Timescape, the sixth-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, is so insanely impossible on like 100 different levels, but it's just so fun to watch. It's maddening.
You really ought to give BSG a try. There are large ethical/philosophical questions: what does it mean to be human? Is it in your biology or your actions? What gives humanity the right to exist at all?
Admittedly, there is a strong operatic (not soap) quality to BSG (not as bad as the original), but the writing is good. And I enjoy the fact that Ron Moore, the creator, hates CGI scenes and tries to avoid them.
I've heard many good things about BSG, but I hated what I saw of the original, and I couldn't get into the mini-series. Between my sister's viewing habits and Travis' viewing habits, sci-fi TV scares me. Too much Andromeda and Stargate.
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Date: 2006-06-06 10:49 am (UTC)Admittedly, there is a strong operatic (not soap) quality to BSG (not as bad as the original), but the writing is good. And I enjoy the fact that Ron Moore, the creator, hates CGI scenes and tries to avoid them.
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Date: 2006-06-06 03:48 pm (UTC)