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The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:34 pm
by Honeybee
Io9 mentions Chakotay/Seven and says Chakotay/Janeway and Janeway/Seven had more chemistry:

http://io9.com/5904544/10-most-unconvin ... nd-fantasy

edited to clarify that Chakotay/Janeway were not actually on the list. :facepalm My bad!

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:05 pm
by EntAllat
Gotta admit, I agreed with their observations on the Ginny Weasly and Harry Potter one. (Though I liked that one better after the movie - to which I attribute the actor's fine skills more than the book.)

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:15 pm
by lfvoy
Honeybee wrote:Io9 mentions Janeway/Chakotay:

http://io9.com/5904544/10-most-unconvin ... nd-fantasy


And here I was about to get all het up because I thought you meant that they'd put Janeway/Chakotay on the list. :)

I have to agree about the Trek couple they did pick and about Saul Tigh/Caprica 6 from BSG. Both of those examples were true "WTF" moments for me. They both came out of absolutely nowhere.

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:53 pm
by Honeybee
I always shipped Luna/Harry in the Harry Potter books, and I thought Ginny was just a shallow, popular girl who was there basically to be Harry's girlfriend. But Luna was an interesting character all on her own.

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:14 pm
by lfvoy
Honeybee wrote:edited to clarify that Chakotay/Janeway were not actually on the list. :facepalm My bad!


Oh c'mon, HB, I thought it was actually pretty funny. ;-)

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:41 pm
by Honeybee
I sure got people to read, didn't I? I think I may have upset more people with that than my April Fool's post.

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:50 pm
by Hummingbird2
I definitely agree with Chakotay/Seven and Anakin/Padme'. Although, I would've added Worf/Troi to that list as well (no offense intended).

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:53 pm
by Glory1863
Hummingbird2 wrote: Although, I would've added Worf/Troi to that list as well (no offense intended).


I'll second that. I always thought that was some kind of holodeck malfunction. :? Don't get me wrong. I like Worf and I like Troi, just not together.

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:21 pm
by Kathy Rose
(No offense to anyone who likes these pairings.)

I could see Worf and Troi together, but just barely. The first time it appeared on screen I was "WTF?" because it seemed so unexpected. However, I could see how Worf's son could be the common factor for them -- Worf not sure of his parenting skills and Troi being there to help both of them.

Chakotay and Seven ... I didn't care for it, but I wondered if it came about because Chakotay had gotten tired of waiting for Janeway. I also wondered why Janeway had to be so noble and above everything, simply because she was the captain. I mean, the man made a bathtub for her when they thought they were stuck forever together alone on a planet!

And Anakin and Padme'? For some reason, I was always thinking about their age difference in the later movies, which I found very distracting. Not that there's anything wrong with a December-May romance, but she must have had very good genes not to age at all.

Re: The Most Unconvincing Romances in SciFi History

PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:20 am
by Reanok
I wasn't a fan of the Worf &Troi relationsip .I thought Alexander was an annoying kid I didn't like the character all that much. I didn't care to see them together romantically I'm a Riker/Troi fan..I didn't see any chemistry for Seven or Chakotay Romantic realationship.It seemed forced to me I didn't care forthat relationship on voyager either.She and the doctor had more chemistry than she ever did with Chakotay.