Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter
The Twilight Zone, "The Fugitive" (1962).
The Twilight Zone
“Science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible.”
The Twilight Zone, "The Fugitive" (1962).
The Twilight Zone
Variant: Science fiction is the improbable made possible, and fantasy is the impossible made probable.
Context: It is said that science fiction and fantasy are two different things. Science fiction is the improbable made possible, and fantasy is the impossible made probable.
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