Brys
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I think "Edge of space" means the edge of the solar system - ie past all of the inhabited planets. As Joss Whedon said in his commentary for the Serenity episode of Firefly, he tried to make it as real as possible, other than for all of the utterly fantastical parts. But I agree that both were as good as each other. If I had to say I preferred one, it was the film, because the characterisation (particularly amongst the "bad guys") was stronger and it was willing to take brave decisions about character's dying.
Well, I watch (and read) science fiction not for the science behind it but primarily for the characters - the same as with all fiction. And I don't really care that much if the science is inaccurate if it is other great aspects - and there is a lot of good worldbuilding there - it feels a lot more real than in other SF. Those books and films that do have "life-changing new science fiction concepts" tend to focus on them far too much to the exclusion of writing a decent plot and decent characters. Serenity was refreshing in that it wasn't obsessed by how different the future is, but about how similar it is.
Yep. Comfortable, intelligent, you care about the characters but not full of new science fiction concepts that will change your life
Well, I watch (and read) science fiction not for the science behind it but primarily for the characters - the same as with all fiction. And I don't really care that much if the science is inaccurate if it is other great aspects - and there is a lot of good worldbuilding there - it feels a lot more real than in other SF. Those books and films that do have "life-changing new science fiction concepts" tend to focus on them far too much to the exclusion of writing a decent plot and decent characters. Serenity was refreshing in that it wasn't obsessed by how different the future is, but about how similar it is.