not scifi? SHOULD BE

[sbk1234]

LA Story. I don't think there really are future-predicting freeway signs that communicate with people and alter the weather.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Am I really the first to nominate 24?

 

[DevilEyes]

Most James Bond films should qualify for SciFi/Fantasy. The action/adventure is so joyously over-the-top that it really crosses the line into fantasy. I think that's why they have continued to be so popular.

Bond films have generally always been considered "crossovers" into SF/F. I remember Starlog giving coverage to For Your Eyes Only (arguably the least-fantasylike of the Roger Moore Bonds), and the Bond films have had sci-fi plotlines ever since Dr. No. You can count the number of non-SF Bonds on the fingers of one hand, in fact.

One recent TV show that deserved to be classified as SF was Alias, though for some reason the tag never held on. The Saturn Awards for SF seem to have a weird take on what is science fiction, regularly nominating shows like CSI...

Alex

Well, Alias Wikipedia article does list Science Fiction as one of the show's genres. Some people use the term "SpyFi" for Alias, Bond movies and shows like The Avengers and La Femme Nikita (which, BTW was completely ripped off by Alias, but is IMO far superior to it).

Saturn awards are not just for SF, horror and fantasy - they also have categories like 'best action-adventure movie'... and they seem to nominate crime dramas on a regular basis for best TV show, so I guess their awards include more genres than I thought...