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.