well what the hell-exactly-do yo guys want in a sci fi show? to make something draw viewers, writers have to push some boundaries of reality (hence "fiction"). Blowing up the things that are possible yet however improbable.
if this, or any other show stuck to the hard facts of science, naval life, military protocol or any thing else resembling 'acceptable everyday realities', just how many people do you think would watch it?
not many, and it would be on the SCIENCE channel
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what was so hard to follow about LOST?
geez, give it a rest already, either you liked a 'dead' show or you didn't. that dead horse is long buried