Re: B5 and Sir Isaac
From: db-ft@w... (David Brewer)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 20:44:26 -0500
Subject: Re: B5 and Sir Isaac
In message <01IGQ1OUXZ3U9GWVO8@avion.stsci.edu> "Out of my mind. Back in
five minutes." writes:
> >All-in-all, B5 is remarkably clear
> >of the pseudoscientific doubletalk which passes for science in much
science
> >fiction. [Lest anyone misunderstand, I don't have problems with
doubletalk
> >per se, I just think that most SF handles it poorly, especially on
TV:
> >Writers get to the point where _anything_ can be justified by
stringing enough
> >polysylabic words together.]
>
> At which point I toss it into the category of Science Fantasy, and not
Science
> Fiction. :-)
Mark... are implying that B5 is, instead, the latter rather than
the former? That it isn't Science Fantasy?
Just curious.
--
David Brewer