Space above and beyond

[PeZook]

The very fact that they could clearly see Chiggie, and even read the writing he had on his plane, and be unable to hit him, was retarded. The episode still kicked ass

Oh, and don't forget how McQuinn can just will his damaged cochlear to work again. Now that was the supreme kind of stupid.

[Bounty]

How do people get from McQueen to McQuinn?

S:AAB's biggest fault was that halfway through they weren't sure if they wanted to do a RAWR military series, a space opera or an X-files with actual aliens. I would've much preferred if they'd stuck with the feel of the first episodes: Earth colonies are just barracks, starships are rare, fleets move by hopping wormholes and battles are fought with cap ships, not by a dysfunctional group of multitasking supersoldiers.

At least the Hammerheads looked cool.

[Stark]

It's a stupid premise, certainly, but it made for some fucking brilliant drama and beautifully-written dialogue. I also liked how they introduced the sacrificial lamb character several episodes before killing her off.

"My maker? My maker was some geek with a lab coat and a petri dish. What have I got to make peace with him for?"

"My maker was some geek in a lab coat with an eyedropper and a petri dish. What do I need to make peace with him for? "
"In times of war we must all make peace with our maker."
"With all due respect, chaplain, I don't think our maker wants to hear from me right now. Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe. And when I get back, I'm going to drink a bottle of scotch as if it were Chiggie Von Richtofen's blood and celebrate his death."

Remember, popular entertainment doesn't work like the real world. It exists in a universe where the power and success chance of any character increases linearly with the base drama value of the event, modified by the number of heroic sacrifices/deaths. That's why the special missile they built to kill Chiggie failed to do a jot of good.

Regards,
Winter

A) yes, the premise is stupid
B) no, that dialogue is not brilliant it's actually terrible
C) 'popular entertainment' being about inconsistent ridiculous plot contrivances is why it sucks balls
D) the plot for the episode remains utterly retarded

[Winter]

A) yes, the premise is stupid
B) no, that dialogue is not brilliant it's actually terrible
C) 'popular entertainment' being about inconsistent ridiculous plot contrivances is why it sucks balls
D) the plot for the episode remains utterly retarded

You're of course entitled to your opinion. I think you'll end up missing out on some decent stuff, though. I'd prefer rock-solid logic and plausibility in TV myself but I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Regards,
Winter

[Stark]

Well, it was really noticable over S:AAB's run (although it was *always* inconsistent, with Saturn V colony ships and then suddenly space carriers ) when it switched from military-esque adventure to Star Trek style 'silly nonsense of the week' stuff.