John Erickson
Right benind you! 8O
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If you don't know me, you're bloody lucky. If you DO know me, I am SO sorry! :D
@Japanese Ghost Hey, a rose by any other name would be ... the past pluperfect? :D
@Japanese Ghost But I'm allergic to roses! ;)
@Japanese Ghost Hey! WAIT! Are you sayin' I'm gonna die? Whaddaya know? HUH? WHAT?!? ;)
@Japanese Ghost Never forget, my friend, that any science sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic - or in this case, and amount of knowledge sufficiently superior is indistinguishable from godhood... ;)
@BinkyNow, see, THIS is why you're having troubles. You limit your thinking! You're worried about a few million pissed-off people and some silly treaties, and I'M trying to get you into space! Besides, the Russians are desperate for hard currency, I'm sure you could pick up a bomb or two - or two hundred. :D
@Japanese Ghost I don't know what gutter YOUR mind is in, I'm just talkin' rocketry here! :D
@Binky Too few people have. Not only decent Brit sci-fi, but three VERY hot females, depending on what point in the series. And if y'all give me enough support, I got a pretty funny story about one of the hot ladies, Sally Knyvette. ;)
@Binky @Japanese Ghost Just remember - it ain't the amount of fuel your rocket carries, it's the size of your orifice! ;)
@Binky Have you considered fission-explosion-powered lasers to initiate your fusion? Not only do you get the benefits of fusion power, but you get rid of a bunch of messy fission bombs. Alternately, you can go for the (1st iteration) Orion Drive system. You just toss A-bombs or H-bombs out the back of your ship, and let then explode against a shock-absorber-mounted plate. Gives you a good push, gets rid of lots of bombs, and if used at low altitude, well, it really lights up people's lives! :D
@Binky Here's a hint. Capacitors. They hold as much power as batteries and discharge WAY faster. Gets your laser initiator powered up faster, and hotter! Good luck, and remember - there's a fine line between sustainable fusion and a glassed-over crater a mile in diameter! :D
@Binky Sorry, dude, too many replies for me to keep track. You like both? Which ones? (And if you have any idea what Blakes 7 is - no cheating with Wiki! - you get extra credit, and my undying respect. Both are worthless, but at least they won't raise your tax bracket! :D )
@Binky @Japanese Ghost I don't think the NFL is part of the space program, but it would make for an interesting take on the "long bomb" pass! Imagine a football with a few thousand pounds of thrust behind it! 8O
Actually, over at www.orionsarm.com, they have a future sci-fi game ("gravball", I think, but I might be wrong) where the players toss small, re-entry proof balls (think solid cannon shot) from orbiting platforms. Try receiving THAT sucker, coming in from a couple hundred miles up! :D
@Binky Impressive, even if the Wombats are restricted to low-tech chem rockets. One question - how do wombats survive hard vacuum without environment suits? Otherwise, great work! Gimme a call when you get fusion power worked out, I'll show you a nice, neat "torchship" that'll get you to the stars in short order! (Well, longish order, actually. ;) )
@Japanese Ghost Um ... no, I can't. Not unless you have SEVERAL weeks' time, and thousands of TERABYTES of memory! ;) (If it took place in space, I probably liked it. If it was "X-files" type sci-fi, probably not. Superhero stuff? Depends - "Greatest American Hero" was my fave. Does that give you a clue? :D )
@Japanese Ghost @John Erickson @Nathaniel7 I do really like TNG, as I've said previously, but the new movie just didn't do it for me. Too many little character details were wrong. But hey, to each their own. I love Babylon 5, and I know a lot of folks who rate DS9 higher. Now, you'll impress me if you know of one of my TRUE favourites, Blakes 7! ;)
@Japanese Ghost @John Erickson It didn't last more than about a season and a half. The animation was HORRID, most of the voice parts were "phoned in" (Shatner was never in the same studio as the other folk) but some of the stories rocked! Walter Koenig wrote at least one storyline, and James Doohan did most of the "extra" voices. I really wanted to see their part-time navigator, a red 3-armed 3-legged critter called Lt. Arex, in the movies - they had the tec to do him with prosthetics, but sadly, he never appeared.
And I suppose with this entry, I have completely confirmed my "40 year old virgin" status. (Well, not quite on the "year" part. ;) )
@Nathaniel7 @John Erickson Well, I'll be nice here - you can keep that crappy carpet. And nothing personal, but you can keep Billy Boy as well. I have enough problem with space around here - I don't need an ego that could fill the Grand Canyon! ;)
@Japanese Ghost @John Erickson Yeah, I keep hitting "reply", but the dang thing doesn't always co-operate! I do love the original trio of Star Wars films - I remember standing in line for the first one, and being completely blown away after seeing it! The second trilogy leaves a lot to be desired - we'll see if the last trio work without Lucas at the helm. And as a rabid purist, I LIKE the original films with their "dull" explosions and "too few" ships. I hate it when people diddle with films to make them "better" - even if it IS their creator! But "Trek" was my first, and will always be my greatest, love. Not so much DS9 and the Scott Bakula series, but original and TNG. And yes - I am immensely, unceasingly, and PAINFULLY a nerd, right down to my Star Trek "collector's issue" belt buckle! :D
@Nathaniel7 Well, part of the problem is it includes concepts from Next Generation - so nothing happens until almost the 90s for that. It also has kind of an "art retro" feeling, so I'm not sure how folk who were around in the early 60s would've accepted that affectation. Otherwise, it IS pretty cool. Personally, my favourite opening has always been from the Animated Series - even though they used their own music, it was a cool tune, and the animated Enterprise actually looked better than the model in the Original Series. I haven't seen too much of the digitally remastered Original Series, but I've heard that the ship really benefits. Maybe if I'm a REALLY good boy, Santa will bring me the entire remastered set! (Doubtful. :( )