This paper will explore in detail different fantasy, science fiction and horror television shows such as Survivors (1975-79), The Walking Dead (2010-), The Twilight Zone (1959-64) and Black Mirror (2011-) in which then I will argue whether these shows have problematized explorations of the genre or not by looking at the themes that are portrayed and seeing which of them are still recurring in today’s modern age.
Firstly, the Science Fiction & Fantasy genre can be split into two sub genres as both contain elements that differ from each other. The Fantasy sub-genre can be defined as a genre which features elements of magic or the supernatural, frequently set in a different world or even our own. Where-as the Science Fiction sub-genre can be defined as a genre which is based on scientific discoveries or spectacular environmental changes, frequently set in the future or on other planets and involving space or time travel.
Because of these elements seen in the …show more content…
The show has been hailed as ‘The Twilight Zone for the smartphone generation’ as the show uses codes and conventions of the Science Fiction genre to explore own modern culture, the pros and cons of technology, and the larger human condition showing us dark reflections of a potential future that seems quite plausible. For example, in the first episode in which a fictional Prime Minister is blackmailed by terrorists into having sexual intercourse with a pig on live television to which coincidentally enough a couple of years later, Prime Minister David Cameron was caught in controversy when it was discovered that back in University, he allegedly had sex with a dead pig as a form of hazing. “Science fiction is really sociological studies of the future, things that the writer believes are going to happen by putting two and two together.” (Bradbury, 1974:
Firstly, the Science Fiction & Fantasy genre can be split into two sub genres as both contain elements that differ from each other. The Fantasy sub-genre can be defined as a genre which features elements of magic or the supernatural, frequently set in a different world or even our own. Where-as the Science Fiction sub-genre can be defined as a genre which is based on scientific discoveries or spectacular environmental changes, frequently set in the future or on other planets and involving space or time travel.
Because of these elements seen in the …show more content…
The show has been hailed as ‘The Twilight Zone for the smartphone generation’ as the show uses codes and conventions of the Science Fiction genre to explore own modern culture, the pros and cons of technology, and the larger human condition showing us dark reflections of a potential future that seems quite plausible. For example, in the first episode in which a fictional Prime Minister is blackmailed by terrorists into having sexual intercourse with a pig on live television to which coincidentally enough a couple of years later, Prime Minister David Cameron was caught in controversy when it was discovered that back in University, he allegedly had sex with a dead pig as a form of hazing. “Science fiction is really sociological studies of the future, things that the writer believes are going to happen by putting two and two together.” (Bradbury, 1974: