Friday, February 29, 2008

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.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Puppet Show


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

Monday, February 11, 2008

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.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

"'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.