To those who voted "no", take it from a former fanboy-in-denial: you are.

so it is impossible to be a casual sci-fi reader and still be a reader of this blog?

Anyway i have absolute proff that i am not a sci fi fanboy (and no its not becosue i am a man and not a boy) Today i saw that star wars 3 was on HBO a movie i have not yet seen...i watched it for like 30 min decided that it sucked and turned the channel to some meladrama about yogoslovia called "shot to the heart"...god awful by the way but infinitly better then that 30 min of star wars I saw...

joshua corning AKA not a SF fanboy

Posted by joshua corning on Monday June 19, 2006 at 2:54 AM at 2:54 AM

Is it impossible to be a casual sci-fi reader and still be a reader of this blog?

Nothing is impossible, even that you will one day watch episode III and like it!

Posted by John on Monday June 19, 2006 at 7:41 AM at 7:41 AM

To those who voted "no", take it from a former fanboy-in-denial: you are.
All a matter of definition. Had you asked it earlier I may have even answered the poll with a yes. But after that nice post you gave with "They cover the essential comics, sci-fi movies, Hong Kong movies and horror movies one would need to consume to be considered a fanboy.", it became rather difficult.
I read lots of SF and Fantasy, but also plenty of historical novels, thrillers on their various genres, and so on. Comics, though, I hardly ever read, nothing beyond Sandman, The Books of Magic, V for Vendetta long before it became a movie idea, and that's about it. No Hong-Kong movies (that I know of), and very few horror movies. Not to mention no anime at all, which they were supposed to cover in a later article...
Oh, and I really didn't like Close Encounters and The Wrath of Khan. Or, as the previous commenter, SW Episode III (Though it was better than II).

And as for the (current) Wikipedia definition you point to from here "Fanboy or fanboi is a term used to describe an individual who is utterly devoted to a single subject or hobby, often to the point where it is considered an obsession." , well, I take great pride in being a rather indifferent guy who isn't utterly devoted to anything or have anything at a level that can be justifiably called an obsession. Though I do admit that latter point may be, actually was, contested by small-time readers the first time they see my book collection. But still.

Posted by Yaron on Monday June 19, 2006 at 8:36 AM at 8:36 AM

I voted don't know. I like to think I am not totally obsessed with sci fi. I prefer it to other genres and like to think I am a self-taught student of its history. But I don't care for fantasy, horror, amine, comics, etc. But mainly I like to think I can talk about other topics even if I'd prefer not to. Wait, I am not sure if I am helping my case or not. I just don't know. And since most of my friends don't know what a fanboy is, I have never been called one.

Posted by Kristen on Monday June 19, 2006 at 10:34 AM at 10:34 AM

Well it was an anymonous poll. If you asked him in the flesh in a room full of hot chicks I'd have given a less honest and more nuanced answer.

Posted by Jose on Thursday June 22, 2006 at 11:28 AM at 11:28 AM