Sentences with phrase «better than science fiction»

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In an unsurprising surprise, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made good on his Friday promise and debuted the first official footage of Falcon Heavy's inaugural flight, pieced together by none other than the co-creators of the science fiction show Westworld.

Perhaps the best argument against a super-intelligent agent creating the universe is that moderately - intelligent science fiction writers often dream up universes that are way cooler and often even «work» better than the reality we all experience.

Now, this is somewhat changing in 2000 +, due to advances in technology (hyperspeed capable missiles pose credible threat to aircraft carries; space bourne weapons platforms are somewhat closer to reality than science fiction) and economics (China finally industrialized; developed better economy; and developed, bought and stole enough technology to place it on a better level).

There might be purists who'd argue that what Crichton writes are better classified as techno - thrillers than works of science fiction, because drawing petty distinctions is what being a purist is all about.

One view, subscribed to by the towering French figure of Jules Gabriel Verne, a man with a better claim to being the Father of Science Fiction than anyone else, was that the genre should consider itself almost a legitimate field of science proper, or at least should try to hold itself to an analogous code ofScience Fiction than anyone else, was that the genre should consider itself almost a legitimate field of science proper, or at least should try to hold itself to an analogous code ofscience proper, or at least should try to hold itself to an analogous code of rigor.

But triumphs in the field of AI are bringing to the fore questions that, until recently, seemed better left to science fiction than to science: How will we ensure that the rise of the machines is entirely under human control?

During a keynote speech on day two, cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees said he often tells students it is better to read first - rate science fiction than second - rate science.

FIXED: The Science / Fiction of Human Enhancement takes a close look at the drive to be «better than human» and the radical technological innovations that may take us there.

It seemed difficult that stranger things improved compared to the first season, but the second season was not only better than its predecessor, but it consolidated Stranger Things as one of the best science fiction series of all time.

Before 1968's Planet of the Apes Science Fiction films had been middling performers at best, and more often than not slightly juvenile in appeal.

It is simultaneously more human than those movies, but decisively more alien as well: Our existence on this lonely planet as science fiction.

But it was SO MUCH better than 90 % of anything else that it was the be all and end all of science fiction films for me and my friends.

Even when he's turning out better - than - average science fiction, audiences can't seem to leave that couch behind.

Garland's science - fiction chamber piece — his first film as director, and fifth as screenwriter, after 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and Dredd — starts from the premise that no one knows us better than our internet browsers, then turns that queasy intimacy inside out.

But the film opened in France uncut in October, and U.K. correspondent Oliver Lyttelton hopped across the Channel to catch it, and found it more than worth the trip, calling it «the best pure science - fiction film since «Children Of Men.»»

What science fiction films do best is warp our deepest concerns and immediate dangers, so that we can watch them bloom into larger than life stories on the big screen.

«Children Of Men» For a film which is, ostensibly at least, science fiction (it creates one of the most coherent, fascinating futuristic dystopias ever seen on screen), «Children of Men» sums up our War - on - Terror, immigration - panic era better than any contemporary drama could.

Verhoeven is chiefly remembered for his ability to pull off social commentary through science fiction better than just about anyone else in the game.

Upstream Color is science fiction at its best, using a far - out concept to explore emotions rather than something more remote or conceptual.

It is more than mere Hollywood adaptation, it is a work of art on multiple levels with fantastic technical elements and some of the best performances in a work of science fiction in years.

But if you're willing to forgive it just a little, it delivers a whole lot in return: as much as its predecessor and more than enough to rank it among the better science fiction films in recent years.

Technically and dramatically much weaker than most slick science - fiction films, Soylent Green is still more realistic on one terrifying point: the ecology will deteriorate, through misuse and overuse of plant and animal life as well as overpopulation, much sooner than human technology and architecture will advance to accommodate it and create the oppressive - but - neat world of domes, interplanetary travel and multi-leveled cities that characterize most movies of the s.f. genre.

In fact, it's a much better science fiction film than it is action film.

But this prequel still is better than most science - fiction out there and builds momentum rather than losing it.

Genre fiction books (fantasy, science fiction, erotica / romance, steampunk, paranormal) will need to be sold for less — less than 13 dollars — for the most part, as well as young adult books (younger audience, smaller wallets).

On the 22nd of June, Once Humans became available for purchasing and more than 750 readers bought the novel at its full price of $ 4.99 during the first month, and I stayed for a few months in the Top Best Sellers 100 Science Fiction Authors in Amazon.

We represent more than 50 authors who write romance, women's fiction, science fiction / fantasy, thrillers, young adult and middle grade fiction as well as select nonfiction titles.

The book is more than 1,000 pages long, and this recording runs more than 47 hours, but the cast (67 actors playing 198 roles), the 150,000 sound effects, and the original music composed for the recording make the audio possibly the best way to experience Hubbard's paean to the golden age of science fiction.

According to his post on the genre bestsellers, romance, science fiction, and fantasy titles in the top spots were doing as well as or better than traditionally published titles, with typically half of the top titles having been self - published.

Of these ebooks, most independently published ones have a larger market share than traditionally published ones when broken down into genres: Self - published romance, mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy all sell better from indie authors or Kindle imprints than they do from traditional publishers.»

With thrillers, science fiction and genre - crossing books, including the non-fiction books the 30 Day Author and Writing a Better Book Description, Kevin has more than 30 novels, novellas and stories under his belt.

For instance, there are fans of science fiction who nonetheless hate post-apocalyptic writing, or who dislike stories with a romantic sub-plot, or who insist on scientific plausibility, in which case your novel about budding love between two stowaways who escape a ravaged Earth on a faster - than - light spaceship might not be well received.

Well, that was borderline science fiction not to mention that back then if you had a game that supported more than two players you would have to go and buy an adapter that would let you use more than two controllers.

I certainly wasn't alone in enjoying Neill Blomkamp's Best Picture - nominated science fiction racism metaphor District 9, and I was more positive on his wealth gap themed follow - up Elysium than most people.

Although it sets the action even further into the future and is more science fiction - oriented than Call of Duty games before it, Black Ops 3 stands out as one of the best in the series.