Charlie Jane Anders, writing for the IO9 blog has put together a list of the 10 greatest starships of all time. The list doesn't contain just the prettiest or the biggest but, as she writes,
10) The Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)
9) Space Battleship Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato)
8) SDF-1 Macross (Macross/Robotech)
7) NSEA Protector (Galaxy Quest)
6) Moya (Farscape)
5) SSV Normandy (Mass Effect)
4) Rama (Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke)
3) Battlestar Galactica (new version)
2) U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D
1) Millenium Falcon
Now I KNOW there is going to be dissension here. First us old TOS guys are bound to say Falcon better that Enterprise?!!! NFL! And a D class? well, a D would kick major ass. But all that aside, read the original IO9 article HERE to get a jist of the complete idea of how the choices were made. I have a couple of ideas but I will let you people take a run at it first. So, ideas? Suggestions? Death threats?
- ...."for the purposes of this list, we're going by the definition of "starship" from the venerable "Starship Smackdown" event. Which means, a starship has to travel between star systems, and ideally ought to have a crew and a mission. So no Serenity, sorry."
10) The Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)
9) Space Battleship Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato)
8) SDF-1 Macross (Macross/Robotech)
7) NSEA Protector (Galaxy Quest)
6) Moya (Farscape)
5) SSV Normandy (Mass Effect)
4) Rama (Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke)
3) Battlestar Galactica (new version)
2) U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D
1) Millenium Falcon
Now I KNOW there is going to be dissension here. First us old TOS guys are bound to say Falcon better that Enterprise?!!! NFL! And a D class? well, a D would kick major ass. But all that aside, read the original IO9 article HERE to get a jist of the complete idea of how the choices were made. I have a couple of ideas but I will let you people take a run at it first. So, ideas? Suggestions? Death threats?
