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Re: Rules for scifi today

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by: Alan Browne - Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:48 UTC

On 2022-04-16 06:54, RichA wrote:
> 1. Bad guys must dress in black and look like Nazis.
> 2. Planets must usually look like Afghan s----holes. Dry and dusty.
> 3 There must be a least one example of mind control or psychic ability.
> 4. Foreign (not alien, foreign) women must be top commanders, but mostly out of sight.
> 5. Anachronistic technology and dialog must be present.

You're confusing scifi with space/super-hero opera.

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Re: Rules for scifi today	Alan Browne