Stevethulhu
Studiously Indifferent
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Started on The Expanse season 4 and I had this sudden revelation. Its Colony in Space, an early 70s Jon Pertwee era Doctor Who story.
I mean, settlers on a weird alien planet with ancient remains from a precursor civilisation, check. Corporate expedition with semi legal rights to exploit the planet, check. Violent corporate leader, check. It's all there.
Funny how deeply Westerns have influenced sci fi across the decades.
I mean, settlers on a weird alien planet with ancient remains from a precursor civilisation, check. Corporate expedition with semi legal rights to exploit the planet, check. Violent corporate leader, check. It's all there.
Funny how deeply Westerns have influenced sci fi across the decades.