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Thu Dec 17
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12/13/09
Anyway, I'm becoming convinced that it's impossible to know what space battles will really look like. Maybe it will be ships of the line pounding away at one another broadsides. (Cool!) Or fighters doing high-G dogfights while firing guns at one another. (Awesome!) Or moon-sized space stations with planet-destroying anti-proton beams in an x-ray containment laser. (Yeah, baby!)
Bring it on.
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The White Stars (the whole Minbari fleet), Vorlons, Shadows, and The First Ones were all carefully designed to be unique (and I'm still wondering about some of those cultures/life forms on those ships/entities). The Vorlons were the only really unusual ships on television until the rest of the B5 ships were introduced. No other show had designs like that, until Farscape came around.
Put them in a blender, go PEW PEW = good TV.
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Also, who can forget the remnants of Wolf 359 and the Enterprise D buying time so the Enterprise C could make it back and restore the timeline.
I really miss TNG and DS9.
Another one: the first time we saw the Defiant kicking ass and taking names.
The massive Borg cube cutting into the saucer section like butter?
First Contact when we finally see what a modernized Federation fleet could do against a Borg Cube?
I heard somewhere that the original plan was to have 2 Cubes, but the Defiant is able to destroy one by itself, which makes me happy in the pants.
Riker: Tough little ship.
Worf: LITTLE?!
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I was going to tidy the flat, do some painting maybe finish off a book or two.
I now realise that I am actually going to watch old sci fi shows instead.
"pew! pew! lasers!"
Damn you io9
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On an unrelated note, the suicidal destruction of the Asgard home planet brought tears to my eyes.
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I share your pain. Even the clip-show episode where Hammond tells the representatives of Canada, France, China, and Great Britain about the stargate was cool, thanks to Thor's appearance.
Senator Kinsey: "Commander Thor..."
Thor (with a finger up): "Supreme Commander..."
Take that, Kinsey!
About Atlantis, I was afraid the premise of the Wraith (a vampiristic creature yadda yadda yadda) would make the show suck, but I think the writers did a great job of making them interesting.
And some of the very best episodes are McKay-oriented. "The Tao of Rodney" and "The Shrine" are amazing feats of acting by David Hewlett.
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I'm looking forward to Atlantis, I've heard that Woolsey will eventually become even less of a dick (a process started in SG-1) and that Carter is commander for a season (Carter is my favourite).
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Well, I won't spoil Atlantis for you, so I'm not going to comment on any details. Suffice it to say that I like Atlantis as much as SG-1 and, by that, I mean that I like them both.
Enjoy your Atlantis ride.
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What's next? Rant on how Karateka on the C-64 didn't have good shading or something?
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Just because I didn't like the end-result it doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the effort, difficulty, and pioneering work involved.
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Its such a turning point in the series - when everything that has been building for 2.5 seasons goes into overdrive.
The best thing about that episode, is the conviction of the cast, especially when the Churchill goes down.
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EAS Churchill ramming EAS Roanoke was my wallpaper for quite a while.
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The animation director described the process as "hell", which is probably an understatement.
It's too easy for kids today (damn, that makes me sound old) to appreciate some of the challenges in the early years of 3D.
15mhz CPU, anyone?
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