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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
That moment, to me, epitomizes the evolution of Science Fiction: It isn't withering... it's growing up before our eyes, losing its innocence, and forcing us to abandon ours. Time to move on.
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Hear, hear!
I also think that it's way too easy to become addicted to nostalgia... which paints the history of the genre in a much more favorable light than it may deserve. I fall prey to this occasionally -- and slap myself accordingly.
Please don't take that the wrong way. I grew up on golden-age sci-fi and will always love it. I've just accepted the fact that it's quite possible it can be improved upon... without threatening any of my fond memories in the least.
Plus any story can be sliced and diced apart and crammed into a handful of archetypal tropes if you're indiscriminate enough with your literary scalpel.