What’s a piece of SF that you just couldn’t get into, even though you feel like you should?

I tried to watch Babylon 5, for instance, and just couldn’t connect to it. I know it’s popular and people love it, but it never hooked me.

Another is The Three Body Problem. I tried reading it after a friend’s glowing recommendation, but I couldn’t get past the first chapter. I even tried reading it in another language in case it was the translation I couldn’t connect with, but the same thing happened.

Both are things I feel like I should like, but just don’t.

  • Che Banana
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    1 year ago

    Yeah it took me about awhile (i think they were up to season 6?) before i could get past the first couple of episodes.

    Streetsmart Detecive in Space with Fedora? naaaaah

    However, by the time his story arc was complete I really liked the actor and his character.

    There are a few things that still bother me, including very little explanation of what exactly is going on byond the gates…that part of the storyline is (IMO) very weak, and the plot kind of gets lost in the wash.