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Funny... as a long-time graphic novel reviewer, my attitude towards 'reality' has shifted a lot over the years, and at this point I'm willing to entertain pretty much any unfamiliar (read "crazy") story premise, as long as that world has an internal consistency.
So the story and setting might as well be set inside another universe (or black hole), with its own differing set of natural laws, but for me it has to live up to that premise, and not take any shortcuts along the way just because it's 'exotic.' For me, you're not allowed to cheat like that, but of course, some try to!
Yeah, anytime a story needs to answer a question with "it's just a story, don't think about it too much", I lose respect for it. They can still be fun to watch, but they just aren't on the level of ones that think everything through. It often feels like writers/producers phoning it in because they don't really care that much.
Part of why authors like Tolkien are so ding-dong-diddly impressive.
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