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?
Fan of Stargate SG-1?
Oh absolutely. SG-1 is my favourite tv show of all time.
Battlestar Galactica is good too.
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.