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Originally posted by NervousPete:
Just think! The writing of first series Homicide: Life on the Street meets Star Trek budget effects and Kubrick direction.

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Anyway, I think sci-fi needs to get away from the nine crew member adventures in single ship ongoing story. Except Firefly, which I am ready and willing and am indeed seeking legal permission to make human sacrifice for a new series.

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Originally posted by NervousPete:
I'd follow one character, who would start of at home in peacetime only join up when the threat of a civil war looms. The difference is that it would be completely naturalistic, you'd only see what he gets to see. No shots of battle unless he looks out a window or through a camera, or sees some on the news. He'd hang with his friends, make a few petty enemies who'd give him a hard time but generally get along with this massive ship's crew. The plot would develop slowly and in the background,

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Originally posted by Misguided By Voices:
Sounds a little like David Feintuch's "Hope" series of (I think) 7 novels following a young man from academy onwards - won't say where it goes as that gives away some of the story (though the clue is in the increased rank's of each title - Midshipman's Hope etc. etc.). Borrows liberally from Hornblower, but is fairly entertaining - you may enjoy it if that's the sort of SF you're looking for.

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Originally posted by DixieFlatline:
Good recommendation, although I would mention that you may find it viciously depressing (occasionally to the point of exasperation). The overall storyline goes in a number of interesting directions, but the one constant is the protagonist's ever-widening streak of masochistic self-hatred -- I gave it up after #6 just because I couldn't stand the man any more. It's quite enjoyable at least up through #4, though.

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Originally posted by Jello:
My pitch to networks would be to have a 20-something, gorgeous female as the lead. Have her travel to distant planets and try to spark a relationship with one of the locals and follow them on their various romps. It would be a sci-fi reality show. Since that's all these morons seem interested in making, then why not go outside the box and place the characters in space instead of some popular city, Real World style. And since most people that degrade themselves by watching Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire or The Swan, or some other garbage in the form of entertainment, would continue on by watching this and might not even realize it's all staged. That's my pitch and it would probably work too, which is the sad thing.

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