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Is there any science fiction screenwriter who knows how BIG space is?

posted a year ago by JepGambardella (466)
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Space is empty. Solar systems are light-years apart. The likelihood that a ship would collide with an asteroid close enough to a planet that it can do an emergency landing is infinitesimal. Unless Earth was the destination, which doesn’t seem to be the case (and if it were, wouldn’t the freaking pilot be awake for the final approach?), it is extremely unlikely that the ship would be inside a solar system.

This is a very common mistake in science fiction movies and TV shows. There is always a planet nearby when you need one.

[–] [deleted] 10 months ago

You are forgetting that they made a movie about the character just because it was so extraordinary that he managed to land safely.

Besides, you are using probability wrong. It can only be used for predictions while this event clearly already happened (in the reality of the movie)

Are you this disgruntled about all things that have a low probability? You must be terrible at birthday parties when talking about lottery dreams.

[–] liscarkat (16592) 10 months ago

Probably one of the reasons it's called science FICTION and not "NOVA".

[–] Dub88 (53) 9 months ago

It bugged me also when it happened. Really avoidable if they just make it that the expedition was headed to earth in the first place. I got over it quick though. This is a sci Fi flick that is heavy on the fiction and light on the science. I enjoyed it still cause I just like dinosaurs too much.

[–] fooman (288) 7 months ago

65 million years ago everything was a lot closer.