somebody wrote:

> Why is it that this genre has become such a bad joke?

As Theodore Sturgeon famously quipped, when confronted with the 
statement that 90% of science fiction is crap, "Ninety percent of 
everything is crap."

The movie industry's attitude towards the genre indicates that they have 
absolutely no appreciation of its potential, but merely use it to entice 
money out of people who will pay to watch anything that features a 
technological future.

The fans share no small part in this general failure.  The typical fan 
either goes "oh--ah!" at the explosions and exotic elements, or hopes 
that high tech will bring meaning to his life.

Regards,
John

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