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[-] JWBananas@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago

BC-304. The Prometheus was so ugly in comparison.

Shout-out to the basic cable show that was giving us Hollywood-level visual effects effects as early as 2004.

Atlantis gets visual effects Emmy nomination

The Atlantis Effect: An Interview With Mark Breakspear

GW: Visually, which is your favorite episode of Atlantis so far?

MB: “The Eye.” The Rainmaker team created their own CG software to create the stormy water for the ocean. The level of detail and control has never been seen in TV effects before. Dan and Jose at Rainmaker pulled out all the stops and created mind-blowing shots. I think we went about 3.5 times over budget on that one — but you can’t get away with crap. You guys can spot that a mile away, and nothing kills a show quicker than cheap looking effects.

[-] flux@lemmyis.fun 3 points 1 year ago

The Prometheus may have been ugly, but it was my favorite because it was Earth's first. It was kinda janky and totally experimental, but it was absolutely a necessary step in our advancement of science enabling better and cooler ships like Daedalus. It was usually outgunned and outsized by everything it went up against, but still managed to leave a mark. It saved the day in the battle of Antarctica enabling the discovery of Atlantis.

Do I think it was a better ship? Of course not, it was totally inferior (and ugly). But it made for a better story. For a good portion of the show it was all we had and it was barely enough, but it became more of a character than a tool. The moment the Prometheus was blasted in half was just as serious as any character death (and not just because of Pendergast). It was a huge blow to us and let the viewers know the Ori were a real threat.

[-] JWBananas@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Earth's first

The 302 would like a word 😅

That doesn't count! It didn't work!

It did, for very short periods of time. And from that, we got the epic scene where they opened a window through a ship's shield for a ~~Death Star run~~ shot at Anubis.

Well the 303 worked!

Sure, with a salvage hyperdrive from an Al'kesh. At least until that broke down and they had to upend an entire planet's beliefs to get home. The original hyperdrive had the same problem as the one from the 302. And the working one came from the Asgard.

Idk. I just couldn't get over the captain doing his best James Carrey Kirk impression.


Earth: Give us things!

Asgard: lol no

Earth: Give us things!

Asgard: Give back the things you stole!

Earth: ~~sudo~~ We saved your skinny butts from the Replicators! Give us thing!

Asgard: Okay.


Asgard: Aight imma head out. We'll leave the light on for you.

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