We Are Legend(s)

What do Octavia E. Butler, Richard Matheson, Douglas Trumbull and Roger Zelazny have in common? High five if you know that these folks are all masters of the science fiction genre. If you have no idea who these people are and instead spent your time trying to decide if Trumbull or Zelazny is the cooler last name, well, then, high five to you too.

Some people say science fiction is like pornography in that, you know it when you see it (there may be other comparisons, but this is neither the time, nor the place). Well, Seattle’s own Science Fiction Museum took a look at this quartet and decided that not only were they purveyors of this difficult-to-define genre, but that they were especially gifted in their craft. Just look at these credentials: Butler is the author of the acclaimed Patternist series; Trumbull created special effects for movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner; Matheson penned classics like I Am Legend; and Zelazny was even a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerer’s Guild of America.

Be on hand as this Fantastic Four are inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame this Saturday. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

And to make sure you don't go back to work to soon this afternoon, check out this video mixtape of Trumbull's still spectacular work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

JBL Theater // 325 5th Avenue North // June 26 // 4:30 - 5:30pm // Free