From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Fri Dec 22 2000 - 21:38:26 MST
GBurch1@aol.com wrote,
>I divide science fiction into three broad categories[....]
>
><> "Science" science fiction.
>
><> "Social" science fiction.
>
><> "Action/Adventure" science fiction.
Great classification! I would have to add "fantasy" however.
Dungeons and Dragons, Sword & Sorcerer, Magic, Horror, and Occult
tend to get lumped into Science Fiction even though they don't fit
into these categories. I love "science" science fiction, but I hate
fantasy. (Maybe fantasy is anti-science fiction?)
>Science SF: Without a doubt "2001: A Space Odyssey" is the numero uno
>all-time greatest. In fact, a good argument can be made that it may be the
>ONLY truly decent "Science SF" movie ever made.
It may be my research background, but I've always been partial to
Michael Chrichton's _The_Andromeda_Strain_ as an example of good
"science" fiction.
-- Harvey Newstrom <HarveyNewstrom.com>
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