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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]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')
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'''Science fiction''', ([[TV]]: {{cs|Timelash (TV story)}}) sometimes shortened to "sci-fi", ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pilot (TV story)}}) 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]]: {{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)}})


''In the real world, the term was invented by Hugo Gersback in 1929, although there is one anomalous usage in the 1850s.''
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.)


Popular science fiction television series in [[England]] included ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' and ''[[Professor X]]'', though American series such as ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' were well known. ([[NA]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[No Future]]''; [[DWM]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]''; [[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]''; [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'')
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)}})


Some of the known science fiction film franchises included ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', and ''[[Terminator 3|Terminator]]''. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Mission: Impractical]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', [[TW]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'', [[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'', ''[[Prisoner of the Judoon]]''; [[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' and others)
[[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)}})


[[Amy Pond]] once pretended to be a science fiction fan. She cited [[Jules Verne]] as an example of a science fiction author whose work she had read. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Screams of Death]]'')
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)}})


[[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)}})


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)}})


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[[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)}})]]
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)"]) sometimes shortened to "sci-fi", (TV: The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"]) 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 [+]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)"])

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)"])