The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
"Our job is: life, the universe, and everything."
Semiotics of/in science fiction novels, movies, anime, comics…
"Our job is: life, the universe, and everything."
Call this sort of thing: narrative kintsugi — i.e., breaking, then making visible repairs to one's story.
"Versions of the Blue Fairy connote everything from faith to desire, dream, destination…"
Can the antidote to neoliberal triumphalism be found in science fiction?
Shelley Winters struggles to close the generation gap.
Viewers never question Deckard’s humanity… except, perhaps, during this scene.