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{{Short description|Subgenre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction}} |
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'''Spy-fi''' is a ] of ] that includes elements of ], and is often associated with the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/genres/spy-fi |title=Spy Fi Shelf |publisher=Goodreads.com |access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Danesi|first1=Marcel|title=Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives.|date=2012|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated|location=Lanham, Md.|isbn=9781442217836|page=|edition=2nd|url=https://archive.org/details/popularculturein0000dane_e3n4/page/76}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blastr.com/2015-11-6/relive-decades-spy-fi-epic-retrospective-james-bonds-sci-fi-gadgets |title=Relive decades of spy-fi with an epic retrospective on James Bonds' sci-fi gadgets |publisher=Blastr |date=2015-11-06 |access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2009/11/06/spy-fi-is-just-around-the-corner/ |title=Spy-fi is just around the corner |publisher=Tor.com |date=2009-11-06 |access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sexton|first1=Max|title=Celluloid Television: The Action Adventure Genre of the 1960s|url=http://dandelionjournal.org/index.php/dandelion/article/view/13/15|website=Dandelion|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/spyfi-science-fiction.php |title=Spyfi |publisher=BestScienceFictionBooks.com |access-date=2016-03-24}}</ref> |
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'''Spy-fi''' traditionally refers to the genre of ], with some publishers using the term to categorize books.<ref>{{cite journal |first=William |last=Hood |title=Spy fiction through knowledgeable eyes |journal=International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence |volume=3 |issue=3 |year=1989 |pages=405–418 |doi=10.1080/08850608908435111}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Glenn P. |last=Hastedt |title=Spies, Wiretaps, and Secret Operations: A-J |series=Spies, Wiretaps, and Secret Operations: An Encyclopedia of American Espionage |volume=1 |publisher=] |year=2011 |isbn=9781851098071 |page=}}</ref> In 2004,<ref>{{cite book |first=Michele |last=Brittany |title=James Bond and Popular Culture: Essays on the Influence of the Fictional Superspy |publisher=] |year=2014 |isbn=9780786477937 |page= (note. 57)}}</ref> the term was coined to also refer to a ] of spy fiction that includes elements of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/genres/spy-fi|title=Spy Fi|publisher=Goodreads}}</ref><ref>Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives by Marcel Danesi page 76</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blastr.com/2015-11-6/relive-decades-spy-fi-epic-retrospective-james-bonds-sci-fi-gadgets |title=Relive decades of spy-fi with an epic retrospective on James Bonds’ sci-fi gadgets |publisher=Blastr |date=2015-11-06 |accessdate=2016-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2009/11/06/spy-fi-is-just-around-the-corner/ |title=Spy-fi is just around the corner |publisher=Tor.com |date=2009-11-06 |accessdate=2016-03-13}}</ref><ref>Sexton, Max. "Celluloid Television: The Action Adventure Genre of the 1960s." Dandelion 1.1 (2010).</ref>{{page needed|date=March 2016}}. Spyfi Science Fiction is a subgenre of in which spies and espionage are placed in future setting. A key feature is the effects of technology on the espionage trade and the technological gadgets used tend to be over the top of society. This type of fiction focus on glamour, adventure, and daring spirit of spies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/spyfi-science-fiction.php |title=Spyfi |publisher=BestScienceFictionBooks.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-24}}</ref> |
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==Definition and characteristics== |
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==Definition and characteristics== |
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Spy-fi often includes ] or super spies whose missions showcase science fiction technology including tools, equipment, and other devices.<ref>Biederman, Danny. The Incredible World of Spy-fi: Wild and Crazy Spy Gadgets, Props, and Artifacts from TV and the Movies. Chronicle Books, 2004.</ref> |
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Spy-fi can be defined as media that centers around the adventures of a protagonist (or protagonists) working as a ] or a ]. Usually, these adventures will revolve around defeating a rival superpower or singular enemy from achieving a nefarious aim. Content may include themes such as ], world destruction, ], and ]. Settings vary from outright fantasy, such as outer space or under the sea, to real but exotic locations.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} Spy-fi does not necessarily present ] 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|date=January 2017}} |
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The spy protagonist may discover in his or her investigation that a ] or ] and his secret organization are using futuristic technology to further their schemes.<ref>{{cite web|author=MI6-HQ Copyright 2016 |url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/beyond_bond/ |title=Spies + Spoofs :: MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 |publisher=Mi6-hq.com |access-date=2016-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Weiner|first1=Robert G.|last2=Whitfield|first2=B. Lynn|last3=Becker|first3=Jack|title=James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough|date=2010|publisher=Cambridge Scholars|location=Newcastle upon Tyne|isbn=978-1443822893|page=100|edition=1. publ.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Packer|first1=Jeremy|title=Secret Agents: Popular Icons Beyond James Bond|date=2009|publisher=Peter Lang|location=New York|isbn=978-0820486697|page=xi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BxRm5cnUU8C|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> Examples of these include the '']'' film series, the use of advanced scientific technologies for global influence or domination in '']'' spy novels, using ] technology to destroy the world as in '']'', ] in '']'', using a ] in '']'', a ] in '']'', or replacing world leaders with ]s in '']''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} |
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==Examples== |
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The spy ] may discover in his or her investigation that a ] or ] and his secret organisation are using futuristic technology to further their schemes. Examples of these include the '']'' film series,<ref>{{cite web|author=MI6-HQ Copyright 2016 |url=https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/beyond_bond/ |title=Spies + Spoofs :: MI6 :: The Home Of James Bond 007 |publisher=Mi6-hq.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-13}}</ref><ref>James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough by by Robert G. Weiner, B. Lynn Whitfield, Jack Becker, page 100</ref><ref>Secret Agents: Popular Icons Beyond James Bond by Jeremy Packer </ref> use of advanced scientific technologies for global influence or domination in '']'' spy novels, using ] technology to destroy the world as in '']'', ] in '']'', using a ] in ''Dick Barton Strikes Back'', a ] in ''Dick Barton at Bay'', replacing world leaders with ]s in '']'', or ] assassins in '']'' and '']''. |
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* The setting and spy protagonist may be in the future. An example of this is the ] character ], or his sometime partners and potential adversaries, ] and ]. |
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* The science fiction device may be a ] such as the ] device in '']''. |
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This list contains a variety of examples of ] media. |
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===Films and television=== |
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* '']''<ref>Britton, Wesley Alan. Spy television. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004.</ref>{{page needed|date=March 2016}} |
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* '']'' (film series)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stuller|first1=Jennifer K.|title=Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology|date=2010|publisher=I.B. Tauris & Co.|location=London|isbn=978-1845119652}}</ref>{{page needed|date=March 2016}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* Biederman D, Wallace R, Einstein S (2004). ''The Incredible World of Spy Fi''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-4224-2. |
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==References== |
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Spy-fi can be defined as media that centers around the adventures of a protagonist (or protagonists) working as a secret agent or a spy. Usually, these adventures will revolve around defeating a rival superpower or singular enemy from achieving a nefarious aim. Content may include themes such as world domination, world destruction, futuristic weapons, and gadgets. Settings vary from outright fantasy, such as outer space or under the sea, to real but exotic locations. 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.
