Starhunter - Firefly parallels??

POSTED BY: safeat2nd
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TRAVELER

Sunday, October 15, 2006 2:37 AM

I'm surprized this one got past me, I'm such a SciFi Nut. There are a few I've seen where I can't even remember the names, but I'm sure I have never seen this one. The people in the photograph don't look familiar and the story line is not one I have heard of. But Firefly got past me and I'm lucky to be here today.

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BROWNCOAT1

Monday, October 16, 2006 2:52 PM

Never saw it, but might just have to check it out.

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SAFEAT2ND

Monday, October 16, 2006 4:07 PM

I've only seen 7 episodes so far, and none of them in order... sound familiar?? And even though some episodes the acting and plotlines made me roll my eyes, I'm intrigued enough to want to see more.

Call me a sci-fi junkie.

Some further parallels, in one episode, Percy the young female engineer, complains that if Dante had've let her buy the good parts instead of cheaping out, the oxygen recycler wouldn't be broken. Gee where have I heard THAT before?

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TRAVELER

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:13 AM

Its like when I watch "Rocky Jones Space Rangerrrrr".
This show dates to the mid 50's. But once Rocky mentions Tractor Beam. Over ten years later Captain Kirk is using the same thing. They even come up with a masking device for the ship so you can't see it. There is very little new under the sun.
But my favorite is that what ever they do, they toggle the same couple of switches like Wash does on Serenity.

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WILLIAMJAMESW

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:39 AM

I remember watching it (airing about 3:00 A.M. on Sunday morning); it was pretty good ,but easily forgettable. Percy and the original hologram were the only parts of the show that really stuck in my mind.

I could stand to hear a little more.

PIZMOBEACH

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:40 AM

I found season 1 at a record store for $10... and I was robbed!
Bad acting, bad writing, bad sets, bad special effects, and 20 minutes of story stretched into an hour time slot - it's pretty bad... and so was season 2 after I dug around for days and finally found it online.
But like you say there are those Firefly-isms. I suspect PurpleBelly's right about the "climate of scifi at the time," being why it seems familiar.
However... the Tulip, the crew's ship, has a giant sign on it's side that says it's a "Trans-U" for Transit Utopia Cruiseship Lines. Where have I heard that before?

This guy look familiar?

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SAFEAT2ND

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:50 AM

I think this story had a lot of potential, and who am I to turn down the chance to see another spaceship?

LOL Pizmobeach. I'm in the same boat. Only I won mine on E-bay for .50 cents. mind you the shipping brought it up to about $10.

I hear Season two or Starhunter2300 was better.

It's a shame really. I like Micheal Pare. It's just tto bad he keeps taking horrible roles. Anyone remember Moon44?

BTW, DON'T see BloodRayne...

Traveler, I suspect your right at that, but these just seemed more blatant...

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TRAVELER

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:59 AM

Hello Safeat2nd:

I have never seen Starhunter, but that photograph says a lot. I mean, a browncoat. And the black woman is wearing a leather vest. I can't argue with that.

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RICKKER

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 1:44 AM

I think this was one of the last Syndicated shows, they all ended up between midnight and 3AM saturday night, saw a few episodes cause Im an insoniac who will watch anything sci-fi/fantacy. Did anyone else see Soldier of fortune/Special ops force? Heart of gold was in that(Melinda Clark)

PIZMOBEACH

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by safeat2nd:
I think this story had a lot of potential, and who am I to turn down the chance to see another spaceship?

I felt exactly the same way - I was suffering from FF withdrawl and this looked "similar," how bad could it be? And it had spaceships...

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Originally posted by safeat2nd:
I hear Season two or Starhunter2300 was better.

It was better - it had better sets, a bigger budget, etc., but it suffered from the same uneven writing. The show also lost the original actor that played Carvagio (as mentioned by PurpleBelly), a loss. And the actress that played Percy - I never got her style, she seemed to always be "somewhere else."

I watched all the eps but I'm not sure I'd watch them again.

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