Well, I'm concerned about the positioning of story in terms of importance. When I see a lot of explosions, a lot of chases, I'm not terribly impressed. I think there are three terribly important elements that must be given position — priority position — in science fiction as well as in any other kind of drama: the first is story, the second is story, and the third is story. Story, story, story, story, story. If the story is compelling and interesting, I think all the rest will find its place. We have great technology in our industry and that technology can be overused at the expense of story, and that's a problem for me. But when the story is in place, I think the special effects can find their proper place. I think Fringe uses the technology brilliantly, but in the service of excellent storytelling.
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interesting - I am noy a big fan of sci-fi really. But love X-Files - is that sci-fi or maybe sci-fi/drama?
ReplyDeleteExcellent! No truer words. Take the first Terminator for instance. There were only one or two major explosions. However, it was the storyline and plot that sold it.
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Leonard Nimoy was really HOT!