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What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion? (kbin.social)
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It's a slightly click-baity title, but as we're still generating more content for our magazines, this one included, why not?

My Sci-fi unpopular opinion is that 2001: A Space Odyssey is nothing but pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. I've tried watching it multiple times and each time I have absolutely no patience for the pointless little scenes which contain little to no depth or meaningful plot, all coalescing towards that 15 minute "journey" through space and series of hallucinations or whatever that are supposed to be deep, shake you to your foundations, and make you re-think the whole human condition.

But it doesn't. Because it's just pretentious, LSD fueled nonsense. Planet of the Apes was released in the same year and is, on every level, a better Sci-fi movie. It offers mystery, a consistent and engaging plot, relatable characters you actually care about, and asks a lot more questions about the world and our place in it.

It insists upon itself, Lois.

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[-] CauldronCat@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is highly overrated!

The main characters were obnoxious, I didn't end up caring about any of them, and quite frankly, I wished the towel guy had died at the beginning along with everyone else on Earth (except the dolphins). I wasted hours of my life over those 3 books!

[-] SFaulken@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago

Well, that's certainly an unpopular opinion.

I just can't go with you on it =P

[-] BasicWhiteGirl@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

Upvoting cause I hate this.

[-] Jarmer@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Ouch my avatar! But it’s okay. Don’t panic.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Well, I would agree that the later books went downhill quite quickly and so the series as a whole is overrated.

I still rather liked the first one, though, and I've also enjoyed its many diverse adaptations.

[-] Wkwarren3@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Rookie numbers. I've wasted weeks of my life over them.

[-] Usernameblankface@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I've only read the first one. So. Many. Quotes.

Like half the book was "oh, that's where that comes from."

I wouldn't call it excellent literature, but I did find it hilarious and they managed to keep it surprising.

[-] CaptThax@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I say what it occurs to me to say when I think I hear people say things. More I cannot say.

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

The movie is far, far better than the books.

[-] funnyletter@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Upvoting because I viscerally hate this 😂

[-] JerkyIsSuperior@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The whole affair started as an obscure comedy radio drama, and was propelled to popularity by servere nerd obsessions with it.

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