What Motivates Us To Watch Sci-Fi?

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What Motivates Us To Watch Sci-Fi?

Postby doctorp on Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:58 pm

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Postby spudthedestroyer on Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:26 am

I think a different perspective is what puts people off scifi? and why are people that are perceived as technical / more intelligent (geeks) apparantly more open to it? :googley:
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Postby Black on Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:53 pm

I don't know what puts people of Sci-Fi, mabe it is that a Science fiction writer can write about just about anything were as other genres are quite limited in focus.

1984 and 2001 for example are completely different.
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Postby SadGeezer on Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:54 am

Personally, it's the 'gratuitous'!

Everything from special effects to tit's and ass. The thing is, in sci fi I can get as close to escapism and realistically possible, it can push my buttons and make me feel that littlle bit less comfortable.

Non sci fi like Sopranos on the other hand is too realistic, it's a soap opera with boobs and guns, there isn't much to surprise or make me think (it's still bloody great by the way - I'm a big fan).

Films like 12 Monkeys, Kin Dza Dza, LotR and American Astronaut - series like Aeon Flux, FLCL, LEXX, Babylon 5 and MPD-Psycho all push the boundaries and make life (for me anyway) that little bit richer.
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Postby mxyzptlk on Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:09 pm

it's all my dads fault, he took me along to the first star wars 30 years ago :mrgreen:
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Postby Jynks on Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:45 pm

mxyzptlk wrote:it's all my dads fault, he took me along to the first star wars 30 years ago :mrgreen:


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