Rac80
The Belle of the Ball
To the mods...I didn't know where to put this so if you can think of a better spot feel free to move it! 
Having been sicker than anything this week, hubby and I have been watching a lot of tv shows on DVD. We recently watched an episode of TNG called Interface where Geordie's mother is missing and presumed dead. That was (sort of) the "B" story in the episode-- the "A" story was the Enterrpise's attempt to rescue a ship trapped in a gas giant. there are twists and turns but in the end Geordie has dealt with his mother's possible death. Hubby and I were discussing how this episode of TNG had drama and family drama at that, but no DRAMAAAAAAAAAAA that we see in Terra Nova, Falling skies, sgu, etc..... What is the difference? Why has there been suck a change in how/why drama is written for scifiction these days? any ideas?
Having been sicker than anything this week, hubby and I have been watching a lot of tv shows on DVD. We recently watched an episode of TNG called Interface where Geordie's mother is missing and presumed dead. That was (sort of) the "B" story in the episode-- the "A" story was the Enterrpise's attempt to rescue a ship trapped in a gas giant. there are twists and turns but in the end Geordie has dealt with his mother's possible death. Hubby and I were discussing how this episode of TNG had drama and family drama at that, but no DRAMAAAAAAAAAAA that we see in Terra Nova, Falling skies, sgu, etc..... What is the difference? Why has there been suck a change in how/why drama is written for scifiction these days? any ideas?
The "drama" was usually the B or even C plot and the Scifi or Action element was the A plot (TNG was extremely noticable in this regard). These days the DRAAAMAAAA is the A plot and the rest the B or C plot. It's not so much anything has *really* changed, just the weighting it is given within shows has, and the simple fact is, Drama as a genre tends to appeal to a broader audience base than "strictly Scifi" and with so many channels competing for eyeballs at any given time, it's understandable that is the route they take these days. Sucks, but there it is.
