ummthatguy@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoSome moments in BSG would give even Janeway pauselemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoNot to say those shows literally are soap operas, but they share major qualities that I dislike out of soap operas.
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoI get that. I’d still differentiate, because in soap opera, these conflicts are more caricatures, driven to the extreme. In BSG they are mostly understandable, sometimes even relatable and grounded in experiences you could make in real life.
Not to say those shows literally are soap operas, but they share major qualities that I dislike out of soap operas.
I get that. I’d still differentiate, because in soap opera, these conflicts are more caricatures, driven to the extreme. In BSG they are mostly understandable, sometimes even relatable and grounded in experiences you could make in real life.