The History of Sci Fi - H.G. Wells - Extra Sci Fi - Part 2

H.G. Wells brought his socialist perspective to science fiction, creating great works that really ask us to look at where the human condition will take us hundreds of years from now.
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[extrahistory]

H.G. Wells used his stories to ask, "if the present state of the world infinitely continues, what will happen?"

[jlvfr]

H.G. Wells was a visionary genious. His description of the possible start of WWII, _written in 1929_, is terrifying.

[RomLoneWolf]

I think the portrayal of the British Naval Ship heroically sacrificing themselves to protect some fleeing civilians can still be seen as a criticism of militarism, in that it demonstrates that while War is Bad, there's no cause to demonize the soldiers themselves. Those people serving in a nation's army do so in the belief they will be protecting their countrymen. The real sin of War is in the politicians and generals who send those soldiers to die for their own gain.

[QuixoteBadger]

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
killed a lot of beholders, still can't find it.

[SeraSmiles]

The way most remakes turn the Morlocks into generic monster people & gloss over the absolute failure of the Eloi to do... anything really... is one of the worst betrayals of the source material I've ever seen.

[MalloonTarka]

I'm really sad you didn't mention the"Food of the Gods", my favorite out of Wells' works. I enjoy it so much because it emphasises a really hard and almost unanswerable dilemma: What if the very existence of a group of people means the inevitable damnation of society as we know it and the decendents of the practically all the people in it? What should be done?

[davidcolby]

I recently re-read War of the Worlds and it's just...still amazingly good.

[BlueIron]

Wells had some other really interesting reflections on war, especially 'The War in The Air', which basically describes an imagined World War scenario before either of the real ones unfolded, and 'The World Set Free' which hits on nuclear weapons, nuclear power, deterrence, globalism, and a ton of other concepts which were waayyy ahead of their time

[mackmaster]

There is no author that I adore more than HG Wells.

[robertelder]

@extrahistory-
Thank you for this concise and fascinating overview of H. G. Wells' science fiction works. I did a research
paper on his works when I was in college in 1979 and I found your video to have a refreshing review of this literary giant, and one of my favorite authors!

[shawnheatherly]

Sci fi represented as magic made believable is the best descriptor for "soft" sci fi. It will likely never exist, and yet it feels so real.

[shortanimations]

I've read four of h.g Wells books
1)the invisible Man
2)the time machine
3)the island of Dr Moreau
4)the war of the worlds
Your video was great.Iam a big fan of SIR H.G.WELLS

[jfridy]

Little Wars is a fun little game, but the book is fascinating. He covers the entire development of the game, from early ideas to rules, playtesting final rules, and optional more complex rules friends with military experience recommended.

Also he speaks of how leaders should play this, if only to see how mad it would be to risk your nation's future on anything as chaotic as a war.

[MalloonTarka]

I believe it was Asimov who said that Wells was the greatest writer of science fiction, and if any seemed to reach higher, it was only because they stood on his shoulders. Either that, or he was quoting Heinlein.

[TheVervada]

You know what, I'm really glad you talked about H.G Wells and his political message, because I know you're all americans and from what I can see naturally biaised towards liberalism, so it's really cool you take the time to celebrate a socialist and his ideas, because I'm sure it would do a lot for your country if most knew about such ideas and could reflect upon them

[vladimirlagos]

Awesome analysis, as usual, of one of my favorite authors of all time. I' ve tried countless times to introduce people to his work, and I don't think I've ever seen a better overview of his virtues and his legacy than the one you did here!!!

[priyashmukherjee]

H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer best known for his science fiction novels, such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man. He was also a prolific non-fiction writer, and his work on topics such as history, economics, and politics was highly influential. Wells was a complex and contradictory figure, but he was one of the most important and influential writers of the 20th century.

*LOVE FROM INDIA*

[Vile_Vilhelm]

Wow that's really cool to learn that HG Wells was into table top gaming. Thanks for that bit of knowledge. It's no wonder I love this channel.

[alexanderfortier]

Excellent production as always. That's the joy of sci fi: Its ability to entice readers to look through a different lens, to create a new way to look at the world in a broader, more varied view.

Each Extra Sci fi video is always well-made. Will you guys end up creating Extra Sci Fi merchandise in the future? It's honestly become the masterpiece of this channel.

[Kasperl]

The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one... but still they come.