I was interested to see someone actually liked Battlestar Gallactica
Many books or films/tv can have differing significance to different
people and perhaps even bad material can be important in a persons
development
I saw BG when I was 19. Previously I had enjoyed any SF. Star Trek had hooked
me and I was hungry for any SF. Star Wars burst onto the scene and set new
standards. We may argue but I feel that for all its faults SW must rank
as one of the most influential SF films of all time.
My debt to BG is that when I saw it I was instantly able to grasp that
it was a ludicrous piece of space opera - poor storyline, terrible characters,
bad actors and reasonable spec effects - that had jumped on the SW bandwagon.
This is destructive criticism but I felt pleased when I realised I could
differentiate between good and bad SF movies.
In my early teens I enjoyed the Gor series of books and they made me
hungry for more SF/fantasy. More books meant more of the same but also
unearthed some wonderful nuggets such as Zelazny, Brian Aldiss,Mike Moorcock.
A quick glance at the Gor books later in life sent them quickly to the charity
shop and I hope never to see them again but I still have a fondness for
that stage when a wide variety hooked me to SF/fantasy.
I suppose the moral of the story is any rubbish can have an important
place in your development as long as its not your nirvhana.
Carl.
ps is there a difference between SF and S/F ????
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