Klaatu Barada Nicto

[Norman Bernstein]

Watched it last night. Still one of the best of its kind.

[Paul Pless]

not talking about jabba's henchmen in return of the jedi are you?

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Klaatu Barada Nicto

Didn't FredZ have something similar as a sig. line?

[CWSmith]

Watched it last night. Still one of the best of its kind.

Way ahead of its time. You could improve the special effects, but it wouldn't improve the movie in any way.

[Paul Pless]

Way ahead of its time. You could improve the special effects, but it wouldn't improve the movie in any way.

not a fan of the jennifer conelly keanu reeves remake?

[Breakaway]

Gort!

[CWSmith]

not a fan of the jennifer conelly keanu reeves remake?

Not really. I'm not sure I've ever watched it through start to end, but what I've seen didn't hold my attention.

[Breakaway]

but what I've seen didn't hold my attention.

Really?

Jennifer Connelly:

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Kevin

[Norman Bernstein]

not a fan of the jennifer conelly keanu reeves remake?

It sucked, big time.

[Keith Wilson]

The original short story it was based on was even better; 'Farewell to the Master' by Harry Bates, 1940. You can read it here.

[Too Little Time]

As I have grown, I have found that science fiction has become too much fiction and too little science. I no longer have the innocence that lets me believe.

[WX]

As I have grown, I have found that science fiction has become too much fiction and too little science. I no longer have the innocence that lets me believe.

The Expanse?

[Gerarddm]

^ Best by test.

[Boatbum]

As I have grown, I have found that science fiction has become too much fiction and too little science. I no longer have the innocence that lets me believe.

Really? I have found just the opposite. I am amazed at how many fictional things have become reality. Maybe not during the time the sci-if predicted and maybe not an exactly as predicted, but pretty close.

[Too Little Time]

The Expanse?

Really? I have found just the opposite. I am amazed at how many fictional things have become reality. Maybe not during the time the sci-if predicted and maybe not an exactly as predicted, but pretty close.

A comment from a real scientist, https://www.sfgate.com/culture/edito...-15919191.php#

While "The Expanse" gets a lot right, it has some "extreme science fiction" elements as well as one major element that runs completely counter to science, even if we assume the advent of magical technologies.

Once one resorts to magic, ...

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

The original short story it was based on was even better; 'Farewell to the Master' by Harry Bates, 1940. You can read it here.

Thanks. It is.

[gypsie]

As I have grown, I have found that science fiction has become too much fiction and too little science. I no longer have the innocence that lets me believe.

I think science fiction is actually one of the best medium for political discussion.
Its just not as catchy to say exploration-of-political-scenarios-based-in-the-future-or-on-imaginary-worlds-fiction.

[CWSmith]

I think science fiction is actually one of the best medium for political discussion.
Its just not as catchy to say exploration-of-political-scenarios-based-in-the-future-or-on-imaginary-worlds-fiction.

Absolutely!

Imagine an androgynous world where some few feel the desire to establish their binary sexual identity and the intent of their society to treat them as mentally ill (Star Trek Next Generation).

Imagine two races, one white on the left and black on the right, the other black on the left and white on the right, and they fight constantly over their differences (Star Trek).

Imagine a world where people are expected to commit ritual suicide when they reach a certain age to avoid the infirmity of age and allow the younger generation can move up (Star Trek Next Generation).

And then there is the examination of what it means to be human (Spock and Data).

Sci Fi makes us comfortable with the social issues so we can examine them rationally.

[Norman Bernstein]

Absolutely!

Imagine an androgynous world where some few feel the desire to establish their binary sexual identity and the intent of their society to treat them as mentally ill (Star Trek Next Generation).

Imagine two races, one white on the left and black on the right, the other black on the left and white on the right, and they fight constantly over their differences (Star Trek).

Imagine a world where people are expected to commit ritual suicide when they reach a certain age to avoid the infirmity of age and allow the younger generation can move up (Star Trek Next Generation).

And then there is the examination of what it means to be human (Spock and Data).

Sci Fi makes us comfortable with the social issues so we can examine them rationally.

This corresponds well with my own view of science fiction. Good science fiction isn’t about science at all… the science is merely a vehicle to express some sociological, moral, or ethical perspective about human existence. All of Chuck’s examples are certainly good ones… I might add ‘Blade Runner’ (the original) as an exposition on the meaning of life and humanity.

[Too Little Time]

I think science fiction is actually one of the best medium for political discussion.
Its just not as catchy to say exploration-of-political-scenarios-based-in-the-future-or-on-imaginary-worlds-fiction.

I just finished reading the story linked to above, the original movie, and the remake. (I clearly make poor use of my free time.) The movies appear to represent a reasonable range of stereotypical behaviors. But life is not stereotypical. I guess that is as close to political discussion as I can get.

From your comment I infer that you have had your political views changed by science fiction or you expect others to have changed their views based on science fiction. Perhaps the later is more typical.

I get my political views from my adult kids and adult grandkids. They have much more time to live with my political decisions. But if you have had your political views substantially changed by individuals you have no relationship to - writers of fiction or films of fiction, I think you miss something.