Science fiction conversation questions

Science fiction

 * How would you define "science fiction"?
 * Do you enjoy reading science fiction?
 * Who are your favourite science fiction authors?
 * What sort of people do you think science fiction mostly interests?
 * Do you think you can learn much about science by reading science fiction?
 * Can you think of any ideas which were "science fiction" in the past but which are common technologies today?
 * Can you think of any ideas which are science fiction today but which will be common technologies in the next 50 years?
 * Science fiction is sometimes divided into "hard" and "soft" SF. What do you think the categories mean?
 * There is also a distinction between science fiction and fantasy. What do you understand the distinction to be?

Films and TV

 * What is your favourite science fiction film?
 * What is your favourite science fiction TV series?
 * Who is your favourite SF character from films or TV?
 * What do you think of the quality of the science in science fiction films?