So to say 'it doesn't worldbuild in the sfnal' sense is meaningless.
No, it isn't. You believe worldbuilding to be exclusively about the world. This is why you find Carnivale interesting, and it's why you find Ben's situation interesting - because we start with the world and move out to the characters. But worldbuilding can start with the characters and move out to the world. We are introduced to the world as it is created by the characters. SF doesn't do this. Mimetic literature, by and large, does. Deadwood follows suit.
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Date: 2006-06-08 07:54 pm (UTC)No, it isn't. You believe worldbuilding to be exclusively about the world. This is why you find Carnivale interesting, and it's why you find Ben's situation interesting - because we start with the world and move out to the characters. But worldbuilding can start with the characters and move out to the world. We are introduced to the world as it is created by the characters. SF doesn't do this. Mimetic literature, by and large, does. Deadwood follows suit.