top ten TV/movie spaceships

[alonzofyfe]

Serenity (from Firefly).<br /><br />Because every other spaceship that has a starring role in a science fiction movie is a combat ship. They may all look different, but they are functionally very much alike.<br /><br />This is the only truly original spaceship that plays a major role in any science fiction show. Heck, it's only weaponry consists of Jayne wrapping Vera in a space shoot and firing it through an open airlock door.

 

[silylene old]

The Proteus (an 'inner-space' ship)<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>

 

[vogon13]

I always liked the bubble saucer cars on the Jetson's.<br /><br />Of course, if I had one today, it would have to have an enormous (and loud) subwoofer.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

IIRC, Alfs' ship and Nibblers' ship were of a similar design.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[Leovinus]

If you can fly through space, what do you need wings for? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[spaceinator]

antigravity?

 

[shuttle_rtf]

X-71<br /><br />

 

[avaunt]

Give me a tardis and day! No high gees. No weightlessness. No long periods drifting through space. Small on the outside (easy to park), but as large as you want on the inside (library, lounge, gym, swimming pool, archery range, cross-country jogging track ......). <br /><br />Video rental shop.Japanese girls university track and field team clubrooms. Fishing takle room. meat locker. Saw bench.<br /><br />Yep, if you had the tardi, you wouldn't NEED to land, except when your saw blades needed replacing, or you ran out of runners.<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[wmdragon]

off the top of my head Romulan Bird of Prey, but there are so many worth considering. Robotech Zentraedi cruisers were cool too, like that organic look.<br /><br />LINK: So who's got the biggest spaceship? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#993366"><em>The only laws of matter are those which our minds must fabricate, and the only laws of mind are fabricated for it by matter.</em> <br /> --- James Clerk Maxwell</font></p> </div>

 

[contracommando]

White Star (flying chicken)

 

[contracommando]

The Mimbari Cruiser was cool, too.

 

[contracommando]

Vorlon ambassadorial ship

 

[contracommando]

I loved the reptilian design of the Narn Ships. A perfect example of how the background/physiology of a species can determine the look of their ships- quite imaginative

 

[flynn]

Starbug. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[flynn]

The Nimbus<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[flynn]

Planet Express ship <br /><br />Treked up a bit.<br /><br />5 points to anyone that can name the episode.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#800080">"All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring" - <strong>Chuck Palahniuk</strong>.</font> </div>

 

[vogon13]

I don't know if it was ever filmed, but the Terra Terror from Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet would be a 'head turner'.<br /><br />IIRC, the official name of the Mushroom Planet was Basidium X.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

IIRC, that was the home made backyard space ship built from wood(!) spars from an old sailboat and the hull was tin cans flattened and nailed to the wood. Seems like the scientist who discovered the Mushroom Planet painted it with something to make it air tight.<br /><br />Was a chicken taken on the flight?<br /><br />I haven't read that book for 40 + years and I may have some of the details off. <br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

I'm surprised everyone forgot this one. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[yevaud]

And especially this one.<br /><br />Forbidden Planet rocks. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em>Differential Diagnosis:  </em>"<strong><em>I am both amused and annoyed that you think I should be less stubborn than you are</em></strong>."<br /> </p> </div>

 

[kane007]

The Borg cube <br /><br /><i><font color="yellow">"keep it simple, stupid!"</font></i>/safety_wrapper>

 

[kane007]

The Borg Sphere

 

[kane007]

Any spacecraft without rocket nozzels - I mean whats the point? Capable of massive acceleration, faster than light warp manouvorability, planatary landing all that mass. Gravity drives, null fields, Inertia shielding, hyper drives - why bother with reaction mass drives? Conservation of momentum anyone?

 

[cbxsix]

Gotta give it up for the Explorers... I tried like hell to make my own spaceship out of some old TV's and trash cans, but I didn't have the magical cirucit to make it all work... <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />

 

[votefornimitz]

I have to say the Star Destroyer <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <span style="color:#993366">In the event of a full scale nuclear war or NEO impact event, there are two categories of underground shelters available to the public, distinguished by depth underground: bunkers and graves...</span> </div>