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You speak the truth! ^^ It really is silly sometimes how SF gets picked apart for realism...even if there isn't a single bathroom on the Enterprise.

Immersion is a funny thing...

Suspension of disbelief is great, but it shouldn't be used to excuse glaring plot holes.

The fact that Sci-Fi gets left behind as a genre in favor of "real" literature is a darn shame though.

You're awesome.

 

Marry me.

my sister is terrible about this. dad and i were watching battlestar gallatica last night and she was chewing it out...why does physics have to completely match our own?

That image in your entry sums it up.

 

Realism is okay, but fantasy and science fiction are incredible in their own rights. There's no need to bash them.

 

EDIT: Also, I should probably add that, while unrealistic scenarios are perfectly fine in fantasy stuff, the best science fiction storeis are ones with plausible technology. Now, by 'plausible', I don't mean we humans should be able to build it within a couple years. By 'plausible', I mean it's a viable possibility for technology in the future, whether it be in a decade, a century, or a millenium.

I agree to an extent. However, I will add that, when it comes to science fiction and fantasy, I prefer stories that first establish a set of basic rules that govern the universe they are set in (realistic or otherwise), and then try not to contradict those very rules. The problem with some works, particularly long, drawn-out franchises like Star Wars and Marvel and DC superheroes, is that over time they've created so many plot contradictions within their respective universes, making it hard to take them seriously.

So, while suspension of disbelief is fine, that doesn't mean authors shouldn't still try to make their stories believable, if not realistic. Because while a work doesn't need to be realistic to believable, it does need to be consistent to be believable. And consistency is something that much of fiction is sorely lacking, I'm afraid.

Yes, very true. The story must not completely depend on suspending your disbelief in order to work, but if a concept arises that is justified in that world but not in ours, believing it to be true would help to enjoy the story.

 

-CF