Re: What can a scientist in my Star Wars fan fic be research
by Serpent on February 25th, 2019, 2:20 am
I was never a fan of the Star Wars dynasty. I enjoyed the first movie for what it was: a swashbuckling adventure story. (Reminiscent of The Princess Bride, cttoi) and I liked Yoda. Then I lost interest. Too loud.
It's true that The Next Generation and Voyager used a lot of science-like jargon, without explaining any of it. The original Star Trek series hardly bothered at all: it was about the why and should of things, not the how is it done. DS 9 was more technically credible, if only because of superior graphics, without dwelling on the technology.
(I didn't have much use for the Star Trek movies - extended episodes, really - and the prequel sucked.)
Star Gate seemed to be more into science, but also more into military gear and stomping about, which I'm not, so I haven't followed it.
Babylon 5 is a complex, quite absorbing epic, in which the technology is mere background again.
Doctor Who didn't care about being believable - and didn't need to be. But Torchwood lacked the charm to carry off that cavalier attitude to reality.
Ascension was completely believable from the science pov.
Salvation started out interesting but quickly deteriorated into mayhem, intrigue and treachery - disappointing.
Fringe and X-Files were wierdly-sciency without taking it too seriously.
I can't think of a sci-fi series that was actually about the science. Some movies, like The Martian and Apollo XIII, yes, and well done. Some documentary series like Cosmos (grudgingly, I admit the remake was, too) are both entertaining and have adult science content.
But mostly, I think they're intended as entertainment, and the scientific aspect is by-the-way or fantastical. I'm okay with that, as long as they don't try to fob me off with anti-science.