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Sci-fi shows to whet your appetite
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Sci-fi shows to whet your appetite
Thursday 23 June 2022, 11:35 AM

Science fiction takes us on a journey into new worlds, possibly with new life forms and ways of thinking [image: Stefan Kunze on Unsplash]
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With early TV dramas focused on exploring the universe, and later, movies spawning a huge franchise that continues unabated, science fiction is an established favourite for the viewing public’s enjoyment, as Nat Dolan writes
These two franchises often feel quite at odds with each other, two sides of the same coin
Science fiction was once a black sheep of sorts. Either, robot, Robots, androids and aliens often feature in the sci-fi genre [image: Aideal Hwa on Unsplash]
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