The answer was: Buck Rogers.
And life simply wasnt worth living.
When such occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.
What was once widely regarded as a niche genre has since gone mainstream.
Sci-fi is now everywhere we look: in cinemas, in bookstores, on television.
For me, thats the main thing.
This is partly down to the origins of sci-fi literature itself.
The more widespread understanding that sci-fi could offer so much more than just escapism came by degrees.
People the world over are at least vaguely familiar with the sights and sounds ofStar Wars.
The genre itself has become more popular, Gyger says.
It has very much followed mainstream pop culture.
So it went from the pages of magazines to paperbacks to comics to film.
Its very linked to the media.
And it has generated a huge amount of images that have influenced us generally.
So it has become a very strong force in pop culture.
Then science fiction helps us read the world were in, Gyger says.
It doesnt shape the world were in, but it helps us read the world were in.
And were in a world where there doesnt seem to be many alternatives.
[…] Its a very strong tool to approach reality.
Or it can record what you see, like inBlack Mirror.Thats whyBlack Mirroris such an important show.
It doesnt say, This is what is going to happen, of course it talks about the present.
Those guys in the 70s, doing those films, they were raised on pop, pulp culture.
Indiana Jones is completely referential to pulp, H Rider Haggard and so on.
In 2045, or 2049, therell be a big science fiction thing.
Into The Unknownruns from the 3rd June to the 1st September at Londons Barbican Centre.
you’re free to find out more information and book ticketsat the Barbicans website.
