tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31891763.post4896439769145371560..comments2023-09-21T12:25:29.643+01:00Comments on Phil Nichols - Bradburymedia: Lockdown Choices - Issue #2: The Martian ChroniclesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04216810702125906530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31891763.post-18946008246280305942020-04-02T20:30:33.534+01:002020-04-02T20:30:33.534+01:00Piet, actually I agree with you about the definiti...Piet, actually I agree with you about the definition of science fiction. I think intelligent use of the tropes of the genre is enough for it to count as SF - and there's a thin line between "possible" and "impossible", especially if you take into account on of Clarke's laws: any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.<br /><br />There is a similarity to Bradbury and Ellison's rejection of the "science fiction" label, but I think Ray was more accepting of the term. He just didn't like the label being misapplied.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216810702125906530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31891763.post-21248316531169460052020-04-02T20:26:38.537+01:002020-04-02T20:26:38.537+01:00Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216810702125906530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31891763.post-26910307935413060442020-04-02T19:58:16.983+01:002020-04-02T19:58:16.983+01:00Wonderful detail and probing into the history of h...Wonderful detail and probing into the history of how his stories came to be.<br />This is such a fantastic blog and such a find for any lover of Bradbury's writings.m. d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10478697091392878302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31891763.post-75110908021458350052020-04-02T16:57:05.749+01:002020-04-02T16:57:05.749+01:00Thanks for this wonderful post! This is the first ...Thanks for this wonderful post! This is the first time anyone has explained the change (and change back) of the UK title to me.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I disagree with Bradbury himself on the subject whether the book is science fiction. Science fiction differs from fantasy in that it provides a rational framework for the events, no matter how loosey-goosey the science, if any, is. Here we have rockets and space ships and the actual planet Mars. It's not Gregory Benford, but it's enough. In fantasy, you can simply say "Once upon a time, there was an elf ...", and off you go. Of course, I oversimplify, because this is not the place.<br /><br />But I understand what Bradbury wanted to do. He wanted a wider audience. He didn't want to be pigeonholed or cattle-branded. (Just like Harlan Ellison, who threatened to nail your cat to the coffee table if you called him a science fiction writer—only Bradbury was nicer.)Piet Nelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800281551560734226noreply@blogger.com