Story Concepts

Sci-Fi: Post Planetary Frontier Life

Firefly, The Expanse, Star Trek, The Martian

The Expanse talks a bit about why the crew members went to the belt initially. Firefly had it as a central part of the theme.

One of the questions that always comes up about Firefly is why they were Old-Westy instead of more futuristic. Obviously a significant portion of the answer is artistic. But it makes an interesting question to explore.

Star Trek presents interesting examples of different hypothetical societies, some of which have an old west feel to them. How would you tell a compelling / credible story in which the society had elements of the old west? How would early post-planetary life on the Next Frontier resemble life on the The United States' New Frontier?

The Martian