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    The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!

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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    08/03/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Don't forget Space Truckers and the space Pirate with the pull-start junk.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Will this lead to a revival of "Space Pirate Captain Harlock"?

    Am cautiously optimistic, since I love pirates and space and swashing of bucklers.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Will this be as good as Treasure Planet?

    Man, I fucking LOVED Treasure Planet.
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    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    A whole article on space pirates, and not a single mention of Metroid? I'm disappointed.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    But space pirates have been done already!
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/31/09


    @EBone:
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    08/02/09

    @EBone: I loved Ice Pirates as a kid. However, just because it's been done before doesn't mean it shouldn't be done again. After all Ice Pirates was made more than 20 years ago. There hasn't been another space pirate movie since then.
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    The only thing better then Space Pirates? Lesbian Pirates from Outer Space!
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    07/31/09


    @IraeNicole:
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    I love the idea of space pirates, but I'd like to see it without the standard pirate tropes: peglegs, "yarrrrrs", swords and ball cannons (you can't tell me pirates that have the capability to travel in space would still use cutlasses, now, laser cannons...), etc.
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    Edited by TemporalSword at 07/31/09 12:58 PM TemporalSword was starred TemporalSword was unstarred
    Image of All_Thumbs All_Thumbs
    07/31/09

    @TemporalSword: Swords would be an excellent space weapon...won't breach hull, will tear spacesuit.
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    07/31/09

    @All_Thumbs - R.O.A.C.H.: Ooh, wait, how about a "laser sword"? They can come in different colors, but only the bad guys get red. Oh, and only Sammy J gets a purply one.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/31/09

    @TemporalSword: Robo-parrots?
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    07/31/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Would they be kinda like the robo-owl in Clash of the Titans?
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/31/09

    @TemporalSword: I haven’t seen Clash of the Titans, but if the robo-owl attacked enemies with its razor sharp talons, harassed innocent bystanders with its salty sea language and followed rivals to determine the location of booty, than yes, exactly like that.
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    07/31/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Haven't seen Clash...wha?

    Analee, if you're still reading this thread, you need to do a "geeks must-see list", pointing out all movies/comics/whatever that all geeks should see and be familiar with.

    Random, this isn't a slight on you, and depending on how young you are, Clash may be seem like a goofy movie, but it's such a geek classic that I just assumed anyone here would have seen it and thus gotten the reference.
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    Edited by TemporalSword at 07/31/09 1:59 PM TemporalSword was starred TemporalSword was unstarred
    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/31/09

    @TemporalSword: I just looked it up. It came out 5 years before I was born, which isn't much of an excuse considering I've seen many "pre-natal" made movies.

    I'll take the suggestion though. I would also appreciate a "must see/read" list since I enjoy most things with a scifi angle, and you know, there was some cool stuff going before I was existed.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    07/31/09

    @TemporalSword: His name was Bupo.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/31/09

    @All_Thumbs - R.O.A.C.H.: Yep, a number of space operas use swords. Think of Dune.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/31/09

    @braak: I thought it was Bubo. That being the genus name for many owls, like the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo. The Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus. Etc.

    Basically, his name was Owl.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    07/31/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Ha! That's great, now I actually want to see this movie.
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    08/01/09

    @TemporalSword:

    Heh. You said "ball cannons".
    -Kle.
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    see that copy of The Space Pirate by Jack Vance.Well Iown a VG-Fine condition copy in my scifi library which is really big on older vintage stuff.

    Well I will watch this when it comes out but better yet instead of doing this alternate YARM why they didnot use a real original space pirate type story is just really stupid.

    believe me there are a ton of really awesome pulp magazine stories with space pirates and that jack vance novel is originally from a startling stories pulp issue.
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    Image of lordstoli lordstoli
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Captain: I say, stand and deliver!
    First mate: Sir they jumped away.
    Captain: Again? Christ! This pirate stuff is hard in space.
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    Image of All_Thumbs All_Thumbs
    07/31/09

    @lordstoli: This will definitely have to take place in a reality in which warp type travel is based on something outside of the ships themselves, or requiring travel to specific jumping off points . Once you have a put into place major system-to-system 'bridges' you then would have established interplanetary routes thus making space piracy less ridiculous. Otherwise, with the whole of space to work with, how would you ever know where and when to strike?
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Arrrrr. Better not be like Ice Pirates, Yellow Beard, or Pirates of the Caribbean. Arrrr arrr arrrr arrrrrrrrr arrrrrrrrrrr gggggaaaahh!
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    Image of Stevil2001 Stevil2001
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Heck yes. Space pirates are one of my favorite things ever. This had better actually happen.

    Hopefully it's called something like "Space Captain Blood". Because it takes place in SPACE.
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    08/02/09

    @Stevil2001: No, it will be called: Blood Captain Space.
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    07/31/09

    In reply to The Only Thing Better Than Pirates? Space Pirates!
    Yeah, but how do you knife ride down a mast in space?
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    Image of All_Thumbs All_Thumbs
    07/31/09

    @Belabras: Magnets and hull plating?
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    07/31/09

    @Belabras: Upside down. No gravity, no problem.
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