So what’s with the SciFi channel shows? Are they completely stupid only to me? A friend of mine finds watching the shows relaxing. I don’t. Why? Because the science is wrong. The statements they make are often silly. No scientist would say that. I know more science than the writers, which is probably expected with a Ph.D. in chemistry, but sad if they are trying to be believable. Typically only other geeks watch and enjoy science fiction, so the least they could do is get it right for the audience.

If the shows aren’t about the science (I think the channel should be called the Psychic Fiction channel), then the shows are so new-agey that it’s ridiculous. Frankly, I know more about the stuff than the writers on the show. Most of the psychic stuff is pretty trite. Some of it is recycled Catholic learning–the stuff on demons and possession. Boring and silly.

Also what is with the magical animals on SciFi? I think they’ve covered every animal I have ever read about either in the King Arthur stories or Harry Potter. What do these animals and the magic have to do with science fiction? Where’s the science?

The shows are incredibly predictable. Somewhat predictable is okay, but predictable and ridiculous is not. I can’t watch the shows without criticizing or laughing about how wrong they have it. Now, I often enjoy science fiction movies. They at least have scientists as consultants to get it mostly right. Star Trek tried to get it right. Even if you had to suspend belief or adjust to new laws of physics, the stuff made sense, but then they had scientists on board to help the writers. I think I could write better than the writers for SciFi. Now, I know getting into screenwriting is difficult and while they have the connections or they wouldn’t be selling their screenplays, their writing sucks.