LOST Reveals Scifi FANgS

[esn]

I gotta admitt, Ive never really considered Lost to be sci-fi - In fact ironically, its put my Dad off watching it because it wasn't that clear that it was sci-fi - if it had have been, he would have watched it .

IMO, Ive always considered Lost to have Sci-fi elements, but not to be turley sci-fi, not untill this season at least. I guess thats because I consider sci-fi to be in space or on alien planets, but obviously in this case I've been too closed minded, and now realise that sci-fi is in other ways, and can be more subtle. I always thought that I was open minded when it came to Lost, but this has helped me open my mind to it a bit more and look at it anew, which is good.

It doesn't worry me a bit though. I like sci-fi, but if somthings worth watching, Ill watch it. All this genre snobbery gets you no-where. I mean, my sister doesn't normally like sci-fi, but she watches Heros .

[TimeTravellingBunny]

Originally Posted by harvey107

I never thought of it as a sci-fi show but as a show that follows the laws of physics and known Einstein's theories

In other words, a Sci-Fi show.

[TimeTravellingBunny]

Originally Posted by esn

I gotta admitt, Ive never really considered Lost to be sci-fi - In fact ironically, its put my Dad off watching it because it wasn't that clear that it was sci-fi - if it had have been, he would have watched it .

IMO, Ive always considered Lost to have Sci-fi elements, but not to be turley sci-fi, not untill this season at least. I guess thats because I consider sci-fi to be in space or on alien planets, but obviously in this case I've been too closed minded, and now realise that sci-fi is in other ways, and can be more subtle. I always thought that I was open minded when it came to Lost, but this has helped me open my mind to it a bit more and look at it anew, which is good.

I don't know why so many people believe that "SciFi" means space setting or aliens. It seems that people are confusing the subgenre called space opera with SciFi in general. Time-travel is one of the most typical SciFi subjects.

If SciFi was all about space and aliens, most classic Science Fiction works by H.G.Wells or Jules Verne wouldn't be considered Science Fiction at all.