Asperion Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Buck Rodgers is given a challenge from one of his powerful opponents. To oppose him and make sure that he's not successful, Starbuck is thrown in there as well. They are told that only one shall be able to get out of there alive. Each of them is allowed their respective weapons to assist in the challenge. Which one would be the victor, or would they find some way to turn the tables on their opponents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 which Starbuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Does it matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 which Starbuck? I was originally thinking of the Starbuck from the original 1978 series as played by Dirk Benedick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I was originally thinking of the Starbuck from the original 1978 series as played by Dirk Benedick. Also which Buck Rogers: the one from the 1939 serial (Buster Crabbe) or the 1979 TV show? (Gil Hamilton) And another thing... Katie Sackhoff's Starbuck FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothere Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Or to get nitpicky the one from the comics strips or pulp novels. Silly question either way. Killer Kane may be backed up by the Cylons but the pair still cause him to feel past a load of destroyed robots before they blow up the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 the later version Starbuck dies in a crash and finds her own bodyand getting called an angel sent to lead them to earth Does it matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 This poll isn't complete w/o Spaceman Spiff. And Ralph Phillips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 I would give it to Starbuck, gender is irrelevant. Buck is a great pilot, but Starbuck is a cut above. I would only put Luke or Anakin above Starbuck and only because they use The Force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 I'm going to uncharacteristically go with an anime reference (and I usually hate anime) and say that Roy Focker from Robotech beats all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 Of course they turn the tables. They are Heroes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 I would give it to Starbuck, gender is irrelevant. Buck is a great pilot, but Starbuck is a cut above. I would only put Luke or Anakin above Starbuck and only because they use The Force. I think that Katie's Starbuck would give both Luke and Anakin a run for their money. The Force not withstanding. She actually understands that she's fighting in space and uses that to great effect. While Luke and Anakin both fly like they are always in Atmosphere. Probably because they learned to fly in Atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 And Katie Sackoff is both prettier than either Skywalker and, more importantly, has a great sense of humor about her role. Not that those things would have a place in the comparison between fictional characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 I think that Katie's Starbuck would give both Luke and Anakin a run for their money. The Force not withstanding. She actually understands that she's fighting in space and uses that to great effect. While Luke and Anakin both fly like they are always in Atmosphere. Probably because they learned to fly in Atmosphere. That says more about the writers than the characters, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 That says more about the writers than the characters, IMHO. Yeah it says that the producers of nuBattlestar had better consultants who understood that Space =/= atmosphere. The last time I saw something like that was for Babylon 5. Of course, they had Harlan Ellison consulting on the Tech etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Yeah it says that the producers of nuBattlestar had better consultants who understood that Space =/= atmosphere. The last time I saw something like that was for Babylon 5. Of course, they had Harlan Ellison consulting on the Tech etc. I'm not sure whether the creators of Star Wars really didn't understand the difference so much as they just didn't care. The space dogfight sequences in Star Wars were based on air battles from old WW2 movies, in some cases following them very closely. Whether the film makers understood physics or not, they certainly understood their source material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm not sure whether the creators of Star Wars really didn't understand the difference so much as they just didn't care. The space dogfight sequences in Star Wars were based on air battles from old WW2 movies, in some cases following them very closely. Whether the film makers understood physics or not, they certainly understood their source material. It's pretty clear that Lucas either didn't know and if he did he didn't care about physics. It's really clear that like many scifi creators he didn't realize how big space really is. Star Wars takes place in a large section of the galaxy. With a Star Drive that can reach anywhere in the galaxy in minutes. Emerging from hyperspace to be close enough to come into Atmosphere in minutes. I would have loved to have x-wing pilots to realize that they are fighting in Vacuum. Though having Biggs spin his Xwing to take shots at chasing Tie Fighters would have changed the ending of Episode IV by a lot. I just remember how exciting it was seeing Kara spin around in her Viper taking out multiple Cylon Fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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