Spy-fi (subgenre)

Spy-fiis asubgenreofspy fictionthat includes elements ofscience fiction,and is often associated with theCold 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

Spy-fi can be defined as media that centers around the adventures of a protagonist (or protagonists) working as asecret agentor aspy.Usually, these adventures will revolve around defeating a rival superpower or singular enemy from achieving a nefarious aim. Content may include themes such asworld domination,world destruction,futuristic weapons,andgadgets.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 presentespionageas 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 amad scientistorevil geniusand his secret organization are using futuristic technology to further their schemes.^[7]^[8]^[9]Examples of these include theJames Bondfilm series, the use of advanced scientific technologies for global influence or domination inThe Baronessspy novels, usingspace traveltechnology to destroy the world as inKiss the Girls and Make Them Die,weather controlinOur Man Flint,using asonic weaponinDick Barton Strikes Back,adeath rayinDick Barton at Bay,or replacing world leaders withevil twinsinIn Like Flint.^{[citation needed]}

Examples

Films and television

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(TV series)^[10]
Alias(TV series)
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)
Spy Kids
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

References

^"Spy Fi Shelf".Goodreads.com.Retrieved2016-05-03.
^Danesi, Marcel (2012).Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives(2nd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated. p.76.ISBN 9781442217836.
^"Relive decades of spy-fi with an epic retrospective on James Bonds' sci-fi gadgets".Blastr. 2015-11-06.Retrieved2016-03-13.
^"Spy-fi is just around the corner".Tor.com. 2009-11-06.Retrieved2016-03-13.
^Sexton, Max."Celluloid Television: The Action Adventure Genre of the 1960s".Dandelion.Retrieved4 May2016.
^"Spyfi".BestScienceFictionBooks.com.Retrieved2016-03-24.
^MI6-HQ Copyright 2016."Spies + Spoofs:: MI6:: The Home Of James Bond 007".Mi6-hq.com.Retrieved2016-03-13.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Weiner, Robert G.; Whitfield, B. Lynn; Becker, Jack (2010).James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough(1. publ. ed.). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. p. 100.ISBN 978-1443822893.
^Packer, Jeremy (2009).Secret Agents: Popular Icons Beyond James Bond.New York: Peter Lang. p. xi.ISBN 978-0820486697.Retrieved2 May2016.
^{{cite https://web.archive.org/web/20150322164531/http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-mark-waid-shield-original-sin-annual-cyclops-layman-death-of-wolverine-next-big-thing/_(comic_book) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (comic book)}}
^Stuller, Jennifer K. (2010).Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology.London: I.B. Tauris & Co.ISBN 978-1845119652.
^Avam, Elizabeth; Hoskin, Dave (2004). "TV Eye".Metro Magazine(141): 158.
^Britton, Wesley (2004).Spy Television.Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group.ISBN 0275981630.
^Biederman, Danny (2004).The Incredible World of Spy-fi: Wild and Crazy Spy Gadgets, Props, and Artifacts from TV and the Movies.San Francisco: Chronicle Books.ISBN 081184224X.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^fFalksen, GD (November 6, 2009)."Spy-fi is just around the corner".Tor.com.RetrievedMay 29,2021.
^Anders, Charlie Jane (7 August 2012)."10 Best Spy-Fi Movies of All Time".io9.Retrieved2016-05-18.
^Sherlock, Ben (March 11, 2023)."Tenet's Ending, Explained".Game Rant.RetrievedNovember 23,2023.
^Ison, Blake (August 27, 2020)."'Tenet' Ushers in a New Era of "Spy-Fi"".MovieBabble.RetrievedNovember 23,2023.
^Rossignol, Jim (2009-04-14).""Spy-Fi": Global Agenda Footage ".Rock Paper Shotgun.Retrieved2017-05-17.

[1] "Spy Fi Shelf".Goodreads.com.Retrieved2016-05-03.

[2] Danesi, Marcel (2012).Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives(2nd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated. p.76.ISBN 9781442217836.

[3] "Relive decades of spy-fi with an epic retrospective on James Bonds' sci-fi gadgets".Blastr. 2015-11-06.Retrieved2016-03-13.

[4] "Spy-fi is just around the corner".Tor.com. 2009-11-06.Retrieved2016-03-13.

[5] Sexton, Max."Celluloid Television: The Action Adventure Genre of the 1960s".Dandelion.Retrieved4 May2016.

[6] "Spyfi".BestScienceFictionBooks.com.Retrieved2016-03-24.

[7] MI6-HQ Copyright 2016."Spies + Spoofs:: MI6:: The Home Of James Bond 007".Mi6-hq.com.Retrieved2016-03-13.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] Weiner, Robert G.; Whitfield, B. Lynn; Becker, Jack (2010).James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough(1. publ. ed.). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. p. 100.ISBN 978-1443822893.

[9] Packer, Jeremy (2009).Secret Agents: Popular Icons Beyond James Bond.New York: Peter Lang. p. xi.ISBN 978-0820486697.Retrieved2 May2016.

[10] {{cite https://web.archive.org/web/20150322164531/http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-mark-waid-shield-original-sin-annual-cyclops-layman-death-of-wolverine-next-big-thing/_(comic_book) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (comic book)}}

[11] Stuller, Jennifer K. (2010).Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology.London: I.B. Tauris & Co.ISBN 978-1845119652.

[12] Avam, Elizabeth; Hoskin, Dave (2004). "TV Eye".Metro Magazine(141): 158.

[13] Britton, Wesley (2004).Spy Television.Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group.ISBN 0275981630.

[Biederman-14] Biederman, Danny (2004).The Incredible World of Spy-fi: Wild and Crazy Spy Gadgets, Props, and Artifacts from TV and the Movies.San Francisco: Chronicle Books.ISBN 081184224X.

[falksen-15] Falksen, GD (November 6, 2009)."Spy-fi is just around the corner".Tor.com.RetrievedMay 29,2021.

[16] Anders, Charlie Jane (7 August 2012)."10 Best Spy-Fi Movies of All Time".io9.Retrieved2016-05-18.

[sherlock-17] Sherlock, Ben (March 11, 2023)."Tenet's Ending, Explained".Game Rant.RetrievedNovember 23,2023.

[ison-18] Ison, Blake (August 27, 2020)."'Tenet' Ushers in a New Era of "Spy-Fi"".MovieBabble.RetrievedNovember 23,2023.

[19] Rossignol, Jim (2009-04-14).""Spy-Fi": Global Agenda Footage ".Rock Paper Shotgun.Retrieved2017-05-17.

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