The Time Machine

Post your comments about the 1960 film The Time Machine here. We watched the film in class on April 28 and 30. You comments should address the film's ideas or quality.

"Soldier"

Add comments about the story "Soldier" here. We read the story in class on April 14 and 16. You might also compare this story with "The Man Who Came Early."

SFSSUP Progress Report #3

You may post your third progress report for the SF Slide Show Update Project here. Refer to the blue handout you received in class for guidelines (also available as a PDF on the class web page). You make also choose to email the assignment to me, or print it out and hand it in in class.

The man Who Came Early

This would be the spot to comment on the time travel story "The Man Who Came Early," which we read in class on April 7 and 9.

Planet of the Apes

If you have further comments about the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, which we watched in class the first week of April, post them here. If you were intrigued by the film, you might consider watching one of the 4 sequels, or the 2001 remake, and comment here.

Muse

Post your thoughts about the Dean Koontz story "Muse" here.

"Look, You Think You've Got Troubles"

We read the story "Look, You Think You've Got Troubles" (about the man whose daughter marries a Martian) in class on March 14. Add your comments here if you have more to say about the story.

SFSSUP Progress #2

You may post your second progress report for the SF Slide Show Update Project here. Refer to the blue handout you received in class for guidelines (also available as a PDF on the class web page). You make also choose to email the assignment to me, or print it out and hand it in in class on Wednesday, March 5.

Puppet Show

Post comments here about the story "Puppet Show," which we read in class on Wednesday, February 20.

Forbidden Planet

If you have comments about the film Forbidden Planet, which we watched in class February 11 through 15, please post them here. You might comment about the film's ideas, quality, extrapolations, or connections to other SF stories.

SFSSUP Progress Report #1

You may post your first progress report for the SF Slide Show Update Project here. Refer to the blue handout you received in class for guidelines (also available as a PDF on the class web page). You make also choose to email the assignment to me, or print it out and hand it in in class on Wednesday, February 13.

"'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman"

We read Harlan Ellison's story "'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman" in class on February 8. If you have further comments about the story, please post them here. This is another extrapolation story, so comments about the author's attitude toward future trends would be great.

"Sales Pitch"

Wec read "Sales Pitch," by Philip K. Dick, in class on January 30 and February 1. If you have not already contributed to discussion of this story or handed in written comments, post your ideas about the story here. As with our previous couple of stories, some comments about the extrapolations in "Sales Pitch" would be interesting.

The Post-Mortem People

We read and discussed the story "The Post-Mortem People" in class on January 23 and 25. If you did not get to contribute to discussion, or if you have further thoughts about the story, please post your comments here. Remember that the discussion focused on extrapolation and the author's purpose in creating this future world.

2112

Please comment here about the song-story "2112" (by the band Rush) which we listened to in class on Friday, January 18. You might comment about the nature of the extrapolations in the song, or about how it compares to other SF stories/films you have experienced.

SF Slide Show, Part 3

If you were chosen in class, please comment on part 3 of the SF History Slide Show, which we saw in class on Wednesday, January 16. You should share either an interesting bit of knowledge about SF that you gained from the slides, or make an observation about the form of the show that you might want to address in your own update. If you were not selected in class, you have the option either to comment on the slide show itself, or to respond to one of your classmates' comments. As always, please make sure that your comments are coherent and correct.

"The Pedestrian"

Please comment on the story "The Pedestrian," which we read in class on January 14. You may address the story's ideas, your personal reactions to it, or your thoughts about its extrapolations, but please make sure your comments refer to specific elements of the story. (In other words, don't be satisfied with just saying "I liked the story" or "I didn't like the story."

If you were not assigned to comment in class, you still have the option to respond to the story or to one of your classmates comments.

SF History Slide Show, Part 2

If you were chosen in class, please comment on part 2 of the SF History Slide Show. You should share either an interesting bit of knowledge about SF that you gained from the slides, or make an observation about the form of the show that you might want to address in your own update.

If you were not selected in class, you have the option either to comment on the slide show itself, or to respond to one of your classmates' comments.

As always, please make sure that your comments are coherent and correct.

First Impressions

To make sure you are able to access the class blog, and to verify your attention to class, please write two responses. First, comment about one interesting bit of information you have learned about science fiction this week. This tidbit should be something you did not know before the class began. Second, write which of the following SF decades you would like to study and why: 1975-1984; 1985-1994; 1995-2008. Please make sure that your comments are coherent, correct, and specific