[Prof Morearty]

May 2019

The contest theme for May is

                     

science fiction

The rules are as usual:

• The contest is open until the poll is posted on the 19th of this month, and the winner will be announced a week later;
• You can make up to three submissions, but they will be considered separately;
• If you have a specific title you want for your morph, put it in the post and/or as the file name on the picture.

Good luck!

See past winners and contests here:
http://forum.bearchive.com/index.php/topic,9992582.0.html

[Prof Morearty]

 

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[Captain Nemo]

I hope, that this is OK as science fiction.  It seems certainly to me that it is in character, even though the film (Machete Kills) is instead called "exploitation film".  If not allowed, I have other to replace it 

[solvegas]

I think it should be okay.  After all, it is fiction and there is science involved in the making of a huge caliber machine gun bra.     

[cebe]

A mix between science and fiction: scifi 

Selena, the moon's warrior  (guest star Milena) 

[Prof Morearty]

Thanks to Captain Nemo for Deadly Desdemona and to Cebe for Selena, the moon's warrior (the latter sounds a little strange: I'd prefer moon warrior, lunar warrior, warrior of the moon, defender of the moon...). But in any case, both entries qualify under the theme science fiction: they are posted in the UG @
http://bearchive.com/board/bea-morph-contest/113278/

Speaking of which: "science fiction" is not clearly defined, but it should be clear that the simple reference to science and fiction is far too broad.  A work of fiction that features elements of science is not necessarily science fiction. Think of the Sherlock Holmes stories, any of the CSI series, even Grey's Anatomy: would anyone think of these as sci-fi?  Science fiction -- good science fiction -- is about ideas, imagination, invention.  Of course a thrilling story is great too.

When asked about sci-fi, many people think of space opera, e.g  Star Trek, Star Wars, Buck Rogers: entertaining stories with cool effects, but not usually much thought-provoking material as you might find in, say, Childhood's End or Red Planet. And space opera is fine for this contest. Still, I am reminded of a notice I saw in Galaxy magazine years ago:

[Shadowmuse Blown]

I hope, that this is OK as science fiction.  It seems certainly to me that it is in character, even though the film (Machete Kills) is instead called "exploitation film".  If not allowed, I have other to replace it 

This is awesome, Cap'n!

[Captain Nemo]

Thank You, Shadowmuse Blown.

I can be confident, that Star Wars Princesses are accepted 

[Prof Morearty]

Thank You for Leia armoured and armed, Captain. It is most certainly accepted, and I'm posting it in the Users' Gallery.

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[3deroticer]

Whoah, the best Leia that I ever seen!

[cebe]

My queen on her throne

[Prof Morearty]

Thank you, Cebe, for The Queen enthroned: is that title OK with you? Anyway, it's posted in the UG
@ http://bearchive.com/board/bea-morph-contest/113278/

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[cebe]

For sure it's OK 

[Prof Morearty]

Thanks for your response, Cebe.  However, you still haven't told me what you want for your first entry. "The moon's warrior" is technically OK, but it sounds strange.  The best to my ears would be "defender of the moon" but if you really want "warrior" in the title, how about one of the others I suggested -- or something entirely new. 

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