A film from the Star Trek universe
Overview: Produced after a ten year absence of new Star Trek, the motion picture was originally planned as a TV series, Star Trek Phase II. Actual test footage was shot, and the casting was finalised, but people at Paramount changed their minds after seeing the success of Star Wars. In Synopsis: The film opens w...
A TV series from the Star Trek universe
In 1987, a new Star Trek series was aired. Featuring a new crew, a new ship, and a jump of about 80 years, Star Trek again came into popular television culture. Initially quite poor, TNG gradually matured. The premise was essentially the same, that of a crew exploring the galaxy, but the formula transferred well and Star Trek TV franchise was reinv...
A TV series from the Star Trek universe
Premise: The skilled crew of the starship USS Enterprise explores the galaxy. Overview: The original Star Trek series, often referred to as Classic Trek or TOS (meaning The Original Series) was a moderate success on its initial run, eventually being cancelled in its third year. The was a gap...
A film from the Star Trek universe
Final instalment of the film franchise for the original cast of the series. The issue of racism takes the front seat as Kirk and crew must find a way to overcome their personal prejudices and help the Federation make peace with the Klingons. Kirk has the hardest time, his son having been killed in Star Trek III...
A TV series from the Star Trek universe
Reviled by many hardcore Trek fans but better-received by more casual viewers, Voyager follows the titular starship after it is thrown into the Delta Quadrant - 70,000 light years from Federation space. Calculating it would take 75 years to reach home, the crew merges with that of a stranded Maquis ship and beings the long journey. Thi...
A film from the Star Trek universe
Spock's half-brother, Sybock, hijacks the Enterprise and takes it on a voyage to the centre of the galaxy. Often referred to as the 'Kirk vs. God' film, Star Trek V is something of a mish-mash of ideas, generally focussed on the them of faith in oneself, but comes across as a slightly cheesey affair. Star Trek IV...
Universe
Star Wars, one of the most successful science fiction franchises of all time, is an expansive universe filled with a wide variety of aliens, technologies, mysterious forces, and of course, epic interstellar wars. Star Wars is set 'a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.' The details of this cryptic statement are unknown, but most...
A character from the Babylon 5 universe
Captain of the EAS Furies, an Omega Class Destroyer, Captain Eckland was part of the six ship blockade force around Proxima 3 and like most of her fellow Captains was under the direct authority of Captain Hall. When the Whitestar fleet decided to break the blockade, Captain Eckland an...
A character from the V universe
Steven is the commander of the Visitor security forces. He is a confident, self assured individual who is not above using charm to get what he wants. He frequently argues with Diana as he regards her as a rank amateur who invariably passes blame onto him when plans go wrong. While appearing charming to those w...
A group from the Battletech universe
The St Ives Compact is the region formerly known as the Duchy of St Ives. It once was a part of the Capellan Confederation until the Fourth Succession War. Justin Allard, a Davion agent was put on a show trial and apparently exiled from the Federated Suns. He took up employment in the Capellan Confederation and grew c...
A technology from the Wing Commander universe
The Stormfire is an older class of weapons system that was used by the Union of Border Worlds. It was mounted on a secondary slot, rather than being tied into the energy weapons that served as a fighters primary weapons. Stormfires, unlike energy weapons carry a finite ammunition supply and can best be described as a space g...
A vehicle/ship class from the Judge Dredd universe
The Strato-Vac was the standard heavy assault craft of the Sov-Block, used heavily during the Apocalypse War by Sov-Block forces. Heavier and larger than Mega City H-Wagons, the Strato-V, as it is commonly known, is heavily armed, more so than the Mega City craft. The standard heavy air to ground armament is the twister miss...
A technology from the Space:1999 universe
The basic sidearm issued to authorised Alphans on Moonbase Alpha. The stun gun is a compact weapon that is carried by security guards and issued to landing parties. The weapon is carried in a plastic holster that is affixed to the uniform belt; a sturdier holster can be affixed to space suits. As well a...
A ship from the Alien / Predator universe
In July of 2179, contact was lost with the Weyland-Yutani colony Hadley's Hope, located on the planet Acheron (official desingation LV-426). A squad of United States Colonial Marines, along with two Company advisors, were sent aboard the USS Sulaco to investigate. Upon arriving at Acheron, it was discovered that the co...
A technology from the Lensman universe
The Sunbeam was developed in the beginning of 'Second Stage Lensman' when Kinnison realises that nothing the Galactic Patrol has will be able to stop an attack by several inertialess Boskonian planets. A ring of specially designed 'exciters' throughout the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as well as a focusing array, convert the total power ...
A technology from the UN Protectorate universe
A widely used energy weapon, the General Systems Sunjet comes in a variety of forms from pistols to sawed-off carbines. It can also alter its firing dispersal from a wide beam to narrow aperture.
A character from the Battletech universe
Sun-Tzu Liao is the son of the late Romano Liao, and the supposed son of Tsen Shang, though since Romano had quite a few lovers this is never quite established. Sun-Tzu first comes to public notice on Outreach in 3050, when Colonel Jaime Wolf calls together all the leaders of the Great Houses of the Inner...
A vehicle/ship class from the Lensman universe
The biggest ships of both fleets, Super-Maulers are so slow and unwieldy that just about the only direction they know is straight ahead - nothing more than a negasphere or inertialess planet can move them. Designed to defend Tellus against shielded planets, they ultimately failed when their single super-charged Primary Beam failed to penetrate the ...
