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Regarding Sci-fi: Do you prefer it to lean more into the Sci element or the Fi element? (sh.itjust.works)
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i.e do you prefer:

  • technically grounded and plausible science elements (e.g The Martian)

or

  • stuff so fantastical that it doesn't even warrant trying to explain it (Dr Who, some Marvel/DC stuff, Star Wars)

Another way to look at this would be Sci-Fi versus Science Fantasy, perhaps.

  • Old-School Sci-Fi like HG Wells centers around a core scientific idea and the consequences arising from that,

whereas

  • Science Fantasy (more prevalent nowadays) only looks to science - or the impression of some science - to serve the fantasy devices it uses.

So which is better?

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[–] 4 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

I'm all in on military science fiction grounded in near-future tech and greebly space ships. However I'm a sucker for stories where the actual "sci fi" is just a backdrop for a more nuanced human story, like "Dr Bloodmoney". Rather than just stories where the sci fi itself is driving the story.

Can't stand shops that have a combined "Sci Fi / fantasy" section. These are different ends of the spectrum and I am completely uninterested in fantasy fiction

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    greebly

    Greebles, also called greeblies (singular: greebly)[1] or nurnies, are small relief details used to give visual complexity to a model. The act of decorating a model with greebles is known as greebling. While greebling originated as a technique in filmmaking, it is commonly used in model-making, toy design, and kitbashing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeble

    I think the Expanse almost finds the perfect balance.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Fan of Stargate SG-1?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Oh absolutely. SG-1 is my favourite tv show of all time.

    Battlestar Galactica is good too.

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