My main problem withDark Matter is the manufactured crew conflict. The writers had the same problem with the first 1.5 seasons of Stargate Universe. There are plenty of external threats but the show’s storytelling engine stays stuck in neutral due to crew bickering, which isn’t compelling. I don’t care that Three…

Jokes aside, it is rather unlikely that the government owns the house.

For me, the show has to be engaging, but not too serious. I loved BSG or The West Wing, but I couldn’t watch more than 2-3 episodes at a time. Mortal Dictata mentioned SG-1 and SG:A, which are perfect.

Spot on. Serious binge watching requires a show that is engaging but not deathly serious. At least it does for me.

the SR-71 was claimed to have hit 2,700 MPH

Nicole Kidman?

Despite the quality of the other novel finalists, The Time Machine would have swept the awards ballot.

Again, what about the wider perspective? Earth will become inhospitable at some point. For the species to survive, humans must settle off earth.

Fair point. Robots are good as advance scouts. However they are not humans on other planets.

In the finished film, the filmmakers did put some lightning into the background of the scene, but Watney’s separation from the group still happens unscientifically, when he’s hit with a broken satellite. “It’s a movie,” said Green. “For my science friends, I say ‘Check the science at the door, go in and have a great…

Robots have their place in exploration. However they are not nearly as versatile as humans. Also, they don’t capture the imagination anywhere near as much as humans do.

• Ensure only a select few know where it is going.

Matt Damon is 44, which for most astronauts is mid-career. It tends to take until at least the early 30s to build up the experience to do missions.

There’s always a cause behind the cause. In this case, the victors in WWI forced a very costly peace on Germany, inevitably leading to economic collapse. This set the stage for a dictatorship to emerge.

Down to the pidgin French used by the “native” with the spear.

Her husband and kids had a definite “oh great, here were go” look on their faces.

Agreed. And to make matters worse the dialogue is unimaginative to the point of being cringeworthy. Lots of slightly ambiuous statements followed by “what are you talking about?” when a normal person would just have been clear from the start, seemingly only in service of extending the run time.

Don’t fuck with Russia.

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