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more about #startrekdeepspacenine Chip Overclock: I'm reading yet another book about John Boyd, the U.S. air force officer who, among many other amazing accomplishments any one of which would have bee... more » Chip Overclock: Ghod, I miss FARSCAPE. It wasn't a television show. It was frelling Grand Opera on a galactic scale. more » gods-n-clods: For how hinky the B5 CG was, there were moments of awesome scale with incomparably-designed ships. The White Stars (the whole Minbari fleet), Vorlons,... more » I_Like_TDs: One of the most stunning moments to me ever is when the Odyssey goes through the Wormhole and during retreat is savaged by a Dominion suicide run. Sud... more » aspasticninja: its too bad we can't expect SGU to give us any big battles any time soon more » Jeb_Hoge: The Freespace 2 computer game also had some rather awesome massive space battles, both in cutscenes and in the gameplay itself. I was flying one missi... more » mordicai: So sweet. The sad irony is that real space battle would probably look even "faker." & way less interesting. Just vast empy spaces, fully black... more » MrFlake: Y'know I had fairly noble intentions for this weekend. I was going to tidy the flat, do some painting maybe finish off a book or two. I now realise ... more » PVIII: Fake? Those were clearly all real! But no, in all seriousness, as a kid, and now as an adult, I still really love those cheesy CGI battles. I remember... more » AmishJohn: How about video game battles that aren't cutscenes? Although dramatized and prettied up (I never came out of jump in formation), it is the game en... more » HalOfBorg: You want space battles? Big fleets? Spacebattles.com more » Jesse Astle: In many ways its just as much a difference in philosophy as in technology. Many of these space battles of the 90's were about grand battles against bi... more » Roklimber: I never really liked the way the ships looked in B5. They truly looked too artificial, partly because there was a specular reflection quality to the t... more » Shell_Krackerश्रमण: The best space battle of all time is in Babylon 5's "Shattered Dreams" - best Babylon 5 episode ever. Its such a turning point in the series - when e... more » dermot: I remember reading about the pilot of Babylon 5. The FX were done on Amiga 2000s, using Lightwave. The machines didn't have enough juice to render the... more » Canoehead: One thing that was interesting about B5 was how utterly outclassed the humans were in most of the battles on their lumbering, AG-lacking ships while t... more » WaR_HaWk: DS9 and Stargate battles have always been awesome. in my book DS9 is the best ST show especially the last 4 seasons rocked. this is my fav. space ... more » closeencounter: OK, someone define "fake-looking" for me. Is it the way these ships maneuver during a battle while in the weightlessness and vacuum of space? I get th... more » Bill-Lee: You know, I didn't get into B5 until it was on DVD. I loved those '90s space battles and I didn't care that the exterior shots were cheesy CGI f/x mad... more » AngriestGeek: You kids. You don't know what a fun, cheesey space battle is....Buck Rogers, Battlestar Galactica (the original), Star Trek (the real one), Space 199... more » -
#rant
Why Fake-Looking CG Space Battles Are Beautiful
Television used to be full of space skirmishes... that looked kind of bogus. And yet, they're totally beautiful and make our inner children giggle with excitement. Here's why we love the faux space battles. More » -
#rant
God Is Our Space Pilot: Does Every SF Show Need Jesus Now?
Science fiction TV shows used to be about scientists playing God — now our intrepid heroes meet God, instead. The overt religious discussions on Battlestar Galactica stood out as unusual, but now every SF show brandishes a bible. What happened? More » -
#triviagasm
32 Heroes Who Must Play A Deadly Game — Or Die!
Everybody loves playing games — except when you're forced to by aliens, or your futuristic prison warden, or superpowerful beings. This Friday, Gerard Butler's forced to play and/or die in Gamer. But here are 32 other deadly-game stories, with clips. More » -
#top10
Dirt-Cheap Aliens Who Still Look Awesome
Just because science fiction has a low budget, doesn't mean its alien creatures need to look silly or ho-hum. Here are 10 low-budget alien spectaculars that blew our minds. More » -
#riverworld
"Riverworld" Adaptation Braces for Sea of Angry Readers
A faithful adaptation of Philip José Farmer's Riverworld novels would be nigh impossible, but the Syfy Channel's upcoming Riverworld miniseries plans to veer off into such uncharted waters that readers may not recognize it. More » -
#startrek
Star Trek's Absolute Worst Holodeck Adventures
Star Trek used to be exploring strange new worlds, but at some point it turned into a never-ending parade of terrible holographic trifles. Here are the ten absolute worst. More » -
#springmatingseason
Science Fiction Sex Toys We'd Like In The Real World
Since science fiction was invented, the real world has followed in its footsteps, whether it's language or replicating fictional moral dilemmas. But there's one area where the real world is sadly lacking: science-fictional sextoys. More » -
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#triviagasm
What's Up, Doc? (Twenty of the Best Physicians in Science Fiction)
Some of these upstanding members of the medical profession are the epitome of the Hippocratic oath, while others have found less ... traditional... methods of drawing blood.
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