New Poll: Which age of science fiction is your favorite?
Everyone has their favorite period in science fiction literature. I want to know what your favorite. There are five choices: the Pulps the Golden Age New Wave Cyberpunk Contemporary. If you’d like to leave a longer response, feel free to do so on this post. Happy voting!
New Poll: If you had super powers, how would you use them?
The new poll can be found on the left (third widget down). It is divided into the following fun categories: For good! For neutral purposes! For evil! Detailed answers are much appreciated, of course, but since polls make it hard to do that, I decided to test your morality (in the poll) and give you an open comment thread (on this post) to discuss the correct use of super powers (in detail). Have at it, folks! As for me: neutral all the way. Why? Because I definitely wouldn’t save everyone. Say what you will, but that’s how I roll.
Poll Results: Do you think SF/F is going to have a good year in 2011?
The results are in (obviously), and they are overwhelmingly optimistic. Is that a good thing? I sure hope so. It’s early in the year, but I’d like to think that 2011 will be a year without someone proclaiming the genre dead (or something like that). We’ll see how those thoughts pan out in six months. Here are the results of the poll: 55% said “yes” 22.5% said “maybe” 22.5% said “no” The no votes came pretty late in the poll (well after the corresponding post had disappeared from the homepage), so the big question I have for those individuals is this: why do you think SF/F isn’t going to have a good year in 2011? I’m defining SF/F beyond its marketing boundaries (the SF/F shelves in your bookstores); for me, then, I see the genre as having a great deal of room to keep pushing outward in very powerful/interesting ways. I’m hoping we’ll see more experimentation in SF/F novels, but I am also cautious about the genres because it’s really easy to get burned by hype. We do have some excellent works of literature coming out, though (or what appear to be excellent works). We’ll wait and see. Anywho! A new poll will be up later today, so look out for the post announcement.
New Poll: Do you think SF/F will have a good year in 2011?
The new year is here and it seems like a good idea to have a poll about what you all think the year will be like for the genres we love. The question is in the title and poll can be found on the left. Comments, of course, are always welcome!
Poll Results: What is a good length for a weekly podcast?
Well, you responded to our call for opinions, and the results are as follows: 67% said that 20 minutes was a good length. 16.5% said that 30 minutes was a good length. 0% said that 45 minutes was a good length. 16.5% said “other.” We’ve pretty much decided that 20-30 minutes is the cap for most on a weekly so. As such, all future episodes for The Skiffy and Fanty Show (with the exception of today’s episode) will be within that range. That’s our goal, anyway. Thanks for voting! A new poll will be up later today.
New Poll: What is a good length for a weekly podcast?
I told you I’d have another poll soon enough. Since this poll is in connection with the poll we will be running tomorrow on the website for The Skiffy and Fanty Show, your answers will actually be both informative and helpful. And all you have to do is click your mouse a couple of times (or type a short comment). The poll question is: what is a good length for a weekly podcast? You can find the poll on the left sidebar. There are five options: 20 min., 30 min., 45 min., 1 hr., and other. If you select other, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment somewhere letting us know the length you’d suggest. So vote away!