seanOhara
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I think you need to read a greater variety of SF. Of the Big 3 authors, Heinlein's the only one who wrote action-oriented stories. Asimov had occasional fisticuffs and some chase sequences, but battles always occured off-stage. And Clarke ... he wrote entire novels in which the biggest action sequence was someone taking a ship to the moon. Then there are numerous modern SF authors (Egan, MacLeod, Stross) who write books with less action than a typical episode of BSG.
If you move to media SF, two of the best movies have no major action sequences -- 2001 and Gattaca -- and many more keep it to the bare minimum (The Day the Earth Stood Still, Dark City, 12 Monkeys).
If you want action, go back to the original series. If you want a serious examination of thorny ethical issues, watch the new.