I Just Don't Get It!
POSTED BY: AshburnBrowncoat
UPDATED: Saturday, February 25, 2006 19:51
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Originally posted by mal4prez:
I know, I'm anal, but I wish the two weren't grouped together ...
But for better or worse the two are closely linked historically. Most science fiction authors also writing a fair bit of fantasy and vice versa.
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Besides, FF is just so much better! (although I have to admit I was fond of Xena...)
Agreed. I quite like Xena myself in an unhook the brain sort of way. But it's not as good as Firefly. Then again nothing is.
David
"A lot of people are asking me, you know, what exactly is Firefly? It's a tv show you morons!" - Joss Whedon
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Originally posted by daveshayne:
Agreed. I quite like Xena myself in an unhook the brain sort of way.
It was nice to see myths from the Greeks to the bible desecrated with equal vigor. Funny too.
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Quote:I'm upset that sci-fi and fantasy are considered complete genres. Don't get me wrong, but the words "sci-fi" and "fantasy" mean just about nothing.
Originally posted by daveshayne:Quote:But for better or worse the two are closely linked historically. Most science fiction authors also writing a fair bit of fantasy and vice versa.
Originally posted by mal4prez:I know, I'm anal, but I wish the two weren't grouped together ...
"Horror" --you know there's going to be something scary. "Romance" --you know the plot's gonna focus on people falling in love. "Action" is self-explanitory, as is "Comedy." "Western" --a horse movie.
"Science fiction" just means that it has science stuff in it, and it's not real (could be set on a starship, could involve cloning, could involve holograms, could involve time-travel, etc. . .). "Fantasy" just means "not real."
I want someone to write a non-sci-fi drama movie (like Munich, or Annapolis, or Glory Road) and put in one energy-weapon, or a hovercraft, or a random alien in the background.
And NO ONE WILL WATCH IT 'CAUSE IT'S SCI-FI!!!
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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
And NO ONE WILL WATCH IT 'CAUSE IT'S SCI-FI!!!
It's not nearly as bad as it used to be.
David
"A lot of people are asking me, you know, what exactly is Firefly? It's a tv show you morons!" - Joss Whedon
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Quote:While the former is certainly possible, I don't see any way the latter could be. Unless IQs can be negative.
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Like most of you, I just can't figure out how the execs at the studios and networks HAVEN'T noticed this untapped market yet. Either our numbers are smaller than we think, or their brains are.
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I don't disagree on any particular point.
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