My favourite genre is, without doubt, Science Fiction. I wonder if those of us who like this genre do-so because we don't like the world we live in and simply enjoy escaping into realms with fantastical technologies, new worlds and alien races. Perhaps we see in some of our favourite authors and their stories a hope for the future which doesn't seem to be apparent in the circumstances which we find ourselves.
Can anyone explain to me why there are so many pathetically awful films [that's movies for you colonists
] made of our favourite genre. Science Fiction writers have such brilliant ideas which are usually reduced to an orgy of special effects, bad dialogue and second-rate acting. It used to be bad special effects - but at least that's improved. Thank goodness the synapses will always produce a better picture than the the screens at the local fleapit. Hmmm, that's a good point - why am I worrying about films when I can read a book?
Tommy
