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JJW009

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Re: Science Fiction

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	paulzolo wrote: FWIW, William Shatner has been goading Star Wars fans by describing it as fantasy, and claiming that Star Trek is proper sci-fi.

Revisiting my earlier definition of sc-fi from the Ox-Dic: "fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets."

Star Trek does indeed tick all of the boxes, where as Star Wars does not. I still mean the "future" part

I'd say you are interpreting the dictionary definition to literally.

Star Wars may be set in the past, but that is irelevant. The story would be the same if it was set in the future. The important fact is that the technology is more advanced than we possess today.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:23 pm

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Re: Science Fiction

Anything that has sound effects in space (ie explosions, later blasts etc) is not doing it properly.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:25 pm

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	paulzolo wrote: Anything that has sound effects in space (ie explosions, later blasts etc) is not doing it properly.

So that would be nearly all of them would fail. Only 2001 from memory has not sounds in space.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:00 pm

JJW009

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Re: Science Fiction

Amnesia10 wrote:


	paulzolo wrote: Anything that has sound effects in space (ie explosions, later blasts etc) is not doing it properly.

So that would be nearly all of them would fail. Only 2001 from memory has not sounds in space.

The keyword there is "fiction" rather than science.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:25 pm

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Re: Science Fiction

JJW009 wrote:

Amnesia10 wrote:


	paulzolo wrote: Anything that has sound effects in space (ie explosions, later blasts etc) is not doing it properly.

So that would be nearly all of them would fail. Only 2001 from memory has not sounds in space.

The keyword there is "fiction" rather than science.

I accept that. Even so most are unrealistic in that they have sound effects.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:21 pm

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Re: Science Fiction

Amnesia10 wrote:


	paulzolo wrote: Anything that has sound effects in space (ie explosions, later blasts etc) is not doing it properly.

So that would be nearly all of them would fail. Only 2001 from memory has not sounds in space.

IIRC Firefly didn't have sound in space (or if it did, it wasn't going to originally).

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:45 pm

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Re: Science Fiction

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Amnesia10 wrote:


	paulzolo wrote: Anything that has sound effects in space (ie explosions, later blasts etc) is not doing it properly.

So that would be nearly all of them would fail. Only 2001 from memory has not sounds in space.

IIRC Firefly didn't have sound in space (or if it did, it wasn't going to originally).

I have seen it but the sound or lack there of did not register with me. :oops:

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:32 pm

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Re: Science Fiction

bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24518305

Relevant.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:25 pm

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Re: Science Fiction


	JJW009 wrote: bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24518305 Relevant.

More relevant than you can possibly imagine.
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Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:09 pm

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Re: Science Fiction


	John_Vella wrote: I look forward to a considered response from the egg man, and no that's not sarcasm!

I'm starting to properly draft the blog post tonight.
This thread has been helpful in informing it.
I'm happy that discussion has evolved organically through the thread and not specifically required from the OP.
There' some good stuff in here. Thanks to all contributions so far.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:13 pm

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Re: Science Fiction


	timark_uk wrote: More relevant than you can possibly imagine. (8+)

I dunno, I can imagine quite relevant.

Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:41 pm

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Re: Science Fiction

leeds_manc wrote:


	timark_uk wrote: More relevant than you can possibly imagine. (8+)

I dunno, I can imagine quite relevant.

Oh okay, you got me on that.
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Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:47 pm

John_Vella

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Re: Science Fiction

timark_uk wrote:

leeds_manc wrote:


	timark_uk wrote: More relevant than you can possibly imagine. (8+)

I dunno, I can imagine quite relevant.

Oh okay, you got me on that.
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:49 am

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Re: Science Fiction

Move along. Move along.

Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:47 pm

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