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Star Trek fans have held the national stereotype of being way too rabid about things for decades but they’re probably the nicest fan base in all of science fiction and the one least likely to have a large faction of them absolutely lose it over a torpedo being fired by a woman or dumb shit like that

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    • Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Because the first series didn’t age well :( although I loved it at 10… And the second was (controversial opinion incoming) too much of a soap opera for me.

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        5 months ago

        The writers and showrunners blatantly not having a clue where the plot was going was a bigger problem for me than the soapiness.

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          It’s weird how the show just vanished. Even without all the sequels and prequels Star Wars would still have been endlessly referenced for decades after the 2nd movie. BSG is the cultural equivalent of a night of heavy drinking.

          I remember binge watching it. I remember talking to people about it but nothing this past decade

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            Even without all the sequels and prequels Star Wars would still have been endlessly referenced for decades after the 2nd movie.

            Not necessarily. Being able to stick the landing is hugely important for a series’ legacy. Game of Thrones disappeared from conversation after its disastrous final season, but would probably be fondly remembered if it had been suddenly cancelled after season five. If ROTJ had been a similar dumpster fire, Star Wars might have gone the same way.

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        5 months ago

        The second seemed like an asset rip to me. It wasn’t bad per se, it just wasn’t Battlestar Galactica.