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How good was the finale?

Seen better.
2 (15.4%)
Good ending.
2 (15.4%)
It was so moving/good I nearly started crying.
1 (7.7%)
I'm off to sell my children
8 (61.5%)

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Voting closed: March 15, 2002, 07:19:46 pm

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Offline an0n

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on: March 15, 2002, 07:16:38 pm
The single best sci-fi series ever to have been conceived somehow managed to end on a perfect note.

I just saw the finale on Sci-Fi Channel. Wangs battle cry. Vansen staying with Damphousse. Mcqueen getting caught in the explosion.

The only thing wrong with it was that they eliminated any chance of a second series, but with an ending like that, who cares.

The series deserves faaaaar more recognition than it will ever get. It was war and sci-fi blended perfectly into a cinematic masterpiece. Screw The Thin Red Line and Full Metal Jacket, this is better.

If you've never watched Space Above and Beyond, you should.....nay you MUST. Even if you have to sell your children to buy low quality pirated tapes, it's worth it.
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Reply #1 on: March 15, 2002, 07:21:03 pm
As soon as I can put a hand on it, i'll vote :)
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Reply #2 on: March 15, 2002, 07:33:12 pm
I already sold my children to pay for that Barca-Lounger.
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Reply #3 on: March 15, 2002, 07:38:04 pm
WHAT?  The best sci-fi show ever?

It had the most stupid setup ever!  Who in their right minds would send their expensively-trained pilots to fight as grunts.  The Fleet does the flying, the Infantry does the dying!
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Reply #4 on: March 15, 2002, 08:14:02 pm
ther series has been on 38 times that i have known about here and all three times i mananged to some how miss the finale its the only epsidoe i haven't seen =(
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Reply #5 on: March 15, 2002, 08:28:55 pm
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WHAT?  The best sci-fi show ever?

It had the most stupid setup ever!  Who in their right minds would send their expensively-trained pilots to fight as grunts.  The Fleet does the flying, the Infantry does the dying!


Firstly, the 58th were an all-purpose marine squad.

Secondly:
Blasphemer!!!

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Reply #6 on: March 15, 2002, 09:14:12 pm
I haven't even heard of the series.
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Reply #7 on: March 15, 2002, 10:17:20 pm
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Originally posted by JR2000Z
I haven't even heard of the series.


I ditto that
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Reply #8 on: March 15, 2002, 10:40:20 pm
Thin Red Line was the worst war movie of all times.  Watching Barney the dinosaur is better.
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Reply #9 on: March 15, 2002, 10:51:28 pm
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Originally posted by CODEDOG ND
Thin Red Line was the worst war movie of all times.  Watching Barney the dinosaur is better.


The Barney movie sucked... worse than that?
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Reply #10 on: March 16, 2002, 12:00:03 am
I've only ever seen a couple of eps of S:AAB. It started screening at 3AM so I gave up on it.
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Reply #11 on: March 16, 2002, 08:11:14 am
yeah, Space Above and beyond is cool. They've made many of their ships for starlancer actually, enough to make a TC (save the capships). Bah, it ended like this coz it got cancelled I suppose... SCi-Fi series are always cancelled, save for one that I won't name, for that name I hate it above and beyond all names :p
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Reply #12 on: March 16, 2002, 08:56:43 am
Full Metal Jacket rules!
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Reply #13 on: March 16, 2002, 09:30:10 am
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I haven't even heard of the series.
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Reply #14 on: March 16, 2002, 10:33:45 am
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Firstly, the 58th were an all-purpose marine squad.

Secondly:
Blasphemer!!!

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Yeah, all purpose - which means useless, because they can't do anything right.  Sure, from a story perspective, it sounds like it might work, but if you think about it, it's stupid.
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Reply #15 on: March 16, 2002, 12:36:52 pm
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Yeah, all purpose - which means useless, because they can't do anything right.  Sure, from a story perspective, it sounds like it might work, but if you think about it, it's stupid.


well, in the series, they can do everything right, so there :p
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Reply #16 on: March 17, 2002, 01:59:25 am
I remember this series fondly. I was really disappointed when it got canceled. McQueen got caught in an explosion? I don't remember that. But I remember the rest, mostly.

And Shrike, there are Marine pilot squadrons in the good ol' US of A. These guys have to go to boot camp, the same as the rest of the grunts. Hell, even the Marine JAG lawyers have to go to boot camp! So why is a Marine grunt/pilot dual purpose squadron so hard to believe?

and venom, which sci-fi series that did NOT get cancelled is the one you hate so much?

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Reply #17 on: March 17, 2002, 04:11:44 am
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Yeah, all purpose - which means useless, because they can't do anything right.  Sure, from a story perspective, it sounds like it might work, but if you think about it, it's stupid.


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Reply #18 on: March 17, 2002, 05:13:18 am
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Reply #19 on: March 17, 2002, 05:21:19 am
Andromeda?

...............
...................
...................... Babylon 5?

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