say that it's turned from science-fiction into "soap opera".
And that's what I like about it!
I rather sense they don't like characters having any depth/inner lives.
If they didn't have inner lives, I'd be giving them inner lives in fanfic. Or, more acurately, I'd probably not be watching at all. I love having all this to speculate and ponder.
Sad to say, but it confirms the stereotype about the sort of sf fans who work in computing, as emotionally frozen.
That is sad to say! It explains why I'm not generally excited over classic SF, too. Seems dry to me. I felt a moment of revelation when I was part of an OSFS meeting once where we discussed 'why we like science fiction'. Most of the other fans loved the 'sense of wonder' they get from stories about the future, or outer space. My 'sense of wonder' comes much more from history - I like SF for other reasons. Often the characters and philosophical ideas, not so much the science or the settings.
Then there's also that people don't much like change, so if a program you like is changed, you may not like it so much.
Or you like it for reasons that are no longer valid. So what attracts me to the show could well be disincentive for old-time fans.
I sometimes find this reflected when reading various LJ commentaries.
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Date: 2007-07-03 12:59 pm (UTC)And that's what I like about it!
I rather sense they don't like characters having any depth/inner lives.
If they didn't have inner lives, I'd be giving them inner lives in fanfic. Or, more acurately, I'd probably not be watching at all. I love having all this to speculate and ponder.
Sad to say, but it confirms the stereotype about the sort of sf fans who work in computing, as emotionally frozen.
That is sad to say! It explains why I'm not generally excited over classic SF, too. Seems dry to me. I felt a moment of revelation when I was part of an OSFS meeting once where we discussed 'why we like science fiction'. Most of the other fans loved the 'sense of wonder' they get from stories about the future, or outer space. My 'sense of wonder' comes much more from history - I like SF for other reasons. Often the characters and philosophical ideas, not so much the science or the settings.
Then there's also that people don't much like change, so if a program you like is changed, you may not like it so much.
Or you like it for reasons that are no longer valid. So what attracts me to the show could well be disincentive for old-time fans.
I sometimes find this reflected when reading various LJ commentaries.