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Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.starwars
Followup-To: 
lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 03:52:15 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Matthew Miller writes:
Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
The theme you're looking for is "Sci-Fi".

Yes; see my other message. But the term "space" is such a catchphrase for
lego folks...

Yeah, and space (lowercase 's') can include Star Wars, but sci-fi can't,
according to those in the know about the difference between sci-fi and
fantasy...  B-)  <duck>

--Todd



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  Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
 
(...) Actually, Star Wars belongs square in the middle of that thing known as Sci-Fi ("skiffy" I've heard it pronounced). It's "hard science fiction" that SW doesn't fit into. Although the SW technology is a bit closer to HSF than Star Trek's. Not (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
 
(...) Actually, remembering from my days of higher activity in F&SF fandom, Star Wars would fit in Sci-Fi, however, Isaac Asimov would be considered an SF author, not a Sci-Fi author... These days I see the same sort of disdained distinction in (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
 
(...) Yes; see my other message. But the term "space" is such a catchphrase for lego folks... (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)

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