Science Fiction Cliches

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Alien homeworlds? They probably have more than 1 city each, but u only see the capital.

ALiens usually think the least of humanity, even those that aren't hostile to humans.

Only the ones that are more technologically advanced, and that too is realistic - its natural that they wouldnt be able to help looking down on more primitive people. Thats how Human psychology works anyway, whether or not aliens would be different we dont know.

As one of the Austin Powers movies pointed out, there's always a few extra Gaurds to act as cannon fodder. "Look at you - you don't even have a name badge!" as Michael Caine points out. On Star Trek there was always one new character to go with the landing party, just so he could get shot.

xD

That was always the shittest job in Sci Fi. A Star Trek Redshit. You just know you'd be dead in minutes, speared by a mutant daffodil or eaten alive by a flying pancake or something. People live longer in an Aliens film...

Actually, there are some sci-fi out there with corrupt governments: Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Brave New World...

If someone is exposed to space vaccum their heads explode. ie. Total Recall.

Spaceships explode in space. ie. Star Wars.

Whenever Aliens invade the world, it always revolves around America and never sees whatever happens to other countries and if it does it just sees one of their famous buildings explode.

Computers calmly announcing catastrophic problems in a serene female voice.

Computers that can't do anything useful without clicking and beeping.

Planets with a uniform global climate (ice-planets, jungle-planets etc)

The fate of the universe resting on the outcome of a fistfight.

Star Wars, V For Vendetta, pretty much all Gundam shows, Evangelion (I mean, come on, conscripting kids for the front line???? not corrupt, as such, maybe, but still certainly deserves a mention), Starship Troopers (only military personnel/veterans get to vote - again, not corrupt as such, but certainly deserves a mention), the Battle Royale films (do they count, being so soon into the future?), Cowboy Bebop (as far as I can tell u never get a decent look at the goverment, but if the police force is anything to go by then its crawling with corruption), I could go on for awhile...


Actually, in real life, the whole body (or, all the bits that are exposed to vacuum anyway) would explode.


HOMG! Dont u think space is the most appropriate place for spaceships to do anything (including explode) anyway?


Robotech - landed in the Pacific. Halo - landed in Australia.

Unless you are watching a comedy, everyone can competently operate any machinery.

I have to admit, I cant argue with that one lol