Should Scifi Take Itself So Seriously?

[Spacescifi]

 

I think scifi DOES take itself too seriously at times.

I am not saying there should be no serious dramatic scifi, what I am saying is that there is a dramatic shortage of lighthearted scifi fare.

Not everything needs to be epic, and if you must have heroism, why not include some fun humor into the mix as well?

I like the movie Sonic for that and... played it... the original game.

 

[kerbiloid]

Trying to recall a real life epic hero looking epic.

[Spacescifi]

5 hours ago, kerbiloid said:

Trying to recall a real life epic hero looking epic.

 

Happens everyday 24/7.

Boys and teenagers make heroic last stands in sports games all the time, win or lose.

Even I used to do this.

Many other ways of being heroic.

Too many to mention.

Edited April 28, 2020 by Spacescifi

[Superfluous J]

• Red Dwarf
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Galaxy Quest
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Stargate SG1

Those were just off the top of my head. Seems "lighthearted/funny scifi" is pretty well represented.

[Spacescifi]

29 minutes ago, Superfluous J said:

• Red Dwarf
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Galaxy Quest
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Stargate SG1

Those were just off the top of my head. Seems "lighthearted/funny scifi" is pretty well represented.

 

Red Dwarf is virtually unknown to many. Americans, certainly unlike the phenomenon of Dr Who.

Hitchhiker's was not very funny to me.

Guardians was not very funny either.

Perhaps having comical yet at the same time competent villains like Jim Carrey's Eggman is rare.

It certainly seems so.

Stargate played things too serious to really be funny, despite Oneil's attempts, which became boring after a while as were the goauld and other villains being incompetent to the extreme.

Seriously. I could have beat SGI myself by saturating the grass around the stargate beforehand with flammable liquid,  then light it so they cannot run back to the gate nor escape.

Wall of fire.

Easy peasy.

 

I guess I like it when villain's are hilariously overconfident AND competent. As opposed to being overconfident with zero basis for it.

Makes their eventual defeat so much more satisfying.

 

Edited April 28, 2020 by Spacescifi

[kerbiloid]

3 hours ago, Spacescifi said:

Boys and teenagers make heroic last stands in sports games all the time, win or lose.

It's not a "hero", it's just a "show off".

[Spacescifi]

28 minutes ago, kerbiloid said:

It's not a "hero", it's just a "show off".

 

Not always. There have been plenty of times I played on underdog teams where I struggled to win... not to show off, but to help them win for once.

[kerbiloid]

3 minutes ago, Spacescifi said:

 

Not always. There have been plenty of times I played on underdog teams where I struggled to win... not to show off, but to help them win for once.

What would you loose in case of defeat?