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Title: Need episodes for a noob
Post by: Zathras on April 07, 2009, 04:24:02 PM

I have a friend that I want to share EP with.  I want to start him off with stuff he'll really like.  He mentioned last night that he'd like to find some stuff similar to Ender's Game.

Which EP episodes should I recommend?

Title: Re: Need episodes for a noob
Post by: Russell Nash on April 22, 2009, 05:01:37 PM

What about EG did he like.  There was a space academy piece a while back, but I don't think that was a good one to get a newbie with.

Space Opera is a little light around hear.  There was the nominee from last year, EP158: Who’s Afraid of Wolf 359?. 

Title: Re: Need episodes for a noob
Post by: DKT on April 22, 2009, 08:37:37 PM

Definitely suggest EP 90: How Lonesome A Life Without Nerve Gas.

Other ideas:
EP 183: Beans and Marbles -- Not exactly space opera, but it has space ships. And coffee
EP 181: Resistance
EP136: Bright Red Star -- pretty dark military SF.
EP116: Ej-Es -- great story as long as he doesn't mind sex in SF.
EP 78: Shoulders of Giants, maybe. Kind of a throwback to the golden age of SF.
EP 01: Imperial -- great story, ditto sex in SF.

ETA: Clarification - EP 90 is GREAT.

Title: Re: Need episodes for a noob
Post by: Russell Nash on April 22, 2009, 09:59:47 PM

Quote from: DKT on April 22, 2009, 08:37:37 PM

Definitely pass on EP 90: How Lonesome A Life Without Nerve Gas.

By "Pass on" you mean "give", right?  Just want to be clear.  Frank Keyes is great in that one.

Title: Re: Need episodes for a noob
Post by: DKT on April 22, 2009, 10:08:50 PM

Argh. Right. Have modified the post. But yeah, that story is probably one of my favorite EPs.