Discussion → Blurred Lines
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With science fiction/Fantasy elements added into so many mystery type shows, it's almost as if the whole two genres needs a re-defining of sorts. I'm talking about shows such as Warehouse 13, Scooby-Doo, and books such as Harry Potter.
Of course there are sub-catagories of these too monolithic genres but when one story can be labelled as a "scifi, dark fantasy meets Mystery Machine and Nancy Drew type characters", it then becomes plain confusing.
Don't mind me. I'm just nattering on to myself I guess. Sort of like Matt DeVirgiliis's "I Beat Myself at Chess" story (which I recommend a read by the way).
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I guess that could attributed to the popularity of cop/detective shows, hospital shows, and 'bleh' reality shows. And because of this popularity, TV executives will pound them into the ground, including fusing them with SciFi/Fantasy (Ghost Whisperer anyone), until viewers grow tired of these genres. Which looks very unlilkely in the future. We could take this fusion all the way back to Automan in the 1980's.
Group Description
For all stories speculative in the genres Science Fiction and Fantasy.
If you'd like to share your own or discuss different styles, sub-genres etc, feel free.
PS: I start it, you keep the torch burning right? Also, there is the "The Techno-Fantasy Guild" group who also discuss science fiction and fantasy in a guild like manner. Here is their link > http://www.fictionaut.com/groups/the-techno-fantasy-guild
Cheers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fictionThis is a public group.
Anyone can see it and join.