tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post2570730237691461633..comments2023-11-05T03:47:03.674-07:00Comments on The Lost Genre Guild: Science Fiction without Phaserscynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15514785429568086047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-69010028801159261842007-06-28T10:44:00.000-06:002007-06-28T10:44:00.000-06:00Mike-You see that's a science fiction story in a s...Mike-<BR/><BR/>You see that's a science fiction story in a secular setting that has a moral context. I wish I could get more Christians to write them. There's a message there, but without being heavy handed or preachy. <BR/><BR/>Another one I remember from that updated series (which did a credible job of translating Serling's vision into a modern setting) was one where a man brings a woman a box with a button. If she presses the button, someone will die and the man will give her $100,000. He emphasizes that the person will be "someone you don't even know." After agonizing through the night, she presses the button. The man immediately appears at her door with the money. <BR/><BR/>She asks what happened. He assures her that someone died. Then she asks, "What will happen to the box now." With a smile the man says, "It will be reprogrammed and given to someone else. Someone you don't even know."<BR/><BR/>Some good stuff.<BR/><BR/>TerriTerri mainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084883478386476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-82246405855079841752007-06-25T07:20:00.000-06:002007-06-25T07:20:00.000-06:00Well, I have a lot of favorite twilight zone episo...Well, I have a lot of favorite twilight zone episodes from the original series... <BR/><BR/>But the one that made a lasting "stylistic" impression on me was an episode from the late 80s, early 90s CBS/Syndicated run. It was called "The Shadow Man" about a young, bullied boy who met a scary dark figure who was a "Shadow Man from under his bed." <BR/><BR/>Fear was abated when the Shadow Man explained that it was his job to go and punish the bullies who hurt him. The boy saw the (violent) fruits of this over the next few days and he began to gloat and become a bully himself. <BR/><BR/>It ended when he was confronted by a Shadow Man... from under someone else's bed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33325729.post-86640194612928786932007-06-22T13:42:00.000-06:002007-06-22T13:42:00.000-06:00So sorry - I'm not familiar with Twilight Zone at ...So sorry - I'm not familiar with Twilight Zone at all... but I love Picard too, and Data just as you say. I've been watching some early Next Generation episodes this week (e.g. A Matter Of Time) and although some of the effects still seem primitive - Yes, I know, it was the nineties - I'm still enamoured with the mingling of technology and humanity to the point where the personal and technical crises are one and the same, irretrievably intermingled. Your classic sci-fi buff I guess. Trekkies for ever!Grace Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357028816311898327noreply@blogger.com