Armitage_Shankburn wrote:What in the name of flying fu-
Paul the sparky wrote:What episode are you on now, Gonz?
Blocks100 wrote:
George RR Martin wrote:We can make up any definitions of science fiction, fantasy and horror that we want. We can draw our boundaries and make our labels, but in the end it's still the same old story, the one about the human heart in conflict with itself.
The rest my friends is funiture.
The House of Fantasy is built of stone and wood and furnished in High Medieval. Its people travel by horse and galley, fight with sword and spell and battle-axe, communicate by palantir or raven, and break bread with elves and dragons.
The House of Science Fiction is built of duralloy and plastic and furnished in Faux Future. Its people travel by starship and aircar, fight with nukes and tailored germs, communicate by ansible and laser, and break protein bars with aliens.
The House of Horror is built of bone and cobwebs and furnished in Ghastly Gothick. Its people travel only by night, fight with anything that will kill messily, communicate in screams and shrieks and gibbers, and sip blood with vampires and werewolves. "
Armitage_Shankburn wrote:
Paul the sparky wrote:Have you seen Nightflyers, Gonz?
Raiziel wrote:On to Raised by Wolves next then, I guess.
mistercrayon wrote:Armitage_Shankburn wrote:
I think something like Blade Runner where you have these multiple robots which are classed as lesser than people despite looking exactly like and thinking like people (and perhaps being created by people).
I can appreciate how telepathy etc can go into sci fi territory
I guess the dressing is not that important but more if it’s about a specific idea being explored.
Like Lord of the Rings does have a lot of weirdness compared to our world but nothing really exists to test an idea.
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