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DevsBro 10/03/19 9:27:35 AM #1:	For shame, a company that has made 30 trillion dollars off of books should know better. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928274821] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>For shame, a company that has made 30 trillion dollars off of books should know better.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 10/03/19 9:28:57 AM #2:	What dragons? <cite>JE19426 posted [p:928274866] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>What dragons?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 10/03/19 9:29:18 AM #3:	Are they space dragons --- https://imgur.com/vDci4hD <cite>Ivynn posted [p:928274879] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Are they space dragons</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 9:31:33 AM #4:	Ivynn posted... Are they space dragons If they are, there are also space wizards and space tomes and stuff Which I guess could happen but more telling, there's also no fantasy section. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928274935] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted...</cite> <quote>Are they space dragons</quote> If they are, there are also space wizards and space tomes and stuff Which I guess could happen but more telling, there's also no fantasy section.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ving_Rhames 10/03/19 9:34:21 AM #5:	Fantasy is such an over-saturated and overused genre that it's now bleeding into things that aren't bland and uninspired! --- the real Irving Rameses https://imgur.com/A7f6F9h <cite>Ving_Rhames posted [p:928275009] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Fantasy is such an over-saturated and overused genre that it's now bleeding into things that aren't bland and uninspired!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 10/03/19 9:39:01 AM #6:	what store is this --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:928275124] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>what store is this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coh 10/03/19 9:40:24 AM #7:	Dragons are just dinosaurs anyway <cite>coh posted [p:928275160] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Dragons are just dinosaurs anyway </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 10/03/19 9:41:51 AM #8:	many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section <cite>Zikten posted [p:928275208] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 9:42:27 AM #9:	Doom_Art posted... what store is this More or less all of them. Most recently, Books a Million. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928275228] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted...</cite> <quote>what store is this </quote> More or less all of them. Most recently, Books a Million.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 10/03/19 9:42:48 AM #10:	Zikten posted... many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section I thought all bookstores did --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:928275240] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote>many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section</quote> I thought all bookstores did</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 9:46:07 AM #11:	Zikten posted... many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section Which is annoying but I get why they do it. I just wish they would acknowledge this by naming the section "Science Fiction and Fantasy" instead of leaving it unclear whether they even know there is a difference. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928275339] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote>many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section</quote> Which is annoying but I get why they do it. I just wish they would acknowledge this by naming the section "Science Fiction and Fantasy" instead of leaving it unclear whether they even know there is a difference.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 10/03/19 9:47:12 AM #12:	DevsBro posted... Ivynn posted... Are they space dragons If they are, there are also space wizards and space tomes and stuff That's pretty much Star Wars lol --- https://imgur.com/vDci4hD <cite>Ivynn posted [p:928275372] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted...</cite> <quote>Are they space dragons</quote> If they are, there are also space wizards and space tomes and stuff </quote> That's pretty much Star Wars lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 9:49:39 AM #13:	Ivynn posted... DevsBro posted... Ivynn posted... Are they space dragons If they are, there are also space wizards and space tomes and stuff That's pretty much Star Wars lol Yeah. Star Wars is basically a fantasy series dressed up as a scifi series for halloween. It does have a few scifi elements here and there though. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928275437] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted...</cite> <quote>Are they space dragons</quote> If they are, there are also space wizards and space tomes and stuff </quote> That's pretty much Star Wars lol</quote> Yeah. Star Wars is basically a fantasy series dressed up as a scifi series for halloween. It does have a few scifi elements here and there though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 10/03/19 9:50:05 AM #14:	we lost out last BAM a long time ago --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:928275450] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>we lost out last BAM a long time ago </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 10/03/19 9:53:04 AM #15:	Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsdawn books are more sci-fi than fantasy. They're also really bad. --- Posted using GameFlux <cite>lilORANG posted [p:928275531] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsdawn books are more sci-fi than fantasy. They're also really bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 10/03/19 9:55:35 AM #16:	Zikten posted... many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section Sure, but they usually title that section "Sci-Fi and Fantasy", or "Speculative Fiction", not science fiction. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:928275607] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote>many places combine scifi and fantasy as one section</quote> Sure, but they usually title that section "Sci-Fi and Fantasy", or "Speculative Fiction", not science fiction.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 10/03/19 9:55:39 AM #17:	DevsBro posted... Yeah. Star Wars is basically a fantasy series dressed up as a scifi series for halloween. This again? Star Wars is a space opera which is a subgenre of scifi. Does scifi and fantasy overlap? Certainly. Is something disqualified from being scifi if it has fantasy elements? Certainly not. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:928275609] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah. Star Wars is basically a fantasy series dressed up as a scifi series for halloween.</quote> This again? Star Wars is a space opera which is a subgenre of scifi. Does scifi and fantasy overlap? Certainly. Is something disqualified from being scifi if it has fantasy elements? Certainly not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 10/03/19 9:58:26 AM #18:	Some stores don't bother seperating fantasy and sci-fi. I hate it when they do that. --- Occam's razor: The simplest solution (answer) is most likely the right one <cite>creativerealms posted [p:928275678] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Some stores don't bother seperating fantasy and sci-fi. I hate it when they do that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 10:01:58 AM #19:	scar the 1 posted... DevsBro posted... Yeah. Star Wars is basically a fantasy series dressed up as a scifi series for halloween. This again? Star Wars is a space opera which is a subgenre of scifi. Does scifi and fantasy overlap? Certainly. Is something disqualified from being scifi if it has fantasy elements? Certainly not. I would disagree. It has elements of both genres, but the overall premise and themes are definitely fantasy. At least, for the OT. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928275786] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>scar the 1 posted...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah. Star Wars is basically a fantasy series dressed up as a scifi series for halloween.</quote> This again? Star Wars is a space opera which is a subgenre of scifi. Does scifi and fantasy overlap? Certainly. Is something disqualified from being scifi if it has fantasy elements? Certainly not.</quote> I would disagree. It has elements of both genres, but the overall premise and themes are definitely fantasy. At least, for the OT.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 10/03/19 10:04:02 AM #20:	Well I don't know which series you're talking about, but since there isn't a universally agreed upon definition of science fiction, you can disagree all you want. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:928275841] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Well I don't know which series you're talking about, but since there isn't a universally agreed upon definition of science fiction, you can disagree all you want.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 10/03/19 10:05:13 AM #21:	Ving_Rhames posted... Fantasy is such an over-saturated and overused genre that it's now bleeding into things that aren't bland and uninspired! Sci fi isnt oversaturated? --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:928275895] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Ving_Rhames posted...</cite> <quote>Fantasy is such an over-saturated and overused genre that it's now bleeding into things that aren't bland and uninspired!</quote> Sci fi isnt oversaturated?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 10/03/19 10:05:29 AM #22:	Cyberpunk dragons? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:928275904] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Cyberpunk dragons?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 10:07:04 AM #23:	Foppe posted... Cyberpunk dragons? I'm now picturing a GitS spinoff featuring dragons --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928275943] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted...</cite> <quote>Cyberpunk dragons?</quote> I'm now picturing a GitS spinoff featuring dragons</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 10/03/19 10:10:15 AM #24:	Shadowrun got dragons. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:928276048] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Shadowrun got dragons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
konokonohamaru 10/03/19 10:13:30 AM #25:	I thought all bookstores put scifi and fantasy together --- A very happy young man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. <cite>konokonohamaru posted [p:928276156] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>I thought all bookstores put scifi and fantasy together</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 10/03/19 10:13:51 AM #26:	To be fair biology is a science, and you probably need to use fictional Biology to make dragons work. Square cube law and other stuff >_> --- https://i.imgtc.com/8ePXf9B.gif If Yamcha would have brought his bat along he'd have blasted Jiren out of the ring like Ness in smash brothers. - Gids_goft <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:928276167] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>To be fair biology is a science, and you probably need to use fictional Biology to make dragons work. Square cube law and other stuff >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 10:37:51 AM #27:	AlisLandale posted... To be fair biology is a science, and you probably need to use fictional Biology to make dragons work. Square cube law and other stuff >_> See, this is one chief difference. Science fiction is generally within or bordering the realm of possibility and/or the unknown. Maybe there are aliens that can come invade earth. Maybe we can eventually build robots with complex AI or maybe even sentience. Sometimes there are a couple of generally-accepted stretches like FTL or time travel when the story otherwise wouldn't work. But fantasy, by contrast, presents a universe where the fantastical/impossible simply is. People shoot lightning bolts out of books. A flying reptile spits fire out of its mouth. Why? How does this work? Where did these things come from? Irrelevant. Our world's rules don't apply. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928276995] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>AlisLandale posted...</cite> <quote>To be fair biology is a science, and you probably need to use fictional Biology to make dragons work. Square cube law and other stuff >_></quote> See, this is one chief difference. Science fiction is generally within or bordering the realm of possibility and/or the unknown. Maybe there are aliens that can come invade earth. Maybe we can eventually build robots with complex AI or maybe even sentience. Sometimes there are a couple of generally-accepted stretches like FTL or time travel when the story otherwise wouldn't work. But fantasy, by contrast, presents a universe where the fantastical/impossible simply is. People shoot lightning bolts out of books. A flying reptile spits fire out of its mouth. Why? How does this work? Where did these things come from? Irrelevant. Our world's rules don't apply.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 10/03/19 10:41:12 AM #28:	I read a fantasy book where the plot twist implied that dragons were genetically engineered by a technologically advanced society and lead to a war that reduced civilization to medieval levels, and that the current fantasy setting was just part of a destined cycle. So... <_< --- https://i.imgtc.com/8ePXf9B.gif If Yamcha would have brought his bat along he'd have blasted Jiren out of the ring like Ness in smash brothers. - Gids_goft <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:928277118] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>I read a fantasy book where the plot twist implied that dragons were genetically engineered by a technologically advanced society and lead to a war that reduced civilization to medieval levels, and that the current fantasy setting was just part of a destined cycle. So... <_<</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 10:42:46 AM #29:	AlisLandale posted... I read a fantasy book where the plot twist implied that dragons were genetically engineered by a technologically advanced society and lead to a war that reduced civilization to medieval levels, and that the current fantasy setting was just part of a destined cycle. So... <_< Right, this would be a reverse Star Wars situation. I'm quite a fan of stories like this, actually. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928277189] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>AlisLandale posted...</cite> <quote>I read a fantasy book where the plot twist implied that dragons were genetically engineered by a technologically advanced society and lead to a war that reduced civilization to medieval levels, and that the current fantasy setting was just part of a destined cycle. So... <_<</quote> Right, this would be a reverse Star Wars situation. I'm quite a fan of stories like this, actually.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 10/03/19 10:44:53 AM #30:	DevsBro posted... But fantasy, by contrast, presents a universe where the fantastical/impossible simply is. People shoot lightning bolts out of books. A flying reptile spits fire out of its mouth. Why? How does this work? Where did these things come from? Irrelevant. Our world's rules don't apply. Star Wars is still scifi :) --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:928277270] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>But fantasy, by contrast, presents a universe where the fantastical/impossible simply is. People shoot lightning bolts out of books. A flying reptile spits fire out of its mouth. Why? How does this work? Where did these things come from? Irrelevant. Our world's rules don't apply.</quote> Star Wars is still scifi :)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 10/03/19 10:48:26 AM #31:	DevsBro posted... Science fiction is generally within or bordering the realm of possibility and/or the unknown. Maybe there are aliens that can come invade earth. Maybe we can eventually build robots with complex AI or maybe even sentience. Sometimes there are a couple of generally-accepted stretches like FTL or time travel when the story otherwise wouldn't work. Only hard sci-fi tries to stay within the realm of scientific possibility. Soft/General Sci-fi just uses technobabble to make fantastical feats sound scientific when they're effectively magic. "I reversed the polarity of the confibulator to shoot electricity" vs. "I cast a spell to shoot lightning." --- https://imgur.com/vDci4hD <cite>Ivynn posted [p:928277408] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Science fiction is generally within or bordering the realm of possibility and/or the unknown. Maybe there are aliens that can come invade earth. Maybe we can eventually build robots with complex AI or maybe even sentience. Sometimes there are a couple of generally-accepted stretches like FTL or time travel when the story otherwise wouldn't work.</quote> Only hard sci-fi tries to stay within the realm of scientific possibility. Soft/General Sci-fi just uses technobabble to make fantastical feats sound scientific when they're effectively magic. "I reversed the polarity of the confibulator to shoot electricity" vs. "I cast a spell to shoot lightning."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 10/03/19 10:51:58 AM #32:	Dragonriders of Pern is sci fi with dragons. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:928277546] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Dragonriders of Pern is sci fi with dragons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 10/03/19 10:56:30 AM #33:	Ivynn posted... DevsBro posted... Science fiction is generally within or bordering the realm of possibility and/or the unknown. Maybe there are aliens that can come invade earth. Maybe we can eventually build robots with complex AI or maybe even sentience. Sometimes there are a couple of generally-accepted stretches like FTL or time travel when the story otherwise wouldn't work. Only hard sci-fi tries to stay within the realm of scientific possibility. Soft/General Sci-fi just uses technobabble to make fantastical feats sound scientific when they're effectively magic. "I reversed the polarity of the confibulator to shoot electricity" vs. "I cast a spell to shoot lightning." This is why I say sometimes it makes a few stretches to make the story work. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:928277736] in TFW the bo... [t:78059999]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Science fiction is generally within or bordering the realm of possibility and/or the unknown. Maybe there are aliens that can come invade earth. Maybe we can eventually build robots with complex AI or maybe even sentience. Sometimes there are a couple of generally-accepted stretches like FTL or time travel when the story otherwise wouldn't work.</quote> Only hard sci-fi tries to stay within the realm of scientific possibility. Soft/General Sci-fi just uses technobabble to make fantastical feats sound scientific when they're effectively magic. "I reversed the polarity of the confibulator to shoot electricity" vs. "I cast a spell to shoot lightning."</quote> This is why I say sometimes it makes a few stretches to make the story work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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