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'''Science fiction''' was a literary genre, usually dealing with futuristic or technological themes. [[H. G. Wells]] coined the phrase during an adventure with the [[Sixth Doctor|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 phrase during an adventure with the [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') | ||
Popular science fiction television series in [[England]] included ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' and ''[[Professor X]]'', though certainly ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' were known, as well. ([[NA]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[No Future]]''; [[DWM]]: ''[[Ophidius]]''; [[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]''; [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | Popular science fiction television series in [[England]] included ''[[Nightshade (series)|Nightshade]]'' and ''[[Professor X]]'', though certainly ''[[Babylon 5]]'', ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' were known, as well. ([[NA]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[No Future]]''; [[DWM]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]''; [[EDA]]: ''[[Escape Velocity]]''; [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | ||
Some of the known science fiction film franchises included ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Alien (movie)|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) | Some of the known science fiction film franchises included ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Alien (movie)|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) | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 30 August 2011
Science fiction was a literary genre, usually dealing with futuristic or technological themes. H. G. Wells coined the phrase during an adventure with the Sixth Doctor. (DW: Timelash)
Popular science fiction television series in England included Nightshade and Professor X, though certainly Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek were known, as well. (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 whom work she had read. (DWM: The Screams of Death)
