What tropes in science fiction annoy you?
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Yeah that really annoyed me in Guardians Of The Galaxy. The bad guy who was so forgettable had this power yet just threw people allowing them time to recover.
Oh come on the ultimate weapon needs to charge. I mean having it ready to go at full charge would just be too logical
Maybe the villain could charge the weapon ahead of time?
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You should give his stuff a try. I would compare his work favorably with Robert Heinlein's. Try his story He Walked Around the Horses, or any of his future history stuff - if you can find the anthologies Federation or Empire they are both full of shorter stories that take place in that continuity.
Here's a good website for more info on Piper's work: http://www.zarthani.net/
Another trope that annoys me is the long lost family member ... and not even someone, like, a distant cousin. I'm talking about a sibling or child they never knew they had. In STAR TREK, we've seen this used a lot. Kirk has a son that doesn't know he's his father, Worf has a son he didn't know about, Yar has a sister, Spock has a brother (and now, an adopted sister), Picard was deceived into believing he had a long, lost son ... and you know there are many more examples. It wouldn't be so bad if it was rare that we see this, but it's used so often it's like ... STAR TREK people are kinda careless with their seed, aren't they? Just spill it anywhere and let these kids grow up dysfunctional and resentful, for our entertainment. I mean, even Sarek's not immune. My favouritist Vulcan, probably ever...!!
1) Human + bumpy forehead = Alien.
2) Explosions in the vacuum of outer space that go *BOOM*.
3) The majority of planets visited seem to have breathable atmospheres.
2) Explosions in the vacuum of outer space that go *BOOM*.
3) The majority of planets visited seem to have breathable atmospheres.
I was hoping the H was for High, as in High Beam Piper, but it isn't. It's Henry.
Often with a countdown timer added for extra drama.
Point 3 is a good one. The odds against every single planet you visit being a near perfect fit for human breathing is just too high to have it happen every single time or so it would seem. Yeah I know actors probably don't like costumes and hot spacesuit costumes that are hot to work in but yeah and would all those nice planets also be in the goldilocks zone to support human or carbon based life at all either?
In general I agree with this, but it is worth remembering the Spock never had any 'long-lost' siblings. He knew about them the whole time. He just never talked about them, which is entirely in character for him, considering he never seemed to talk about anything related to his family or youth until he was forced to.
I should have opened this up to things beyond just science fiction, I feel that limited the scope of this topic.
One trope I just noticed "The uber tough alien / monster / abberation that can't be killed conventionally" yet that same creature has a unique weakness where if it's exploited enough it can be killed. Signs I'm looking at you. Also A Quiet Place, but that movie while good really bugs me and I felt a little disappointed with the end product.
I like the movie but why would such a creature evolve? Why would nature have need of such a creature to exist?
One trope I just noticed "The uber tough alien / monster / abberation that can't be killed conventionally" yet that same creature has a unique weakness where if it's exploited enough it can be killed. Signs I'm looking at you. Also A Quiet Place, but that movie while good really bugs me and I felt a little disappointed with the end product.
I like the movie but why would such a creature evolve? Why would nature have need of such a creature to exist?
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When somebody has been transported somewhere/sometime, or they obtain some secret knowledge that can prevent universal destruction, or they have had their identity altered, and so they must spend half the movie convincing everyone else that it's true. Just get on with the story already! 
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