Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I thought there was a 3 month rule in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 34 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: We could call you Rick? No, there's only one Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't like the name Rick. It's my ex's dad, and she now wears comfortable shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Richards get to pick from a great choice of options anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Jay said: Where's the hot chick that was in your avatar yesterday? Raquel Welch. I'll bring her back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,045 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 12 hours ago, Lonnegan said: Of course "sci-fi" is an extremely broad umbrella term which covers many subs, but as much as it may irk the pseudo purists of JWFan that such a bothersome all encompassing definition exists, they ultimately just have to suck it up and accept that they can't bend the meaning of established terminology to their will just because their vanity strives to create a contrived and vainglorious distinction between "truer" Nolan science fiction movies and "family" Steven Spielberg ones, as they see it. As much as it pains you people, "Science Fiction" covers it all. Sorry. Btw, JP is a science fiction adventure movie. Here's some more helpful tips: Event Horizon is a science fiction horror movie. Species is a science fiction thriller movie. Starman is a science fiction romance movie. Etc etc. Lonnegan - who likes to use the term "Hard Sci-Fi" to describe more heavyweight fare such as 2001 A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner. Well now, my posts have paid for themselves with this classic display of "Quintus v. all the pretentious posters he needs to put in their place!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Game of Thrones source material is found in the Scifi sections in the book stores. So is Ender's Game, so is A Wrinkle in Time. Scifi is broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, TheWhiteRider said: Well now, my posts have paid for themselves with this classic display of "Quintus v. all the pretentious posters he needs to put in their place!" Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Game of Thrones source material is found in the Scifi sections in the book stores. So is Ender's Game, so is A Wrinkle in Time. Scifi is broad. Do those bookstores have distinct fantasy sections? Or do they lump all science fiction and fantasy together into a "shit that hasn't happen and can't happen now but maybe it could somewhere somehow and it'd be really neat but that isn't important because there's a larger story about the human condition buried beneath the mumbo jumbo we use so we don't offend real people because we're making most of the shit up anyways" section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 They give Science Fiction and Fantasy the same consideration as self help books or stuff like Who moved my Cheese. Talking about B&N. But you can only micromanage sub genres so far before it becomes unweilding. Manga is in a subsection of scifi too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,043 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 In book stores science fiction and fantasy are grouped together as speculative fiction because they share a similar audience. Speculative fiction is anything that takes place in an 'unknowable world' (future, alternate history, other planets, before recorded history etc.) Science fiction follows the laws of our universe while fantasy follows its own established laws. The difference between fantasy and science fantasy is down to aesthetics (time travel with a wooden talisman vs. time travel with a metal machine and buttons) Star Wars is science fantasy because the force goes against the laws of our universe. Sourced from science fiction writer Orson Scott Card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Sci-fi = spaceships Fantasy = dragons and trolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Steef should know, it's all he watches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 That's what you and Alex seem to think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Star Wars used to be Fantasy but the Prequels are sci-fi due to one little new fact. Do you know what I'm referring to? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,268 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Everybody does. But again, genre definitions are too volatile anyway. There's stuff in Dune which is not exactly scientific and much more mystic in nature (although the two things are not necessarily incompatible). But that's one of the hardest novels to pin to a single genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantus Venti 13 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I genuinely feel that whoever doesn't think The Time Machine (2002) is one of the best scores of all time is a bad person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 We'll get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 All the Star Trek scores except Giacchino, all the Star Wars scores by Williams, E.T., Batman, Batman Returns, Close Encounters, Godzilla (1998), ID4, Minority Report, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, King Kong (1976), Superman: The Movie, SpaceCamp, The Rocketeer and Twilight Zone: The Movie. I guess that about covers it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Suspect as it feels to agree with Cantus Venti, that is a fine score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantus Venti 13 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 It doesn't have to be your favorite score, it's definitely a niche piece. I just want to give people the chance to be good, I'm want to give them a chance at salvation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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