What's happened to Science Fiction? Starting with the post World War II generation until the early 1980's, Science Fiction writing flourished in this country. Writers like Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Ursula LeGuin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Arthur C. Clark, and many many others wrote like they were possessed, spewing out tons of material that would fill an entire floor of a library. This wasn't schlock stuff, this was really good writing, largely ignored because of the label. Now we're about to get "I,Robot", (originally a collection of short stories) and from the previews I've seen, it looks more like the same old shit we've been shoveled since "Star Wars" shoved everything else aside. Asimov wrote "The Foundation" trilogy for Chrissakes! A far more impressive work than "I, Robot"! And what about Niven's "Ringworld" series? Granted, Herbert's work finally made it, albiet butchered a bit. LeGuin's "The Dispossessed" or "The Left Hand of Darkness" would have made a far better film than "The Mists of Avalon".
If Hollywood is crying out for great material, all they have to do is read the stuff already written!
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