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What Makes Great Science Fiction?

Posted by michael on from the laugh-it-up-furball dept.

cheesethegreat writes "Have you ever noticed how everyone breaks down into a near-religious frenzy when the topic of the "best" science fiction universe comes up? Everyone has a favorite universe, be it the Foundation Series by Asimov, or the classic Star Wars trilogy. So tell Slashdot what your favorite is, and what the most important part of a science fiction universe is to you."

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  1. to start your jihad, form an orderly queue... by alexander+m · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    dune. say no more...

  2. Donnie Darko by c.emmertfoster · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Ug. I am so sick of everyone telling me that I have to go see that movie. What a dissapointment.

    The ending was horrible and the only interpretation that I could take away was that it was a retelling of the Christ story: ie. Darko's death was the "salvation" of his little town. Ew. Everything he was "forced" to do in the splinter universe was useless and accomplished nothing: the death of his girlfriend, manipulating his mother to get on the airplane, etc. POINTLESS!

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  3. Re:DUNE by AGMW · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    First off, I gotta say that I likes the film. I'd agree that it was somewhat disjointed, and if you didn't know the book it might have been kinda tricky to follow, but knowing the book (in fact having just read it!) I really enjoyed it.

    On the disjointed front, I believe that a normal film may have 10 hours or so of footage that is cut down to 1.5 or 2 hours. I've heard that there was over 50 hours of footage shot for Dune, and it had to be hacked down to distribute it. If this is the case (I heard from someone who ought to know, but I've not had it confirmed!), then when do we get the Director's Cut (in several parts!)?

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  4. Re:overrated? by F452 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Keep it coming...I can take it.

    I dunno. Seems like you're pretty sensitive about it, taking the time to vent about it and all.