tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769026.post3495437416663709747..comments2024-03-21T03:27:00.283-04:00Comments on Kill The Goat: Why Science Fiction Sucks the Big One: An Expository EssayJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769026.post-23737864559299813522015-03-04T08:27:45.632-05:002015-03-04T08:27:45.632-05:00You Should read some books in the genre instead of...You Should read some books in the genre instead of watching the hammy TV shows and sub-par movies.<br /><br />Philip K Dick, Arthur C Clarke, Peter Hamilton, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson and Frank Herbert spring to mind.<br /><br />Go for Mid century 'Hard SF' its the golden age of the genre.TheSimonoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14038816064740849746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769026.post-19286529880138130902013-12-26T12:04:30.909-05:002013-12-26T12:04:30.909-05:00I hope you realise how ridiculous and unfair every...I hope you realise how ridiculous and unfair everything you just said was. <br /><br />I'm not a fan of romance novels but you won't hear me claiming that its readers are the stereotypical bored housewives too old to pursue new romances so they chase delusions bound in paper. It's unfair and untrue. <br /><br />Science fiction isn't about predicting the future. It's about humanity. How a new concept (regardless of its scientific validity) would affect humanity. <br /><br />Also, I advise you change the font you use on this blog (if you still use it). I have perfect vision and I had to copy and paste this essay onto Microsoft Word to read it.Andrew https://www.blogger.com/profile/14022033138589124697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769026.post-52367898017833138742012-04-15T06:37:16.526-04:002012-04-15T06:37:16.526-04:00So glad to see someone else who feels the same way...So glad to see someone else who feels the same way I do! I like The Handmaid's Tale too. I wouldn't really call it science fiction, but this is a look into a future which could be possible. That's what nails it for me. IMHO, good science fiction tells a story that MIGHT possibly happen. You might want to check out Lucifer's Hammer. It was written in the 70s, but the plot is what happens to a bunch of people when a huge comet slams into the Earth and they have to figure out how to survive. The theme of the novel is trying to survive, when pretty much all of today's modern conveniences are wiped out. And that includes medicine. I enjoy re-reading it every so often, because it's genuinely a good book. Plus, it sort of pounds down the observation that no matter how much money you have, if money ever becomes meaningless, that won't help you either.<br /><br />And I really have to agree with you about the "humanoid" creatures who look like people, but they have green skin, or some sort of ugly mutation. My ex-boyfriend was really into Star Trek, which I thought was completely hokey. I much preferred the first three Star Wars movies (1977, etc.) and he wanted to know why I liked them so much. I don't think about them every day, but I just thought they were better written than any ST episode, and I gave a damn about the characters. Yes, they had tin can travel and what the hell was Chewbacca supposed to be? A BearWolf? Anyway, it was nice to read your essay. My ex was also a huge Firefly fan, and that was absolute torture. I watched all eleven episodes and can't tell you the plots of ANY of them. Plots were vague, and the characters unrelatable. And Malcolm was the wimpiest ship captain ever! He couldn't be zone manager of a Target in real life. Oh well. P.S. have you seen The Hunger Games and if so, what did you think of it?Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167733025102920566noreply@blogger.com