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Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 5:27 pm
by technobabbler
As the topic says...throw out legitimate ideas that should be explored but won't because it'll be too controversial for TV.
Example: With Bortus from the Orville, Bortus discovers that the child is a girl (versus the species norm of being asexual). Therefore Bortus + spouse ask Dr. Finn to abort the egg, purely because of the sex. Dr. Finn refuses. Drama ensues.
Half of the internet loses its shit because it's a pro-life episode. Half the internet loses its shit because it's pro-choice. Half the internet loses its shit because it's an anti-LBGTQ episode.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:45 pm
by BridgeConsoleMasher
Climate change.
You can't even bring it up without hearing a Republican clap back that it's really cold in some place and also that it's a natural phenomena that we have no control over. Sadly we all have to pay.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:31 pm
by bronnt
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:45 pm
Climate change.
You can't even bring it up without hearing a Republican clap back that it's really cold in some place and also that it's a natural phenomena that we have no control over. Sadly we all have to pay.
It's not TV, but they did make a whole freaking movie about it. It's called "The Day After Tomorrow." And there's tons of movies showing some kind of apocalyptic future following an ecological collapse. I don't follow enough tv shows to provide examples, but I'd wager someone has tackled climate change somewhere. There was that show "Terra Nova" that I thought was especially focused on environmental stuff (never watched it though.)
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:33 pm
by Yukaphile
Abortion. OMG, the Internet would just... break.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:15 pm
by BridgeConsoleMasher
bronnt wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:31 pm
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:45 pm
Climate change.
You can't even bring it up without hearing a Republican clap back that it's really cold in some place and also that it's a natural phenomena that we have no control over. Sadly we all have to pay.
It's not TV, but they did make a whole freaking movie about it. It's called "The Day After Tomorrow." And there's tons of movies showing some kind of apocalyptic future following an ecological collapse. I don't follow enough tv shows to provide examples, but I'd wager someone has tackled climate change somewhere. There was that show "Terra Nova" that I thought was especially focused on environmental stuff (never watched it though.)
Well look what happened to Al Gore. That movie of his nearly ruined his reputation.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:43 pm
by Antiboyscout
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:46 pm
by BridgeConsoleMasher
There was that alternative fiction show that the Game of Thrones guys were gonna make involving slavery still being around today. And yeah I think it was cancelled.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:58 pm
by technobabbler
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:46 pm
There was that alternative fiction show that the Game of Thrones guys were gonna make involving slavery still being around today. And yeah I think it was cancelled.
oh ya, forgot about that. too bad.
TV hasn't had anything really about slavery since Roots. And that was 40? years ago. with Geordi LaForge!
unless I'm forgetting something.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:04 pm
by MissKittyFantastico
Eh, half the internet is in a perpetual state of nuts anyway, and if you sugarcoat issues they'll just pretend it was OTT and flip out regardless. If you're going to be shouted at anyway, might as well just damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead.
My pet idea at the moment is for Flutterina to be trans in the new She-Ra series. I don't know if you'd do the transformation plotline from the original where she gets turned into Flutterina by a magic coccoon, but was a boy to start with, or just have her powers be because she's a Princess and Adora's confused because the Horde taught her the place is ruled by a prince and Glimmer and Bow are like, yeah, that's her - the show's writers would probably have a much better feel for how to frame it, I just think it'd be fun.
Re: Topics that'll never be on TV sci-fi because half of the internet would go nuts....
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:27 pm
by BridgeConsoleMasher
technobabbler wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:58 pm
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:46 pm
There was that alternative fiction show that the Game of Thrones guys were gonna make involving slavery still being around today. And yeah I think it was cancelled.
oh ya, forgot about that. too bad.
TV hasn't had anything really about slavery since Roots. And that was 40? years ago. with Geordi LaForge!
unless I'm forgetting something.
Django Unchained (as a movie) was pretty stark on the matter, but Tarantino's just kind of a topic in himself.