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Old 01-07-2007, 01:55 AM
myrrh
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Can Science Fiction become dated?
So, to take a break from the endless texts of translations, I've decided to give my mind a break and read something that is actually written in my native tongue. I came across a copy of Ringworld and figured it would be a good thing to read for my mind to take a break from reality with.

While this is no doubt a great book, at times I feel like I can tell it was written in 1970 and seems like a 70's movie is playing in my head. Like, not so much with the words on the page, or the actual 'science', but more like the mindset of the writting seems very 70's to me. This leads me to the question of the title of this thread. I would think that really great Science Fiction would never become dated, but this book is a classic and I am finding problems accepting it as nothing more than fiction. (granted it is fiction, but I mean that I find it less believable than I think I should)

This also leads to thinking that if someone were to write a Science Fiction novel today, would it have a different feeling than the ones written in the 60's and 70's. It seems that the Science Fiction genre really was formed 30 years ago, and could we be moving away from the ideas of then? An example of this is that of the aliens that appear in Science Fiction books. Thirty years ago this was a huge thing, but now as we actually explore more of the real universe, we still can find no traces of life, yet alone super advanced life like that portrayed in many books and movies.

I don't really know what the point of this thread is, other than to mention something that I noticed. I think that, I personally, have grown to like something more along the lines of Cowboy Beebop style future, where it is humans dealing with problems that humans deal with, as opposed to aliens like on Star Trek and the like. There are exceptions to this, of course, like Star Wars, Alien, and even Predator. I guess, the thing that I just don't see really happening is us humans greating a galatic UN with all other alien races and most of the Universe living happily ever after. This type of Science Fiction is what I think we may be moving past, which may give us a clue as to why there are no more Star Trek series on TV. Humans can't even get along with each other, what makes us think that we would get along with some being from outer space?
 

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