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John Scalzi - Do "American" Science Fiction Movies Actually Exist?
blogs.amctv.com - 10/10/2008
John Scalzi - Do "American" Science Fiction Movies Actually Exist?
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A couple of weeks ago I asked folks to feel free to ask me questions I could answer in the column, and I got a bunch. Thanks! Now I'm going to start answering some. And to start off, here's one from Stephen Turner: Wondered if you might want to write something about the American approach to ...

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John Scalzi - The Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame: Submit Your Nominations!
blogs.amctv.com - 10/17/2008
John Scalzi - The Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame: Submit Your Nominations!
— blogs.amctv.com — The great movies of science fiction: The movies that changed the genre -- changed film history -- and may have even had a significant impact on your own life. Yeah, well, today, we're not gonna talk about them . Today I want to talk about the ... (more) John Scalzi - The Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame: ...

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  • scatterbrain scatterbrain
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    They make some good points here about the way Hollywood was set up, but I agree that thematically it's possible to have an American sensibility.
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