Re: Sci-Fi Films

rja.carnegie@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Daniel T. wrote:
>
>>In article <1124491168.022585.189750@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> "MagentaStudios" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>A light and fluffy thread ...
>>>
>>>I'm guessing that scientists both enjoy and are annoyed by sci-fi-
>>>they like science based entertainment, but dislike the blatant
>>>falsehoods or misconceptions sometimes exhibited in them.
>>>
>>>Even I, as a scientifically minded amateur, could not quite suspend
>>>disbelief for M. Night Shamalan's Signs: Aliens that can be killed by
>>>water invading this planet that is 60% covered in water, has an
>>>atmosphere made of water vapor, it constantly rains, and the dominant
>>>life forms are made out of water? What?!? If they just want to kill us,
>>>why have landing parties?!?
>>>
>>>So here is the question:
>>>
>>>What sci-fi films (mainstream Hollywood or hollywoodesque faire) or TV
>>>shows do you think had a good, solid base in science. 2001? Contact?
>>>Mars needs Women?
>>>
>>>Please, no Trekies... :)
>>
>>Babylon Five. It had FTL, but no artificial gravity...
>
>
> I think all the aliens had artificial gravity. Only we didn't.

The White Star class Minbari ships, at the least, had gravity. Seemed
like Terrans were the only ones who still had to fake it by spinning
things around.

However, at least they didn't do airplane-style "banked" turns like
every Star Trek and Star Wars space ship did. When a B5 ship wanted to
go the other way, it just spun on its axis (and pitch seemed just as
good as yaw) and applied thrusters.

> Would you count _War Games_ as science fiction?

-- Kizhe


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