Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sci Fi Quotes from Criminal Minds!?


I found this story amusing about the characters of the television show "Criminal Minds" who like to quote science fiction and horror authors during the course of an episode. If you are a sci fi lover/nerd like myself, you can find science fiction in anything in life such as the economy, which lately seems like science fiction in terms of market numbers, data, and financial instruments, etc.; new technology in medicine can appear to be like a science fiction gadget, although I am still waiting for those cool bio scanners from Star Trek:TNG; at an airport you have body scans that can detect the smallest mole on your body, satellites orbiting the Earth which can range from harmless television signals to weaponry, and in general, life is so hi-tech it can feel a little science fiction-ish. Anyway, from a crime drama show here are some of the quotes that pop up:

Isaac Asimov
"In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate."—from the episode "The Uncanny Valley


George Orwell
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."—from the episode "Secrets and Lies"


G.K. Chesterton
"Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed."—from the episode "Seven Seconds"


Stephen King
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win."—from the episode "Masterpiece"

Here is the entire article.

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