Hill’s Law of Super-astronomical Origins<\/u>: Any sf or fantasy book, movie, or TV show, post-1965, whose plot synopsis includes the phrase “from beyond the stars,”<\/i> is almost certainly crap, unless there is significant discussion about space-time curvature and the origin of the universe therein. And, even then, it’s probably crap.<\/p>\n
Hill’s Accountability Corollary<\/u>: If it’s not crap, then the copy writer and the person who approved of the synopsis ought to get their asses fired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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