Poll Results (Plus Another Question): Which age of science fiction is your favorite?
The results are in. Here’s how you all voted: 10% said “the Pulps” 30% said “the Golden Age” 0% said “the New Wave” 20% said “Cyberpunk” 40% said “Contemporary” I’m rather shocked by these results. The science fiction community presents itself as having some kind of love affair with the New Wave, yet nobody voted for it in my poll. Does that say something about the kinds of readers I have? I don’t know. Maybe. I suppose that really depends on what we include in the last category, which had the most votes. If contemporary SF includes work that takes its influences straight from the New Wave (and that’s what 40% of you were thinking at the time), then it all makes sense. I know that’s how I was thinking of the term. Now I have another question, which I can’t put in poll format: which book in your favorite “age” is your favorite and why? Let me know in the comments! A new poll will be up later today.
The Skiffy and Fanty Show #2.9 is Live! (Colonialism and Science Fiction)
The latest episode of SandF has a lot to do with some of the things I’ve been discussing on this blog and related topics. But we’re not just talking about “colonizing space” and all that stuff I blogged about not too long ago. We also talk about the intersection of science fiction and colonialism and examples of colonialism in science fiction (largely in the form of critique). Feel free to tune in! Our question of the week will go up tomorrow, which will be full of happy!
The Skiffy and Fanty Show #2.8 is Live! (Your Artificial Face Are Belong to Us!)
We’re back with another episode! This week is all about the exciting stuff that has happening in the SF/F community. We cover everything from the SF/F-related movies coming out in March to some Gaimain-esque and Scalzian propaganda. Oh, and there’s an interesting bit about artificial skin! So tune in and enjoy! P.S.: The new question of the week will go up tomorrow. Make sure to pop on over and give us your answer.
The Skiffy and Fanty Show #2.7 is Live! (Your Nihilistic Delusional Fantasy of Doom!)
Remember that whole nonsense about the nihilism and the downfall of western civilization over at Big Hollywood? Well, that’s our topic this week on the show. We may not be as articulate as other folks on the issue, but we at least try to have a little fun while deconstructing the anti-deconstructionist! Feel free to check out the episode here, and thanks for listening/reading!
The Skiffy and Fanty Show #2.6 is live! (Torture Cinema Meets the Last Airbender)
Another painful episode is here! The title says it all: we spend a half hour ripping on The Last Airbender. Feel free to listen and leave a comment with your own opinions. As always, if you have any suggestions for bad SF/F movies we should watch, you can send us an email at skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com. Thanks for listening. Your regular programming shall resume shortly. P.S.: You’ll notice that things have been quiet for about a week here. There are good reasons for this: 1) I was at a conference last weekend; 2) I got sick as a dog when I returned; and 3) I had a very important language exam on Friday, which I might have failed in part because I was running a fever. Don’t worry. Things will return to normal pretty soon. Probably tonight or tomorrow. Anywho!
The Skiffy and Fanty Show #2.5b — The Eaton Edition (Day Two) is Live!
As promised, here is the second half of our discussion of our experiences at the Eaton Conference. Next week will be all about Torture Cinema — specifically, The Last Airbender. It should be amusing. Thanks for listening!