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The Decreasing Impact of Death In Sci-fi

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-feel-happy dept.

brumgrunt writes "Are science fiction TV shows and movies overusing death as a plot device? And, more crucially, do any of us believe that a dead character is really dead any more?"

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  1. Yes Yes... by nebaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is absolutely true. The most egregious example is a character from the blockbuster Sci-Fi series "South Park", a character named Kenny seems to die almost every week. Long live Mysterion!

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  2. Re:Nothing new to see here by eviloverlordx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, he did. Unfortunately, MacBeth II: Scottish Boogaloo was such a failure at The Globe box office that Shakespeare didn't include it in the First Folio.

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