Back in the day (and arguably in good old 2005, as well)....the best sources for all aspects of the genre were novels, short story anthologies, magazines, and on rare occasions an art show. Conventions were (and remain) great. Web-based zines are in some ways proving the most innovative and creatively free-form these days.<br /><br />IMO...TV and movies were and still remain limited. Indeed, even TOS was derived from the 30+ years of writing and artwork that preceeded it and its general cinematic form owes its heritage to a combination of Buck Rogers serials and Forbidden Planet. There were maybe 3 truly classic episodes and those were driven by the writers that worked out the screenplays.<br /><br />I think 1-2 truly good science fiction films or TV episodes happen per decade. As much as I love ST, it really is a derivative form.<br /><br />--A3K