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Old 01-06-11, 01:56 PM   #11
TLAM Strike
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You're right that Star Wars doesn't deal with the effects of blasters, Death Stars and hyperspace. However, it does tell the story of a farm boy and a princess doing battle with the evil empire in a setting which includes blasters, Death Stars and hyperspace. If you take those elements out, then it would be something else.
You are getting it, now reverse that; take Holodecks, Warp Drive, Phasers out of Star Trek and what do you have left? Nothing. That has to be the test of Sci Fi, if you take the Science and Technology out of the story is there a story left?

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I've seen every TNG episode.
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Go back and watch them again... I don't think you understood them the first time...

What you said made me die a little inside.

Curious, what would you consider good sci fi on TV?
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