In a message dated 12/22/00 10:40:52 PM Central Standard Time,
mail@HarveyNewstrom.com writes:
> Great classification! I would have to add "fantasy" however.
> Dungeons and Dragons, Sword & Sorcerer, Magic, Horror, and Occult
> tend to get lumped into Science Fiction even though they don't fit
> into these categories. I love "science" science fiction, but I hate
> fantasy. (Maybe fantasy is anti-science fiction?)
I agree. "Fantasy" as that genre is recognized by the publishing industry
and critics isn't my cup of tea. I enjoyed and read Tolkein (multiple times)
when I was a kid, but haven't been able to get through even one of the
handful of "fantasy" books that have been pushed on my since.
> >Science SF: Without a doubt "2001: A Space Odyssey" is the numero uno
> >all-time greatest. In fact, a good argument can be made that it may be
the
> >ONLY truly decent "Science SF" movie ever made.
>
> It may be my research background, but I've always been partial to
> Michael Chrichton's _The_Andromeda_Strain_ as an example of good
> "science" fiction.
Yep -- that does qualify, and it was pretty darned good. And it was the only
one of Chricton's books that hasn't been mangled in the translation to film
(although he manages to mangle many of his books all on his own . . .)
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