Space Above and Beyond

I brought this over from the Batman Begins thread.

Hands down the best Sci fi series ever. Great stories, great effects. The current Battlestar Galactica is close, but it still leaves a little cheese due to the "language" factor (frak!, cubits) at least they got the time right this time.

but Space above and beyond had a realism to it. a gritiness.

and of course the most kick ass space fighting scenes ever.

Chiggy von Richtofen fight was the best ever space battle. hands down.

I actually like the zero-G space battles on the new "Battlestar Galactica" better than the ones on "Space: Above and Beyond." And the "BG" pilot episode/movie in which Starbuck and Apollo take on about a thousand Cylon raiders...wow.

But I did really enjoy the gritty reality of "S:AAB." It was my second favorite Sci-Fi series, behind "BG."

Haven't seen "Space: Above and Beyond," though I find it hard to believe it's better than "Farscape."

Cutting edge effects are great, but I like story, script and acting more.

Haven't seen it either, but Farscape is the best SciFi I've ever seen.

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Give me Peter David and Bill Mumy's SPACE CASES anyday!

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Here's another vote for Farscape. Greatest Sci-Fi series ever.

If Buffy counts, then Buffy is the greatest.

If not, then...uh...I'd have to think about it.

M2 you have got to find an episode of S:AAB. The acting is far better than farscape, the writing was too. FOX kept moviing it's timeslot, so it never had a chance. Also from what i hear it was very expensive to shoot.

But It's my favorite. I hope it someday comes to DVD.

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Cutting edge effects are great, but I like story, script and acting more.

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Galactica and S:AAB have those in spades. Plus the absence of heavy alien makeup, CGI monsters, and rubber puppets makes those two series seem less removed from reality than Farscape (which I did like).

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Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

Galactica and S:AAB have those in spades. Plus the absence of heavy alien makeup, CGI monsters, and rubber puppets make those two series seem less removed from reality than Farscape (which I did like).

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Absolutely!

Trivia: Full-scale models of the "Hammerhead" fighters used in the series were created and shipped from Japan. While they were being stored on board the freighter before shipping, crewmen from a Russian freighter were caught taking pictures of them after mistakenly thinking they were a new kind of advanced U.S. tactical fighter.

Here are some video clips

Land of the Lost.

Thundercats.

Space 1999.

top that.

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Space 1999.

top that.

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Jason of Star Command

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Originally Posted by TRF

Space 1999.

top that.

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