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Old 12-13-2006, 07:18 PM
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What, and no one mentions Sphere? Not one of you mentions that movie? I am appalled. I would definitely put that one into more realistic sci-fi, just because it's so damned plausible. It's even set in modern day, and it makes sense to be. Both the movie and the book bring up a lot of good, realistic points on how humans would probably react to alien life, to the unknown.

I would also say that Stargate isn't as 'soft' as you think it is. No matter what they go out into the galaxy and do and how, those are still humans with modern human weapons and technology, trying to develop something to keep up with everyone else. Although it is simplified in explanation often, they do access and develop new technologies in a realistic way. As opposed to Star Trek, which starts out a couple hundred years in the future. One of the things about Stargate is that it has the potential to possibly be real. None of the advanced tech they mess around with is really anything they made, but they're trying. It's another example of how we might act when confronted with the unknown, too.

I'd call The 4400 sci-fi, yes. I only saw the original miniseries, but it looked good. I never know when it's on now, though.

I got bored of 2001 a half hour in and never watched the rest. Sorry. ;p I did watch The Day the Earth Stood Still, though, and I agree that one wasn't just a classic for how good it was.
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