i.e do you prefer:

  • technically grounded and plausible science elements (e.g The Martian)

or

  • stuff so fantastical that it doesn’t even warrant trying to explain it (Dr Who, some Marvel/DC stuff, Star Wars)

Another way to look at this would be Sci-Fi versus Science Fantasy, perhaps.

  • Old-School Sci-Fi like HG Wells centers around a core scientific idea and the consequences arising from that,

whereas

  • Science Fantasy (more prevalent nowadays) only looks to science - or the impression of some science - to serve the fantasy devices it uses.

So which is better?

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
    4·
    16 days ago

    I’m all in on military science fiction grounded in near-future tech and greebly space ships. However I’m a sucker for stories where the actual “sci fi” is just a backdrop for a more nuanced human story, like “Dr Bloodmoney”. Rather than just stories where the sci fi itself is driving the story.

    Can’t stand shops that have a combined “Sci Fi / fantasy” section. These are different ends of the spectrum and I am completely uninterested in fantasy fiction

    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      16 days ago

      greebly

      Greebles, also called greeblies (singular: greebly)[1] or nurnies, are small relief details used to give visual complexity to a model. The act of decorating a model with greebles is known as greebling. While greebling originated as a technique in filmmaking, it is commonly used in model-making, toy design, and kitbashing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeble

      I think the Expanse almost finds the perfect balance.

        • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
          1·
          15 days ago

          the reimangined series is too drama based, more than the original series, its the showrunners inteference into the series, he wanted a messianic arc to the show, as he is allegedly a christian himself.