[katana]

Oh, I agree. But the obstacles to overcome make transoceanic travel by sail look like a stroll around the block on a sunny day. Most SciFi is repackaged western saga, that either ignore Physics or assume somebody some day is going to upend Einstein and Newton.

[Red Badger]

All stories, tales, movies, westerns, sci-fi, dramas, etc. use the same plot devices, practically since ancient Greece...........

[Buckeye McFrog]

Most SciFi is repackaged western saga

Gene Roddenberry's original pitch to NBC was that Star Trek would be a "Wagon Train" to the stars.