In the 1920's the legendary editor Hugo Gernsback formally began to define science fiction as a literary genre of its own.
Today there is certainly more to science fiction and fantasy.
Not only do many readers of science fiction produce their own amateur publications called fanzines , but science fiction and fantasy have become very big in the media. Television has also seen its fair share of success with such recent shows as Babylon 5 and The Adventures of Hercules . The science fiction and fantasy community is far from passive entertainment. While many choose to just read or watch others are more active. Many are involved with the amateur fanzines and others with conventions .