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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7573271" data-attributes="member: 177">There is a spectrum.&nbsp; Zero logic would not create a comprehensive narrative.&nbsp; With respect, explicitly stated basic durations ought to make sense.&nbsp; Especially *when the writers keep bringing them up*.&nbsp; I have no issue with things the authors don't bother to mention.&nbsp; In Babylon 5, for example, they don't tell you how their ship drives function.&nbsp; By in large, science has almost no impact upon the show, because they don't talk about the science, and it all works out fine.It grates when they bring up a thing that ought to be consistent, but we have to struggle to make them work out.&nbsp; If they never mentioned how long these things took, we could and would take it that things simply happened in the order presented, and the gaps could vary as needed for the narrative.&nbsp; But *THEY* brought up the duration in a unit.&nbsp; Not us.If they mention them, repeatedly in the text, I assume they do care.&nbsp; If they didn't care, they shouldn't have brought it up.&nbsp; Writing 101 - don't write yourself into a corner with details that impinge upon the plotline, but are not actually intended to be relevant.&quot;Just enjoy what is presented, but, for heaven's sake, don't *THINK* about it!&quot;&nbsp; Because we are here for *mindless* fun.&nbsp; Thinking, in sci-fi?&nbsp; Never!&nbsp; {/sarcasm}</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7573271, member: 177"] There is a spectrum. Zero logic would not create a comprehensive narrative. With respect, explicitly stated basic durations ought to make sense. Especially *when the writers keep bringing them up*. I have no issue with things the authors don't bother to mention. In Babylon 5, for example, they don't tell you how their ship drives function. By in large, science has almost no impact upon the show, because they don't talk about the science, and it all works out fine. It grates when they bring up a thing that ought to be consistent, but we have to struggle to make them work out. If they never mentioned how long these things took, we could and would take it that things simply happened in the order presented, and the gaps could vary as needed for the narrative. But *THEY* brought up the duration in a unit. Not us. If they mention them, repeatedly in the text, I assume they do care. If they didn't care, they shouldn't have brought it up. Writing 101 - don't write yourself into a corner with details that impinge upon the plotline, but are not actually intended to be relevant. "Just enjoy what is presented, but, for heaven's sake, don't *THINK* about it!" Because we are here for *mindless* fun. Thinking, in sci-fi? Never! {/sarcasm} [/QUOTE]

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