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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

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