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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Anything's possible, I suppose. There might have been something waiting in the wings that would transform science fiction, but I don't see any evidence of anyone throwing a way genius scripts because of Star Wars.
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You're missing the point. It's never a question of writers "throwing away genius scripts." I believe there are geniuses on practically every block, and many have the potential to do great work.
It's a question of the market closing at key moments once minimum requirements are met. Very few projects pass through that door, and very often, the choices can be arbitrary.
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And of course, the rest of the world doesn't share your extremely negative view of Star Wars.
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And of course your characterization of the world as you and everyone else in it being in lockstep re Star Wars is misinformed. A lot of other people have hated those films. You might not know them or care to, but they exist.
This of course is the fallacy of the internet: Denizens mistake popular consensus for lasting critical judgment, which the centuries have shown is unlikely in rather ironic ways.
That presumption also pimps conformity in the most literal-minded sense: "Your assessment is invalid because a lot of other people like the film." (Translation: the person telling you this and possibly their friends liked the film.)
Very often, breakthroughs critical and otherwise happen when someone ignores the common consensus and looks at some habit of thought mistaken for truth in a different way.
It would be a boring world if everyone liked the same things, let alone for the same reasons. Some of my favorite critics are the ones who argue compellingly for tastes and positions that are the opposite of my own.
But even a compelling populist argument can't consist of regurgitated ad populum.