Originally Posted By: Nowhereman
But sci-fi is a notoriously tricky genre.
Its never been the most popular genre amongst the general populace, and amongst the sci-fi faithful, its gotta be spot on or you've got a geek war on your hands!


Not true. There was a big Sci-fi boom in the late 70's-80's. Or are you unfamiliar with the likes of Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET, Alien & Aliens, and The Terminator? It just that with other niche genres like Westerns, Noir, War, and Teen Sex Comedies that Sci-fi has moved in and out of the public interest depending upon what kind of Sci-fi they're being given. I mean, look at recent Hollywood movies that have done very well: I, Robot, Minority Report, Transformers, and War of the Worlds.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."