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someone needs to craft a Bechdel test (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test) for sci-fi. 1. has to have at lea
by theophrastus 12y ago
someone needs to craft a Bechdel test (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test) for sci-fi.
1. has to have at least two established theories (cosmological or otherwise) in it
2. they must combine to create a dramatic plot issue
3. in a fashion which doesn't involve a time-loop paradox
that or some generic metric; "Firefly is delightful, but only scores 2.7 Asimovs"
...or not
- jerf 12y agoYou're probably looking for something like http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MohsScaleOfScienc... , though it isn't entirely clear what you're fishing for.