Other Fantasy QuickPoll Archive
Below are all the QuickPolls that have run here in the Other Fantasy section. Scroll down to see the older polls...
Do you plan on seeing The Fellowship of the Ring on opening night? (346 Votes) Asked from 12/13/2001 to 12/19/2001 Yes (58.96%) No (35.84%) Undecided (5.20%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin? (150 Votes) Asked from 12/19/2001 to 12/21/2001 Yes (62.00%) No (38.00%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Would you recommend The Fellowship of the Ring movie to others? (930 Votes) Asked from 12/21/2001 to 1/9/2002 Definitely (82.47%) Only if they liked the books (3.87%) Definitely not (4.09%) Haven't seen it yet (9.57%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read the Ender books by Orson Scott Card? (410 Votes) Asked from 1/9/2002 to 1/22/2002 Yes (50.49%) No (49.51%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How do you feel about Frank Herbert's son's plans on writing a sequel to Chapterhouse: Dune from his father's notes? (257 Votes) Asked from 1/22/2002 to 2/1/2002 It's a great idea (15.18%) It's an okay idea (34.63%) It's a terrible idea (17.90%) Huh? (32.30%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read Terry Pratchett? (304 Votes) Asked from 2/1/2002 to 2/11/2002 Yes (51.64%) No (48.36%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series? (261 Votes) Asked from 2/11/2002 to 2/20/2002 Yes (75.10%) No (24.90%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you seen the Harry Potter movie? (178 Votes) Asked from 2/20/2002 to 2/25/2002 Yes (61.80%) No (38.20%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read George Martin's Storm of Swords? (339 Votes) Asked from 2/25/2002 to 3/11/2002 Yes (63.42%) No (36.58%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Did you like the Dune miniseries on the SciFi Channel? (74 Votes) Asked from 3/11/2002 to 3/13/2002 Yes (44.59%) No (6.76%) Never saw it (48.65%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
What Fantasy World would you most like to visit in person? (385 Votes) Asked from 3/13/2002 to 3/21/2002 RJ's WoTland/Randland (40.52%) Martin's Westeros (8.57%) Brooks' Shannara (3.90%) Tolkien's Middle-Earth (22.08%) Pratchett's Discworld (10.13%) Goodkind's New/Old World (3.64%) Kay's Fionavar (3.38%) Herbert's Dune (3.38%) Other (4.42%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which book release are you most excited? (304 Votes) Asked from 3/21/2002 to 3/28/2002 Crossroads of Twilight (55.26%) A Feast for Crows (27.63%) Harry Potter - Order of the Phoenix (7.89%) Other (1.97%) The Illustrated Guide to Grass Growing (7.24%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which sci-fi/fantasy movie do you think will garner the most Oscar nominations next year: (183 Votes) Asked from 3/28/2002 to 4/1/2002 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (10.38%) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (86.89%) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1.64%) The Scorpion King (1.09%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should Other Fantasy allow Spam on its board? (82 Votes) Asked from 4/1/2002 to 4/2/2002 Yes, and make the ASI OF Admins! (13.41%) No, SPAM can burn in Hell! (78.05%) Undecided (1.22%) What's SPAM? (7.32%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many of you have read Tolkien's The Silmarillion? (364 Votes) Asked from 4/2/2002 to 4/16/2002 Yes - loved it (35.99%) Yes - hated it (4.12%) Yes - It's okay (15.11%) No - not yet (31.87%) No - never ever! (6.87%) Who's Tolkien? (6.04%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What do you think about the recent announcement that the fifth Harry Potter book will be delayed indefinitely? (234 Votes) Asked from 4/16/2002 to 4/22/2002 Quality over quantity - no need to rush (17.95%) Crap today, crap tomorrow, who cares? (31.62%) I want my Harry Potter fix! Now! (23.93%) *shrug* I'll read it...sometime (20.09%) What's this Harry Potter thingamajig? (6.41%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your favorite Silmarillion scene? (178 Votes) Asked from 4/22/2002 to 5/7/2002 The Music of the Ainur (5.62%) The First Kinslaying (1.69%) The Theft of the Silmarils (4.49%) Beren and Lúthien (20.22%) Túrin and Glaurung (8.99%) Fall of Gondolin (14.04%) Fingolfin and Morgoth Battle (32.02%) Eärendel's Voyage (3.37%) Fall of Doriath (0.56%) Other (8.99%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you seen the new Spiderman movie? (274 Votes) Asked from 5/7/2002 to 5/16/2002 Yes - Loved It (44.89%) Yes - Hated It (2.55%) Yes - It's OK, I Guess (6.57%) No - But Will Soon (32.12%) No - Don't Care To See It (13.87%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you seen the new Star Wars movie, Attack of the Clones? (408 Votes) Asked from 5/16/2002 to 5/28/2002 Yes - Loved it (43.14%) Yes - Hated it (2.21%) Yes - It's OK (15.20%) No - The Force is about to make me go (22.30%) No - The Force is weak within me (2.94%) Yoda is my father (14.22%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Does Yoda, in fact, kick it? (228 Votes) Asked from 5/28/2002 to 6/4/2002 Yes, he kicks righteous booty (88.60%) No, looks like a green mutant chihuahua (7.89%) Wasn't Yoda Boy in Baseketball? (3.51%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which Star Wars character can kick most butt? (196 Votes) Asked from 6/4/2002 to 6/10/2002 Jar Jar Binks (1.53%) Yoda (64.80%) Chewbacca (11.22%) Boba Fett (8.67%) Random Ewok (8.16%) Jar Jar's Mother (5.61%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you participated in an OF Book Club Discussion? (86 Votes) Asked from 6/10/2002 to 6/17/2002 Yes (20.93%) Not yet, but soon (22.09%) Never eva will, sucka (19.77%) What's an OF Book Club Discussion? (37.21%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your reaction to finding out that the next Goodkind book will be released in June 2003? (129 Votes) Asked from 6/17/2002 to 6/22/2002 Great! Can't wait until then (13.18%) Good, now when will he release the name? (11.63%) OK - nice for in-between WoT/SOIAF waits (27.13%) *snooze* (20.93%) Someone forget to take out the trash? (16.28%) What's this here Sword of Truth thingie? (10.85%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your opinion regarding recent news that A Feast For Crows may be delayed until March 2003? (209 Votes) Asked from 6/22/2002 to 6/30/2002 *goes to jump off the Wall in despair* (36.36%) Hurry Man, Hurry! (27.75%) Great timing - might read it after CoT (10.53%) *snooze* (12.44%) Who's the author again? JRR Markein? (12.92%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you like seeing WoT vs. [series] comments on this thread? (150 Votes) Asked from 6/30/2002 to 7/9/2002 Yes (47.33%) No (12.00%) Hell no (11.33%) Unsure (16.00%) What's WoT around here? (13.33%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your opinion regarding the OF Readers' Choice Awards? (89 Votes) Asked from 7/9/2002 to 7/18/2002 Great Idea (33.71%) Good (8.99%) Something to pass the time (11.24%) Bad Idea (0.00%) How come Orko from He-man wasn't there? (10.11%) Ni! (35.96%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How willing would you be to pay for a prologue/PoV chapter of Martin's SOIAF right now? (111 Votes) Asked from 7/18/2002 to 7/24/2002 I'd sell plasma to raise the money (13.51%) Very willing (5.41%) I'd consider it (16.22%) Very hesitant (8.11%) Bad idea (11.71%) I'd curse him for being like Jordan (18.02%) No Opinion (6.31%) Who's Martin? (20.72%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who is your favorite fantasy/sci-fi artist? (58 Votes) Asked from 7/24/2002 to 7/28/2002 Darrell Sweet (13.79%) Micheal Whalen (24.14%) John Howe (10.34%) No Preference (31.03%) Other Artist (20.69%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How satisfied are you with the Comics coverage here at OF? (60 Votes) Asked from 7/28/2002 to 8/2/2002 Very satisfied (1.67%) Somewhat satisfied (3.33%) It's OK (16.67%) Could you create a Comics bit for OF? (10.00%) I hate Comics (41.67%) SacredBob deserves a shrine here (26.67%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read American Gods? (133 Votes) Asked from 8/2/2002 to 8/9/2002 Yes - loved it (33.08%) Yes - it's OK (6.77%) Yes - it sucked (0.00%) No, but it's on my to-read list (20.30%) *makes warding sign* No! Never! (5.26%) What's American Gods? (34.59%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you more likely to consider a book if it's nominated for a Hugo Award? (82 Votes) Asked from 8/9/2002 to 8/15/2002 Yes - good stuff there (14.63%) No - the Hugos are overrated (20.73%) Undecided (13.41%) What's a Hugo Award? (51.22%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How likely are you to preorder A Feast for Crows, the next A Song of Ice and Fire Book? (164 Votes) Asked from 8/15/2002 to 8/22/2002 Where's the preorder link?!? (34.15%) Very Likely (11.59%) Somewhat Likely (3.66%) Unsure (4.27%) Not Likely (21.95%) When Hell freezes over (9.15%) What's A Song of Ice and Fire? (15.24%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What do you think of the title to Goodkind's 8th Sword of Truth novel, Naked Empire? (121 Votes) Asked from 8/22/2002 to 8/29/2002 Great title (4.96%) It's OK (29.75%) It sucks (18.18%) Is he writing a steamy novel? (47.11%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have the Book Club discussions improved or lowered your chances of buying a discussed author's works? (82 Votes) Asked from 8/29/2002 to 9/7/2002 Yes - I hope to buy shortly (18.29%) Same likelihood for purchase (17.07%) No - I'm less likely to buy now (0.00%) Already read, but think more highly now (4.88%) Already read, but dislike author more (0.00%) I feel the same after the discussion (6.10%) No entiendo su inglés (53.66%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you bought/borrowed a book based on a recommendation here at OF? (108 Votes) Asked from 9/7/2002 to 9/15/2002 Yes (51.85%) No (21.30%) Hell Yeah! (10.19%) Hell No! (4.63%) What's a book recommendation? (12.04%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which are you more likely to read on an average day? (83 Votes) Asked from 9/15/2002 to 9/16/2002 A non-WoT fantasy novel (56.63%) WoT (12.05%) A science fiction novel (10.84%) A horror novel (1.20%) Another genre of fiction (12.05%) Non-fiction book (2.41%) Hooked on Phonics didn't work for me (4.82%) Post your comments on this question.
Which of these is your least favorite Fantasy author? (128 Votes) Asked from 9/16/2002 to 9/19/2002 Terry Goodkind (27.34%) Robert Jordan (10.94%) George RR Martin (2.34%) David Eddings (10.16%) Terry Brooks (14.84%) JRR Tolkien (3.91%) Yo Yo Ma (12.50%) Other (13.28%) I told you, I wasn't Hooked on Phonics! (4.69%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite Fantasy author? (101 Votes) Asked from 9/19/2002 to 9/21/2002 Terry Goodkind (3.96%) Robert Jordan (24.75%) George RR Martin (27.72%) David Eddings (1.98%) Terry Brooks (2.97%) JRR Tolkien (19.80%) Yo Yo Ma (0.00%) Other (16.83%) I still ain't Hooked on Phonics, dude! (1.98%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you ever read a fantasy or sci-fi book in a language other than your native one? (153 Votes) Asked from 9/21/2002 to 9/27/2002 Yes - Non-English translation (13.07%) Yes - I don't normally speak English (21.57%) No (44.44%) I can't read (20.92%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you have the OF Quotes of the Moment showing up on your screen to the right? (92 Votes) Asked from 9/27/2002 to 10/1/2002 Yes - OF only. No WoT for me! (18.48%) Yes - I have both OF and WoT Quotes (48.91%) No - but I'll add that soon! (15.22%) No - me likes WoT only! OF bad! (8.70%) Soy bruto porque no entiendo su pregunta (8.70%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are the people who say "I can't read" on the OF Quickpolls really illiterate? (121 Votes) Asked from 10/1/2002 to 10/5/2002 Yes (9.09%) No (18.18%) Bonaduce rules! (14.88%) 42? (57.85%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which upcoming book do you think will have the best storyline? (141 Votes) Asked from 10/5/2002 to 10/7/2002 Martin's A Feast for Crows (47.52%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (5.67%) RJ's Crossroads of Twilight (23.40%) The Dune Butlerian Jihad trilogy (3.55%) Erikson's House of Chains (3.55%) Other (2.84%) Danny Bonaduce's autobiography (13.48%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which upcoming book do you think will have the worst storyline? (127 Votes) Asked from 10/7/2002 to 10/10/2002 Martin's A Feast for Crows (6.30%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (34.65%) RJ's Crossroads of Twilight (12.60%) The Dune Butlerian Jihad trilogy (8.66%) Erikson's House of Chains (0.79%) King's Wolves of the Calla: DT 5 (3.94%) Other (7.09%) Danny Bonaduce's autobiography (25.98%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What would be a drawing point for becoming a vampire, if you could? (87 Votes) Asked from 10/10/2002 to 10/12/2002 Being an Undead beats being dead any day (24.14%) The thrill of ripping open a victim (6.90%) I can fly! Watch this! *plop* (36.78%) My Inner Goth can run free then (10.34%) Vampires suck (9.20%) No, they really suck (12.64%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would you rather read? (117 Votes) Asked from 10/12/2002 to 10/14/2002 A David Eddings story (23.93%) A Goodkind Sword of Truth novel (33.33%) The Illustrated Guide to Grass Growing (42.74%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you were a Dwarf, what type of Dwarf would you like to be? (123 Votes) Asked from 10/14/2002 to 10/17/2002 A D&D style Dwarf (23.58%) Like Tyrion in SOIAF (16.26%) Heigh ho! It's off to work we go! (5.69%) Digging with Gimli works for me! (33.33%) I'd rather be a Leprechaun (21.14%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Did you enjoy Peter Pan growing up? (96 Votes) Asked from 10/17/2002 to 10/20/2002 Yes, great movie (25.00%) It was OK, but the book was better (18.75%) No, because Tinkerbell sucks (22.92%) shaza posted my pic in his Profile (33.33%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a fight between SOIAF's Hodor and WoT's Narg? (109 Votes) Asked from 10/20/2002 to 10/21/2002 Hodor! (44.04%) Narg smart. Narg stay! (26.61%) Bela (17.43%) That damn goat from Goodkind (11.93%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Kicking ass and taking names: Who is better at it? (115 Votes) Asked from 10/21/2002 to 10/23/2002 Ash (22.61%) Duke Nukum (14.78%) Lan whatchamacallit (29.57%) Hulk Hogan, as a Jedi (14.78%) ALF (18.26%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters would you want by your side in a fight? (128 Votes) Asked from 10/23/2002 to 10/25/2002 Gratch (4.69%) Hodor (4.69%) Gimli (3.13%) Aragorn (26.56%) Strawberry Shortcake (1.56%) Gonzo from the Muppets (12.50%) The Swedish Chef Bork (16.41%) Túrin Turambar (11.72%) Richard Rahl (17.97%) The Cowardly Lion (0.78%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would be best at Kung Fu Fighting? (118 Votes) Asked from 10/25/2002 to 10/29/2002 Jaime Lannister (7.63%) Tyrion Lannister (6.78%) Nynaeve al'Meara (16.10%) Miss Piggy (19.49%) Roland of Gilead (7.63%) Richard Rahl (3.39%) Gonzo (11.02%) The Swedish Chef, Bork (10.17%) Carl Douglas (11.86%) Lionel Richie (5.93%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you think having magical powers would make your life easier? (71 Votes) Asked from 10/29/2002 to 10/30/2002 Yes (43.66%) Hell yes - Chicks dig the wizard's robe (39.44%) No (7.04%) Hell no - I'd rather take Viagra (0.00%) Only if it made me a fighter like Bork (9.86%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
If you could, what fantasy character would you dress as for Halloween? (100 Votes) Asked from 10/30/2002 to 10/31/2002 Frodo Baggins (7.00%) Hodor (6.00%) Vampire Lestat (15.00%) Nynaeve al'Meara (17.00%) Gratch (8.00%) Bela (10.00%) Bork (7.00%) Conan the Barbarian (10.00%) RJ (5.00%) George W Bush (15.00%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are Elves wussies? (109 Votes) Asked from 10/31/2002 to 11/2/2002 Yes - they're pansies at heart (10.09%) No - they're fearless fighters (25.69%) Well, the female Elves are HOT! (44.04%) I'd pay for an Elf to fight a Munchkin (20.18%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are Orcs really disgusting and evil creatures? (125 Votes) Asked from 11/2/2002 to 11/4/2002 Yes - and they smell bad too! (38.40%) Maybe, but we can Convert them! (20.80%) No - they just need some lovin'! (28.80%) I'm a true Son of an Orc (12.00%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Is Goodkind's Faith of the Fallen a good book? (129 Votes) Asked from 11/4/2002 to 11/6/2002 Yes, because Goodkind is a great author (24.03%) No, I don't like any Goodkind at all (6.98%) No, but other Goodkind books are OK (10.85%) Yes, but most other Goodkind books suck (17.05%) Goodkind question? DIE, infidel! (41.09%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is more likely to provide a satisfying experience: (126 Votes) Asked from 11/6/2002 to 11/7/2002 The Two Towers movie (26.19%) Star Wars: Episode II DVD (0.00%) Crossroads of Twilight (23.02%) Reading China Miéville (4.76%) The new Steven Erikson book (34.92%) A good bowel movement (11.11%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would make for the coolest enemy creature? (201 Votes) Asked from 11/7/2002 to 11/11/2002 A giant Superorc (5.47%) Gratch on steroids (4.98%) Goodkind's damn goat (3.48%) A clone of Faile (15.92%) A rabid squirrel (21.39%) A stoned Chihuahua (10.95%) Bill Gates with devil horns (5.97%) Beavis' poop (6.47%) A mutant Chia Pet (4.48%) Hillary Clinton (20.90%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Jedi Tournament II, Round 2 Picks: Which of these matches are you looking forward to the most? (133 Votes) Asked from 11/11/2002 to 11/13/2002 Hulk Hogan v. D’Artagnan (11.28%) Gandalf v. Madmartigan (6.02%) Syrio Forel v. Mr. T (15.04%) The Dread Pirate Roberts v. Zorro (24.06%) Sauron v. Ash (12.03%) Aragorn v. Xander "xXx" Cage (6.02%) Daredevil v. Lara Croft (2.26%) Blade v. Xena (6.02%) MGB v. Istavaun (commentators) (7.52%) Chewbacca v. [insert name] (9.77%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Jedi Tournament II, Round 2 Picks: Which match are you most looking forward to seeing (part II)? (118 Votes) Asked from 11/13/2002 to 11/16/2002 Buffy Summers v. Super Mario (25.42%) Tomas v. Thom Merrilin (4.24%) FitzChivalry Farseer v. Vampire Lestat (8.47%) Shadar Haran v. Willow Rosenburg (6.78%) Billy Blanks v. Steve Irwin (7.63%) Corran Horn v. Zaknafein Do’Urden (5.08%) Birgitte v. Worf (14.41%) Drizzt Do'Urden v. Jay and Silent Bob (15.25%) MGB v. Istavaun, Round II (2.54%) Again, Chewbacca v. [insert name] (10.17%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many of you read this Quickpoll for entertainment? (105 Votes) Asked from 11/16/2002 to 11/19/2002 Yes (57.14%) Yes, but it needs quokkas in them (13.33%) No, I want "serious" questions (11.43%) I want an ALF/Orko fight question here! (18.10%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a fight between ALF and Orko? (87 Votes) Asked from 11/19/2002 to 11/21/2002 ALF (24.14%) Orko (22.99%) An Orange Cat! (20.69%) Who dat? (32.18%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is the coolest cartoon? (259 Votes) Asked from 11/21/2002 to 11/28/2002 Voltron (8.11%) Transformers (32.43%) Thundercats - Ho! (9.65%) Captain Planet (2.32%) Captain Euro (0.77%) He-Man (6.18%) She-Ra (2.70%) Thundarr the Barbarian (3.86%) Superfriends (1.93%) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (32.05%) Read the 18 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you excited about the Dec. 18th release of The Two Towers? (222 Votes) Asked from 11/28/2002 to 12/4/2002 Yes - Preordering/camping out for ticket (17.12%) Yes - Be there first night (23.87%) Yes - Will see within first two weeks (43.24%) Unsure (1.35%) No - might go if bored (1.80%) No - Peter Jackson can burn in hell! (0.45%) Why haven't they changed the title yet? (0.90%) I just want to see Hobbit frolicking! (1.35%) Gollum is my evil uncle (4.50%) *sniffle* Where's the Balrog? (5.41%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which fantasy series would make for the best Wishbone adaptation? (219 Votes) Asked from 12/4/2002 to 12/11/2002 Lord of the Rings (11.42%) A Song of Ice and Fire (13.70%) Dune (3.65%) Foundation Series (1.83%) Perdido Street Station (5.48%) Dark Tower (4.57%) Sword of Truth (10.05%) Any Salvatore (2.28%) Any Eddings (7.31%) Who's Wishbone? (39.73%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should the OF Quickpolls be left up for extra long periods just to annoy the hell out of those who complain constantly? (254 Votes) Asked from 12/11/2002 to 12/18/2002 Yes (22.05%) No (18.50%) Huh? (2.76%) Wishbone? (6.30%) Bonaduce? (7.48%) Christmas stress tough this year? (42.91%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Opening Weekend: Have you seen The Two Towers? (449 Votes) Asked from 12/18/2002 to 12/31/2002 Yes - Loved it (53.23%) Yes - It was OK (9.35%) Yes - It sucked Gollum teats (3.12%) No - will later this weekend (12.47%) No - will within a week or two (15.14%) No - waiting for DVD (1.78%) No - Peter Jackson is Satan! (1.34%) They made a movie about that? (3.56%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which fantasy book will be the most anticipated for 2003? (383 Votes) Asked from 12/31/2002 to 1/4/2003 Martin's A Feast for Crows (26.11%) Erikson's Midnight Tides (2.35%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (46.48%) Wolfe's Knight (0.78%) Legends II Anthology (2.09%) Second Dune Butlerian Jihad book (0.52%) Stephenson's Quicksilver (0.26%) 5th Harry Potter book (18.02%) Hobb's Golden Fool (1.57%) Other (1.83%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which book do you think will be the biggest fantasy/sci-fi flop of 2003? (317 Votes) Asked from 1/4/2003 to 1/14/2003 RJ's Crossroads of Twilight (16.40%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (29.65%) Martin's A Feast for Crows (6.94%) The second Dune Butlerian Jihad novel (11.04%) Legends II anthology (2.21%) Hobb's Golden Fool (1.58%) 5th Harry Potter Book (10.73%) Wolfe's Knight (2.52%) LotR: Secret Diaries (15.77%) Other (3.15%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your current favorite series? (487 Votes) Asked from 1/14/2003 to 1/23/2003 Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) (8.01%) A Song of Ice and Fire (Martin) (27.10%) Malazan Book of the Fallen (Erikson) (16.22%) WoT (Jordan) (21.36%) Sword of Truth (Goodkind) (3.29%) Original Dune series (Herbert) (2.87%) Shannara (Brooks) (4.31%) New/Long/Short Sun series (Wolfe) (4.11%) Farseer (Hobb) (3.29%) Other (9.45%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
OF Celebrity Deathmatch: Who would you cheer on in a Fatal Three Way between Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, or George R.R. Martin? (182 Votes) Asked from 1/23/2003 to 1/26/2003 George R.R. Martin (30.77%) Terry Goodkind (1.65%) Robert Jordan (15.93%) No one - kill 'em all! (4.95%) Stewart from Beavis and Butt-head (5.49%) Screech from Saved by the Bell (6.04%) Gary Coleman (2.20%) Jackie Chan (12.09%) Can I shoot myself now? (12.09%) I'd rather watch grass grow (8.79%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Reader Requested Quickpoll: Which of the following authors, in your opinion, could write the biggest piece of crap and still reach #1 in the NY Times Bestselling List? (277 Votes) Asked from 1/26/2003 to 2/1/2003 Tom Clancy (25.99%) Terry Goodkind (8.66%) Robert Jordan (27.08%) George RR Martin (2.89%) Steven Ambrose (1.08%) Terry Brooks (3.25%) David Eddings (3.61%) John Keegan (0.00%) Lemony Snicket (0.72%) That damn Chicken Soup guy (26.71%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If these creatures were real, which one would you like to date/marry/etc. the most? (231 Votes) Asked from 2/1/2003 to 2/7/2003 Dwarves (0.87%) Hobbits (2.60%) Elves (79.22%) Ogier (0.87%) Banshee (0.00%) Vampire (7.79%) Ande Tistii (6.49%) Jaghut (0.00%) Barbara Streisand (0.43%) Hillary Clinton (1.73%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do the sex and violent scenes in a series such as Martin's SOIAF bother you? (401 Votes) Asked from 2/7/2003 to 2/15/2003 Yes - too explicit! (14.96%) No - adds to the story! (43.64%) Unsure - sorta yeah, sorta no (18.95%) I don't read violent/sex stuff at all (0.75%) Click, click, boom, biotches! (21.70%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you a member of the Erikson Reading Cult? (276 Votes) Asked from 2/15/2003 to 2/21/2003 Yes (23.55%) No, but I wanna be (18.48%) No, I'd rather read WoT (13.41%) What in tarnation is this Erikson Cult? (44.57%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you want to receive a monthly (or bimonthly) OF Newsletter? (293 Votes) Asked from 2/21/2003 to 3/1/2003 Yes (22.53%) No (13.31%) Hell Yes (45.73%) See #1 (5.46%) See #3 (12.97%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have the recent round of OF Interviews made you more interested in reading those authors' books? (213 Votes) Asked from 3/1/2003 to 3/9/2003 Yes - very much so (38.50%) I might buy them if I remember (15.96%) About the same as before (13.62%) No - less interested (4.69%) What interviews? (27.23%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Dwarf tossing: Good, clean fun or mean? (236 Votes) Asked from 3/9/2003 to 3/19/2003 Good, clean fun (59.32%) Mean (10.59%) I'm a Dwarf, toss me! (16.10%) Can I toss a salad instead? (13.98%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would make for the most badass creature? (211 Votes) Asked from 3/19/2003 to 3/25/2003 Smurfs (15.17%) Gummi Bears (15.17%) ALF (7.58%) Orko (7.11%) Gilbert Gottfried (3.32%) Nynaeve's Braid (12.32%) Gratch in need of some Preparation H (7.11%) Bonaduce (1.90%) The Teletubbies (9.00%) I'd rather watch grass grow (21.33%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these is most likely to stop you from reading/buying a book? (302 Votes) Asked from 3/25/2003 to 4/6/2003 Teenager saves world (15.23%) Country Bumpkin rises to be King (3.64%) A Darrell Sweet book cover (4.97%) Anything with the acronym of "S-O-T" (6.62%) Sniffing (4.30%) A never-ending series of sequels (5.63%) Prequels to an unfinished series (10.93%) Mindless plotting (14.57%) Cardboard characters (26.49%) Perrin's Beard reveals itself! (7.62%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Now that Steven Erikson has announced that his books will be published in the US starting in 2004, how likely are you to buy them now? (186 Votes) Asked from 4/6/2003 to 4/13/2003 Very Likely (21.51%) Somewhat likely (9.68%) Maybe an impulse buy (7.53%) Not likely (5.38%) I'd rather read Goodkind (4.84%) Dude, I've been importing for a year now (5.91%) Silly Americans, we've had him for years (29.03%) Erikson is a cult hero, dammit! Yes! (4.84%) Itkovian has embraced my pain (11.29%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What are your opinions regarding the OF Readers'/Admins' Choice Awards? (114 Votes) Asked from 4/13/2003 to 4/17/2003 Loved it - interesting choices (14.04%) It was cool (23.68%) I read it, but didn't care to vote (15.79%) You people suck (15.79%) Don't ever run this again! (0.88%) Precious?!? (4.39%) Need a massage now, Larry (DF)? (3.51%) I wish the WoT people had this! (7.89%) Cookies?!? (6.14%) Why wasn't Bonaduce a presenter? (7.89%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you could, which of these creatures would you be? (252 Votes) Asked from 4/17/2003 to 4/24/2003 Hobbit (23.41%) Troll (2.38%) Vampire (36.51%) Remade (0.00%) Cactacae (0.79%) Khepri (0.79%) Jaghut (3.57%) Grimace (2.38%) Toejam (2.78%) Malkier the Canadian (27.38%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What should be the official slogan for Other Fantasy? (seriously) (558 Votes) Asked from 4/24/2003 to 5/4/2003 Other Fantasy: Pray For Shelf Space (31.90%) OF: We Read More Than Just Sometimes (10.93%) OF: Because RAFO sucked (7.17%) OF: Breaking Your WoT Addiction (27.78%) OF: I Can't Believe It's Not WoT (8.78%) OF: Giving Fantasy A Whole New Meaning (7.17%) OF: Just read, dammit! (5.73%) I'm clueless, what's OF? (0.54%) Read the 30 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which are you most eager to buy? (230 Votes) Asked from 5/4/2003 to 5/8/2003 Goodkind's Naked Empire (17.39%) A Marquis de Sade novel (6.52%) Foucault's Discipline and Punish (5.22%) Happiness is a Warm Puppy (16.96%) An illustrated popup Jar-Jar Binks story (8.26%) A life-size Gumby costume (11.74%) Bonaduce! (3.91%) I'd rather cut the grass with my teeth (30.00%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which part of Other Fantasy is your personal favorite? (220 Votes) Asked from 5/8/2003 to 5/13/2003 OF Quizzes (17.27%) Book Reviews/Bookstore (3.18%) OF Message Board in general (53.18%) OF Book Club (5.00%) OF Book Recommendations (6.82%) Speculations (1.36%) Fiction Post (4.09%) Art Gallery (0.91%) Articles & Interviews (4.09%) I hate everything to do with OF (4.09%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these options makes you laugh the most? (295 Votes) Asked from 5/13/2003 to 5/18/2003 Bonaduce! (2.71%) Watching the grass grow (2.71%) Naked llama centerfolds (8.81%) Goodkind being a "good" author (14.58%) Jordan and Martin in a deathmatch (9.83%) Lake Titicaca (9.15%) 42 (17.29%) 867-5309 (4.07%) Trigger's Mojo (22.37%) The last choice, always! (8.47%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should Strongbad have his own section at OF? (174 Votes) Asked from 5/18/2003 to 5/22/2003 Yes &nbs |