Co-sign that Co-sign. ----- Original Message ----- From: James Landrith Date: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:42 am Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] 'Jericho' too cynical for the times? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Co-sign. > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 10:34 AM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 'Jericho' too cynical for the times? > > > > interesting question, that touches on something I've been > thinking about > recently: when is scifi or speculative fiction too topical, > "real", or > downbeat? I asked because my younger brother last night was > telling me that > one reason he didn't like the new Battlestar Galactica was > because it was > based too much on current issues: terrorism, religious > fundamentalism, etc. > I've heard others say the same thing, including a guy who quit > watchingbecause he felt he was getting hit over the head with a > thinly-veiled satire > of our times. "I just want good outer space action without all the > socio-political stuff" he grumped. > > I've heard many others say the same, that they want their > scifi/speculativefiction to be escapist fare. They seem to want > action, explosions, great fX, > BEMs, gunfire, spaceships, scantily clad women, etc., but > please: no > depression reality intruding on their fantasy! > > I tend to favor the stuff that's topical, 'cause done right it > can be > enjoyed years later, even when the subject matter may not be > front and > center in society at that time. One of the reasons I loved B5 > and DS9 was > *because* they dealt with real life issues of racism, religion, and > politics. And in that same vein, I liked it when "Jericho" > viewed our modern > world through a lens of (perhaps cynical) reality. > For me, the best stuff--even scifi and spec fiction--tells the > "truth", or > "a" truth. So no, not too cynical for me. > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
