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Reply #100 on: December 18, 2010, 12:12:35 AM
Old Oscar isn't really the most uncontroversial authority on the subject, regardless of how impressive his credentials.



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Reply #101 on: December 18, 2010, 06:13:52 AM
Old Oscar isn't really the most uncontroversial authority on the subject, regardless of how impressive his credentials.

I do wonder sometimes what Wilde would have written if he lived in more modern times. Not that I would trade it for The Important of Being Earnest, which I'm currently re-reading again.

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Reply #102 on: March 18, 2011, 10:39:25 AM
Hmmm....

If I went to watch Tron 2 ( which I didn't ) and had the choice of a 2 minute sex scene, or 2 more minutes of  tank/bike action.  I'd opt for the tanks and bikes.

As a general rule, as has been cited, sex scenes in SF are rarely there to advance the plot.  When I'm watching a Sci Fi movie I want Sci Fi.  So please shut the door, fade to black and add in more space ships!


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Reply #103 on: March 22, 2011, 06:37:48 PM
As a general rule, as has been cited, sex scenes in SF are rarely there to advance the plot.  When I'm watching a Sci Fi movie I want Sci Fi.  So please shut the door, fade to black and add in more space ships!

2 extra minutes of action is unlikely to advance the plot either (nor is it especially science fictional, for that matter, though I would agree that it's Sci-Fi-ish [per Spider Robinson's distinction between sf and SciFi]).  It's fine if action is more to your taste than sex, but it's not intrinsically better (or worse), nor more plot-advancing.

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