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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social

Science fiction should be fiction based on SCIENCE. Otherwise, it's just fantasy.

sep 1, 2025, 7:14 am • 14 1

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Marsy @marsyd.bsky.social

That is why Harlan Ellison coined the term “speculative fiction.”

sep 1, 2025, 9:39 am • 1 0 • view
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Nassim ✨ نسیم @nasnaz.bsky.social

Hence Star Wars is space-fantasy

sep 1, 2025, 7:25 am • 5 0 • view
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social

Yeah, Star Wars is basically Tolkien in space.

sep 1, 2025, 7:26 am • 4 0 • view
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Justin Shaw @justodude.bsky.social

As a Who fan, I consider it science fantasy. Which is fine, I’m here for the stories. I really liked the expanse. Closest hard science series I’ve seen in a while. The new alien series is fun so far

sep 1, 2025, 7:43 am • 2 0 • view
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aquadelphi.bsky.social @aquadelphi.bsky.social

Lucas said he borrowed from Westerns, the Arabian Nights and other genres and just put them into a science fiction setting.

sep 2, 2025, 2:15 am • 0 0 • view
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Bill Capehart @billcapehart.bsky.social

Definitely some "The Searchers" in it.

sep 2, 2025, 3:53 am • 0 0 • view