Stonington MediaMar 16
Aaron J. Waltke

Found this in my notes app.

I have no memory of writing it… likely half-asleep.

Was I onto something?

Mar 7 at 10:44pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadLt Cmdr KeyboardMar 7

@GoodAaron Firefly had that old west veneer, but it could also fit into the struggles against capitalism or struggles against fascism bucket too.

But yes you are absolutely on to something.

Show threadKevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦Mar 7

@GoodAaron stargate: the struggle to overthrow the yoke of cultural stagnation

babylon 5: the struggle to stop time travellers from stealing space stations

Show threadMichael LabowiczMar 7
@GoodAaron bsg was more about blurring the distinction between man and machine in my view, at least in the last two seasons
Show threadDofainMar 7
@GoodAaron Wings of Fire: the struggle of dragons
Show threadCome On Giant Asteroid!Mar 7

@GoodAaron

Perfect.

Show threadBrisWombatMar 8
@GoodAaron there’s a few pinches of rebelling against fascism in Firefly too.
Show threadBrisWombatMar 8
@GoodAaron (but for semiconscious writing that’s pretty good!)
Show threadtwifkakMar 8
@GoodAaron all of them: no space war but space class war
Show threadBartosz MilewskiMar 8
@GoodAaron
And of course "Dune" -- the strugles against colonialism and theocracy