Deep thought not Friday

It's been another long time since we had one of these posts. The subject today is less obviously epistemological and there's optional reading too.

- That David Brin article; several of us responded.

- A look at potential with Alexis; last paragraph.

- JB's review of Tron: Legacy, seeing it differently.

- Harald evolves Argos, Von the Iron Kingdoms.

- Evan's worldbuilding and some protagonists.

The question then. Can we define science fiction and fantasy so as to clearly separate them? If not, how might the continuum be visualised?

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Status report (1)

Some order from chaos, a snapshot of the mood in the Expanse as it is at the moment.

A little bit of several recent posts in this: Bond and his antics of course, as well as the 1970s, but also monsters (this one comes good), exploitation of space and exploitation of women, and even an annual celebration, albeit later in the year. Plus laser battles.

Can't go far wrong with all of that, surely...

To expand on another past post and its sequel, Damien G. Walter has a link to further discussion of truth and beauty in sci-fi, while Slight Foxing has a view on Tron: Legacy.

Tron and on

More thoughts on Tron: Legacy and science, from someone who consulted on the film.

SF, lies and videotape

The assured Asking the Wrong Questions has another good review today, this time of Tron: Legacy. I hadn't got my hopes up about the film anyway, for the same hard knocks mentioned in the first paragraph, so the review should have been a comfortable read.

But it's far less comfortable factoring in the bulletin up today at OnFiction. If we trust the study - I don't know if I do - certain suspicions about mass media harden a touch more.

If you want to read around, Damien G. Walter also looked a day or two ago at the same basic subject, truth and beauty in sci-fi. I put my thoughts too.

Wondering then about Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie seems right, and it can only do good. Drathmere at the 40K Hobby Blog gives a view I can see a truth in.