Spy-fi (subgenre)
Spy-fi is a
subgenre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction, and is often associated with the Cold War.[1][2][3][4][5] Features of spy-fi include the effects of technology on the espionage trade and the technological gadgets used by the characters, even though the technologies and gadgets portrayed are well beyond contemporary scientific reality.[6]
Definition and characteristics
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Spy-fi can be defined as media that centers around the adventures of a protagonist (or protagonists) working as a
gadgets. Settings vary from outright fantasy, such as outer space or under the sea, to real but exotic locations.[citation needed] Spy-fi does not necessarily present espionage as it is practiced in reality but rather glamorizes spy-craft through its focus on high-tech equipment, agencies, and organizations with nearly limitless resources and incredibly high-stakes adventures.[citation needed
]
The spy protagonist may discover in his or her investigation that a
weather control in Our Man Flint, using a sonic weapon in Dick Barton Strikes Back, a death ray in Dick Barton at Bay, or replacing world leaders with evil twins in In Like Flint.[citation needed
]
Examples
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Films and television
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV series)[10]
- James Bond (film series)[11][page needed]
- Mission: Impossible (TV series)[12]
- Austin Powers (film series)[13][page needed]
- The Avengers (TV series)[14][page needed]
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (TV series)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)[15]
- Danger Man (TV series)[15]
- Get Smart (TV series)[15]
- The Prisoner (TV series)[15]
- Matt Helm (film series)[15]
- Face/Off[16]
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow[15]
- Tenet[17][18]
Games
- Global Agenda[19]
- Perfect Dark
- No One Lives Forever
- Invisible Inc.
- I Expect You to Die
See also
- Cross-genre
- Techno-thriller
References
- ^ "Spy Fi Shelf". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ISBN 9781442217836.
- ^ "Relive decades of spy-fi with an epic retrospective on James Bonds' sci-fi gadgets". Blastr. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Spy-fi is just around the corner". Tor.com. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ Sexton, Max. "Celluloid Television: The Action Adventure Genre of the 1960s". Dandelion. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Spyfi". BestScienceFictionBooks.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ MI6-HQ Copyright 2016. "Spies + Spoofs :: MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007". Mi6-hq.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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- ISBN 978-0820486697. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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- ISBN 978-1845119652.
- ^ Avam, Elizabeth; Hoskin, Dave (2004). "TV Eye". Metro Magazine (141): 158.
- ISBN 0275981630.
- ISBN 081184224X.
- ^ Tor.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Anders, Charlie Jane (7 August 2012). "10 Best Spy-Fi Movies of All Time". io9. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- Game Rant. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Ison, Blake (August 27, 2020). "'Tenet' Ushers in a New Era of "Spy-Fi"". MovieBabble. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Rossignol, Jim (2009-04-14). ""Spy-Fi": Global Agenda Footage". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-05-17.