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Gordinho		2012-06-22 09:44:06 AM

Also missed the "X Bomber" from Starfleet

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PsyLord		2012-06-22 09:59:05 AM

FTA: 16. The Moon

The moon is a space ship? I know it's been a while since I've watched an episode of Space: 1999, but huh?

PsyLord		2012-06-22 10:00:03 AM

Also missing from the list:

www.kitsune.addr.com

Titanius Anglesmith		2012-06-22 10:00:28 AM

HopScotchNSoda: [friday87central.files.wordpress.com image 200x308]

Awesome!

Slaves2Darkness		2012-06-22 10:02:46 AM

bhcompy: Expected two to be missing: Satellite of Love and Gunstar. Only one missing, so it's not completely awful, but fark you for missing the Gunstar.

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Gunstar? Seriously, the Liberator from Blakes 7 beats that thing hands down.

Space Station Wagon		2012-06-22 10:03:52 AM

Nothing from Freespace 2?

Egoy3k		2012-06-22 10:05:46 AM

Lets be fair here this is not as terrible as most i09 articles or lists. Of course you are going to have differences in opinion with the writer on some points it's not like there is a quantifiable property of awesome that can be measured here.

Also a lot of the recommendations being made here were never actually "on screen". I was glad to see the Normandy on there but I prefer the SR-2. The Defiant was bad ass but from the star trek universe I'd still go with the Enterprise 1701-D. The captains yacht, and separating the saucer section were cool as hell. It's really a shame they didn't have the special effects budget to actually separate the ship all that often the original plan was to do it for almost all combat situations.

texdent		2012-06-22 10:05:57 AM

The Sun Crusher. Fire a missile into the sun and goodbye solar system

Eddy Gurge		2012-06-22 10:08:50 AM

howdyyall9999		2012-06-22 10:09:23 AM

why did you have to bring up Space: Above and Beyond? Damn I loved that show

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RolandGunner		2012-06-22 10:09:49 AM

10 Print "I can't believe", RND(Spaceship_on_list), "MADE IT and", RND(Obscure_Anime_Spaceship), "didn't!!!" 20 Goto 10

Andric		2012-06-22 10:10:15 AM

I couldn't find a good screen shot of the Eureka from Space Quest V, but I love that ship.

/Cliffy!!!

SnarfVader		2012-06-22 10:10:46 AM

DECMATH		2012-06-22 10:11:51 AM

wildcardjack: fusillade762: Surprised this one hasn't been posted yet:

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It's not a STAR ship.

Some of the ones ON the list weren't too -- #17 and #21 at the very least.

Tapakip		2012-06-22 10:11:55 AM

Apparently I'm the only one to enjoy the spacecraft in Sunshine. I mean seriously, the ship goes into the farking sun and saves humanity. And you get to watch virtual waves to help you chill the fark out! What more does it need to do?

Coder		2012-06-22 10:12:11 AM

Missing from list, and thread:
ferret-shock.com

Mobutu		2012-06-22 10:17:03 AM

Honest Bender: [bieniosek.com image 640x481]

Came for this, not leaving disappointed.

sgtbenton.files.wordpress.com

improvius		2012-06-22 10:24:05 AM

I'll add another vote for Moya.

Meecht		2012-06-22 10:24:59 AM

AmazinTim		2012-06-22 10:27:46 AM

The Sulaco was infinitely more badass than the Nostromo. This is not debatable.

Zombie DJ		2012-06-22 10:29:39 AM

urban.derelict: f*ckin' list is crap, who the... oh f*ck it; tv rots the f*cking mind.

/enjoy your mindrot

Yes, but at least we have social skills, so enjoy writing your screenplay at Starbucks today, but then, I understand you don't even own a computer.

Satanic_Hamster		2012-06-22 10:31:21 AM

Another vote for:
t1.gstatic.com

Jodeo		2012-06-22 10:32:56 AM

Still waiting for my close-up, Mr. Demille...

HMS Endeavor
from The Micronauts

ZeroCorpse		2012-06-22 10:37:27 AM

limboslam: Missed some...

The no-brainers:
[i486.photobucket.com image 416x260]
[i486.photobucket.com image 600x368]

The dark horse:
[i486.photobucket.com image 320x240]
Chiggy Von Richthofen

The obscure:
[i486.photobucket.com image 528x305]
Also the only one with herpes.

This one's got tits.
[i486.photobucket.com image 500x250]

You win for the Ice Pirates and Battle Beyond the Stars references. Nell's an awesome ship. Feminine voice, attitude, and big knockers just to remind you that the ship is feminine.

HopScotchNSoda		2012-06-22 10:37:47 AM

PsyLord: The moon is a space ship? I know it's been a while since I've watched an episode of Space: 1999, but huh?

That was the central premise of the show. Moon Base Alpha was the headquarters of a nuclear waste disposal landfill complex. One of the landfills on the dark side exploded, hurling the Moon out of its orbit and into deep space, apparently guided by an omnipotent force. The Moon was a giant space ship, visiting various planets and phenomena each week.

Egoy3k		2012-06-22 10:38:59 AM

Tapakip: ou get to watch virtual waves to help you chill the fark out!

That movie pissed me off simply because at the end when they were getting into the suns gravity well and time began to dilate the people were seeing everything in slow motion. Cue morbo "Relativity does not work that way!"

CatalystGhost		2012-06-22 10:59:38 AM

Carrier has arrived.

Seriously, how did this one get missed?

/The SC2 version is a heretical and ugly pile. I do not accept it.

bhcompy		2012-06-22 11:04:44 AM

dullspork: [farm3.staticflickr.com image 500x324]

No, I don't think it necessarily belongs on that list - but I do have a special place in my heart for it since I got to work on it.

Awesome. Was definitely a cool looking ship, pity you had to go and rip it in half.

PIP_the_TROLL		2012-06-22 11:04:54 AM

improvius: I'll add another vote for Moya.

Good man. And a vote from me of course. Moya was a gorgeous design and they did such an exquisite job of making her feel alive without anthropomorphizing her.

She was robbed on this list, man. She and her son both.

i.imgur.com

devine		2012-06-22 11:13:49 AM

No mention of the UESC Marathon? Both the list and the thread fails.

devine		2012-06-22 11:17:49 AM

devine: No mention of the UESC Marathon? Both the list and the thread fails.

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LowbrowDeluxe		2012-06-22 11:18:37 AM

Do I post an Elven Man-O-War or Warbird? Dark Elven Armada? Githyanki Void Cruiser? Neogi Deathspider? Beholder Hive Ship? I can't decide. Let me simply say that The Spelljammer herself frowns on these shenanigans.

Jackpot777		2012-06-22 11:20:38 AM

HopScotchNSoda: PsyLord: The moon is a space ship? I know it's been a while since I've watched an episode of Space: 1999, but huh?

That was the central premise of the show. Moon Base Alpha was the headquarters of a nuclear waste disposal landfill complex. One of the landfills on the dark side exploded, hurling the Moon out of its orbit and into deep space, apparently guided by an omnipotent force. The Moon was a giant space ship, visiting various planets and phenomena each week.

Just the fact that it mentions Space 1999 but doesn't have the Eagle as a ship...

redeyerogue.com

...could fail this list.

bhcompy		2012-06-22 11:21:34 AM

improvius		2012-06-22 11:22:48 AM

How about some of the worst starships:

2.bp.blogspot.com

Jackpot777		2012-06-22 11:28:27 AM

limboslam: Missed some...

The no-brainers:

Sorry about duplicating the Eagle from Space 1999. Did anyone mention the Tracy brothers yet?

www.keithmcneill.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

/Thunderbirds are go-go-go-go-go...

Hand Banana		2012-06-22 11:30:23 AM

What_Would_Jimi_Do: [bellsouthpwp2.net image 500x391]

I didn't know Deadmau5 had his own ship.

stewmadness		2012-06-22 11:31:06 AM

bulsd: While I enjoyed FF7 as much as the next nerd, why would they put a busted old rocket in the list instead of, say:

The Ragnarok?

[images4.wikia.nocookie.net image 400x210]

Or

The Invincible?

[images2.wikia.nocookie.net image 320x223]

Because it's awesome.

God I wish I wasnt older now with a 3 year old and a 3 month old and a job.

Tyrone Biggums		2012-06-22 11:32:08 AM

improvius: WHAR

[1.bp.blogspot.com image 640x325]

WHAR?

I vaguely remember this ship. What show was this from?

Roof Pig		2012-06-22 11:34:41 AM

Whaaaaat? No

www.hostpic.org

Farkers be slippin

/hot

Magorn		2012-06-22 11:35:46 AM

some_beer_drinker: a good starship is only as good as it's captain. of course, the captain is only as good as his writers.

and the "military" writing on DS9 was embarssingly bad, especially during the Dominion War arc. They really had commanders of fracking STARSHIPS barking orders about "breaking the enemy LINES"

would it have killed them to read a single volume on naval warfare that was written after the Napoleonic wars? Or maybe remember (As ST II so famously exploited) that Starships can also move along a "z:" axis?

Tyrone Biggums		2012-06-22 11:36:26 AM

Tyrone Biggums: improvius: WHAR

[1.bp.blogspot.com image 640x325]

WHAR?

I vaguely remember this ship. What show was this from?

Never mind, I found it. Star Blazers.

RangerTaylor		2012-06-22 11:41:31 AM

I know it makes me a bad person, but I always liked the A-Wing and Y-Wing more than the X or TIE fighter.
fichtenfoo.net

Magorn		2012-06-22 11:44:44 AM

Coder: Missing from list, and thread:
[ferret-shock.com image 340x250]

Which has the distinction of being the only space ship design created for a SF show , which NASA then appraoched the creators and asked for persmission to Copy, JMS agreed, on the condition that they name the resulting ship "starfury"

moos		2012-06-22 11:45:37 AM

improvius: WHAR

[1.bp.blogspot.com image 640x325]

WHAR?

Yeah, gonna have to agree here. List fails without this entry.

the_sidewinder		2012-06-22 11:47:27 AM

Roof Pig: Whaaaaat? No

[www.hostpic.org image 550x275]

Farkers be slippin

/hot

You're not very good at scanning through longer threads, are you?

Zotfripper		2012-06-22 11:49:56 AM

I'm kinda partial to this one. I named mine Queen Anne's Revenge.

Jackpot777		2012-06-22 11:53:31 AM

RangerTaylor: I know it makes me a bad person, but I always liked the A-Wing and Y-Wing more than the X or TIE fighter.
[fichtenfoo.net image 460x291]
[www.smallartworks.ca image 640x414]

It probably makes me bad to point out that the ?-Wing fighters were supposed to be named after the letters they resemble ...yet the corresponding symbols in Aurebesh would have the A-Wing named the X-Wing in the Star Wars universe, the X-Wing would be named the (maybe) S-Wing, the Y-Wing is the B-Wing, and Vader's TIE fighter could be the Imperial B-Wing...

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