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Re: Steampunk'd. Posted by Tass on 3/27/2008, 5:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Steampunk'd." 83.91.188.96 Thanks, that was very interesting I wonder what became of Doctor Who. I think we saw him 8 times in Danish TV, and I enjoyed it very much, Especially the Charles Dickens episode; but suddenly it is gone. Tass --Previous Message-- : Steampunk is a subgenre of sci-fi and fantasy. : It's usually set during the Industrial : Revolution with steam powered technology but : taken further from what was developed in : history. The League of Extraordinary : Gentlemen and Steamboy are fairly recent : examples in the world of comics, film and : anime of steampunk: : : : http://www.stumbleupon.com/demo/?review=1#url=http://clockpunk.net/ : : http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/steamboy/index.html : : Sometimes it can be set in the wild west - : think Wild Wild West and Trigun (well sort : of) with it's sand steamers. : : The genre takes it's influences from Jules : Verne and H. G. Wells. : : People are becoming more interested in this : genre and are trying to make a subculture : out of it through fashion (think : Neo-Victorian) and music (like Abney Park). : : Some good websites: : : http://www.daleth.tk/ : http://www.angelfire.com/tv/sarahlegend/ : : http://www.steampunk.republika.pl/arch/opedia.html : http://www.steampunkmagazine.com/ : http://voyagesextraordinaires.blogspot.com/ : : Then there's clockpunk which is usually set : in the Renaissance and based on clockwork : technology. Like the clockwork robots that : were in Doctor Who two years ago. : : : http://davinciautomata.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/introducing-clockpunk/ : Message Thread: Steampunk'd. - Dr. Frostus 3/16/2008, 1:58 am Re: Steampunk'd. - Tass 3/19/2008, 3:42 am More dieselpunk - blckencht 3/25/2008, 8:18 am Re: Steampunk'd. - blckencht 3/25/2008, 8:04 am Re: Steampunk'd. - blckencht 3/25/2008, 8:03 am Re: Steampunk'd. - Tass 3/27/2008, 5:17 pm Re: Steampunk'd. - blckencht 3/28/2008, 2:25 am « Back to thread Post a Response