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Some post Halloween fun.
Stargate -Sleeper of Hyperspace.
What lurks in hyperspace waiting to feed on unsuspecting ships?
Babylon 5 - Dead-Mans Cove.
They say if you enter the asteroid field and find dead-mans cove you will never return.
Star Trek - Star Demon.
At the edge of space a demonic presence waits for lost ships to arrive.
Stargate -Sleeper of Hyperspace.
What lurks in hyperspace waiting to feed on unsuspecting ships?
Babylon 5 - Dead-Mans Cove.
They say if you enter the asteroid field and find dead-mans cove you will never return.
Star Trek - Star Demon.
At the edge of space a demonic presence waits for lost ships to arrive.
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The Shadows were an amazing creation and still make my skin crawl. I actually had a discussion at work with a Human Factors expert about how much design effort went in to playing on peoples fears.
Very nice work.
Very nice work.
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I loved the Shadows and their contrast with the Vorlons, how both species adopted opposing philosophical natures in their attempts to guide the younger species. Agents of chaos, the Shadows represented the scariest imagery our minds could fathom, while the Vorlons offered comforting and instantly recognizable visions of purity; both complete manipulations in their chess game.
On the one hand, I loved the pure concept of good (Vorlons) and evil (Shadows) at face value; and in the other, I love the twist that they are neither, just evolved species still fallible to their own insecurities and stubborn dogmas. In the end though, they still both went with Lorien beyond the rim, where they await the rest of those that will evolve.
The Battlecrab was the most nightmarish ship I have seen in a sci-fi narrative. I always ignored B5 in the mid-90s, preferring then to stick with Star Trek, but one Tuesday at 3am I caught "A Distant Star", the episode where the Explorer ship "EAS Cortez" is lost in Hyperspace, during the Boston 25 nightly reruns of B5. The next Wednesday at 8 pm, I saw the new weekly episode "Severed Dreams", and the beginning of the EA Civil War. I was hooked from that point forward until today, and if it hadn't been for the Battlecrab and the mind-screech it made, I would have never been intrigued to continue checking out this show from the very beginning.
Love the sketchesm love the show. Outstanding work RJB!
On the one hand, I loved the pure concept of good (Vorlons) and evil (Shadows) at face value; and in the other, I love the twist that they are neither, just evolved species still fallible to their own insecurities and stubborn dogmas. In the end though, they still both went with Lorien beyond the rim, where they await the rest of those that will evolve.
The Battlecrab was the most nightmarish ship I have seen in a sci-fi narrative. I always ignored B5 in the mid-90s, preferring then to stick with Star Trek, but one Tuesday at 3am I caught "A Distant Star", the episode where the Explorer ship "EAS Cortez" is lost in Hyperspace, during the Boston 25 nightly reruns of B5. The next Wednesday at 8 pm, I saw the new weekly episode "Severed Dreams", and the beginning of the EA Civil War. I was hooked from that point forward until today, and if it hadn't been for the Battlecrab and the mind-screech it made, I would have never been intrigued to continue checking out this show from the very beginning.
Love the sketchesm love the show. Outstanding work RJB!
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Space: Above and Beyond is an American science fiction television series that originally aired on Fox, created and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Planned for five seasons, it ran for only one in 1995–1996, due to low ratings. It was nominated for two Emmy Awards and one Saturn Award. Ranked last in IGN's top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows, it was described as "yet another sci-fi show that went before its time
Plot
Lacking technology that would enable faster-than-light, or FTL, travel, colonization is accomplished by taking advantage of transient but predictable, naturally occurring wormholes in space which allow travelers to traverse vast distances. Without warning, a previously unknown alien species, the "Chigs", attack and destroy Earth's first extra-solar colony and then destroy a second colony ship. The bulk of the Earth military forces sent to confront the Chigs are destroyed or outflanked, in part because the Chigs have some form of FTL, affording them greater freedom of movement (although this technology appears limited, and the Chigs also primarily utilize natural wormholes).
At the opening of the series, the Chigs have defeated all counterattacks, and have entered the Solar System. In desperation, unproven and under-trained outfits like the 58th "Wildcards" are thrown against the Chigs. The Wildcards are the central focus of the series, which follows them as they grow from untried cadets into veterans. Although the unified Earth forces come under the control of a reformed United Nations, the UN has no formal armed forces of its own and therefore navies such as the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy operate interstellar starships.
Prior to the events of the show, there was a war between humans and androids known as Silicates. These human-looking androids, referred to as "walking personal computers", have rebelled, formed their own societies, and wage a guerrilla war against human society from a number of remote bases. The Silicates are also suspected of having some involvement with the Chigs.
In an attempt to defeat the Silicates, a new underclass of genetically engineered and artificially gestated humans were bred to quickly swell the ranks of the military. These troops, collectively known as In Vitroes or sometimes, derogatorily, "tanks" or "nipple-necks", are born at the physical age of 18, and trained solely for combat. In the post-war period the tanks have attempted (with mixed success) to re-enter human society.
Plot
Lacking technology that would enable faster-than-light, or FTL, travel, colonization is accomplished by taking advantage of transient but predictable, naturally occurring wormholes in space which allow travelers to traverse vast distances. Without warning, a previously unknown alien species, the "Chigs", attack and destroy Earth's first extra-solar colony and then destroy a second colony ship. The bulk of the Earth military forces sent to confront the Chigs are destroyed or outflanked, in part because the Chigs have some form of FTL, affording them greater freedom of movement (although this technology appears limited, and the Chigs also primarily utilize natural wormholes).
At the opening of the series, the Chigs have defeated all counterattacks, and have entered the Solar System. In desperation, unproven and under-trained outfits like the 58th "Wildcards" are thrown against the Chigs. The Wildcards are the central focus of the series, which follows them as they grow from untried cadets into veterans. Although the unified Earth forces come under the control of a reformed United Nations, the UN has no formal armed forces of its own and therefore navies such as the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy operate interstellar starships.
Prior to the events of the show, there was a war between humans and androids known as Silicates. These human-looking androids, referred to as "walking personal computers", have rebelled, formed their own societies, and wage a guerrilla war against human society from a number of remote bases. The Silicates are also suspected of having some involvement with the Chigs.
In an attempt to defeat the Silicates, a new underclass of genetically engineered and artificially gestated humans were bred to quickly swell the ranks of the military. These troops, collectively known as In Vitroes or sometimes, derogatorily, "tanks" or "nipple-necks", are born at the physical age of 18, and trained solely for combat. In the post-war period the tanks have attempted (with mixed success) to re-enter human society.
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It is indeed a little known sci-fi gem. Some of the episodes were a little shakey but some episodes were very thought provoking - definitely deserved another series (especially given the last episode, but I won't spoil it).
Fortunately, the entire series is on Youtube.
Fortunately, the entire series is on Youtube.
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Yes! One of my all time favorites and my favorite starfighter design in a sci-fi property, I love the Hammerhead!
The Destroyers escorting the Saratoga look awesome, wish we could have seen more of them in the show.
Gorgeous work RJB!
The Destroyers escorting the Saratoga look awesome, wish we could have seen more of them in the show.
Gorgeous work RJB!
