Re: Sci-Fi gets "Ghost Whisperer," "Star Trek: TNG," "Charmed," "Highlander," "Mork & Mindy"

In article <fvqda2$7i6$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 "Obveeus" <Obveeus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> "Michael Alan Chary" <mchary@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > Obveeus <Obveeus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>So, why claim that CSI isn't sci-fi, but Mork&Mindy is sci-fi?  What
> >>non-wanking distinction was made there?
> >
> > These are genre distinctions, and thus they are defined by genre
> > conventions. If you cannot figure out for yourself what the genre
> > conventions are that make CSI a police procedural and Mork and Mindy a
> > scifi sitcom, then I suggest you go read a book or something.
> 
> Nice...make up a sub-category called 'sci-fi sitcom' even though M&M is
99% 
> sitcom and (being generous) 1% sci-fi.  Where is your subcategory for 
> 'sci-fi police procedural' to fit CSI's 98% police procedural and 2%
sci-fi 
> genre?

It's been a long time since I saw a Mork and Mindy, but didn't the 
wackiness ensue every week from either his powers or his alieness?  I 
think the split is more 50/50.

I'd certainly consider My Favorite Martian sci-fi.

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