Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread

[cooleddie74]

That's what they think. Poor Picard. Never got to live to see his fantasy of being married to two hot women at the same time in Crusher and Laris come true.

The Candle Ghost sat and watched.

 

[Turtletrekker]

That feels like "Lazy Writing" and relying on a form of "Deus Ex Machina" instead of logical believable conclusions to a story.

I have noticed that in my experience, nine times out of 10 "lazy writing" equates to "that's not what I wanted them to do.".

 

[cooleddie74]

95 times out of 100 for me.

 

[MarcKyle1964]

95 times out of 100 for me.

They put themselves into a corner and don't want to throw all that pretty writing away. RIP the darned sheet out of the typewriter, crumple it up and repeat until you got a good story, folks.

(did my graduate coursework on a manual typewriter)

 

[cooleddie74]

Truly, the blurst of times.

 

[MarcKyle1964]

The Candle Ghost sat and watched.

"Beverly, this feels like a threesome."

 

[cooleddie74]

If they want MY viewership it had better be.

 

[Nerys Myk]

That feels like "Lazy Writing" and relying on a form of "Deus Ex Machina" instead of logical believable conclusions to a story.

No.

 

[Ovation]

did my graduate coursework on a manual typewriter

I sometimes miss my old Remington. But I don’t think anyone’s dissertation would be flawless if forced to be written at the pace of television scripts. Certainly mine wouldn’t (not that it’s shaping up to be flawless with a much longer timeframe).

 

[MarcKyle1964]

It doesn't. And it has always always always resorted to fantasy and magical explanations since the beginning.

Actually, two or three episodes of SNW have paid a bit more attention to science concepts than seven years of DS9.

But what Trek has always adopted as a baseline is the enlightenment posture that the Universe is knowable and can be understood through reason. And that's close enough to science, I suppose.

The needs of the plot outweigh the needs of the science? Oh sure, but keep it plausible AND entertaining.

I prefer hard SF like Kim Stanley Robinson, who writes a plausible and entertaining tale. Try reading 'The Lucky Strike'.

The Lucky Strike

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