Farscape: I think you're right, 'Revenging Angel' is not only one of the best eps, but I think one of the most accessible to people who don't know the show. Who doesn't love Looney Tunes?
NewWho: Despite your complaints, can I recommend 'Blink' from season 3? It's a Steven Moffat Doctor-lite special, completely stand-alone, and one of the most brilliant twists on time travel the show has ever done. Plus, it'll really speak to modern students, I think...there's a whole bit about DVD easter eggs in there that's amazing and hilarious. (If you haven't seen this ep yet, I beg you to track it down and watch it before you finalize your syllabus. :?P)
Comics: If alien interaction is a theme, there's a short Green Lantern story (not even a full issue's worth, I don't think) called "In Blackest Night" by Alan Moore that's collected in a book called "DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore." ( http://www.amazon.com/DC-Universe-Stories-Alan-Moore/dp/1401209270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242906214&sr=1-1 ) It's about a Green Lantern trying to recruit an alien to the Green Lantern Corps (a group of space police, essentially), only the alien comes from a sector of space where there's no light, and therefore no color, so it can't understand the concept of a Green Lantern. The answer the GL comes up with is ingenious.
I'd also recommend a graphic novel called "Orbiter" by Warren Ellis. It's a complete-in-one-book (and not very long) hard SF story about a missing space shuttle returning to Earth, the ship having been drastically altered by aliens, the pilot alive but catatonic. A group of NASA and civilian specialists try to piece together the mystery of what happened to the ship and crew and what it all means. Some mindblowing ideas in there, fun characters, and the art is gorgeous. http://www.amazon.com/Orbiter-Warren-Ellis/dp/1401202683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242906157&sr=1-1
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Date: 2009-05-21 11:45 am (UTC)Farscape: I think you're right, 'Revenging Angel' is not only one of the best eps, but I think one of the most accessible to people who don't know the show. Who doesn't love Looney Tunes?
NewWho: Despite your complaints, can I recommend 'Blink' from season 3? It's a Steven Moffat Doctor-lite special, completely stand-alone, and one of the most brilliant twists on time travel the show has ever done. Plus, it'll really speak to modern students, I think...there's a whole bit about DVD easter eggs in there that's amazing and hilarious. (If you haven't seen this ep yet, I beg you to track it down and watch it before you finalize your syllabus. :?P)
Comics: If alien interaction is a theme, there's a short Green Lantern story (not even a full issue's worth, I don't think) called "In Blackest Night" by Alan Moore that's collected in a book called "DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore." ( http://www.amazon.com/DC-Universe-Stories-Alan-Moore/dp/1401209270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242906214&sr=1-1 ) It's about a Green Lantern trying to recruit an alien to the Green Lantern Corps (a group of space police, essentially), only the alien comes from a sector of space where there's no light, and therefore no color, so it can't understand the concept of a Green Lantern. The answer the GL comes up with is ingenious.
I'd also recommend a graphic novel called "Orbiter" by Warren Ellis. It's a complete-in-one-book (and not very long) hard SF story about a missing space shuttle returning to Earth, the ship having been drastically altered by aliens, the pilot alive but catatonic. A group of NASA and civilian specialists try to piece together the mystery of what happened to the ship and crew and what it all means. Some mindblowing ideas in there, fun characters, and the art is gorgeous. http://www.amazon.com/Orbiter-Warren-Ellis/dp/1401202683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242906157&sr=1-1