After you have read this week\’s lecture and watched all the media, please answer/address the following on the discussion board:
1. Are you a fan of Science Fiction in general or of any of the shows featured in this week\’s lecture? If so, please explain what you find interesting in the genre. If not, explain why, in your opinion, the science fiction genre has remained popular for several decades.
2. What was your reaction to the controversy surrounding the \”first interracial kiss\” featured on Star Trek after watching the clip?
3. What would, or has, caused controversy of this type on a network television show today?
4. On the first Nixon-Kennedy debate featured at the end of this week\’s lecture:
Despite the fact we all know the outcome of these debates and the fact that so much has been published and aired about them, consider the following from your perspective and opinion:
a. What are your thoughts on it, your reaction to each candidate from the perspective of a voter?
b. Do you think candidates are judged similarly today? How do you think, as a voter, standards have changed?
c. How do you think the candidates have changed?
d. Or is it the media\’s depiction that has changed?
Since Leonard Nimoy just passed away let\’s take a moment to honor him – if you happen to be a Star Trek fan – what are your favorite Spock memories?
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