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[–] Speltrong@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago

https://www.patreon.com/cw/21stCenturyMouse

Or could use Death Star Babes So many cheesy tacky choices

[–] Krejall@ttrpg.network 5 points 22 hours ago
[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

For me it depends.

Do you want high energy combat with space wizards everywhere? Start Wars.

Do you want a commentary on the benefits of socialism and how interacting with alien species is extremely complex, while also showing the complicated interactions between species can usually always be overcome if you're intelligent and wise enough to see the solution? Star Trek.

I'm gonna use your exact argument to argue for trek being my favorite by a ridiculous margin

[–] neatchee@piefed.social 158 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Starring Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Ron Glass, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, and Sean Maher: Firefly

[–] gothmog@lemmy.today 35 points 2 days ago

Respect. You little vermin. :)

[–] MalReynolds@piefed.social 14 points 2 days ago
[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 109 points 2 days ago (14 children)

Gate. Because no one actually knows what stargate is, but it makes both the star wars, and star treck nerds mad

[–] gothmog@lemmy.today 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Colonel O'Neill would like to know your location.

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

O"Neill: "You tell me where you're at and then I'm going to open your iris!"

Teal'c: raises eyebrow

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's 'O'Neill', with two L's. There's another Colonel O'Neil with only one L, and he has no sense of humor at all.

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To quote an old comment of mine:

Is that the one with the gates deep in space? Deep gate 9 or something?

They found a way to connect to faraway regions of space and shortcut the journey, and decided a facility was necessary to protect against hostile intrusions and be a hub. Also something about returning control to the natives. Religion / religious zealots bad.

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Star...ring Alan Tudyk and Jewel Staire, Firefly... is the best franchise in the history of (video) Sci-Fi... because it's a space Western with sass.

(But really, Frank Herbert's Dune is the best franchise in Sci-Fi.)

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

alan tudyk sure gets thrown under the bus alot by networks, resident alien was cancelled like last year, and he was disappointed.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 8 hours ago

It concluded with a pretty definitive final season! Loved that show, he was incredible. :D

[–] tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 8 hours ago

Second Story's recent remake was SUCH A GOOD TIME. I love that game dearly.

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago
[–] Forester@pawb.social 9 points 1 day ago

Fox

Star Fox

[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet. It feels relevant.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 42 points 2 days ago (4 children)
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[–] Aedis@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Star.... Just kidding everyone knows The Expanse... [Is the best...]

Yup, fight me.

[–] tquid@piefed.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Came here to post this. Very good. As you were.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Whores. I feel its self explanitory

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stargate

Go watch the movie and the multiple series.

[–] Duhtocqueville@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 day ago

Ship Troopers.

Becuase it’s campy and gritty and funny and serious.

[–] mlfh@lm.mlfh.org 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Trek: Deep Space Nine"

Best mostly just meaning it's the one I love the most - Ben Sisko and Kira Nerys are two of my favorite characters in tv, and were a big influence on me as a kid. I started rewatching recently for the first time since it originally aired, and man, it's still so good.

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[–] MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

ship Troopers was a pretty good movie, unlike many other movies that start with Star.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

The book is either the best apology of armed forces or the best satire of armed forces. The line is so thin it’s completely in the eyes of the reader, making it a battlefield of interpretations. Personally, I laughed so hard reading it I can’t believe Heinlein was serious while writing it. Same for Citizen of the Galaxy.

About the film, it was a conscious choice to make it a satire and it succeeds beautifully.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Heinlein played around with several sociopolitical systems. Stanger in a Strange Land is the hippy book. :)

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 8 hours ago

Pretty sure it's from that one...I always reference Heinlein's quote about what humans should be capable of: It's a really long list that ends in "...specialization is for insects."

I always loved that, myself being an ADHD guy who knows how to do all sorts of things somewhat and still learning...

...but growing up in a world of people told to pick a single direction to almost-never stray from and avoid thinking outside of those lines.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

Somehow I always forget it’s his, because it feels so different from his other books. Less “satire” and more absurdist humor, maybe.

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[–] robomuffin79@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] Sir_Gkar@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

...furies are awesome which is reason number 487 why Babylon 5...

[–] python@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

__vs the Forces of Evil___

(no justification, I'm rage baiting)

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Star -ting to think Dr Who- is the best franchise in the history of scifi

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[–] executivechimp@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Star Trek, because Star Wars isn't sci-fi it's a space opera.

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 0 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Have you not seen the original series, or is your comment a joke. Oh look another space immortal/kingdom, more greek/roman space ppl, mfs with psychic powers, alien empire beefing with alien/human empire, etc.

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[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago
[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wars, wait shit I meant Dune

Its not hard sci fi, but damn its fun thinking about that universe. Its like a low fantasy star wars and 40k but made for adults.

Fish

Many legs

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