tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post7448221220338257622..comments2024-03-14T07:11:37.650+00:00Comments on Porky's Expanse!: Speculative siblings told off for squabbling?Porkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-57856159461240503032011-04-16T16:48:22.115+01:002011-04-16T16:48:22.115+01:00I'm very proud of us all for holding back the ...I'm very proud of us all for holding back the nerdrage..!<br /><br />I can see what he's getting at, but it strikes me as terribly imprecise, and potentially harmful to many other authors.<br /><br />I'd like to read that <i>Star Wars</i> / <i>Star Trek</i> essay.<br /><br />Thanks for the info - I've updated the post.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-62853781238527920322011-04-16T14:48:40.211+01:002011-04-16T14:48:40.211+01:00By the way, Jenny's comment is up now, too.By the way, Jenny's comment is up now, too.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-77970611899836061292011-04-16T14:46:16.793+01:002011-04-16T14:46:16.793+01:00Our host is so modest he neglects to inform us tha...Our host is so modest he neglects to inform us that he wrote one of the comments to Brin's post! Very thoughtful comment, Porky, although I don't think Brin meant to apply his argument to <b>every</b> fantasy work.<br /><br />The others also had some very thought-provoking and well-reasoned responses (as opposed to the nerdrage I was expecting to see directed against someone who brushes against the unquestioned tropes of fantasy or SF).<br /><br />Brin has been talking about this stuff for awhile; I think he's the one who compared the political philosophy of <i>Star Wars</i> to <i>Star Trek</i>, and found the former wanting.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.com