10 BEST SCI FI TROPES

hello everybody today it's time for more trope except instead of bitching we're here to fangirl per your request I'm breaking down my ten favorite sci-fi tropes you guys already know that sci-fi is one of my favorite genres and of course it is what's not to love before we get started I am insanely excited to announce that today's topic is sponsored by my all-time favorite world building platform world anvil if you're a writer or reader or creator of any kind then you've probably heard of world anvil and if you haven't I have questions and judgments world anvil is a browser-based world building platform designed for any and all world builders if you're into Dungeons & Dragons if you're a gamer or game developer and of course if you're a writer world anvil has you covered I've tried a few world building platforms and to be completely honest nothing has even come close to world anvil their platform is so sleek so easy to use and has so many features there are over 25 custom built world 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world anvil you can get 20% off using code Jenna maresi this gives you 20% off a master and Grand Master memberships I highly recommend it but first let's talk about sci-fi worlds specifically the stuff authors get right I'm breaking down my ten favorite sci-fi tropes in three two one go number one roba companion robot cyborg Android AI Borg whatever I wanna call me a trash goblin but I love a mechanical cyborg who lacks a full understanding of human behavior it's funny okay the robot companion is a really good way to explore human culture without appropriating or offending plus you get the Lampson it's a great way to examine some of the nonsensical and counterintuitive parts of society you can shine a light on the while still entertaining the masses I love it number two the big badass warrior in almost every sci-fi story there is one character who is hulking and fierce and intimidating as they come from the warrior race and you better watch out or they'll rock your in Star Trek we have Klingons and guardians of the galaxy we had Drax and Stargate we had Ronan I love these guys every good found family within sci-fi needs a badass warrior and these guys get the job done breeding muscle to a laser fight is my goddamn king it's even better when they happen to be a fluffy marshmallow on the inside a softy who can kill a [ __ ] is my kind of character number three culture shock one of my favorite aspects of sci-fi is the examination of culture it gives you an opportunity to introduce completely new species that are not only foreign to a specific human culture there's more into this entire planet this is fun both as a reader and writer for a variety of reasons first off it opens a story up to tons of hilarious situations because let's be real culture shock makes people act like idiots second it gives you the opportunity to see your society through a different lens which as I already mentioned can bring to light some of the more harmful aspects that you hadn't considered before sci-fi is one of my favorite genres because it gives its audience a deeper look into its own world number four the future looks nor well one thing I hate about sci-fi is when everything is so goddamn shiny everyone wear silver shoes are now moon boots pants are now body suits underwear is made of titanium bet the chafing hurts like a [ __ ] here's the deal fashion is cyclical we've been recycling trends for decades innovation is also functional we invent and progress based on what we want and need as a society so if you got tons of wacky doodads that don't do outside of being flashy it's not believable a sense of normalcy is what makes science fiction relatable number five slang it's really hard for me to get invested in stories that take place in the future when they're still using our modern-day slang call me crazy but I really don't think people are still gonna be saying on fleek and swag a thousand years from now slang constantly changes we don't say groovy or Dame or cruisin for a bruisin anymore in the 18th century you might feel the urge to bagpipe someone but today we just call it a [ __ ] it's only natural that the future would create even more crazy slang shiny dynamic zenus Lapidus I live for this I look forward to seeing what the creators come up with give me some culturally relevant terms for intercourse and anuses and I'm a happy camper number six the audience is smart this definitely isn't true of all sci-fi but I really appreciate it when the author assumes the audience has at least half a brain as a reader it's really frustrating to slog through pages and pages explaining the entire history of a planet or the science behind it that monsieur or all the materials used to build a spacecraft i don't give a I love it when sci-fi authors just tell the reader what they need to know in order to understand the journey because that's how it should be if people are walking inside of a spaceship it's easy to assume that they have some kind of gravitational system in place we don't need to hear the exact science behind it - the authors who genuinely believed but their readers are capable of rubbing their two brain cells together I salute you number seven adventure I once read a sci-fi story that literally followed the futuristic equivalent of an administrative assistant you're in outer space you've got aliens and unknown galaxies and you're writing about a filing system when I read sci-fi I'm expecting adventure I want the cast to be in danger I want them to shoot stuff and die I'm not sorry about it I read sci-fi for excitement and shenanigans and pew pew pew if I wanted to be safe and boring I'd read contemporary not sorry about that either number eight The Twilight Zone sci-fi brings the weird and I'm here for it if you're not familiar with the Twilight Zone first of all how dare you ii it's kind of a sci-fi psychological thriller that died sex morality or commonly accepted practices in society it basically takes something we consider normal and then dissect how screwed up it actually is and the weirdest way possible and as we've already covered I'm here for this I want to get mine okay that's one of the things I love about sci-fi it's creepy and disturbing it makes you think it's introspective all I want is for you to make me question everything I was taught to believe is that too much to ask number nine pop culture one of my favorite elements of sci-fi is seeing how popular culture evolves over time sci-fi where everyone wears uniforms and cargo bands is boring I want to see fashion trends I want to hear what kind of music people are listening to a very obvious example of this done right is the Fifth Element and while there are definitely aspects of this movie that rubbed me the wrong way born sexy yesterday I'm looking at you their style and celebrity culture was so much fun so many sci-fi creators completely ignore this facet of society which is such a shame but I absolutely love it when writers take this element and run with it and number 10 the human race I'm gonna get sappy for a minute and you're gonna like it in a lot of sci-fi there are so many different kinds of aliens that people as a whole stop being so device it's not about white people or black people or gay people or straight people people as a whole are just the human race call me crazy but I think it's nice it's a look into a positive more United future and I like it I just want us to all get along damn it is that so wrong so that's all I got for you today don't forget you can get 20% off your master and Grand Master membership over at world anvil using code jeanna maresi if you're a sci-fi fantasy dystopian or paranormal writer if you're a gamer a game developer if you're into RPGs whatever world's anvil has you covered the link is listed below get yourself back discount and build your badass world I know you want to don't forget to subscribe to my channel I post new videos on Wednesdays and if you want 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Length: 10min 28sec (628 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 25 2019