Moderator: NecronLord
While Ghost Rider is correct, in that the mission where you hunt him down is pure magic, you too are correct. I thought Hobbes was awesome, like literally the greatest thing since everything in existence.I admired Hobbes.Nephtys wrote:Hobbes. AAUAGHFDHSFH. It's SO TRUE.
A great contribution to the gene pool.KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:I like number 18.
Probably felt that was more in the fantasy than sci-fi genre?Gandalf wrote:There wasn't even a mention of Highlander 2. That film is so godawful that I can can't watch Highlander 1 without thinking about it.
Zack Parsons sounds like a syndrome of some kind.Uraniun235 wrote:The article author was not Lowtax, but Zack Parsons.The Yosemite Bear wrote:I'm supprised that Lowtax didn't include Starwars vs. Startrek debates in the list.
especially after his encounter with the unmentionalble.
Oh thanks a fucking bunch, I had just got that crap burned out of my memory and you have to rekindle it.Darth Wong wrote:IWhen I think of awful moments in sci-fi, I think of scenes which made me cringe, like Kirk pompously reciting the American Declaration of Independence in the inexcusable TOS episode "The Omega Glory", or the scene where Anakin and Amidala are sitting by the fire and he goes off about his heart, or any of a number of scenes from more recent Star Trek episodes and movies (I suppose one would have to limit it to one cringeworthy scene per Trek era just for balance). Or how about John Travolta's Battlefield Earth? It seems to me that it would actually be quite easy to compile a list of truly horrible sci-fi moments that would have more merit than this one, and it would be just as easy to write snarky semi-humourous comments about them.
or an over-the-hill childactor/rocker from the 1970s who is on their third liver and 10th deviorce.His Divine Shadow wrote:Zack Parsons sounds like a syndrome of some kind.Uraniun235 wrote:The article author was not Lowtax, but Zack Parsons.The Yosemite Bear wrote:I'm supprised that Lowtax didn't include Starwars vs. Startrek debates in the list.
especially after his encounter with the unmentionalble.
The Borg Queen was OK for First Contact but mostly rum for Voyager (think Davros outliving his welcome after "Genesis of the Daleks").Jade Falcon wrote: To add to Trek bad moments, the whole idea of the Borg Queen.
I was originally of the same mind as what was stated on SA but after watching the CoR a few times I was able to readjust my notions about the reality Riddick lives in and now I think CoR is pretty cool too.Vympel wrote:I don't care what anyone says, Chronicles of Riddick was awesome.
It's not that unbelievable when you consider that not only is Kirk himself American and proud of it, but that Kirks Federation is basically SpaceAmerica. People still wank over Athens and Rome today, after all (to say nothing of SPAR-TA!!!!)Big Orange wrote: And "The Omega Glory" was great because of Shatner's unintentionally funny acting and the ridiculous notion of a future space faring society wanking over a long defunct Earth based nation (I found it silly even when I saw it first time in my early teens).
And how do you explain an alien society independently and coincidentally coming up with the same Declaration of Independence, and even the same flag? "Unbelievable" is, if anything, a huge understatement.speaker-to-trolls wrote:It's not that unbelievable when you consider that not only is Kirk himself American and proud of it, but that Kirks Federation is basically SpaceAmerica. People still wank over Athens and Rome today, after all (to say nothing of SPAR-TA!!!!)Big Orange wrote:And "The Omega Glory" was great because of Shatner's unintentionally funny acting and the ridiculous notion of a future space faring society wanking over a long defunct Earth based nation (I found it silly even when I saw it first time in my early teens).
Um, Hodgsons Law of Paralell Planetary Development?Darth Wong wrote:How do you explain an alien society independently and coincidentally coming up with the same Declaration of Independence, and even the same flag? "Unbelievable" is, if anything, a huge understatement.
You think that was godawful? You've obviously never seen the sequel to Highlander Endgame. It was called Highlander: The Source.Gandalf wrote:There wasn't even a mention of Highlander 2. That film is so godawful that I can can't watch Highlander 1 without thinking about it.
But people hadn't yet grown to expect Highlander to equal utter shit when Highlander 2 came out. I mean, really, did anyone expect Highlander: The Source to be anything other than a steaming heap of rat droppings?The Spartan wrote:You think that was godawful? You've obviously never seen the sequel to Highlander Endgame. It was called Highlander: The Source.Gandalf wrote:There wasn't even a mention of Highlander 2. That film is so godawful that I can can't watch Highlander 1 without thinking about it.
The suckiness of Highlander 2 is but a mere shadow to the sun of Highlander: The Source.
It was the preamble to the US Constitution, and I think Kirk's way of reading it is suitably awe inspiring.Darth Wong wrote:When I think of awful moments in sci-fi, I think of scenes which made me cringe, like Kirk pompously reciting the American Declaration of Independence in the inexcusable TOS episode "The Omega Glory"
In fairness, that particular brand of ludicrousness is not unique to that episode. Remember Romanworld, and Miri's planet?Darth Wong wrote:And how do you explain an alien society independently and coincidentally coming up with the same Declaration of Independence, and even the same flag? "Unbelievable" is, if anything, a huge understatement.
Granted, bad science, but there were some damned good episodes like Dragon's Domain, Earthbound and so on. The unfortunate thing is that Freddie Friedburger, who did the third series of TOS, later seasons of Six Million Dollar Man and so on took over on the 2nd season citing that 'US fans wanted more action and less thinking'. Hence came the rubber suit monsters. The ironic thing being, most S:1999 fans, wherever they come from prefer year 1. Freiberger was the Brian Herbert of his generation.NecronLord wrote:[*]Space 1999. How unscientific do you need to be to get onto this list? Nuclear waste exploding and blasting the moon into other solar systems. That's how.
Verhoven could, and did, come-up with a name for his film. It was called Bug Hunt prior to Verhoven finding-out about Heinlein's novel and deciding to drag the poor man's name through the mud.NecronLord wrote:Starship Troopers (Movie) - You lazy bastard, Verhoven. You couldn't come up with a name for your (actually quite hilarious) film. I Robot also counts here, for the same trick of using a title and associated name of a well known writer to sucker people into seeing a film entirely different, even if that film is able to stand on its own.
I thank God that I have no idea what you're talking about.NecronLord wrote:Stargate: Infinity - There's going to be a lot of spinoffs on here. You know why? Because spinoffs often suck, that's why. I can maybe understand a 'Stargate' kids cartoon. But having experienced quite a bit of it during one particularly boring and masochistic weekend, I have to wonder why they were so slack about it. There's many, many 'kids' shows with much more adult and less preachy premises
The Starship Troopers movie may not have had much in common with the book, but saying it dragged Heinlein's name through the mud is going a bit far. The book is awful after all.Adrian Laguna wrote:Verhoven could, and did, come-up with a name for his film. It was called Bug Hunt prior to Verhoven finding-out about Heinlein's novel and deciding to drag the poor man's name through the mud.
