WHAT Are Your Favorite Spaceships from Movies And Television?

[Jo Zebedee]

If we're including computer games, i'd like to put in a vote for the Ebon Hawk from Knights of the Old Republic.

Rodders! How can you!

Actually, seeing Rodders, does of course make me have to say the Millenium Falcon. So iconic.

Cc all good points. I liked ships with some character, I think.

 

[WinterLight]

A while ago I noticed a significance with the letter 'N' when naming ships - Notions of a secret behind this mysterious and powerful character filling my mind and triggering my conspiracy alarms...

I have since left behind this whimsical Nonsense but I have three favourites to list (albeit with a loose interpretation of the term 'spaceship' - whoops!).

Nostromo - the steadfast stalwart, comfortable in its own company but ever proud and protective of its crew and cargo.
Nebuchadnezzar - the agile new-age warrior, fighting for hope amongst the ashes of humanity.
Nautilus - the spiritual companion of its formidable captain, ever trusting and willing to follow him to the unchartered depths.

 

[J-Sun]

I have been thinking about this thread since my post and what I would pick if I were to try to leave nostalgia out of it. I think it would be the the USS Sulaco:

Many cool ships on this thread but I especially like that one a lot, too. I also like how it and the pulse rifles remind me of each other.

(Or maybe that's just me.)

Saw some BSG stuff, but no shoutout for the original Raider:

Also like the S:AAB Hammerheads:

It is hard to divide up nostalgia and simple associations and all the other factors that go into it. I mean, basically, which ship, no matter how ugly, can get me comfortably from the Andromeda galaxy and back in a day and can't be blown up by anything between here and there - that's my favorite ship. But the small gunships above are pretty kickin'.

 

[BAYLOR]

If we're including computer games, i'd like to put in a vote for the Ebon Hawk from Knights of the Old Republic.

Definitely.

 

[Michael Colton]

If we are going to open this up to video games, that is an immediate answer for me. The Gallente Nyx mothership from EVE Online (and just in general, the sheer number and variety of ships in EVE means that my top ten list would come from that game):

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[BAYLOR]

If we are going to open this up to video games, that is an immediate answer for me. The Gallente Nyx mothership from EVE Online (and just in general, the sheer number and variety of ships in EVE means that my top ten list would come from that game):

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A really cool space ship !

 

[AnyaKimlin]

The Odyssey is still my favourite. It is the first one I clearly remember watching.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Hotblack Desiato's stunt ship from HHGTTG; totally frictionless and totally black.

 

[Phyrebrat]

My all-time favourite is

and I was a bit let down when, after all his tampering with the SEs, GL did not include more of this.

My second favourite(s) are the three road UFOs from CE3K - I have a great magazine from 1977 which has the models of this, the electric razor, and clamshell UFOs.

A ship... a living ship - she was beautiful.

Pre-Star Wars - This one I loved as a child but it also scared me for some reason: The Cygnus.

And finally, although I'm not a big Trek fan, I loved the design of the Defiant

Not going to get into video game ships for the reasons stated by others.

pH

 

[Venusian Broon]

I think I'd really like a dropship from Aliens.

Not only an express elevator to hell, but you get a car thrown in for free.

You'd make a great impression using that when you go to get bread and milk from Tescos.

 

[Ursa major]

Just keep away from the eggs....

 

[Foxbat]

Chalk up another vote for The Liberator from me.

 

[Venusian Broon]

Just keep away from the eggs....

...and in noisy retail space no one will hear you, only in the freezer aisle may you find ice cream.




I'll get my coat.

 

[Foxbat]

I'll get my coat.

That'll be the one on the shoogly peg

 

[Ray McCarthy]

Dark Star
Silent Running
Liberator

 

[Rodders]

So many cool ships.

what is it about these ships that makes them your favourite?

I love the Millennium Falcon because of my collection. I couldn't resist the master Replicas model (at great expense). My Star Wars collection was getting out of hand and i decided to "Focus Collect" on the Falcon as i could never resist her. I have also liked the idea of my transport being my home. If i were honest though, i prefer the Ebon Hawk for looks. Perhaps it's the central cockpit.

The Thunderfighters from Buck Rogers always looked beautiful and they still hold up with modern designs in my opinion. I just think it's one of the best designed star fighters in SF. I never liked the name for them though.

The Whitestar Ships are just beautiful and the colours look awesome.

In opposition, the Shadow Ships are purely menacing and have so much power. There's also that psychic shriek to consider. Ughh, hey always sent a shiver down my spine. However, i did love the way they "danced' in before or after combat.

 

[Ursa major]

what is it about these ships that makes them your favourite?

The thing about the Galasphere -- here's a recent animation:

-- was that it was different: not a saucer and not "rocket-shaped".

But don't ask me how it stayed upright when it was on the ground....

 

[Jo Zebedee]

The liberator - the grace of movement, Zen. It was designed by the writers rather than the techies, apparently, which wasn't popular with the tech-guys, mainly because it lacked authenticity. Which was why it was so beautiful - it was about looks not functionality. Always a space-opera chick, me.

 

[Ray McCarthy]

But don't ask me how it stayed upright when it was on the ground....

Probably gyroscopes

 

[JunkMonkey]

A ship... a living ship - she was beautiful.

Oh yes! Stupid of me to have included her in my faves. Any spaceship that can get pregnant, need a symbiotic pilot, and have a very lived-in look about her must be high on anyone's list.