25 Hilarious Viral Tweets About The Differences Between Sci-Fi And Fantasy That Have Me HOWLING
There is a fine line between what makes something a sci-fi story or a fantasy story.
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Both genres borrow from each other using similar storytelling tropes, and when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy onscreen, we often see the same actors nabbing roles in both universes.
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So if you have trouble telling the difference between the two, have no fear, because these 29 Twitter users have PERFECTLY encapsulated the hilarious differences and similarities between them.
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Scifi is when you have Matt Smith and fantasy is when you have Matt Smith
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Sci-Fi is when weapons go pew pewFantasy is when weapons go clink clink
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Fantasy is when Irish words are randomly thrown into conversation and Sci-Fi is when all street signs are in Japanese hope that helps
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Fantasy is when the wise, long lived species has pointed ears.Sci-fi is when the wise, long lived species has pointed ears.
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Sci-fi is when you greet each other with eye contact and a firm handshake; fantasy is when you clasp each other’s forearms and gaze at each other melancholy but stalwart
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Let me clear it up for you. Sci fi is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that’s possible, and fantasy is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that’s impossible. Hope this helps.
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Scifi is when the organization is based on a geek's misconceptions about the Navy.Fantasy is when the organization is based on a geek's misconceptions about European feudalism.
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sci-fi is when andy serkis is a creepy deformed bald creature and fantasy is when andy serkis is a creepy deformed bald creature
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Lemme clear it up for you. Sci-fi is when your currency is called credits, and fantasy is when it's called coin.
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Okay here's an earnest one: Science fiction is when magic is explained by fake science. Fantasy is when magic is explained by fake religion. (Horror is when magic is unexplained?)
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Fantasy is when it's filmed in a forest on the outskirts of Vancouver. Sci-fi is when it's filmed in a rock quarry on the outskirts of Vancouver.
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Fantasy is when your cheese looks like this. Sci-fi is when your cheese looks like this.
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No, no. Fantasy is when you really want to fuck an elf, and sci-fi is when you really want to fuck a robot. Hope this helps.
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Let me clear it up for you: sci-fi is when you’re depressed about the future, fantasy is when you’re depressed about the past, and literature is when you’re depressed about the present.
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Sci-fi is when they explain why the furries exist and fantasy is when no one cares why the furries exist.
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Fantasy is when there's an entire chapter dedicated to describing food, sci-fi is when there's an entire chapter dedicated to describing transportation.
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Sci-Fi is when Liam Neeson looks like White Jesus. Fantasy is when Liam Neeson looks like Lion Jesus.
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Sci-fi is when hot girl with gun. Fantasy is when hot girl with sword. I am gay.
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Fantasy is when the weird deer is magical. Sci-fi is when the weird deer is a mutant. Horror is when it doesn't matter what the weird deer is because it wants you dead.
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sci-fi is when you drink blue milk. fantasy is where you drink brown soup
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sci-fi is when we call it unobtanium and fantasy is when we call it mithril
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let me clear this up right now. sci-fi is when you have an abandoned, fucked up sphere hidden deep in outer space and fantasy is when you have an abandoned, fucked up library hidden deep in a poison swamp
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sci-fi is when hugo weaving looks like this and fantasy is when hugo weaving looks like this
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Fantasy is when something that can't fly flies because of magicSci-fi is when something that can't fly flies because we rerouted the quadilateral converter into the gideon matrix
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Lemme clear it up for you. Sci-fi is when the big dirty city is called Fallen Star, and fantasy is when the big dirty city is called Fällėnstâr.
