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Originally Posted by Siberys  Setting or Story, it doesn't matter, the fact is the name Science -Fiction-, the key word is fiction, as in not real, as in not coterminous with reality. I don't watch science fiction set or plotted shows wanting reality. I watch them to get away from reality and be entertained, which many shows including BSG, have failed to do.
Personally, I prefer plausibility over reality. With reality, the cause and effect situation compares the show (what happens in the show, the cause) with reality (what would be the result in reality, the effect), whereas plausibility keeps cause and effect simply within the show itself. Realism in shows tend to turn towards an education documentary rather than something entertaining. In SG1, I don't give a flying crap about how a hyperspace window works, I just want to know if it's faster than the enemies version and if not will it be an explosive escape.
This is why, just in my opinion, Michael Bay is a genius (except for pearl harbor). I don't care if the explosion of a building would be bigger or smaller due to the severity of the crash/bomb or what have you, all I need to know is there was an explosion, and what the characters are doing to DEAL with that explosion.
When BSG focuses on comparisons of politics, current events, or any situation, it's a realistic situation, it doesn't matter if they alter it to their story, the fact is it came from reality and I don't want to see that. THAT is why I hate most science fiction shows, as well as BSG. |
SG1 uses P90 submachine guns. It works and comes from a real setting - oh noes.
It takes place in a "contemporary" historical setting (meaning right now) and they have realistic problems with their characters - albeit simplified very much (aka dumped down) - even though they fight an alien race with their pew-pew as well.
Take the whole Replicator issue in StarGate series - and tell me that is not a "humanity inventing AI, turning on us" discussion just waiting to happen. A very common theme in Sci-fi (BSG as well). It is a storyline sprung from a realistic issue.
The entire Asgard and Goauld being Gods? Religious comments right there.
I've seen more then one show of SG1 where a character disobays orders from a superior ... well, human interest conflicts present.
And those fundamentals are actually utilized in BSG as well as they are in many other Sci-fi settings/series/movies.
So even series like SG1 and spin-offs carry their "realism" as well, although it looks very dumped down - but it is still there.