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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2008-07-17 10:41 pm

Spooky ...

I was just reading the TV guide, and this was the start of a review for tomorrow night's Spooks (a show that I have seen perhaps two minutes of):

"Environmental terrorism plagues MI5 as a group of activists invades the Thames Barrier, threatening to leave London vulnerable to an approaching tidal wave ..."

Well, it is an excellent plot.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! It occurred to me today, His Dark Materials is actually steampunkish, too.

[identity profile] norton-gale.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone else just pointed that out to me. And you're absolutely right! It's also fantasy steampunk, in contrast to the other steampunk works which seem to be more SF. I don't generally find SF very engaging as a woman... it usually is written in a very male, action-oriented sort of style, and I prefer character-driven fiction.

Mind if I send you more LGC plot details for feedback?

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Please do!

[identity profile] marguerite-26.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
So is Firefly/Serenity Steampunk, too?

I'm still trying to grasp my head around the concept.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2008-07-18 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
More space western. Doctor Who has some Steampunky elements ...