Today I'd like to pose a question for anyone who watches or reads popular SF (speculative fiction), particularly films, books, and fanfic from big sci-fi franchises such as Star Wars, The Matrix, and Star Trek:

What do you think is the biggest inconsistency or blunder in the canon? Leaving aside plot inconsistencies for another day: what premises of the setting, and technical inconsistencies, bother you the most about the story universe? Do they make the show unwatchable or do you manage to ignore them, or at least suspend disbelief?

Here are my answers. Be warned: some are "extra crispy geeky", as lonsolo might call them. ;-)
Feel free to apply this to Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, or anything you like.

Biggest inconsistency of premise

• ( Star Wars: Government, Transportation, and Resources )


• ( The Matrix: Time Periods and Cultures )


• ( Star Trek: Languages )

Biggest technical inconsistency

• ( Star Wars: Probably Not What You Think )


• ( The Matrix: Eels and the Yeastrix redux )


• ( Star Trek: in Praise of 2001, B5, and Firefly )

In other news: ( Slashdot on Bayesian networks and CS curricula, seven flavors of Windows Vista, and Filipino hobbits )

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Banazir