scruffy_91
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futurama is awesome but i would have liked to see "battle star galactica" up there...
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Col. Klink
Professor
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Science Fiction is not about technology, Thats just an offshoot of what SCi-Fi is. ITs about speculating about the future, Where we're headed, and so By Proxy its about society in the present.
Star wars is set in the past, it doesn't speculate about the future. The closes star wars gets to Sci-Fi is its lame George Bush Comparisons.
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David A
Space Pope
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Originally posted by Wooter: Star Wars is not Science Fiction, but it is Sci-Fi. There is a difference. Science Fiction in it's purest form is quite rare, and examples include Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. They require expanation on how the futuristic things work in a scientifically feasable manner. Sci-Fi is usually adventure set in a Science Fiction backdrop. It does not require the explanations. No, sci-fi is just an abbreviation for science fiction. However, there are several sub-genres within the genre of science fiction. The Asimov and Clarke stuff you're talking about is hard science fiction. Star Wars is space opera. However, seeing as how any technology of significant advancement is indestinguishable from magic, (I think I messed up that quote a little.) even things like Wizards and The Force can be explained scientifically, if you use you imagination to its fullest. If all else fails, go with the "nanites" expanation. You'd be suprised how much microscopic robots can explain. The quote that you're looking for is "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." However, Star Wars is not an example of this. In Star Wars advanced technology coexists with actual magic.
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David A
Space Pope
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Originally posted by Pikka Bird: Yes, he did say that. But he also said that the apes were to be damned... Well, he was mistaken about that part, or else he just got confused and typed the wrong thing. I was going to point that out, but you beat me to it. Anyway, I think that the point that he was making was that the censors allowed the line because of the way the word was used. It had nothing to do with the subject being humans or apes. Captain Lochley (Tracy Scoggins) from B5 appeared as the ancient immortal Cassandra on "Highlander: the Series". Disgusting. She also played Cat Grant, on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The Highlander TV series sucked. So did all the sequels. There can be only one.
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