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§ Sci-fi medical drama ^
Science fiction and medical drama seem like a match made in heaven. The medicine on medical dramas is made-up bullshit anyway, so why not make up some bullshit about aliens and space madness and oxygen deprivation and like... the effects of huffing warp engine fuel? As a bonus, you won't mislead anyone about real illnesses.
You can invent entire species and cultures to generate ethical dilemmas instead of contriving implausible earth scenarios. You can dial the horror up with unsettling surgeries and made-up maladies, or use magic futuristic medical devices to eliminate all gore. You can establish in-universe medical conventions and build the lore out whenever you want. You can borrow "Inners" and "Belters" from The Expanse. Or that plant lady from Farscape. Or decide how to deal with sick/malfunctioning robots. Did I mention you can set it on a space station? With the danger of vacuum and everything? How is this not the greatest idea ever?!
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