The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoA guide to figure out if you're watching scifi or fantasy:startrek.websiteimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1586arrow-down125
arrow-up1561arrow-down1imageA guide to figure out if you're watching scifi or fantasy:startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareNorgur@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoI separate by the mechanics at play: do supernatural things exist in places they do not exist in reality (humans doing telekinesis, mind reading for example… Or outright magic like the force)? If yes, it’s likely fantasy.
minus-squareAa!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWhere does subspace fall on this line? Stargates? The TARDIS? Sometimes the science is magical. The line is pretty fuzzy
I separate by the mechanics at play: do supernatural things exist in places they do not exist in reality (humans doing telekinesis, mind reading for example… Or outright magic like the force)? If yes, it’s likely fantasy.
Where does subspace fall on this line? Stargates? The TARDIS?
Sometimes the science is magical. The line is pretty fuzzy