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probably my biggest beef with most TV sifi/fantasy/super hero stuff is because you have to suspend disbelief that this somehow gives the writers carte blanche to write the dumbest plots and the most stupid characters imaginable
I think you have to differentiate between hard science fiction and soft science fiction, where hard science fiction is generally consistent when it comes to the laws of physics.
No, I disagree. It’s nothing at all to do with hard or soft SF, it’s all to do with good writing. I’ve read some of the classic hard SF authors who are appallingly bad at plots and characters. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that the bulk of books in the SF&F section in a bookshop will have ‘dumbest plotting’ and ‘most stupid characters’. That’s why they are often seen as juvenile. (And why Iain Banks wasn’t!)
I’ve worked my way through many recent 700 word novels only to find a Deus Ex-Machina ending. Or worse, no ending because the author’s writing a never-ending series. But that’s a separate point. (Or is it? Have James S Corey managed to finish their series? 🤔 )
they managed to justify the sound of spaceships exploding because the gasses would expand away from the explosions and a microphone would pick up the ‘sound’ wave.
They should be able hear stars sizzling as well then? 😁
Ooohh.. I didn’t like the look of altered Carbon when first release, then gave it a go. Awesome! Well worth watching but too short, hope there’s a season2.
Just seen an ad for Season 2 coming soon....
Anyone watched Night flyers?
I quite enjoyed it, something a bit different to the usual sci-fi story lines...
So this thread got me into the expanse a couple of weeks ago. Binge watched series 1, about 5 episodes into series 2 and still loving it.
Like bsg, it has a great mix of political intrigue and space battles, with some genuine suspense.
The new lost in space wasn't bad but series 1 was better than 2.
Finished Season 4 the other night, reckon watching episodes 1, 9, and 10 would have kept the main story arc going. The rest, though i enjoyed them felt like a sub story. Roll on season 5.
Watched s1 - it's pretty good
Read the books up to the end of about s3
Watched half of s2 and got bored
Tried s3 of the back of this thread - much better than s2
Now on s4ep4 - starting to get annoying again but I think I'll stick with it as I don't know the plot
For me I think there is only so much Holden you can take in one go. Its the same in the books. He is too bland and wholesome compared to the setting and the other characters eg amos, ashford (who is way more entertaining in this than the books), 'the investigator'; even bobbi's got more going on.
Anyone watched Picard yet?
I'm a little way into series 2 and I think I'm going to give up. Visuals are nice, but the acting is poor and the storytelling is tedious and anticlimactic. It would be great if they kept the same plotlines but half the runtime.
Anyone watched Picard yet?
it doesnt start until tomorrow?
it doesnt start until tomorrow?
Doesn't it? I saw it in the list and assumed it started already, guess that was the trailer
Yeah, they dropped a new preview trailer thing just recently I believe.
Further reading:
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/picard-amazon-24th-jan-spoilers/
I'm a big fan of the first three series and am late catching up and am only on ep4 of the fourth series, but I definitely feel like it's lost something. A few annoyances, Avarasala has gone from being one of my favourite characters to an unwatchably overacted parody of herself and her husband had gone from cuddly grandpa to intergalactic superstud. Oh and knifey mcknifeface is just playing exactly the same character again.