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Nightwing - I'm not sure about the assymetrical theory, some do carry an attraction. Yes they may look odd, but odd can sometimes be original and interesting. Regarding the Millennium Falcon for example. The extruded cockpit on one side makes this ship distinctly assymetric, but it remains one of my favourite all time sci-fi ships. And remember that bizarre Borg ship from 'Descent'? That really was damn peculiar and maybe ugly, but it was also interesting....
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Yes, the Discovery's centrifuge was inside of the sphere (although it never would have fit in reality). The very first shots of "18 Months Later" were from within the centrifuge.
Clarke is very good at making sure everything is scientifically accurate, at least with most things.
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What's wrong with Voyager? Sure, Janeway and company sometimes call the only shuttle bay "Shuttlebay 2" and no one ever thought of using the ship under the primary hull. But the design looks nice.
Consider this then for a bad looking ship: the USS Curry from DS9.
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Well, I know a friend who thing Voyager looks like a "half-smashed frog on the highway with an overturned spoon shoved into its face."
I personally don't mind, but I dislike this trend to make all new Federation ships have a totally flat underside to their triangle-shaped saucers like a mushroom (Sovereign, Nova, Intrepid, etc.). I do think the Nova has a nice overhead layout, however...
As for the original topic question, I like pretty much all designs, but I disliked how the Enterprise-E was introduced. Sure, it looks nice, but after its arrival, all these fanboys started blasting the previous "hero ship", the Galaxy-Class. Now we have all these "GALAXY-CLASS SUX, AND ITS GETTING RETIRED. TYPE 12 PHASERS ON THE E-E KICK THOSE OLD SHIPS @$#%!!!!"
Keep in mind, I just disliked how it disrupted the balance of ships. Plus, it seems the anti-explorer ship that the E-D was trying to portray.
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I do agree with Ace when it comes to one of my favorite ships, the Galaxy Class. I don't mind the new Enterprise-E taking over, just the blasting of the E-D. Sure the E-E is sleek, more powerful than MOST of the ships in the fleet with the exception of another favorite ship: the USS Prometheus. But have we actually seen the Soverign Class in the front lines? No. We see the Galaxy Classes flanking the ships at DS9.
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hehe because i imagine theres only 2 or 3 sovies so far. I personally love the Ent-E design. But it doesnt come close to my all time fav, the Akira. and yes, it DOES have 15 torp launchers *covers ears and yells "LALALALALA"*
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I thought that the Leonov (Sic) was a beautiful rendition of Soviet engineering in the 21st century.
I once saw a documentary which stated the case perfectly:
A Soviet pilot was asked about the differences in design between American fighter jets and Russian (Russian jets tend to be almost 1-1/2 times as heavy.
He stated that the American's go for grace and fine-tuning, the Russian engineers go for strength and durability. He stated that if an American jet is struck in flight by a bird, it goes in for major maintenance - and is effectively out-of-action for days. However, if a Russian fighter's landing gear will not extend, the pilot just skids down on the belly. After the plane has come to a stop, the ground crew will hoist it up with a forklift, lower the gear, and fuel it up for another attack run. ________________________________________
However, for my nomination of ugliest ship, I also want to nominate a ship from "Battle Beyond the Stars". I don't know it's name, but I'd nominate the white ship with tits.
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Unusual choice of pet, most people just get a dog or a cat or something. . . 8)
Not sure if there's any ship I'd class as being my least favourite, or even actually hating. I really disliked those flying police car spaceships from Space Precinct.
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Please don't remind me of that movie...I think the only reason why I actually watched it was to see if Freddie Prinze Jr. goes shirtless.
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Now on to the making of films!
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THE AKIRAPRIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!111!1
BTW - what is it with homosexuals and Freddie Prinz Junior?
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