I miss old school sci-fi!

[katikat]

I miss the old days of Star Trek: Whatever and SG-1/SGA. I miss sci-fi where people were excited to explore the universe, where they were curious about what the next planet would show them, what hid under the next stone they would turn. I miss shows where people wanted to be out there, among the stars, where they couldn't wait to see more, go farther and deeper, explore the universe in all its glory.

I've never been a fan of gritty, dark shows like BSG. I know that they have their audience and why not? People's tastes differ. And it was awesome that there was a time when we got both - fun and adventure in one show and dark and grit in the next.

But these days? All sci-fi shows out there are about people who want out, who don't want to be where they are, who betray each other, who kill and maim and whatnot. The beauty of the space exploration is gone. Trust and friendship and camaraderie are gone. And it just hurts to watch it. Whatever show you take today, be it SGU, V or Caprica, their tone is ALL THE SAME - despair and darkness! And I'm tired of being served the same dish over and over again. The Star Trek reboot proved that there IS audience for campy fun - then why are we being force-fed grit over and over again?

I know that the aforementioned genre has their fans and GOOD FOR THEM! But I want variety. I want something for everyone!

*sigh* Sorry about the rant. I'm just irked by the fact that I can't find one sci-fi show - and by sci-fi I mean space ships and all, Star Trek not The X-Files - these days that I would actually like.

Comments

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more about urban fantasy. I even posted a request on GoodReads, asking about urban fantasy that are somehow different, that don't follow the same pattern of: a girl is a vampire/dhampir/werewolf/zombie/etc., she lives alone/her family died/her family doesn't want her/she hides, she meets a man/two/three and they fall in love with her, she can't decide whom she wants, she needs to kill the big bad. Lather, rinse, repeat, for Pete's sake!

I watched one whole season of Dr. Who, the one where Jack was introduced. The show seemed way too silly and the daleks were laughable, not threatening. It really didn't click for me. I preferred Torchwood but even that seemed... off for me. Maybe because I didn't like anybody there except for Jack :(

[dragonsinger.livejournal.com]

That could be it. I only liked Jack, Ianto, and Tosh, and two of those three have been killed off. *Sigh*

Give this season a try. Steven Moffatt is the showrunner now, and he's writing is very, very good.:)

Have you had any hits on your request yet?

[katikat.livejournal.com]

This is all that I received for my request: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/245565-looking-for-recommendations-new-original-premises

But it seems to me like most of the poster really didn't get my point *sigh*

[dragonsinger.livejournal.com]

Some of them made some good suggestions, but it is hard to find an urban fantasy that doesn't fit the mold in some way. I shall keep an eye out here at the library.