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1. USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) - James Tiberius Kirk - Star Trek (TV series) 2. USCSS Nostromo - A. J. Dallas - Alien (movie) 3. Red Dwarf - Frank Hollister - Red Dwarf (TV series) 4. Battlestar Galactica - William Adama - Battlestar Galactica (TV series) 5. XMC-10-284 Andromeda Ascendant - Dylan Hunt - Andromeda (TV series) 6. Odyssey - Chuck Taggart - Odyssey 5 (TV series) 7. Planet Express Ship - Turanga Leela - Futurama (TV series) 8. Millenium Falcon - Han Solo - Star Wars (movie) 9. USS Daedalus - Steven Caldwell - Stargate Atlantis (TV series) 10. Discovery - David Bowman - 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie, book) 11. Mars I - Luke Graham - Mission to Mars (movie) 12. NSEA Protector - Jason Nesmith - Galaxy Quest (movie) 13. Eagle V - Lone Starr - Spaceballs (movie)

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Science fiction deals with things that might possibly happen (or, in the case of the subgenre of science fiction known as alternate history, things that possibly could have happened); fantasy deals with things that never could happen. There is always a path from our here-and-now to the milieu of a science-fiction story: usually that path simply involves time passing and plausible advances in science and changes in society taking place during that time. There is never a path from our here-and-now to the milieu of a fantasy story: no matter how much you might want to get to the fantasy world, you can't, because magic and supernatural powers do not work in our universe -- you can't get there from here. Succinctly: there's discontinuity between our reality and fantasy; there's continuity between our reality and science fiction. ------ROBERT J. SAWYER, Science Fiction Writer

Sci-fi film/series 1. Red Dwarf (Cult series with a typical English humor. Thanks to Lister I use curry powder in cooking. Kryten's knowledge of rules always set me laughing. Ace Rimmer's catchphrase "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!" is unforgettable.) 2. Contact 3. I, Robot 4. Alien 5. Star Trek Sci-fi book 1. Contact (I like to be thinking about life in space. This book has made me to think about the future. The book is little different to movie. The machine transported five passengers. They traveled across the galaxy and actually encountered extraterrestrial beings, but they couldn't prove it. In my opinion it is an interesting idea of the author.) 2. Duna 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey 4. Return from the Stars (S. Lem) 5. The Day of the Triffids

Fantasy film/series 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (One of the best movies in history. Maybe for some people it is more an adventure movie than fantasy. There is a mix of everything in the film - specific humor, thrill, action, exaggeration... The scene where Indy shot a sabre warrior is immortal.) 2. Clash of the Titans 3. The Neverending Story 4. Ghostbusters 5. The Lord of the Rings

Fantasy book 1. The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) 2. Harry Pottrer (Rowling) 3. Zaklínač (Sapkowski) 4. Discworld (Pratchett) 5. Riftwar Saga (Feist) I am sorry, but I have not read any of typical fantasy books yet. I have tried several times to read such books but I couldn't. And I have no power to do it now. I do not like this sort of books, because it is a too big impact on my logical brain:) So I like no fantasy book. Sorting of books is based on some Internet discussions of fantasy fans.

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It is several years since I read a sci-fi book and watched the same movie. So I cannot remember all details. From books I have read and movies I have seen I remember especially Contact. As the first of them I have seen the movie a then I have read the book. This is probably the reason why I prefer the movie to the book. The movie is science fiction drama and very good adaptation of the classic book by Carl Sagan. Reading the book I was under the influence of the movie so I couldn't involve all my imagination. At the beginning of the movie I was fascinated by graphical representation of the universe and by interesting shots of the field of radio telescopes later in the movie. And a leading role of Dr. Ellie Arroway was played by my favorite actress Jodie Foster. The biggest difference which I have remembered is that in book the machine transported five passengers while in the movie just one. The movie did not avoid some Hollywood moments (taking heart stage), it may be too long for somebody (2.5 hours). But I watched it with thrill to the end. Úkol č. 4

1. Red Dwarf is the name of a _____. a) spaceship b) planet c) captain of spaceship d) hurricane

2. Amelia Earhart has appeared in _____. a) Star Trek: Enterprise b) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine c) Star Trek: Voyager d) Star Trek: The Next Generation

3. Curry is a favorite spice of _____. a) James Kirk b) David Bowman c) Dave Lister d) Frank Hollister

4. Deanna Troi is a member of ____'s crew. a) Pike b) Picard c) Janeway d) Kirk

5. Alien was directed by _____. a) Robert Zemeckis b) David Lynch c) Quentin Tarentino d) Ridley Scott

6. Ellie Arroway was played by _____. a) Courtney Love b) Helen Hunt c) Jodie Foster d) Gwyneth Paltrow

7. Del was played by _____ . a) Morgan Freeman b) Denzel Washington c) Will Smith d) Cuba Gooding, Jr.

8. Return from the Stars is novel of _____ . a) John Wyndham b) A. C. Clarke c) Isaac Asimov d) Stanisław Lem 9. Nostromo is a name of _____. a) orbital station b) submarine c) spaceship d) galaxy

10. Christopher Pike is captain of _____. a) USS Enterprise b) Red Dwarf c) Nostromo d) USS Daedalus

1. a – Red Dwarf is a mining spaceship in famous TV series 2. c – Voyager answers an ancient SOS distress and finds 8 humans - including Amelia Earhart - in cryo-stasis on a nearby planet. 3. c – Lister. Who else? 4. b – Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced Deanna Troi, a half-Betazoid counselor. Captain of Enterprise in this series is Jean-Luc Picard. 5. d – Alien was directed by Ridley Scott (1979). 6. c – Jodie Foster portrays Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway in Contact (1997). 7. c – Detective Del Spooner was played by Will Smith in I, Robot (2004). 8. d – Return from the Stars is novel of Stanisław Lem (1961). It is the story of a cosmonaut returning to Earth after a long period. 9. c – Nostromo is a commercial towing vehicle in Alien. 10. a – Christopher Pike is captain of the USS Enterprise in the original Star Trek pilot episode "The Cage" (portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter). He has appeared in some other Star Trek movies too.

Úkol č. 5 alien – cizinec atmosphere – atmosféra captain – kapitán cargo – náklad crew – posádka curry – kari Earth – Země extraterrestrial – mimozemský, mimozemšťan flame – plamen galaxy – galaxie gravity – gravitace habitable planet – obyvatelná planeta jet propulsion – tryskový pohon laser beam – laserový paprsek life form – životní forma life support system – systém pro podporu života liftoff – vzlet Milky Way – Mléčná dráha nebula – mlhovina parachute – padák planet – planeta Red Dwarf – Červený trpaslík robot – robot rocket – raketa solar panels – solární panely space elevator – vesmírný výtah space suit – kosmický skafandr spacecraft – kosmická loď spaceship – kosmická loď shuttle – raketoplán star – hvězda stardust – kosmický prach starship – hvězdná loď, hvězdolet surface – povrch terminator – rozhraní mezi světlem a tmou (např. na Měsíci) time traveler – cestovatel v čase vacuum – vakuum weightlessness – stav beztíže