I think that another problem is that the whole problem of the "ship as hero" in SF has essentially gone out the window as well in the last 20 years. Everything is more character driven now and that has a major impact on stories like the original Yamato. (Even though the original Yamato did have a good amount of characterisation for the time)
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Sontaran Pod from Doctor Who, pretty forgettable...
I always thought that the Dalek mothership from the Dalek Invasion of Earth film looked pretty iconic and stylish though......
GREATEST SPACESHIP EVER!!!!
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Its too terrifyingly expensive a genre. They would have been pretty sure about the bankability of TF, but even then there would have been those suggesting it was too much money for such a risk.
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Its about as much a "basis" for science as ST communicators were for mobile phones. People who claim that SF influences all the good inventions are full of crap. It may influence some, but certainly not all.....
Ryoji Kaji's accent. Is that one from a particular region of Japan? Or is it just meant to sound a bit "strange"? Any Japanese speakers who can help me out?
Not the worst moment in Tie-Fighter SW history. Anybody seen the few editions of the early Star Wars comics where they were drawn BACKWARDS, so the thrust was coming out of the canopy and the "Gun" was the engine? Bad stuff.
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