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Nerd Question: Science Fiction or Not?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Rocket River, Aug 10, 2012.

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Are the Harry Potter and TwiLight Movies considered Science Fiction?

  1. YES!

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  2. NO!

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  3. NERDS!!!

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  1. Rocket River

    Rocket River Member

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    Are these movies Science Fiction Movies or not?

    Harry Potter
    TwiLight

    Now! These movies rely on magic so I don't think of them as Science Fiction Movies
    but more like Fantasy.

    Me and a Friend had a debate about this.
    He even went so far as to say some of the incantations used scientific terms . ..
    so that made them science fiction
    I thought it was a weak argument

    Rocket River
     
    #1 Rocket River, Aug 10, 2012
  2. Coach AI

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    You are right, your friend is wrong.
     
    #2 Coach AI, Aug 10, 2012
  3. Depressio

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    Fantasy. Completely. Not even close.
     
    #3 Depressio, Aug 10, 2012
  4. liljojo

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    Your friends need to go back to school.
     
    #4 liljojo, Aug 10, 2012
  5. Rodman23

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    Is your friend a nerd?
     
    #5 Rodman23, Aug 10, 2012
  6. RKREBORN

    RKREBORN Member

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    Not really a nerd question, more like a virgin question.
     
    #6 RKREBORN, Aug 11, 2012
  7. The Captain

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    According to my wife, who has a masters in literature and a masters in library information science, they're fantasy. Unless you want to categorize them as alternate history, in which case they are science fiction.
     
    #7 The Captain, Aug 11, 2012
  8. Kam

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    yup.

    Sci-Fantasy.
     
    #8 Kam, Aug 11, 2012
  9. bullardfan

    bullardfan なんでやねん

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    fantasy not science fiction.
     
    #9 bullardfan, Aug 11, 2012
  10. IzakDavid13

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    Twilight is considered torture or cruel and unusual punishment in over 35 countries.
     
    #10 IzakDavid13, Aug 11, 2012
  11. DarkHorse

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    There's an important difference between science fiction and fantasy. Is the unexplainable accomplished by magic or science?

    Moving objects without touching them:
    Science Fiction - tractor beam
    Fantasy - telekinesis

    Person disappears and reappears in another place:
    Science Fiction - transporter
    Fantasy - apparition/transportation spell

    Dead person brought back to life:
    Science Fiction - Frankenstein's monster
    Fantasy - necromancy

    Large ball of fire projected toward enemy:
    Science Fiction - big gun
    Fantasy - fireball spell

    Person goes back in time:
    Science Fiction/Fantasy - bad writing
     
    #11 DarkHorse, Aug 11, 2012
  12. Jontro

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    Agree with IzakDavid13, it's a trick question.

    Twilight is considered to be schitt.
     
    #12 Jontro, Aug 11, 2012
  13. Supermac34

    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    So are there any good books that mix the genre of sci-fi and fantasy?
     
    #13 Supermac34, Aug 11, 2012
  14. heypartner

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    no, but there are good p*rn videos that do. Like "Spock does Venus II" and "Behind the Twilight Door"
     
    #14 heypartner, Aug 11, 2012
  15. heypartner

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    Oh. And there is a new one coming out soon

    "Bella goes Worf Pack"
     
    #15 heypartner, Aug 11, 2012
  16. thadeus

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    Those movies are products designed to sell to a teenage demographic. Beyond that, they aren't anything.
     
    #16 thadeus, Aug 11, 2012
  17. ClutchCity3

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    How can you put Harry Potter and Twilight in the same sentence..it just doesn't seem right:eek:
     
    #17 ClutchCity3, Aug 11, 2012
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    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4w3PzTl9REo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #18 DrLudicrous, Aug 11, 2012
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    Couldn't any work of fiction be categorized as alternate history?
     
    #19 Invisible Fan, Aug 11, 2012
  20. Lynus302

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    Fantasy. However, fantasy nerds know that non-fantasy nerds use the terms interchangeably, and as a result, just kind of roll with it.
     
    #20 Lynus302, Aug 11, 2012
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