The Death of Science Fiction?
by Rob - September 2nd, 2009.Filed under: Uncategorized.
I was asked to comment on “the death of science fiction” today; here’s what I had to say:
Science fiction isn’t dead; it’s in the witness-protection program, and thriving under a new identity. The term “science fiction” is downplayed by Hollywood and American publishing, so that movies like The Time Travelers Wife, TV shows like my own FlashForward and even Battlestar Galactica, and writers like Michael Crichton and J.D. Robb are all hits but not presented as being science fiction. Even the SciFi Channel is now going under the alias Syfy! Sometimes it makes sorry I got sfwriter.com for my web address …
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