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From: Don <g@crcomp.net>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five Works of SF That Undermine Their Own Thesis
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:52:15 -0000 (UTC)
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Lynn McGuire wrote:
> James Nicoll wrote:
>> Five Works of SF That Undermine Their Own Thesis
>>
>> Stories that lead to different conclusions than the author intended...
>>
>> https://reactormag.com/five-works-of-sf-that-undermine-their-own-thesis/
>
> Wow, three for five today !  "Starship Troopers", the totally awesome
> "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", and "Star Trek: The Original
> Series".

Lynn, stories set in Wyoming (in one way or another) automatically
attain a more favorable review by me in a manner similar to Texas
settings for you. Colorado also works for me in a pinch. So THE
PROBABILITY BROACH (set in Denver) is worthy regardless of its
shortcomings.
    They shot spidery STARSHIP scenes at a location called Hell's Half
Acre - about fifty miles down the highway from my hometown. Here's a
rundown fit for Ted's blog (if only Hell's Half Acre was in Columbia):
<https://county10.com/jeep-rides-starships-and-coffee-hells-half-acre-store/>
    The notion of an infantry soldier in a Powered Suit, shot from a
space vehicle, down to a battlefield, is the most essential part of the
story, in my opinion. But in a fan magazine from back in the day
Verhoeven admits his shoestring budget prohibited Power Suits, so he
focused on bugs instead.
    Afterward the cheap production values were hand-waved away with a
satire cover story. And a touch of T&A thrown in to titillate and
distract from STARSHIP's silver screen scat show. (Another case where
movie porn trumps a woman's right not be seen soley as a sex object.)

Danke,

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