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The Spirit of Wonder

Postby Technomancer » Sat Nov 08, 2003 7:19 am

I just saw the first two episodes of this last night. It's really good- anyone who's into science or engineering should really love it. Beyond that unfortunately it's hard to describe- neither episode had any immediate connection to the other. Apparently it's supposed to be an excellent hard SF series.
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Postby Rev. Doc » Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:08 pm

I guess you and I are the only one's who have watched this Techno.

I bought the original Spirit Of Wonder: Miss China's Ring a few years ago and really enjoyed it. It's a 45 minute story short on character development but long on charm.

When I heard that Spirit Of Wonder was coming out I was really looking forward to it. In fact, the charm is still there. Unfortunately, the creators felt the need to throw in a lot of fanservice and nudity also. I was very disappointed in the fact that I was able to let my kiddos watch Miss China's Ring, but this is one I will not be able to let them see.
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