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Wing Commander really stands out for me. It was the first game I played, it was unique in setting, the setting itself was just absolutely awesome. It also gelled really well considering I was only 5-6 years old when I got it. I remember the drive way of my first house being the hangar bay for...

Don't remember seeing it. And all the flak fire was around the kilrathi cap ships. But looking at the flak and other special effects, I think it was just a technical issue. Heck after the full scramble we didnt see any other rapiers except for Angel's wing. I'd imagine a few flying around the...

In this day and age it seems odd for someone to be sitting in them, let alone 600 years from now. :) However I do wonder how many are controlled by remote. I'm not entirely sure of the limitations of modern day hardware to make a guess.

In the film I'm certain you can see some turrets on the top as the claw raises shields and closes up the flight deck. One question to add to the discussion, are these turrets automated? The reason I ask is automation is something that's playing a larger role in the real world every single day.

Wow, this generated a nice discussion. :) Definitely and when you read the specs you sometimes wonder how the Claw for example, even has the room to hold all those torpedo bays. But it does make sense that she'd need a large fighter escort to prevent enemy fighters from shooting down those...

First off I'm not sure what to call it. The games say TCS Tiger's Claw. The movie says TCS Tiger Claw and the books/handbooks say CS Tiger Claw. :P My main question however is regarding the non-existent escort for the Claw. I always assumed during the games that the reason we never saw the Claw...

Thanks for that, guys. Had a feeling it was just a typo or something. I personally just read it as Lt. everytime I saw it. As for the pilots being marines... it is a little hard to digest. However it's no different to JAG lawyers always being the action heroes or the fact that all Star Trek away...

Hello, Just a couple of quick questions: -Why is Hunter a Captain? In the film he was Lieutenant and it seems that this book is following that same continuity/re-imagining -Navy and a Space Force? Slightly confused by this. The way I understand it is in the original games the pilots were all...

Agreed. Exporting a region free DVD would be the easy part! :)

DVD Gods, if you're listening, please release this in Region 4/PAL...

The last few years have definitely been the time for re-imagining fiction, why not Wing Commander too! I sincerely hope though that he is able to really convey his vision.

Just did some investigating. Seems that Amazon doesn't provide the service to Australia, but the apple store does. However need to purchase a their TV 'box'. The downside is as you mentioned, rent and I'm not too sure about the legality of recording apple TV?

Oh? Then this could possibly be an option.. assuming someone has the capacity to burn to a large disc.

You'd think so. Especially when they can just do it digital only and save money on all the hardcopy materials they don't need to produce. Wow, I suppose if I had 500 or so I'd be reconsidering upgrading too. And you make a great point. Personally I hate physical media. It takes up so much...

These are fantastic. Just wanted to post some positive feedback. Any chance we'll see the movie ships in the future? :)

I've seen the news a bout HD broadcasts but what's the chances of seeing it on bluray anytime soon? I'm planning to buy a region 4 DVD (now that I finally found one) but I'd rather not if I'm going to be replacing it like the rest of my film library.. :rolleyes:

I'm an undergraduate aerospace engineering myself so it's nice to see others sharing the same hobby. I'd love to contribute more to this post but I'll leave a quick comment for now. I really loved the rapiers from the Wing Commander movie. While not aesthetically pleasing, they were quite...