SciFi Culture?

I have to be honest most of the material I think of for blogging here is brought up by things I hear on the radio while at work.
SO with that in mind…

I was listening to a certain program lately, the guest on the show was talking about food companies using “human embryos” to create “genetically modified” foods and spices.
Once I got past the “eww factor” I immediately thought of the movie Soylent Green (“The green crackers are PEOPLE!”) and then right on the heels of that I thought of “how to serve mankind” (“It’s a cookbook, It’s a cookbook!”).
That triggered an interesting thought process. It occurred to me that it seems that science fiction has had more of an impact on the culture of our society than any other literary or movie source out there.

There are very few people I can think of who don’t get it when you say “beam me up” (Star trek) or “Luke, I am your father.” (Star wars).

Try using references from Mark Twain or Charles dickens and most people will probably look at you cross-eyed. Even Shakespeare doesn’t get the play that Captain Kirk does.

I thought that was an interesting point and wanted to share it with you. But more than that this Blog is one I want to use to prompt discussion.

What do you think?

What phrases or quotes do you prefer?

Please let me know.