“Like horror, crime fiction, and spy novels, sci-fi has yet to be recognized as “high literature” by many (especially conservative) literary critics.”
And yet, the Star Trek episode, “The City on the edge of Forever” is widely considered to be one of the best, if not the best television episodes ever made.
Sometimes critics need to get over themselves
Never could understand why that episode was considered so great. But then, I’ll never understand how “Birdman” and “The Shape of Water” won Best Picture Oscars, either.