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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]]'') | '''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]]'') | ||
''In the real world, the term was invented by Hugo Gersback in 1929, although there is one anomalous | ''In the real world, the term was invented by Hugo Gersback in 1929, although there is one anomalous occurrence in the 1850s.'' | ||
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]]'') | 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]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 02:04, 20 March 2012
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)
In the real world, the term was invented by Hugo Gersback in 1929, although there is one anomalous occurrence in the 1850s.
Popular science fiction television series in England included Nightshade and Professor X, though American series such as Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek were well known. (NA: Nightshade, No Future; DWM: Ophidius; EDA: Escape Velocity; DW: The Empty Child)
Some of the known science fiction film franchises included Star Wars, Alien, and Terminator. (PDA: Mission: Impractical, DW: Dreamland, TW: Greeks Bearing Gifts, SJA: Warriors of Kudlak, Prisoner of the Judoon; EDA: Escape Velocity and others)
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)
