Hello and welcome to Science Fiction University.

Hello and welcome to Science Fiction University.

In this episode, Respect the Writer, we look at how the structures of stories work.

Their walls and floors and plumbing and so on.

And why you mess with the basic structure of an existing work of fiction at your peril.

We're your fan and writer hosts.

I'm Blue Gow.

And I'm Drift Glass. And you can visit Science Fiction University at our website,

Science Fiction University, all one word.com, where you can contribute to this podcast.

There's also a Patreon button at our website, or you can mail us a letter and or contribution

to Science Fiction University, P.O. Box 911,

Springfield, Illinois, 62791.

And this comes with a warning.

First of all, all pronunciations of alien names are done in the Midwest fashion.

So we hear say Versailles and Marseilles and Lebanon.

So suck it up, coastal elites.

Second, this episode does contain spoilers for season one of Foundation from 2021,

Dune, Part 1 from 2022, and Kindred, Season 1, also from 2022.

And probably Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and Game of Thrones and any other stories we think are cool and worth mentioning.

Foundation, if you're interested, is available on Apple TV.

Dune can be found on HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and for pay on YouTube.

Kindred is currently available on FX on Hulu, and the novels on which they are based are

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