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Somebody told me about Farscape on my presentation thread on this very forum. And I have to thank him, because it's one of the best SF series I've ever seen. Oh, and Pilot is my favorite character too ! :)

Well, in his case, he simply described how geostationary orbits could be used to build a communication network... which is simply the basis for all telecommunications nowadays. So, if it's a "legit" patent (ie not "this guy discovered it but I patented it before he had a chance to do it...

He was a scientist too. He even had a patent, for the organization of communication satellites' orbits.

Very interesting read. Thank you for the link ! EDIT : oops, sorry for the necro... I didn't see this thread was this old.

IMHO, writing a book with a particular ideology (be it sociological, religious, political, you name it) can perfectly work in a SF novel. Think about Orwell or Huxley for instance. In France we have an author, named Pierre Bordage (maybe you know him, his work has been translated I think, but I...

Exactly my opinion. Moreover, some of the added bits are not too bad (Gandalf VS Necromancer), others are okayish considering The Hobbit is more of a children's book than LotR (I'm thinking about Radagast and his bunnies), the rest are just plain stupid, esp. the "love interracial triangle".