SF as second class
Robert said:
"And you're in a sense conceding that science-fiction is a second-class genre whose standards of logic and consistency count for nothing."
I did not mean to, but I can see why you might think so.
I meant to say that SF is often viewed that way by the general
populace, which sometimes you cannot blame for them because a lot of
the films and TV series in that genre are juvenile shlock. Plus it shows
the masses aren't really ready to handle big concepts beyond what is
found in an average sitcom or soap.
I hope BSG and The Watchmen will help to lift the SF and comic book
genres out of this mainstream viewpoint, despite the poor and
frustrating ending of BSG.