitely not the sci-fi type. My father just didn’t know how to communicate his love for sci-fi to his 3 daughters. We share it now, but I wish we could have shared it all along. :)

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.galacticwatercooler.com/2009/07/19/interest-your-younglings-in-sci-fi/#comment-308590 Kimberly Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:38:47 +0000 http://www.galacticawatercooler.com/?p=2702#comment-308590 See Escape to Witch Mountain is what started me liking Science Fiction. When I was in 7th grade I ran out of steam. I had read all the interesting books in the school library and was having trouble finding books that interested me. Thankfully I had Mrs. Lindsey as my reading teacher. She and Mrs. Woods were the best reading teachers. Each six weeks we focused on a different genre of literature. For Science fiction we read several different short stories as well as Childhood's End and Fahrenheit 451. Since I devoured the books - she loaned a a bunch more. When we did Mystery - they took us to "And Then There Were None". Not one of the for school performances. A evening performance with everyone wearing their Sunday best, we went to a sit down restaurant before then to the performance. It was great. See Escape to Witch Mountain is what started me liking Science Fiction. When I was in 7th grade I ran out of steam. I had read all the interesting books in the school library and was having trouble finding books that interested me.

Thankfully I had Mrs. Lindsey as my reading teacher. She and Mrs. Woods were the best reading teachers. Each six weeks we focused on a different genre of literature. For Science fiction we read several different short stories as well as Childhood’s End and Fahrenheit 451. Since I devoured the books - she loaned a a bunch more.

When we did Mystery - they took us to “And Then There Were None”. Not one of the for school performances. A evening performance with everyone wearing their Sunday best, we went to a sit down restaurant before then to the performance. It was great.

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