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FatDog · 05-31-2011, 02:02 PM

I think we may be suffering some technical burn-out. The increasing use of computers, cell phones that rival the computing power we used to put men on the moon, digital media, HDTV (First change in the technology in 60 years), 3D televisions, DVR's, etc. We ... (ok, 'me') are having trouble keeping up with technology in our real lives. This makes me less interested in reading about more changes due to science.

Sci Fi is not dead - but I suspect real science catching up is making us less interested in the escape it used to provide.

PS: I loved Robert Sawyers books where Dinosaurs grew into dominance and the struggles they had with science vs religion. And his "Flashforward" book is the basis for the recent TV series. (Ok, perhaps a TV series is not literary street-cred, but nobody is taking things I write and turning it into a movie/TV series.)

05-31-2011, 02:02 PM	#22
FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	I think we may be suffering some technical burn-out. The increasing use of computers, cell phones that rival the computing power we used to put men on the moon, digital media, HDTV (First change in the technology in 60 years), 3D televisions, DVR's, etc. We ... (ok, 'me') are having trouble keeping up with technology in our real lives. This makes me less interested in reading about more changes due to science. Sci Fi is not dead - but I suspect real science catching up is making us less interested in the escape it used to provide. PS: I loved Robert Sawyers books where Dinosaurs grew into dominance and the struggles they had with science vs religion. And his "Flashforward" book is the basis for the recent TV series. (Ok, perhaps a TV series is not literary street-cred, but nobody is taking things I write and turning it into a movie/TV series.) Last edited by FatDog; 05-31-2011 at 02:13 PM.