re: I Want More Hard Sci-Fi - Why are there so few good movies in this genre?

I also have to say, if you're really into Science Fiction and lament that there aren't more hard SciFi films, you should really start reading books. I've read some FAN frickING TASTIC books that have almost been detrimental to my enjoyment of SciFi films due to the massive scale that the books can tackle vs a 2-3 hour film. A good list to start if you're into hard sci fi Space Operas:

The Commonwealth Saga
The Foundation Series
The Expanse Series
Revelation Space

Also, Neal Stephenson's new book is coming out in a couple weeks. It's called Seveneves and I'm anticipating it being very good.

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years.

What would happen if the world were ending?

A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space.

But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . .

Five thousand years later, their progeny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth.

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