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

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I was just a kid when these shows were around but I remember enjoying them very much. Do you know any of these? BSG the original, Space 1999, Lost in Space, Buck Rogers in the 21st century. *sighs* Good times.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Wasn't the original BSG much better? I mean, they all worked together, they had a common goal, they were friends! I hate it that these days, it's all about personal agenda and back-stabbing :(

[layne67.livejournal.com]

You know of the original one? \o/

I love the original very, very much ( Apollo! ) but I can't say whether it's better or not since I haven't really watch the remake. But I'm attempting to, because of Katee Sackhoff. I've got the first part of the miniseries downloaded!

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I do know it. I'm actually thinking of buying it on DVD. But only the old one, not the 1980, that one was quite lame. But Apollo and Starbuck were such awesome, amazing, great friends! Loved it :)