TV shows with really cool space battles: which are best?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, October 25, 2010 02:36
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We got the original BSG, the new BSG, Babylon 5, Space: Above & Beyond, Deep Space 9, etc...
Which one(s) rock your home theatre???
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STAR TREK the TV series, the "Doomsday Machine".
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Good call!!
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When it comes to space battles, I really got nothin.
The 5th Element ?
Chronicles of Riddick ?
( I discount any of the SW 'prequels', because they all suck so bad,and I've only got like 1 of them....somewhere. )
To be honest, save for RotJ and Wrath of Khan, the only 'cool' battles I can even think of are from BSG. The maneuver they pulled off w/ the Pegasus.... that was top notch, tactically speaking. 
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Quote:That would be from the new series, I'm assumin'?
Originally posted by AURaptor:
the only 'cool' battles I can even think of are from BSG.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:That would be from the new series, I'm assumin'?
Originally posted by AURaptor:
the only 'cool' battles I can even think of are from BSG.
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Roger that.
When I was a kid, I loved the Doomsday ep from TOS . Also, from TOS , The Ultimate Computer, which kinda has been done a few times over, was pretty cool. The idea of those majestic Constellation class star ships, going at it, against each other... was intriguing, to say the least.
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Can't remember specific battles from DS9 but I do recall they had some good ones.
You mentioned what would have to be my fave with the new BSG. The fast pace, gunfire all over, missiles streaming in by the dozen. It could sometimes be hard to tell what was going on but it looked really cool and put you right in the thick of things.
I also have a soft spot for the original BSG even though scenes got repeated the ships were just so god damn good looking. The original Viper MkII will always remain a top fave fighter of mine.
Similar feelings for the Starfighter in Buck Rogers as well.
One of the things I missed with Blake's 7 was the space battles but with a low budget and FX in those days it probably would have looked bad. Pity they aren't doing the new version as I would love to see the Liberator fight.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
We got the original BSG, the new BSG, Babylon 5, Space: Above & Beyond, Deep Space 9, etc...
Which one(s) rock your home theatre???
The spaced Chrisisall
I think that covers most of it, although I would also add both Stargate series, which I would actually put at the top of the heap.
If I were putting them in order:
1) Stargate (especially later seasons of SG-1): About as good as it gets. The closest you get to Star Wars-cool on TV.
2) BSG (new series): It's a taste thing, but I put these below Stargate because they were often, at times, too "realistic"--just not as much fun and "epic" as the SG battles. Again, though, it's a tough call, down to taste.
3) Babylon 5 and DS9: Both excellent in their day, but dated by now. And B5, in particular, was hampered at times by a limited budget.
4) Space: Above & Beyond: Haven't seen this one for years, but I remember the battles being excellent... for the time the show was produced and the budget it had.
Past those, I think it's a HUGE step down to anything else, including the original BSG, which I think is the only one from your initial list that I didn't include. Honestly, launch sequences aside, a lot of the BSG stuff bordered on lame, even for the time. I think Buck Rogers had better sequences, but wouldn't put either anywhere up to 1-4.
Edit: Did a quick online search to see what I might be missing. I forgot ENTERPRISE, which I would probably rank as below DS9, but above Space: Above and Beyond.
I also found this site, which has a poll for best sci fi TV series:
http://www.mikebrotherton.com/?p=1637
Sure, it's from over a year ago, but FIREFLY is currently #2, and don't we all love voting for FIREFLY? Why don't we fix this situation?
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Quote:You seen the 'remastered' episode? Very not bad! IMO
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Also, from TOS , The Ultimate Computer, which kinda has been done a few times over, was pretty cool. The idea of those majestic Constellation class star ships, going at it, against each other... was intriguing, to say the least.
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Quote:Yeah, ZOIC totally outdid themselves with that stuff.
Originally posted by lwaves:
You mentioned what would have to be my fave with the new BSG. The fast pace, gunfire all over, missiles streaming in by the dozen. It could sometimes be hard to tell what was going on but it looked really cool and put you right in the thick of things.
But still, my favourite one-man fighter is
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