One thing that makes a young geeks heart skip a beat is a good pitched space battle.
From Battlestar Galactica's Slug Throwers and Nukes to Treks Phasers and Shields, the strategy of two capital ships going toe to toe is a thing of beauty!
One example: what B5 lacked in CG it more than made up in FX shots.
Less talk, more fight - enough said.
Babylon 5 - Severed Dreams Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MipPH24q4yk#)
way cool. I love it. Thanks for sharing. Pretty amazing for the day or today for that matter.
Love me some B5 action! :)
No one does this type of special effects anymore, or at least, the possibility of it is disappearing with SGU. :(. I really hope someone has the courage to make a space sci-fi show again.
King
For sheer scope and scale: Battlestar Galactica can't be beat.
projectiles vs. armor plate and no one simply disappears in a fire ball.
Adama: What do you hear?
Thrace: Nothing but the rain.(as debris bounces of her cockpit)
Battlestar Galactica Ragnar Battle Music Video (Ascension) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oFBydWOO7E#)
Uh-oh... Too many similarities here.
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Fighting with cloak and shields - Trek style
Sparring in graceful arcs, energy beams explode in a lethal ballet or a crowded sky
These ships are sleek and powerful
Star Trek battles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73CYCPUydhg#)