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I, Brian · 29th September 2003, 08:34 AM

Go on, then - which were the best spaceships in all the years of TV and film that we've seen so far?

I'm going to use my first vote for the Imperial Destroyers from Star Wars - simply because it had the greatest presence of all of them.

Opening scene of the original Star Wars...cinematic moment.

No one looked at the Tardis and pooped themselves. People did with the Imperial Destroyer.

littlemissattitude · 29th September 2003, 09:18 AM

I've always been fond of the mothership in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", even though we never really see anything but the outside of it. Even in the director's cut that added some interior shots, Spielberg doesn't really show us anything. Maybe it is the specatuclar entrance it makes that makes me like it so much; I don't know.

I also like the Millenium Falcon, because it seems so utilitarian. It's a real working ship, not some sort of show piece.

dwndrgn · 29th September 2003, 12:10 PM

I'm a big Millenium Falcon fan - mostly because it seems like a real ship. It has your everyday problems just like any car we might have, Han talks to her just like we would talk to our cars...it just seems more real to me.

Marianne · 29th September 2003, 04:52 PM

The Space ship in The Day the Earth Stood Still....I was very young and impressionable and the saucer fascinated me...

Gnome · 29th September 2003, 06:17 PM

Imperial Shuttle - from Return of the Jedi (love how those wings go up when it lands)

Foxbat · 29th September 2003, 10:27 PM

No contest. The Liberator -Blake's 7 (even if it was a cardboard cutout)

I, Brian · 30th September 2003, 08:46 AM

Ah, now the Liberator was also on my mind - though the most memorable thing about it to myself is when it was destroyed.

dwndrgn · 30th September 2003, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foxbat

No contest. The Liberator -Blake's 7 (even if it was a cardboard cutout)

Well, well, well...I've found something I've never heard of! What is Blake's 7?

I, Brian · 30th September 2003, 01:11 PM

There you go:

http://www.chronicles-network.net/fo...read.php?t=724

dwndrgn · 30th September 2003, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I, Brian

There you go:

http://www.chronicles-network.net/fo...read.php?t=724

Thanks, I actually found that thread right after I replied to this one!

Sci-fi_gEEk · 11th October 2003, 04:09 AM

It would seem that most people are nominating ships from TV shows or Movies, all of which I must admit are very good nominations. I have to nominate The Heart of Gold with the Infinite Improbabillity Drive, from Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy. I mean it was such a cool ship. I wish I could have one, but the probabillity of that happening is probablly about 936482018326487193854027378364918749 to 1. That of course is just a guess.

gEEk

dwndrgn · 11th October 2003, 05:46 AM

Love the Heart of Gold. The best part are the doors..."Glad to be of service". I say this all the time when going through an automatic door, smiling to myself and freaking out anyone nearby...

lastdimtwilight · 13th October 2003, 04:15 AM

The ship from Red Dwarf.... I just love that show. And the ship has enough food and fuel and all that for (what did they say?) something like 30,000 years.

AVON · 6th November 2003, 05:52 PM

"Well now" my favourite space ship is "THE LIBERATOR", from "BLAKE'S SEVEN" - but, considering it's one of my all time favourite SF shows, then I would say that, wouldn't I! A close second comes the original "ENTERPRISE" from the original Star Trek series!

X Q mano · 7th November 2003, 10:04 PM

Well and good for big ships guys... But I'm a fan of the X-wing...

Boba Fett's Slave 1 is also a nice one...

29th September 2003, 08:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
I, Brian Brian G. Turner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK: SCOTLAND: Posts: 8,093 Blog Entries: 11	Best spaceship? Go on, then - which were the best spaceships in all the years of TV and film that we've seen so far? I'm going to use my first vote for the Imperial Destroyers from Star Wars - simply because it had the greatest presence of all of them. Opening scene of the original Star Wars...cinematic moment. No one looked at the Tardis and pooped themselves. People did with the Imperial Destroyer.

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29th September 2003, 09:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 3,576 Blog Entries: 9	I've always been fond of the mothership in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", even though we never really see anything but the outside of it. Even in the director's cut that added some interior shots, Spielberg doesn't really show us anything. Maybe it is the specatuclar entrance it makes that makes me like it so much; I don't know. I also like the Millenium Falcon, because it seems so utilitarian. It's a real working ship, not some sort of show piece.

29th September 2003, 12:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,823	I'm a big Millenium Falcon fan - mostly because it seems like a real ship. It has your everyday problems just like any car we might have, Han talks to her just like we would talk to our cars...it just seems more real to me.

29th September 2003, 04:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Marianne Nanny Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 150	The Space ship in The Day the Earth Stood Still....I was very young and impressionable and the saucer fascinated me...

29th September 2003, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gnome Eldest & Most Wise Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 105	Imperial Shuttle - from Return of the Jedi (love how those wings go up when it lands)

29th September 2003, 10:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Foxbat Haggis Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,947	No contest. The Liberator -Blake's 7 (even if it was a cardboard cutout)

30th September 2003, 08:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
I, Brian Brian G. Turner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK: SCOTLAND: Posts: 8,093 Blog Entries: 11	Ah, now the Liberator was also on my mind - though the most memorable thing about it to myself is when it was destroyed.

30th September 2003, 01:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
I, Brian Brian G. Turner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK: SCOTLAND: Posts: 8,093 Blog Entries: 11	There you go: http://www.chronicles-network.net/fo...read.php?t=724

11th October 2003, 04:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sci-fi_gEEk Resident student/slacker Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 64	It would seem that most people are nominating ships from TV shows or Movies, all of which I must admit are very good nominations. I have to nominate The Heart of Gold with the Infinite Improbabillity Drive, from Hitch Hikers guide to the galaxy. I mean it was such a cool ship. I wish I could have one, but the probabillity of that happening is probablly about 936482018326487193854027378364918749 to 1. That of course is just a guess. gEEk

11th October 2003, 05:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,823	Love the Heart of Gold. The best part are the doors..."Glad to be of service". I say this all the time when going through an automatic door, smiling to myself and freaking out anyone nearby...

13th October 2003, 04:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
lastdimtwilight Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6	The ship from Red Dwarf.... I just love that show. And the ship has enough food and fuel and all that for (what did they say?) something like 30,000 years.

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AVON Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 24	"Well now" my favourite space ship is "THE LIBERATOR", from "BLAKE'S SEVEN" - but, considering it's one of my all time favourite SF shows, then I would say that, wouldn't I! A close second comes the original "ENTERPRISE" from the original Star Trek series!

7th November 2003, 10:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
X Q mano Poet Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 89	Well and good for big ships guys... But I'm a fan of the X-wing... Boba Fett's Slave 1 is also a nice one...