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  Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
 
(...) Arghh, pet peeve alert! Star Wars is BOTH fantasy AND sci-fi. Depending on how you look at it, perhaps it's more fantasy than sci-fi -- and a "fantasy film" is indeed what Lucas himself called Star Wars -- but to imply that it's not sci-fi is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
 
(...) Hold that thought, I'll get back to that... (...) Well, my main reason is that it is really hard to define what science fiction *IS*; it's easier to say what it *ISN'T*. I had to be less than absolute because Star Wars shows features of both (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
 
(...) What main category would you say The Sixth Sense was? To me, it was only very slightly horror, and mostly a romantic love story and a psychological thriller. --Todd (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
 
Massive snipage! (...) Very true. However, even in The Dark Tower (the Gunslinger)(whatever you want to call that series!), it is the same thing with King. He is quite a good writer (IMHO). I've been reading a fair amount of SF recently (the last 2 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
 
(...) I'd say thriller first, guy-romantic (as opposed to chick-flick-romantic :-) second. Not really horror per se, just uses some props. For fear of spoiling the plot, I can't say much more than that. :-, If anyone out there hasn't seen it yet, go (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
 
(...) UFFA! What day is it on my world?!? Seems my Timex skipped a day when we switched back from Daylight Savings Time... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.starwars)

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