Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:24:41 -0500
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Drive to make Hollywood obey the laws of science
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Michael Walsh wrote:
>> "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> 2/22/2010 10:28 PM >>>
>> As long as millions of people keep paying to see movies that don't
>> obey the laws of science, why would Hollywood change?
>
> Hugo Gernsback, where are you now that we need you!
>
> Are there any good SF movies that obey the laws of science ... completely =
> obey?
>
Well, remember, sf has always had *one* exemption, that the one violation per
story must still be explained with at least reasonable handwaving.

  mark "will build my ftl starship as soon as I finish my Famous
  Secret Theory"
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Keep pushing the pebbles. If enough of us keep pushing the pebbles,
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