James Cameron is not familiar with all science fiction traditions
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Please excuse a little bit of nerd venting before we get back to the topic of stand-up comedy.
Unobtainium and handwavium are terms that science fiction authors often use–ironically!–to describe mysterious unknown elements or technologies that are crucial to the story. They’re the sci-fi genre equivalents of the MacGuffin.1
That’s why I couldn’t believe it when [...]


