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'''Science fiction''' was a literary genre, usually dealing with futuristic or technological themes. [[H. G. Wells]] coined the term during an adventure with the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')
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{{first pic|DWM 326 Star Trel Izzy.jpg|''[[Star Trek]]'', a science fiction series. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Oblivion (comic story)}})}}
'''Science fiction''' ([[TV]]: {{cs|Timelash (TV story)}}) — also rendered '''science-fiction''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Background (DWPM 7 short story)}}) and sometimes shortened to "'''sci-fi'''" — ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}) was a [[literary genre]] which usually dealt with futuristic or [[technological]] themes. [[H. G. Wells]] coined the term during an adventure with the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Timelash (TV story)}})
 
In [[February]] [[1970]], Stevens dismissed [[Greg Sutton]]'s outlandish claim that a [[Stahlman's ooze|green slime]] from the centre of the [[Earth]] transformed scientists into [[Primord|wolf monsters]] during the [[Inferno Project]]. He described Sutton's story as sounding like the plot of a "science fiction potboiler." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}})
 
Popular science fiction television series in [[Britain]] included ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Professor X]]'', though American series such as ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' were well known. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nightshade (novel)}},  {{cs|No Future (novel)}}, {{cs|Bafflement and Devotion (short story)}}; [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Ophidius (comic story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Escape Velocity (novel)}}; [[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Child (TV story)}}, {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}}; [[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}})
 
Some of the known science fiction film franchises included ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Alien (in-universe franchise)|Alien]]'', and ''[[The Terminator]]''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dreamland (TV story)}}, {{cs|Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)}}, {{cs|Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)}}, {{cs|Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mission: Impractical (novel)}}, {{cs|Escape Velocity (novel)}}, et al.)


:''In the real world, the term was invented by Hugo Gersback in 1929, although there is one anomalous occurrence in the 1850s.''
In [[1980]], the science fiction film ''[[Prey for a Miracle]]'' was released. It starred [[Peter Cushing]] as "the mysterious government adviser, [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|Doctor Who]]", a character loosely based on the [[First Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}})


In [[February]] [[1970]], Stevens dismissed [[Greg Sutton]]'s outlandish claim that a [[Stahlman's ooze|green slime]] from the centre of the [[Earth]] transformed scientists into [[Primord|wolf monsters]] during the [[Inferno Project]]. He described Sutton's story as sounding like the plot of a "science fiction potboiler." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
''[[A for Andromeda]]'' was a [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] science fiction [[series]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|page=4}})


Popular science fiction television series in [[Britain]] included ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' and ''[[Professor X]]'', though American series such as ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' were well known. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[No Future]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'')
[[Amy Pond]] once told [[Eldritch Valdemar]] that she was a science fiction fan. She cited [[Jules Verne]] as an example of a science fiction author whose work she had read. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Screams of Death (comic story)}})


Some of the known science fiction film franchises included ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', and ''[[Terminator 3|Terminator]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'', ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' and others)
Dr [[Ivan Asimoff]] was a writer of science fiction from the planet [[Sigma (planet)|Sigma]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)}}) [[Marnal]] wrote science fiction during his time on Earth. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}})


[[Amy Pond]] once told [[Eldritch Valdemar]] that she was a science fiction fan. She cited [[Jules Verne]] as an example of a science fiction author whose work she had read. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Screams of Death (comic story)|The Screams of Death]]'')
[[Bill Potts]] was a fan of science fiction, and didn't believe the [[Twelfth Doctor]] was until she stepped into the TARDIS for the first time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}})


Dr [[Ivan Asimoff]] was a writer of science fiction from the planet [[Sigma (planet)|Sigma]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)|The Free-Fall Warriors]]'')
After the [[Sycorax invasion of Earth]] on [[25 December]] [[2006]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}) [[UNIT]] released a [[press briefing]], that stated, among other things, that aliens were no longer "[[little green men]]" or "science fiction" or "hiding under the [[bed]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Life (short story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
[[file:Sci-Fi Ozzy sticker cropped.png|thumb|left|"Sci-Fi [[Ozzy (Wonder Chase)|Ozzy]]" [[sticker (Wonder Chase)|sticker]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)}})]]
Obviously, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' itself is part of the science fiction genre.
A [[sticker (Wonder Chase)|sticker]] found in [[Festival Park]] depicted [[Ozzy (Wonder Chase)|Ozzy]], with the caption "Sci-Fi Ozzy". ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Wonder Chase (video game)}})
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Science fiction
Star Trek, a science fiction series. (COMIC: Oblivion [+]Loading...["Oblivion (comic story)"])

Science fiction (TV: Timelash [+]Loading...["Timelash (TV story)"]) — also rendered science-fiction (PROSE: Background [+]Loading...["Background (DWPM 7 short story)"]) and sometimes shortened to "sci-fi" — (TV: The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"]) was a literary genre which usually dealt with futuristic or technological themes. H. G. Wells coined the term during an adventure with the Sixth Doctor. (TV: Timelash [+]Loading...["Timelash (TV story)"])

In February 1970, Stevens dismissed Greg Sutton's outlandish claim that a green slime from the centre of the Earth transformed scientists into wolf monsters during the Inferno Project. He described Sutton's story as sounding like the plot of a "science fiction potboiler." (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])

Popular science fiction television series in Britain included Nightshade, Doctor Who and Professor X, though American series such as Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek were well known. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"], No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"], Bafflement and Devotion [+]Loading...["Bafflement and Devotion (short story)"]; COMIC: Ophidius [+]Loading...["Ophidius (comic story)"]; PROSE: Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"]; TV: The Empty Child [+]Loading...["The Empty Child (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"]; WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"])

Some of the known science fiction film franchises included Star Wars, Alien, and The Terminator. (TV: Dreamland [+]Loading...["Dreamland (TV story)"], Greeks Bearing Gifts [+]Loading...["Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)"], Warriors of Kudlak [+]Loading...["Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)"], Prisoner of the Judoon [+]Loading...["Prisoner of the Judoon (TV story)"]; PROSE: Mission: Impractical [+]Loading...["Mission: Impractical (novel)"], Escape Velocity [+]Loading...["Escape Velocity (novel)"], et al.)

In 1980, the science fiction film Prey for a Miracle was released. It starred Peter Cushing as "the mysterious government adviser, Doctor Who", a character loosely based on the First Doctor. (PROSE: Salvation [+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"])

A for Andromeda was a BBC science fiction series. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"4","1":"Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

Amy Pond once told Eldritch Valdemar that she was a science fiction fan. She cited Jules Verne as an example of a science fiction author whose work she had read. (COMIC: The Screams of Death [+]Loading...["The Screams of Death (comic story)"])

Dr Ivan Asimoff was a writer of science fiction from the planet Sigma. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Free-Fall Warriors (comic story)"]) Marnal wrote science fiction during his time on Earth. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)"])

Bill Potts was a fan of science fiction, and didn't believe the Twelfth Doctor was until she stepped into the TARDIS for the first time. (TV: The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"])

After the Sycorax invasion of Earth on 25 December 2006 (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"]) UNIT released a press briefing, that stated, among other things, that aliens were no longer "little green men" or "science fiction" or "hiding under the bed". (PROSE: Alien Life [+]Loading...["Alien Life (short story)"])

"Sci-Fi Ozzy" sticker. (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"])

A sticker found in Festival Park depicted Ozzy, with the caption "Sci-Fi Ozzy". (GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"])