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Old 04-24-2007, 07:44 PM
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Uh, I'd rather not. We're supposed to spoof quality scifi here, not Santa Claus Invades the Martians.

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Old 04-24-2007, 09:14 PM
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Uh, I'd rather not. We're supposed to spoof quality scifi here, not Santa Claus Invades the Martians.
It's out there, if you care to look. I've got Things to Come sitting on my computer waiting to be watched, for instance.
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Old 04-24-2007, 10:10 PM
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What's out there? Santa Claus invades the Martians, or quality scifi?

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...Come to think of it, I bet a sizable proportion of us is familiar with "This Island Earth". And not because we've all seen it in its original format. I certainly haven't.
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Old 04-24-2007, 11:22 PM
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Sorry, never heard of it.
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Uh, I'd rather not. We're supposed to spoof quality scifi here, not Santa Claus Invades the Martians.
Whose definition of "quality sci-fi" shall we use? (And the correct title is Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, thankyewverymuch.)

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I'm sure you do.
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Old 04-25-2007, 11:50 AM
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I suppose "Invades" is pretty good for a random neuron misfire. Come on, I only knew it existed because of MST!

Quality science fiction means that fictional technology is used to amplify the meaning of the plot.
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That's a rather narrow definition. I can think of several acknowleged classics just off the top of my head that aren't covered by that.

(Dune, A Clockwork Orange, Stand on Zanzibar, The Shape of Things to Come and The Stars My Destination, in case you're wondering).
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Quality science fiction means that fictional technology is used to amplify the meaning of the plot.
Sadly, that disqualifies most good sci-fi
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You consider Clockwork Orange to be scifi?
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No, I consider it screwed-up

on-topic: I don't remember anyone mentioning the godfather of all sci-fi films, though...

The Time Machine

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