Make It So!

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Ever since I started watching Stargate Atlantis I've realised something: God, I love Science Fiction.

It never occured to me just how much I love that genre until I started watching SGA, the first sci-fi programme in years - and I literally had this "Thank God, finally a new Sci-Fi programme to watch." feeling. Would certainly explain why I always loved seaQuest and Star Trek. And stuff like Star Wars ALTHOUGH I'm not quote sure whether that isn't actually fantasy only in space.

I guess I find it so intriguing because it deals with what one day could be, or what lies out there in the universe, and that's thoughts I've been playing with ever since I was a kid. The thought that some of these things might be possible one day. How our society's going to change, for the good or the bad. How OTHER societies might be like. How not everything we claim is right naturally is. And because there's this component that we're not as special as we think, because there's maybe people far more advanced than we are.

And I love to see different people's visions. May it be utopias like Star Trek, where Earth is pretty much united and the enemy is out there, or dystopias like Firefly. I love the Stargate universe, where there's this gate to other worlds, other planets. And who's to say stuff like that don't actually exist, somewhere? Just because we say it's impossible it doesn't have to be.

Probably that's why I like Sci-Fi more than Fantasy. Fantasy always has this "But it never really WAS like that" touch to it wheras Sci-Fi is more real so to speak because it deals with things that one day might happen. Sci-fi is usually being regarded as something for nerds and geeks while I think, it's mostly for people who like to reflect on their own world...

It's just - fascinating, to quote Mr Spock here. :-)

P.S. And I need to watch Babylon 5

P.P.S: Started Stargate SG-1 a couple of days ago. Am now already on season two. *clears throat* Yeah.

P.P.P.S: GIP

Comments

[astri13.livejournal.com]

I soak everything Sci-Fi up like a sponge. And I too love to imagine that one day some of these things like Space travel might be real. It gives one hope for mankind.

And stuff like Star Wars ALTHOUGH I'm not quote sure whether that isn't actually fantasy only in space.

Oh I love SW. But it IS one of the hardest things to categorize. It`s a bit of a western in space but with fantasy elements. I guess the best would be modern fairytale since the basic story is very much young hero with magical powers saves princess with the help of scoundrel and wizard, battles against dark wizard etc. Only the setting makes it futuristic.
That said I`d sell my family for a real, functioning lightsaber. *g*

P.S. And I need to watch Babylon 5

You never watched it? Then you definitely should. It was confusing at times but great TV.

What about Farscape? The first two seaons were rocky IMO and it had some of the weirdest episodes/scenes ever but also the bravest. Once I got into it I loved it.

And do you watch BSG, the new show I mean? It`s one of the best shows I`ve seen in the last years.

[airefanya.livejournal.com]

Babylon 5 habe ich eine Zeitlang auch sehr gerne geguckt, war imho besser als DS9. Und wenn du Science Fiction so gerne magst, dann lies doch mal Dune... ;p

[shironezumi.livejournal.com]

I grew up with science-fiction and couldn't live without it. At least not for long.^^
I loved the first (two?) seasons of SeaQuest; and Babylon 5 is great either.^^ Commander Ivanova is sooo snarky.

And I'd say Star Wars IS fantasy taking place in space.^^

[lucius-admirer.livejournal.com]

hach, SG1. lang lang ists her :( Irgendwie hab ich schon von der achten Staffel kaum was gesehen und von der neunten gar nichts (meeeh! will Jack !!!). Da geht man auf eine Stargate-Convention und danach schaut man kein SG mehr. Schon seltsam xD Aber ich werde mir jetzt die 10te Staffel Eps schauen *vorgenommen hat*