My roleplaying game experiences would probably start with
D&D Basic (Red Box set), followed on by
Stormbringer actually. Then I had my
Warhammer years (mixing roleplaying sessions with wargaming stuff), followed by my
White Wolf years (
Mage mainly, including some live-action stuff for
Vampire), to where I am at now, with what I can say are my
Call of Cthulhu years (generally). These different 'years' were interpersed with all types of other games, but the long term campaigns and groups I played with all tended to centre around these titles.
The games I would have most admiration for now, currently, are
Call of Cthulhu,
Pendragon,
Paranoia and, to a certain extent
Nobilis and
Wraith - although I also retain a gaming interest in
Traveller,
RuneQuest, and the
Warhammer titles also. And now
Basic Roleplay, of course!
My TV influences over the years would include anarchic comedies like
Tiswas (Saturday morning kids TV show),
Blackadder,
Brasseye and
Spaced, that Aussie show, in the lighthouse -
Round the Twist, along with dramas like
I, Claudius and
The Singing Detective. Recently, I thought
Firefly/Serenity was pretty good, although I don't really watch much TV these days.
Likewise, I tend to like black comedies and surreal stuff in my movie tastes too -
Lynch, Cronenburg, Kubrick, The Coen Brothers, Tarantino's 90s stuff, etc. I thought the
Lords of the Rings movies were great, and the
Bourne trilogy was pretty good too. I do like horror movies of all types (but not really the dumb, modern 'remake' slasher stuff), and a lot of sci-fi, particularly stuff like
Bladerunner,
Donnie Darko etc. I also quite like some 'classics' like
Citizen Kane,
Casablanca and
The Third Man, and happen to think that
Once Upon a Time in West is the greatest western ever.
My favourite books would include:
Dune, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Trainspotting, Fight Club, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Illuminatus Trilogy, Le Mort D'Arthur and
Plato's The Republic, as well as stuff by
Terry Pratchett, Lovecraft and
Phillip K. Dick.
I also like science and philosophy generally, follow politics and some sports. And sex. Huzzah!
