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Submitted by a.future.with.n... on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 11:46pm.
So, I've had a viral flu thing-y since about Monday. It sucks. To pass the time in bed I've been watching tons of Star Trek The Next Generation. I forgot how much I love it. TNG has such a rosey outlook. It says to us "in the future, peace will come as the result of calm, reason and science." It's reassuring. I remember an essay I read or talk I heard somewhere about different periods of time and their concepts of the future. It's hard not to compare the Star Trek version of the future to the I Am Legend, 28 Days Later apocalyptic dystopian versions. I guess what I'm getting at is this, I miss the days when science fiction was about building a beautiful future, not surviving a terrifying cataclysm. Any good places to look for good fiction? Can anyone relate to this?
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Submitted by The Original Yoda on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:01am.You've already read it, no doubt...
Submitted by Phil Owen on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:26am.but I really liked "The Dispossessed" by Ursula K LeGuin. It's all about the problems that come after the "beautiful future" is established. Really good book.
The Canaanite's Call
Why is the future...
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 4:41am.Always portrayed as either post-Apocalyptic or Utopian in movies?
"Minority Report" is one of the few movies I can think of off the top of my head where the future has technological advances but maintains contemporary-looking housing.
Dystopian me
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 6:10am.I read a lot of dystopian fiction, last book I really enjoyed was Trouble and Her Friends.
My best suggestion for finding some great utopian fiction is to ask the librarians at Timberland. I browsed around some online for utopian fiction to see if I could find a good list, really, the best way to go is to talk to the library. You are able to tell them the genre and what you have liked in the past, they'll have ideas on what to read next.
Mr. Onry
Submitted by JstPlnOnry on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:36pm.is a huge Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Gallactica, Stargate Atlantis, anything space related fan!
He loves Orson Scott Card books!
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The Jetsons?
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:31pm.the happy future
Submitted by chad360 on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 7:52am.I can't think of any sci-fi that ends happy (like 'Trek).
The future will probably be closer to "Dune", "Bladerunner", "Outland", or "Serenity/Firefly", than TNG...unfortunately.
Frank Herbert anyone?
The reality is that we are running out of water on a planet in a very wide gulf of space.
Can't wait
Submitted by Rob Richards on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 9:22pm.Micheal Z. Williamson
Submitted by security_six on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 10:26pm.Freehold. It's heck of a book.
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