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| psikeyhackr | Serious Sci-Fi & Babylon 5 #1 |
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6 | Mar 30 2008, 2:29 AM EDT by psikeyhackr | |||
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Thread started: Mar 17 2008, 10:36 PM EDT
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I don't want to start a [b]Babylon 5[/b] versus [b]Star Trek[/b] debate because I am not concerned with the coolest looking space ships or the best space battles, but is there any meaningful social value to good sci-fi shows?
Just to state my position to begin with I think [b]Babylon 5[/b] is somewhat better than the best [b]Star Trek[/b], which is Deep Space 9, though there are areas in which Trek is superior. Some people accuse Star Trek of being socialist propaganda and other people like it for that: [quote]So, what, specifically, do I mean by "Star Trek socialism"? Nothing. I mean nothing specific. I mean it as an invitation to imagine, not as a definition to impose. Such is the nature of utopia--it is, above all, an exercise of the imagination, which is a core part of what makes us human. By using the term "Star Trek socialism" I want to indicate and help re-establish an alternative viewpoint that is not just valuable in itself, but also for the sorts of discussions it can generate. The viewpoint is that which we can see embodied in the United Federation of Planets, and how we can imagine ways to "Make it so," as Captain Picard would say.[/quote] http://www.myleftwing.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=354 I don't know what to call the Star Trek economy since it apparently works by magic but I think the important thing is that it portrays a future society that is significantly differnt from today's. That is what is [b]wrong[/b] with Babylon 5 as a portrayal of the future. Star Trek probably is not correct but I hardly think society will be so little changed in 250 years as is shown in B5. to be continued
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| Siona | Dune |
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1 | Mar 28 2008, 10:37 AM EDT by PsiProne | |||
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Thread started: Mar 28 2008, 2:50 AM EDT
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Should I put all the dune books, movies, etc under the same folder, or should I create separate folders for the movies, books, and non-herbert editions?
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| PsiProne | Welcome to The Sci-Fi Expo! |
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1 | Mar 28 2008, 2:59 AM EDT by Siona | |||
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Thread started: Mar 9 2008, 8:51 AM EDT
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