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pseudohistorian

An Earthling's a Creature as Plain as Can Be

Apr 30, 2009 14:48

I've been getting more and more wrapped up in anticipation for Star Trek over the past few weeks, reading or watching everything I can connected to the movie (while, paradoxically, trying to keep myself from being completely spoiled)--whether that means the official clips released so far; Countdown, the official comic prequel to the film, and the ( Read more... )

trek rewatched and reconsidered, timelines

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lampbane April 30 2009, 20:38:15 UTC

When I was younger I always preferred the episodes of sci-fi shows that dealt with the somewhat familiar - something about the whole "exploring space" thing I found lonely and perhaps a bit frightening. I wonder if others ever felt that way, and that's perhaps why shows like that try to "touch base" as much as possible.

(And you've reminded me... 6 years and I still haven't updated the Transmet timeline. I'm never updating my HP timeline, BTW; too much work for something others have done much better.)

pseudohistorian May 1 2009, 11:59:47 UTC

When I was younger I always preferred the episodes of sci-fi shows that dealt with the somewhat familiar - something about the whole "exploring space" thing I found lonely and perhaps a bit frightening.

So, in the Star Trek context, does that mean you had a problem with the very premise of Voyager, more so than the other series?

Are there particular sci-fi series which you felt were better/worse at sticking with the familiar as opposed to the exotic...?

(And you've reminded me... 6 years and I still haven't updated the Transmet timeline.

I thought you mentioned a while ago that you were planning to update it...

I'm never updating my HP timeline, BTW; too much work for something others have done much better.)

Fair enough, but you should at least keep it online--there are enough disappearing timelines (and resultant dead links) showing up on the site already. :(

lampbane May 1 2009, 18:42:53 UTC

So, in the Star Trek context, does that mean you had a problem with the very premise of Voyager, more so than the other series?

Well, when I say "when I was younger" I am thinking of young-young, like kid-young and not teenager-young. I'm not at the point where I can say things like "back when I was a wee bairn" and mean high school era.

Voyager came out when I was 14/15. But I do admit I did not enjoy the isolation as much, and I HATED any episode that dealt with spacial phenomenons rather than aliens. I think I still do. It occurs to me just now I might have had the same problem with Stargate: Atlantis at first, and only really enjoyed it once they were back under the command umbrella of the SGC.

Of course, that logic means I'm going to utterly HATE Stargate: Continuum. I hope not; I'd hate to see SG experience the same decline that Star Trek did.

I thought you mentioned a while ago that you were planning to update it...

Busy. I should make that a weekend project, but not this weekend, as I am... busy.

Fair enough, but you ( ... )