Has genre programming failed to live up to Gene Roddenberry’s vision of a diverse earth? Mark Wilson poses this question and rates the shows on About.com.
[Editor’s Note: This is not meant to be divisive, folks. Just raising the question.]
Star Trek did it
The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés. But we like ring-shaped shock waves…
There can be only 25
Entertainment Weekly has decided to cause mass whining and gnashing of teeth by putting together a list of The Sci-Fi 25, celebrating the best sci-fi moments of the past 25 years.
You need something to write about on your blog, don’t you?
Finger-pointing 101: The shame of sci-fi
Here we go again: Star Wars killed the brainy sci-fi movie. And here I thought it was Hollywood’s quest for more money.
Mathemagics!
Science-loving blog Pharyngula asks for recommendations for books to “infect young brains with the imaginative side of science.” There’s also a much-longer thread for grown-ups; Tim Zahn gets namechecked in the very first post.
For the record if any science geeks find this post: I know there’s no sound in space; I just don’t care.
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Wired asks why has Hollywood stopped making serious sci-fi? Umm… (via SF Signal.)
Mainstreaming science fiction?
John Scalzi on science fiction outreach. Star Wars may basically be fantasy with a crunchy SF shell, but I’m pretty sure we have quite a few CJers who read the hard stuff.
I’m pretty much a fantasy reader, mainly because I enjoy books that are more character-oriented and I haven’t had much luck finding that in pure science fiction. As readers, what are your thoughts? Are there any contemporary authors who are writing SF for the masses?