March 17 2010
The Periodic Table of Sci-Fi Film and Television.
Firefly gets the symbol Fy. A bigger version of the print can be found here.
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nonbeliever93 | March 17, 03:18 CET
I know Buffy isn't hard sci-fi but I'm still bummed it's not on there.
electricspacegirl | March 17, 05:19 CET
In any event, I want. And $28 for the large edition isn't bad, either. I think I might get this.
jesse | March 17, 05:39 CET
the Groosalugg | March 17, 05:40 CET
But The Groosalugg is right too, there were plenty of other scifi staples missing from that chart.
But still an amusing table. I chuckled.
Linnea1928 | March 17, 06:07 CET
missmuffet | March 17, 06:40 CET
[ edited by alexreager on 2010-03-17 14:54 ]
alexreager | March 17, 06:54 CET
I agree that "Farscape" is a glaring omission but... did I just miss it or did they really NOT include "Blade Runner?" Way too many creators site it as an influence for it to be left off the chart.
"Lexx" on the other hand, would probably be inert if they had included it, but it probably isn't elemental enough for the chart, so I understand it's omission. ; )
edited to add: In fact, I think in general the chart is skewed a little too much toward recent productions. I'm not totally up on my film/tv history by any means, but I think it would have been a better chart if they had taken the perodic chart paradigm more literally. "Metropolis?" "Invasion of the Body Snatchers?" I'm pretty sure they should be on there somewhere...
[ edited by BreathesStory on 2010-03-17 16:01 ]
BreathesStory | March 17, 07:52 CET
And it is! Though I do agree it seems a bit skewed towards the now, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" does actually happen to be on the table (74).
the Groosalugg | March 17, 08:10 CET
BreathesStory | March 17, 08:22 CET
palehorse | March 17, 09:03 CET
the Groosalugg | March 17, 09:12 CET
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | March 17, 09:21 CET
GrrAargh | March 17, 09:39 CET
emmy | March 17, 10:36 CET
palehorse | March 17, 11:16 CET
And agreed on classic films such as "Metropolis," "The Day the Earth Stood Still" etc.
WilliamTheB | March 17, 11:47 CET
It had some truly great episodes and stories and some very bad ones, mostly at the end. Thus good material for a remake.
Minor Annoyance | March 17, 12:55 CET
Aurec | March 17, 12:59 CET
Giles_314 | March 17, 15:07 CET
If you include that then it nullifies the entire project.
digupherbones | March 18, 03:12 CET
On the other hand, since Drk did air first, Buffy could equal Drk(Dk) + Dn {young female butt-kicker with vampires, doomed loves, adolescent angst and deep emotional content.}
Hitchhiker's Guide is a must for column XII, given Marvin the Paranoid Android as a robotic classic. Forbidden Planet could list there too for Robby the Robot, or maybe formulated as Ol(An) {classic sci-fi tale, the Creature from the Id and the "twist" of its origin} + Irn(Xo) {Robby the Robot and the space soldiers} + Sm {romantic element.}
So many possibilities... I'm still trying to figure out the combo for the Lone Gunmen, an old fave of mine. XFi + 3GAm {klutzy hero/es and humor} + ...? How would you derive Max Headroom? And digupherbones is right, InJ 73 doesn't quite fit, it's more historic action/adventure with fantasy/horror leanings than sci-fi. So what fills that spot instead?
I just realized that a.) this is far too much fun for this late at night, I need to sleep, and b.) I am such a geek. :^/
Darkest Wicca | March 19, 00:13 CET
But I absolutely agree that there are several glaring omissions and a couple of questions. The omissions of Farscape and Hitchhiker's Guide are inexcusable. Which V is that? As has been said, Indiana Jones and Dark Shadows? Really?
While I like Somewhere in Time, if you include that, then shouldn't we also see other movies with more Time Travel like Time Bandits and Philadelphia Experiment ?
While not a fan, I can live with Silver Hawks and Go-Bots, but if you include those, then there's zero excuse to exclude Robotech or Star Blazers.
And yet again The Advs of Brisco County Jr is excluded as sci-fi? That's inexcusable imo.
As much as I like Buffy then I don't mind it's omission as there just wasn't that much sci-fi in the show, except for a bit in S6. Dark Angel definitely was sci-fi though.
Risch22 | March 20, 04:22 CET