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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 5170527" data-attributes="member: 54707">A thing can be both scientifically correct (or at least correct from our current understanding of scientific principles), and fun. But when it comes to things like sci-fi shows and what-not I think it very much depends upon the vehicle and the medium.If you had Spitfires in space (I assume they were sealed and did not use propellers for propulsion, but I don't know as I didn't see it) on a show like Star Trek (and I've seen some silly science on Star Trek) or Star Gate Universe, that would be absurd. It would be out of place. On a show like Dr. Who it would be a natural part of the shtick. It wouldn't bother me at all on Dr. Who, I'd kinda expect it. So I think it sorta depends on what the expectations were, and what the show were driving for in the episode, as well as overall.But when it comes to fiction I always try to give the show, book, film, etc. as much leeway and latitude as I think I can because after all it's only fiction, not meant to be real. It's not non-fiction, it's fiction. I might disagree with an approach, or find it silly, but I can't say as I get upset in most cases (I might if it involved something like murder or injustice, etc) because after all, it's only fiction. Then again when it comes to fiction some vehicles strive for a high degree of realism, some do not. I personally don't think Dr. Who strives for a high degree of realism. That's not the point of the show to me. The point of that show to me is not realism, but imagination. To stimulate the imagination in a free and loose way.</blockquote>

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