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* While [[Joss Whedon]] likes to use [[True Art Is Angsty]], one can say one can view the world as either [[World Half Empty|half empty]] or half full in his works. For example, ''[[Titan AE]]'', Earth is gone and we have only begun to rebuild our lives after spending so many years in an inhospitable system mocked and slowly dwindling. Earth was eventually recreated and a new life begins. It will be a while before humanity becomes a superpower, but it is a start.
** The [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffyverse]], especially [[Angel (TV)|Angel]], tend to bounce back and forth on whether they live in a half full or half empty world. Angel himself expresses an existential take on the whole matter; striving for a living in-the-moment application of [[Good Feels Good]] despite the bleakness of the big picture.
* ''[[Babylon 5 (TV)|Babylon 5]]''
* ''[[Garo]]'': Horrors will [[As Long As There Is Evil|still arise]] and plague humanity [[Monster of the Week|on a weekly basis]], but at least the heroes managed to defeat one major menace.
* The [[Whoniverse]], composed of the series ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV)|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' could probably be best described as this. On one hand you have the Torchwood crew, who at best are able to fight aliens and threats, but find themselves weak when having to fight injustices committed by their own governments. On the other hand, you've got characters like the Doctor who swoop in and save the day- but can't (or don't) remain to help deal with the fall-out. In the end, the show is about people, as a whole, deciding to do what's right- whether that's fighting for Ood rights, overcoming corrupt governments, making peace between two races, or something else entirely. While the Doctor can save the day, it's up to the 'normal' people to keep it safe.
 
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