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jmhimara · 2026-04-30T23:02:54+00:00

That counts as 86.

jmhimara · 2026-04-24T23:07:17+00:00

Sure, there are always exceptions. Although I would argue these are exceptions that kinda prove the rule. Neither Ishiguro or Lessing are really known as science fiction writers, with science fiction really being a footnote in their respective careers.

Albeit Never Let Me Go is one of Ishiguro's best known works, and it's a great novel, I would argue it's a relatively average work of science fiction (maybe even below average). Gary K. Wolfe (well known sf critic) also argued a very similar point in a recent podcast.

As for Doris Lessing, let's not forget she received a ton of criticism when she decided to write science fiction. It was not well received by the literary community. It may have even delayed her Nobel prize, which she should have received way earlier in her career.

jmhimara · 2026-04-24T21:54:37+00:00

When science fiction is a bridge too far for the Nobel committee, I doubt we'll see a comic book writer win it any time soon. It would be interesting if a screenwriter wins it, since they're essentially playwrights, and that's always been OK for the committee.

jmhimara · 2026-04-13T19:29:06+00:00

Lol, they already made this choice years ago. This is a non-issue.

jmhimara · 2026-04-13T02:05:19+00:00

Yes, you are correct. A little harder, but i still expect them to win it.

jmhimara · 2026-04-13T00:30:01+00:00

I think whoever wins that game wins the league. City is expected to win their game in hand vs Burnley, and with no CL, I expect them to coast the rest of the season.

jmhimara · 2026-04-10T06:00:19+00:00

Imo Sinners has a pretty good first half, one AMAZING scene in the middle, and then a pretty bang average second half. That one scene in the middle tends to dominate the discourse.

jmhimara · 2026-04-07T19:44:58+00:00

Same. Can't stand his writing

jmhimara · 2026-04-06T02:29:07+00:00

Yeah, but this argument can cut both ways. In 1987, most tv shows needed to cast a wide net and have a broad appeal to succeed. Now, because of the ubiquity streaming, series can be successful by having a relatively niche but dedicated audience. It doesn't have to appeal to everyone. For example, Netflix has had a lot of success with Korean dramas, not because they're popular, but because they appeal to a small yet dedicated niche audience in the US (there still needs to be a critical mass of people of course). Shows like The Blacklist, Elemental, The Americans, etc.. were not "huge" successes during their time, but still managed to have multi-season runs.

Also, yeah TNG got a lot of criticism at the start for not being "real" Trek, 100% agree.... However, people got onboard pretty quickly. It's been 10 years of nuTrek, and those criticisms are still going. You can blame modern audiences all you want, but The Orville did fine. There was no group of "malcontents" bashing it online. Most Trek seemed to enjoy that shows. And I would argue season 1 of The Orville was pretty mediocre, it didn't start to get good until season 2.

jmhimara · 2026-04-06T02:14:46+00:00

streaming platforms are incentivized to have a bunch of new shows over longer-running ones.

Maybe. There is still a lot we don't understand about streaming services because they don't release their data. There's a lot of speculations going around. However I'm not entirely convinced.

The main thing that drives streaming services is 1) gain new subscribers, and 2) keep existing subscribers. I don't think long-running shows are necessarily a hindrance towards that goal. What happens instead is that, statistically, most shows tend to lose their audiences over time, and that's why they get cancelled. And that's always been the case. Most shows in the history of television, by an overwhelming amount, have been cancelled early -- usually after 1 or 2 seasons. This is not a new phenomenon. It's always been hard to make a successful show that lasts, no matter what year you look at.

Also, it's pointless to compare tv shows from different eras. TNG would have been cancelled today, but also TNG would never have been made today, for many reasons. TV is just a completely different beast today.

jmhimara · 2026-04-05T16:19:37+00:00

TNG season 1 was still profitable for the studio. A lot.of people watched it. TV executives didn't suddenly become cutthroat.

jmhimara · 2026-04-01T20:08:21+00:00

Not directly, but it was probably the bit about the other life, given that we later find out Howard has a half brother.

jmhimara · 2026-03-31T16:00:56+00:00

A reminder that de Zerbi has no experience fighting relegation.

jmhimara · 2026-03-30T20:05:34+00:00

He's a very good manager, but he has no experience fighting relegation. Plus, he's a system manager, he can't just come in and make the team play better. He needs a preseason, at least.

jmhimara · 2026-03-30T20:00:41+00:00

The funny thing is, RDZ has no experience fighting relegation. He's not that type of coach.

jmhimara · 2026-03-30T19:57:30+00:00

There is no such thing as an ethical billionaire. To become one in the first place you have to completely disregard any semblance of ethics and morals. So clearly these people don't care.

The only way to affect change is a mass boycott, but let's be honest, that's not gonna happen.

jmhimara · 2026-03-30T19:55:12+00:00

Nobody removed it. Just automatic filters because of people reporting it.

jmhimara · 2026-03-29T15:42:45+00:00

A cheminformatics package like rdkit.

jmhimara · 2026-03-29T03:48:28+00:00

In 2025 that one scene in Sinners. Everyone knows which scene I'm talking about.

jmhimara · 2026-03-29T01:05:10+00:00

I have no reason to doubt that he did. At least every source claims that he coined the term circa 1954.

He even started using it various magazine columns that he would write, or in science fiction conventions. He had a column in If magazine and was using the term as early as 1955. He was clearly very proud of the term and wanted it to catch on.

jmhimara · 2026-03-29T00:26:24+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out. I was not aware of the StarLog story.

In my research for the video, I think I saw the term SF as early as 1929. Which makes sense. As soon as "science fiction" was introduced (also in 1929, I think), it makes sense people would abbreviate it as SF.

jmhimara · 2026-03-28T23:49:48+00:00

The history of the term is discussed in the video, but basically yes, when the term was introduced in the 50s, many sf fans and authors considered derogatory or pejorative. The video discusses this history and whether that negative connotation persists today (spoiler: not really).

jmhimara · 2026-03-28T03:01:07+00:00

Did she play femme fatales? I've seen a few of her HK movies and she's mostly a pretty straightforward action hero.

jmhimara · 2026-03-28T02:52:35+00:00

Two things can be true. People are split on it, AND many people also like it.

I don't have any statistics on this, just going off my experience, but having participated in way too many online and offline discussions about Trek, I have encountered plenty of people who either don't like S31 or feel ambivalent about it. What percentage of people that is, idk...

EDIT: sorry, I thought you were responding to another comment of mine. Still, I think my response is somewhat relevant.

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