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Most original design- Enterprise or Serenity or Falcon?

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:24 PM

Showing my noobness on things SW, was it ever explained why the Falcon's cockpit was off centered?






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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:42 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Showing my noobness on things SW, was it ever explained why the Falcon's cockpit was off centered?


Just to be different, I conjure.


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:52 PM

I don't think there's a story-based reason, or if there is, it was conjured long after the fact.

The folk tale around it is that Lucas was trying to describe his idea for the ship (and it's asymetrical nature), and illustrated it by sticking an olive to the side of a hamburger with a toothpick.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 11:07 PM

The only "explanation" I've ever come across was a note in the old West-End RPG that the stock YT-1300 freighter came in three variants; portside cockpit, starbord cockpit, and central cockpit. Lando just happened to end up with the starbord-side variant.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:13 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
Showing my noobness on things SW, was it ever explained why the Falcon's cockpit was off centered?


Just to be different, I conjure.


The laughing Chrisisall




I can't help but think of Jubal Early, as he described the cargo bay of Serenity.

I like the way the walls go out.
Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's
a good design.


Those words really stuck w/ me. Not because Jubal was describing our favorite Midbulk transport , but because I hear Joss proudly proclaiming to the world that there was great thought put into this design. The ship has meaning. Not just in her crew, but in her very essence....

Sorry, what was the question again?






Bones: "Don't 'rawr' her!"
Booth: "What? she'rawred' me first."

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:25 AM

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Sorry, what was the question again?


Are you a lion?


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Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:43 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Sorry, what was the question again?


Are you a lion?


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I do have a mighty roar....

Now this is creepy. I'm actually wearing a fleece pull over with a Mac & Jack's logo on it ...



Well.... my sister is a ship...... we had a complicated childhood.






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Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

I can't help but think of Jubal Early, as he described the cargo bay of Serenity.

I like the way the walls go out.
Gives you an open feeling. Firefly's
a good design.


Those words really stuck w/ me. Not because Jubal was describing our favorite Midbulk transport , but because I hear Joss proudly proclaiming to the world that there was great thought put into this design. The ship has meaning. Not just in her crew, but in her very essence....



That's a solid observation, I had never looked at it that way.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:48 AM

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Now this is creepy. I'm actually wearing a fleece pull over with a Mac & Jack's logo on it ...




I know, we saw it. Hence the question.

*Que eerie Twilight-Zone music*






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Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:51 AM

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Originally posted by Storymark:

That's a solid observation, I had never looked at it that way.


Yeah, props for the astuteness. Bonus points for using the term "midbulk."



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