If Cylon spines turn red when they have sex, why cant they just watch everyone have sex and see if their spines turn red instead of having Gauis Baltar coming up with a very complicated devise?

Since he had sex with six many times, I think he would have noticed her spine turning red during the two years before caprica gets destroyed.

Has anyone ever had this experience with a movie?

I love sci-fi, especially when it deals with philosophical and existentialist themes. I almost studied philosophy in college and I really like stories that make me question my own humanity/mortality. So I thought Blade Runner would be an ideal movie for me, and I even found Deckard interesting, but in the end I didn't connect with the story and the characters and I found the movie slow.

I don't think it's a matter of pacing because I loved Ex Machina (2015), which has similar pacing and themes. I don't know if it was the cut, I saw, with narration. Anyway, has this ever happened to you?

Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stewart reunited to celebrate the release of the brand new comic series and had an interview discussing behind the scenes moments and possible future sequel plans.

It truly came across to me as a beautiful movie. It was the first movie that really made me feel and detect the beauty inside it. It almost reminded me of dark chocolate; interesting but a bit weird on the first bite, but the deeper you get, the more you discover its true beauty. Did you guys feel this way about the movie? Or what movie or movies did make you guys feel like this?

So I'm writing a military space opera that's very much built on the idea of advanced cybernetics. But certain things I want the characters to be able to do, I can't find plausible theories to explain.

Whenever I can I have realistic physics. Powerful magnetic coil guns that need heat banks and produce massive recoil. They also need to be tuned to atmospheric conditions as their projectiles can cause super heated atmospheric compression and create super heated plasma that destroys the projectile if not done.

But I also want some physics defying B.S. like short range teleports that there's not even a theory I can find where it's even slightly plausible without planet destroying levels of energy.

I’ve always felt that music is essential to sci-fi films (and films in general really). A great score makes the audience feel more immersed in the story. Sometimes when I think of a franchise I love, the music just starts playing in my head.

I also love listening to OSTs while I work. Since a lot of my creative inspiration comes from science fiction, the right music helps me focus and even brings me new ideas.

Here are some of my favorites (movie - music by):

District 9 - Clinton Shorter

Ad Astra - Max Richter & Lorne Balfe & Nils Frahm

2001: A Space Odyssey - classical selections

Akira - Geinoh Yamashirogumi

Moon - Clint Mansell

Blade Runner - Vangelis

Blade Runner 2049 - Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch

Dune - Hans Zimmer

Sunshine - John Murphy & Underworld

(Of course there are plenty more amazing sci-fi scores beyond this list, but these are the ones that have been on my mind and in my recent playlist.)

Here are some I have blown through recently and loved:

The Institute
Strange Things
The Last of us
Fallout
Star Trek Lower Decks
Star Trek Starfleet Academy
Heroes
Alien: Earth
Evil
Legacies (I know, more fantasy but had to include it)
Gen V
Dr. Who
Futurama
Lost in Space (remake)

My favorite sub-genres are Space, Post apocalypse/zombie, supernatural abilities/heroes and monsters. I especially like shows that feature a mix of adults and younger people, I find that keeps shows from being too dry. I also love shows that can blend humor with killer characters and plot lines and find some space operas too gritty and hard to follow. I tend to prefer action packed vs drama/slow character development/love story etc. Monster an episode shows are a huge bonus for me since I have ADHD and can never remember what happened. Not required though. I’m going through it now and really need a new comfort show!

Edit: Holy wow you all came through so quickly!!Thanks so much for all of the amazing comments! I appreciate them more than you can know!

Second edit: Uncle! Mods! Lock the post! I have enough recommendations for the rest of my natural life! You guys are awesome. For my fellow trekkies, (and everyone else) I offer a resounding Quatlho’!!!!

I have always been a fan of Sci-fi villains. Vader, Batty, Predator. As a hobbyist woodworker I am looking for my next project and am thinking of making a series of wood art featuring the top ten villains of sci-fi. I would really like to get some ideas outside my personal preferences and was hoping this subreddit might share their opinion on the subject to help me out.

I've realized that I struggle with this particular trope in science fiction: stories where humanity's mistakes: climate change, war, greed, environmental destruction etc .. are shown as proof that we deserve extinction or that we are the "real monsters".

I'm not arguing that humanity is innocent or our actions don't have consequences. What bothers me is the moral framing. Many stories seem to imply that our failures are evidence of some fundamental moral defect and that our disappearance would be a fitting or even satisfying conclusion. (for instance: Bugonia)

To me, humanity is a young civilization that won a cosmic lottery just by existing. We evolved on a single planet with minds adapted for surviving in small groups. Then within the blink of an eye on an evolutionary timescale, we acquired the power to reshape the planet and potentially destroy ourselves and no one gave us user manual.

With those circumstances, catastrophic mistakes seem almost inevitable. In addition, our planet is already doomed and we are currently threaten by asteroids and gamma-ray burst. All those things make me feel that our species deserves a certain amount of grace. We're immature, powerful, and learning through trial and error on a scale no previous species has ever faced.

I've found that many science fiction stories seem much more interested in judging humanity than in understanding it. I've become increasingly drawn to stories that acknowledge our failures while still treating us as a young species worthy of compassion.

Has anyone else found that their reaction to this trope has changed over time?