my sci-fi pet peeves

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 03-14-2008, 23:33

The key thing I hate in Sci-Fi movies is the sheer luck of the main characters.

The main character when surrounded by villains always escapes somehow or discovers a flaw in the logic of the enemy in question. This just doesn't happen with minor character who always are destroyed on the spot. Any sensible villain, especially a recurring one, would be expected to learn from their mistakes, but they never do, leaving themselves vulnerable and making key mistakes in almost every episode.

I also, like Ramses II CP, really dislike the way humans seem to keep the same basic shape and form for years into the future. In all shows - even ones taking place in billions of years time, humanity is an exact clone of how it is now. You would expect us to have adapted to changes in our environment at least, but we simply haven't.

Considering how things have changed over even the past couple of million years, I'd probably even be tempted to say that in the future humans become extinct or devolve somehow allowing another creature to take the dominant position as the most intelligent organism. No sci-fi program seems to explore that possibility either (with the possible exception of Primeval). It's a pity really - I wouldn't mind seeing what the world would be like ruled/dominated by a highly evolved version of a creature already in existence today.

**Mikeus Caesar** · 03-15-2008, 02:59

The only show that does have an excuse for not modifying humans (beyond the visor for the blind guy thing) is Star Trek. If you're a complete nerd (

) then you'll know that after the eugenics wars, humanity vowed never to mess with itself inthose sorts of ways again, genetically or mechanically.

**Marshal Murat** · 03-15-2008, 03:48

I'd like to say that most sci-fi is fiction, so there's alot of deus ex machina in it, just like Stephen King or Clive Cussler. It's just that there's more possibilities with sci-fi than real life (bummer, I know).

The ships encountering other ships, unless your David Weber (excellent series), the cosmic void seems to be filled with thousands of ships full of pirates, smugglers, merchants, and renegades. All zooming about really fast, but all within sight.

The time travel paradox crazy stuff, no. It's bad when Verne does it, but he goes into the future. Now it's like taking tea.

"More 1960s dear?"
"No thanks, I'll just have some 1870s with this paradox. (chuckles)"

**Artorius Maximus** · 03-15-2008, 05:15

My favourite Sci-Fi series is Star Trek. I don't watch it as much as I used to, but I like it, it's a classic. I don't really have any problems with Sci-Fi in general, but the campiness of some can be unintentionally funny.

**Motep** · 03-15-2008, 05:32

Its a love hate realtionship.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 03-15-2008, 05:41

Originally Posted by Omanes Alexandrapolites

Any sensible villain, especially a recurring one, would be expected to learn from their mistakes, but they never do, leaving themselves vulnerable and making key mistakes in almost every episode.

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