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Question of the Day (QOTD) is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a film/TV-related question that we put to you, the reader. The comments section below is like the feedback box at work; except, in this example, we actually read what you write and care about what you have to say.
With everything that is going on in the world right now, we’ve decided to dispense with the complex questions and do something simpler. And hopefully, more fun.
And since this question requires very little context, I’ll cut right to the chase: What is your favorite genre? Please share examples and feel free to site examples from all types of media, including movies, TV, books, comics, etc.
The genre I have most consistently favored throughout my life has been science fiction. The sub genre has varied over time, but the one I’ve consistently come back to again and again over the last 15 or so years is cyberpunk. I can’t claim to have read the entire cyberpunk canon or even the majority of them, but some cyberpunk works are among my favorite books of all time, and one author in particular, William Gibson, ranks near the top of my list of favorite authors. Obviously, in terms of literary works, Neuromancer is up there, but I loved the whole Sprawl trilogy.
Aside from the cyberpunk genre, I am currently reading Dune, and, though it took nearly 2/3 of the book before I got into the story, I am finally digging it. The structure is a pretty big barrier to entry, though. You have to have patience, and this is the fourth time I’ve attempted to read it.
In terms of film, you can’t mention cyberpunk without mentioning Blade Runner, but lately I have been watching a bunch of cyberpunk anime. I just finished Bubblegum Crisis and before that I watched Goku Midnight Eye, (thanks for the recommendation, Nokoo) both of which I recommend, if you’re into that sort of thing.
As far as cyberpunk comics go, I have to mention Frank Miller’s Ronin. If you haven’t read it, you should, but I would think it’s probably pretty polarizing. It’s definitely a strange book, and I would imagine a lot of people would hate it. I should also mention Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Metabarons and the 2016 reboot of Rob Liefeld’s Prophet. Neither are strictly CP, but both are unusually bizarre and I read them recently. (Fair warning: Prophet is nearly incomprehensible.)
Finally, I’m not the biggest gamer, but I played the hell out of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I will definitely be buying Cyberpunk 2077.
So what about you, folks? What’re your favorite genres? What are your favorite works within those genres?
Please share your recommendations in the comments below!
See you in the trenches.
