What is Scifi: Definition and 63 Discussions

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It has been called the "literature of ideas", and often explores the potential consequences of scientific, social, and technological innovations.Science fiction, whose roots go back to ancient times, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers.
Science fiction literature, film, television, and other media have become popular and influential over much of the world. Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society, and is often said to inspire a "sense of wonder".

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  1. Ivan Seeking

    UFO Hunters on The SciFi Channel and The History Channel

    This show premiers tonight at 10 PM. I expect it to be a bunch of hype, but we will see. http://www.scifi.com/ufohunters/ I think it is the first regular series to address the subject of UFOs exclusively.
  2. N

    Budding SciFi Author with many questions

    Hello, I am a student currently finishing my compulsory education in school and I have always been interested in science and literature, and so the next obvious step would be a love of SciFi. I often find myself getting ideas for novels that will never come to fruition, but I know have one...
  3. EnumaElish

    Citizen Soldier: war imitating SciFi?

    U.S. joint forces' latest recruitment slogan is "Citizen Soldier." Isn't that a phrase from Starship Troopers? 'The path to citizenship – concretely through military service – is a key theme in Heinlein’s novel. "Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the...
  4. S

    Time dilation question for short scifi story

    Hi all! This is a neat forum; wish I'd found it sooner... I'm writing a short scifi story, and am having trouble understanding time dilation, which happens to be an integral part of the story. Anyway, here's my question: Its common scifi staple where starfarers travel at close to the speed...
  5. Ivan Seeking

    Excitement Builds: SciFi Channel Premiere Tonight!

    on the SciFi channel. Is anyone else watching? They have really been hyping this for some time...
  6. Ivan Seeking

    Dr. Who fans: Season two begins on SciFi

    Tomorrow at 8/7C http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho/
  7. Ivan Seeking

    Dr. Who Returns to SciFi March 17th at 9PM!

    Coming to the SciFi channel March 17th, at 9:00 PM. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/scifi.shtml One of my college physics professors got me hooked on Who. We even named a dog after the good doctor; Who that is. :biggrin:
  8. L

    Can Negative Energy Theoretically Enable Faster-Than-Light Travel in Sci-Fi?

    I know crazy unsupported theories aren't supposed to be posted, but I have been working on some fiction which requires faster than light travel. I have read many other guides to ftl in SciFi, and I had origionally fitted in a form of hyperdrive, which would simply avoid the issue by ignoring the...
  9. cronxeh

    Firefly: The Worst Scifi Show To Ever Hit Airwaves?

    Scifi show "Firefly" Ok unfortunately my computer TV started showing Firefly. Apparently bunch of underage nerds got together and voted and now I'm forced to watch this instead of something that remotely qualified to be scifi before it. Am I the only person who thinks this is by far the worst...
  10. H

    Relativity question for Hard SciFi writing

    I'm working on writing some hard science fiction stuff, and I have a question I was hoping you guys could help me with. See, my training is primarily in math and chemistry, and it's been quite some time since I've really had any dealings with more than just the most basic concepts in general...
  11. Y

    Creating Objects with Conservation of Energy: A SciFi Short Story

    Hello folks. The hinge for a story I am writing is based on a theory that I can't back. It's not entirely original, but bear with me. With this machine, you could recreate any combination of energy that has ever existed - and therefore any object/being. The only thing I have going...
  12. B

    New Farscape miniseries airs Sunday/Monday at 9pm EST on SciFi

    After 18 months of http://www.scaperoute.com/savefarscape/onlinekit/multimedia/mmmain.html. Probably the best reason to watch this is to get the SciFi channel to stop wasting their money on sub-B "original" movies they're constantly spewing out (the classic Pythons 2, or the masterpiece...
  13. redrogue

    Omni Magazine - SciFi classic mag

    Omni Magazine -- SciFi classic mag Does anyone remember the old Omni Magazine publication? It was always filled with cutting edge science fiction short stories and other articles. I sort of remember their Anti-matter section. Then they just disappeared, however they were present at...
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