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			<title><![CDATA[Which Big Summer Movie Ruined Science Fiction Forever?]]></title>
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				With more big summer spectacles exploding, laser-blasting and CGI-ing all over the place, is serious, thoughtful science fiction being pushed out? Have movies like <em>Transformers</em> or <em>Star Wars </em>tractor-beamed the genre of science fiction away from perceived as serious literature, even in the book world? And which giant battle cruiser of a movie deserves the most blame for turning the genre into an amusement park ride instead of an exploration of our place in the universe? Vote for your scapegoat below.				<a href="http://io9.com/380564/which-big-summer-movie-ruined-science-fiction-forever" title="Click here to read more about Which Big Summer Movie Ruined Science Fiction Forever?">More&nbsp;&raquo;</a>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT]]></pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Jane Anders]]></dc:creator>
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