The Picard Maneuver to Memes@lemmy.ml • 10 months agoA guide to figure out if you're watching scifi or fantasy:startrek.websiteimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1608arrow-down126
arrow-up1582arrow-down1imageA guide to figure out if you're watching scifi or fantasy:startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver to Memes@lemmy.ml • 10 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareNorgurlinkfedilink3•10 months 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!linkfedilink2•10 months 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