Beloved author Larry Niven famously said that the one and only universal message of science fiction is that “there exist minds that think as well as you do, but differently.” Thinking differently about science fiction should mean creative reflections of society and a multitude of storylines. But, sadly, mainstream sci-fi movies and TV are usually pulled toward one cliche plot catalyst or another. If a big science fiction story in a TV or film isn't relying on violence to create tension, then the story seems to come in the form of an anti-technology parable. Lately, as violence finds itself in the rearview mirror of mainstream science fiction, a paradigm shift seems to be swinging towards more science fiction focused on technophobia.
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