Yeah, many of us learned of science fiction when we were young, and enjoyed it.
I found myself picking up a new book, reading a chapter, and determining it was 'sci-fi'... rather than true science fiction.
In my mind, the difference was whether it challenged my thinking... or was cheesy...
The Jr college I went to, actually had a literature class in Science Fiction... albeit it was taught by a goofball... easy credit...
Heinlein, Clarke, Assimov, etc... all good writers of the time!
Somehow, the fantasy stuff never appealed to me... and with a very few exceptions... the stuff on the big screen and TV is just warmed over sci-fi (the cable channel is appropriately named IMO).
Now one exception to that was the BattleStar Galactica series a decade ago... while it did have too much drama for my taste (and as always on TV... an excessive amount of sexual scenes)... it was fun to watch and kept my attention. Probably the sense of adventure.
Sadly, we as a society seem to have lost our sense of wonder and creativity... replacing it with arguing over politics... however that is a different forum!
I hope some creativity emerges in the future... as current writings and movies and TV are becoming BORING!
Geez... wonder if that is why we have shops full of cool tools and gadgets... grin!