depends on how it's used but it's a great way to tell a story which obeys its own rules and is less restricted.
In the second or third series of BSG some of the humans were under occupation and to fight back they started using torture, targeted assainations and suicide bombers.
In 2006 in a prime time TV series suicide bombers were heroes, but they could that aired, because it was in this fictional universe.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:20, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Also there's an awful lot of drama that is based on constant threat and isolation.
Das boot springs to mind but also Zulu and a few others. Sci Fi programs seem to have that as a common theme, especially ones which involve space travel.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:23, Reply)

Das Boot was amazing
Even the theme tune
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:23, Reply)

aka it's been done to death

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:24, Reply)

Says Mr History program

(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:25, Reply)

ziz iz a zing

(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:25, Reply)

It's a shit one.
New things about history are being discovered all the time.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:30, Reply)

Yeah and the formular has changed loads since Civilization.
Man standing in ruin, voice over, music, moving camera over static image, battle sounds etc.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:35, Reply)

I think it's achingly beautiful the way they obey their own rules and are less restricted.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:23, Reply)

Thank you for the explanation.
I still don't think I'll be watching things like Dr Who or stuff. As B3th said - personal taste innit.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:29, Reply)

GIve Falling Skies a try, Batts.
It's mostly about people trying to survive after the end of the world. The fact that it's got aliens in it is almost incidental until the middle of the series.
( Kroney, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:41, Reply)

Jericho was fairly similar
except that the antagonists were terrorists rather than aliens.
Not that it was properly explored, as they cancelled it after one series. Then brought it back and cancelled it again.
Tch, eh?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:44, Reply)

Jericho was an excellent series.
The very first episode in particular.
( Kroney, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:45, Reply)

It's a shame they had to rush and fit a whole series into five minutes at the end, when they knew it definitely wasn't coming back.
They did the same with Caprica as well, which was a shame.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:49, Reply)

And Studio 60

(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:53, Reply)

Don't know tha one.
Is it worth looking up?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:54, Reply)

Written by the Guy who did the west wing, it's got Chandler from friends in.
The main thing is that it's excellent.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 20 Sep 2012, 16:55, Reply)