Darren New wrote:
> I just like making the distinction between "science fiction" and 
> "fantasy set in the future".   Fifth Element is fantasy set in the 
> future, not science fiction.

I think there are genres where the name actually makes a distinction. A 
murder mystery isn't a murder mystery if there's no murder and no mystery. 
Even a murder mystery revealed at the beginning (like Colombo, for example) 
isn't a murder mystery but rather a police procedural.

I prefer reserving "science fiction" for those stories that are about the 
affect of science on people rather than merely stories about people in the 
future.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
    Eiffel - The language that lets you specify exactly
    that the code does what you think it does, even if
    it doesn't do what you wanted.

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