Comments on: Gary Gibson – the state of the debate

By: psikeyhackr

psikeyhackr — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:07:37 +0000

Well one problem with that article is that at the end it says that according to Ian Banks the genre is part of the entertainment industry. But SF can be part of the education industry. We may need a split between Sci-fi and Fantasy because Fantasy doesn’t have much to say even though some people find it as entertaining as crime.

I don’t read crime but watching a few CSI episodes shows how much science and technology may have affected crime novels. Look at how DNA testing has found innocent men charged with rape in the REAL WORLD. So where are the fanatics promoting sci-fi for educating kids since everyone is complaining about the schools. All of these liberal arts types that think they can write sci-fi are part of the problem.

Star Wars IS NOT science fiction. LOL

psik

By: JB Dryden

JB Dryden — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:53:22 +0000

I think Fantasy and Science Fiction as genres are in their teenage years. We bicker because we want to be heard, and we want to feel important. “Classical” literature has been around a long time, and it’s comfortable with its status. Our genre hasn’t been, and we want to feel comfortable, too.

Also, I think there are so many of us in the genre writing field that we’re not entirely sure how to deal with everyone else. We all want our ideas to be the most important or the most interesting, and we bicker about other peoples’ ideas to make sure that we’re the loudest and most likely to be heard.

Just my thoughts.

By: Paul Raven

Paul Raven — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:03:37 +0000

Well, the fact that I haven’t had sex for months could explain the problem, then …

By: Jonathan M

Jonathan M — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:55:21 +0000

No, no, no… you’ve got it all wrong.

Arguing about SF is like sex – Despite being humiliating and pointless, it’s always about getting your point across and going for the big win.