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Title: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bayonetbrant on May 16, 2020, 04:17:32 PM
https://twitter.com/ADragoons/status/1261752359862112258

Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: Staggerwing on May 16, 2020, 04:47:22 PM
"Harr!!!"
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 16, 2020, 05:26:24 PM
Yeah, that might have worked in 1728...but not now.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: Staggerwing on May 16, 2020, 05:32:44 PM
I'm sure the article wasn't completely serious... but you do have to at lease wonder what the influence of even the possibility of retaliatory asymmetrical naval warfare could have on Chinese plans to Go Bold somewhere.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 16, 2020, 05:36:52 PM
Now if they were Orion pirates...
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: Staggerwing on May 16, 2020, 05:39:01 PM
Or the Lucian Alliance...
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 16, 2020, 05:44:07 PM
I ain't gonna lie. I had to look that one up.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: Staggerwing on May 16, 2020, 05:46:43 PM
It may come as a shock, but there is actual TV scifi which isn't set in the ST universe(s).  ;D
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 16, 2020, 05:59:57 PM
My problem is I saw the first SG movie in the theater. It was...not good.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: Staggerwing on May 16, 2020, 06:27:30 PM
The movie was, in my opinion, 'sparse' when compared to the series. The TV show started in the mid 90's and certainly had some typically 90's painful moments but it hit its stride soon enough and created a very detailed backstory on which to build. It also helps that Richard Dean Anderson chose to play the lead character, Colonel O'Neil, as much more approachable, sarcastic, and likable than Kurt Russell did in the film.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 18, 2020, 11:03:55 AM
My problem is I saw the first SG movie in the theater. It was...not good.

The movie was fantastic, I thought. Though that's coming from someone that's not really gotten into any of the SG series. I've tried, but I just can't.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: ojsdad on May 18, 2020, 01:15:27 PM
My problem is I saw the first SG movie in the theater. It was...not good.

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Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: ojsdad on May 18, 2020, 01:23:05 PM
The movie was, in my opinion, 'sparse' when compared to the series. The TV show started in the mid 90's and certainly had some typically 90's painful moments but it hit its stride soon enough and created a very detailed backstory on which to build. It also helps that Richard Dean Anderson chose to play the lead character, Colonel O'Neil, as much more approachable, sarcastic, and likable than Kurt Russell did in the film.

I loved both the movie and the series.  Even my wife liked the series, and she is not a sci-fi person.

I always felt that O'Neil had changed quite a bit from when he was first introduced in the movie, having to deal with his shot accidentally killing himself with his dads hand gun, to having gone through the events on Abydos.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 18, 2020, 02:18:07 PM
Both the SG and SG: Atlantis series are on Prime. Does it matter which you watch first? I might try it again though I decided to get through all of the Clone Wars animated series, and then Rebels.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bob48 on May 18, 2020, 02:40:08 PM
<mutter, mutter>

Much rather have Farscape

<mutter, mutter>
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 18, 2020, 02:45:17 PM
Farscape... (http://www.aarcentral.com/emoti/new/facepalm2.gif)
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bayonetbrant on May 18, 2020, 02:53:08 PM
can we not just get back the fun thought of US privateers chasing down Chinese fishing fleets harassing Filipino fishermen, and blockading Chinese barrier islands 200mi from the shore?
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bob48 on May 18, 2020, 02:55:49 PM
You really should start a dedicated thread for that.  :whistle:
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 18, 2020, 03:00:36 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: judgedredd on May 18, 2020, 03:16:18 PM
<mutter, mutter>

Much rather have Farscape

<mutter, mutter>
Farscape was superb
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: ojsdad on May 18, 2020, 04:31:30 PM
Both the SG and SG: Atlantis series are on Prime. Does it matter which you watch first? I might try it again though I decided to get through all of the Clone Wars animated series, and then Rebels.

SG Atlantis is a spin off of SG, so you'll want to start with SG first.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 18, 2020, 06:10:11 PM
SG Atlantis is a spin off of SG, so you'll want to start with SG first.

I figured as much, but wasn't sure if there was more enjoyment out of Atlantis if you've already watched the original SG series.

Don't think I've tried Farscape, though I did try Andromeda, which wasn't too bad.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 18, 2020, 06:13:23 PM
Ugg! Andromeda, another awful show I forgot about. There's still another I can't remember. It had this elongated, stupid looking ship that had to go through jump gates to get anywhere. Unless there weren't any jump gates, then it just went anywhere anyway.  ::)
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bob48 on May 18, 2020, 06:14:29 PM
Farscape, and the follow-up mini-series, Peacekeeper Wars, is superb Sci-fi. Its a great pity that it was dumped in favour of SG. It was vastly superior to SG, IMHO.

The only thing that came close as Firefly - Serenity.

We have all the seasons of both on DVD.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: Staggerwing on May 18, 2020, 06:44:56 PM
SG1 actually started years before Farscape and they ran concurrently. After Farscape's cancellation both Ben Browder and Claudia Black joined SG1 as regulars for the last two seasons. During the 200th SG1 episode there is a hilariously cringy mashup scene of the two shows.
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 18, 2020, 07:15:20 PM
...During the 200th SG1 episode there is a hilariously cringy mashup scene of the two shows.

You are making my argument for me.  :bigthumb:
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 18, 2020, 09:41:17 PM
Just want to take a moment to applaud y'all for making me ask how the hell this went from U.S. privateers versus the Chinese Navy, to flippin' SG.

Carry on.  :applause:
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: bbmike on May 18, 2020, 09:49:46 PM
Uh, you were a chief instigator.   ???
Title: Re: US Privateers vs Chinese Navy
Post by: BanzaiCat on May 18, 2020, 09:54:46 PM
You'll forgive me if I pat myself on the back as I am in need of it at the moment.  ;)