I remember from years ago when I worked in advertising that when it came to sci-fi the male/female split in terms of audience was about 80/20 or less, so as a female who'd always enjoyed sci-fi in film and tv, I was in a minority! I imagine that's changed a bit these days, and I'm sure there are many who bemoan the fact that the girlies are spoiling their fandom ;-)
At the end of the day for me, it's about stories. I didn't get into BSG, but I know a lot of people who did, and it sounded like much of that show was about politics and relationships... but with spaceships and special effects. If it's a good story, the setting is sometimes incidental. Conversely, a bad story can't be made better by throwing SFX at it.
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Date: 2011-02-07 11:19 pm (UTC)I remember from years ago when I worked in advertising that when it came to sci-fi the male/female split in terms of audience was about 80/20 or less, so as a female who'd always enjoyed sci-fi in film and tv, I was in a minority! I imagine that's changed a bit these days, and I'm sure there are many who bemoan the fact that the girlies are spoiling their fandom ;-)
At the end of the day for me, it's about stories. I didn't get into BSG, but I know a lot of people who did, and it sounded like much of that show was about politics and relationships... but with spaceships and special effects. If it's a good story, the setting is sometimes incidental. Conversely, a bad story can't be made better by throwing SFX at it.