Comments on: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:38:19 +0000

Hi Anthony, I was wondering how Kubrick, based on one film, admittedly probably the greatest science fiction film of all time, could get in ahead of John Carpenter. Carpenter wrote and/or directed The Thing, Escape from New York, the academy award nominated Starman, the excellent fantasy Big Trouble in Little China, the cult classic Dark Star, and the okay B grade films They Live, Ghosts of Mars, Escape from LA and a remake of Village of the Damned.

By: Anthony J. Langford

Anthony J. Langford — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:21:10 +0000

Great post Graham.
A tough one. Top of my head, perhaps Verity Lambert for inventing Doctor Who.. or was it Sydney Newman..

Edward Neumeier who wrote RoboCop and Starship Troopers (though based on the novel).

Not sure if actors should be included as theyre not the creators.. JJ, Joss and John Carpenter should definitely be in there.. Carpenter has legendary status already.. and wrote alot of his films.. thats a massive oversight..

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:31:52 +0000

Perhaps if Tom Cruise had signed onto a few of Kneale's scripts…

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:29:44 +0000

I was just reading Kneale's bio on wikipedia, and didn't he have a lot of frustration in his life. So many scripts not produced.

By: graywave

graywave — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:26:57 +0000

Hehehe. But if you're using the "movie wouldn't have been made without X" argument, you would end up including producers and financiers, etc..

Grant, as a Quatermass fan of old, Nigel Kneale gets my vote, too.

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:21:20 +0000

Graham, when I was thinking of writing this post I was going to mention the most compelling reason for Tom Cruise being in the Hall of Fame is him being the number one ticket holder of a religion thought up by a science fiction author. Damn, Damn, Damn.

Yes, the script is the most important part of a film or television show, followed by the director. But I wonder how many of the science fiction films Tom Cruise has been in would have been made if he had not signed on. I reckon Vanilla sky and Oblivion probably would not have been made, the two directed by Spielberg would have. Edge of Tomorrow, who knows.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:06:27 +0000

Nigel Kneale.

By: graywave

graywave — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:46:54 +0000

All the people in the list, as you say, are either authors, or have done brilliant creative work in sci-fi. I don't think acting a part in a movie is creativity of the same order by a very, very long way.

Of course, Tom Cruise is a scientologist, so, completely out of touch with reality – but I don't think believing in twaddle counts as creativity either. Charleton Heston was a bigwig in the NRA – so prone to creative interpretations of the 2nd Ammendment – but, still, just an actor.