Posted Oct. 8, 2020, 7:45 a.m. by Fleet Captain Sharon Miller (Supervisor of Experiments) (Sharon Miller)
Posted by Russell Watt in Discussion: What other fandoms would inspire a fun X-Fleet ship?
Posted by Fleet Captain Sharon Miller (Supervisor of Experiments) in Discussion: What other fandoms would inspire a fun X-Fleet ship?
Hey all,so as you probably all know, when I first came up with the idea for the (former X-Fleet ship) Leviathan, I took inspiration not just from Star Trek but also from the show ‘Stranger Things’ and the internet concept ‘SCP’.
What other fandoms do you think could provide fun inspiration for an X-Fleet ship? You don’t have to have any plans to actually make these ships, I just thought it would be interesting to discuss and might start some people thinking…
- Sharon (Supervisor of Experiments)
I didn’t realise that Stranger Things was part of your inspiration for Leviathan, I also didn’t know of the internet concept ‘SCP’ (which I’ve just now learnt means Secure, Contain, Protect. I just know it seems to be a fun concept.
SCP is amazing. If you ever want to be thoroughly creeped out then reading some of their top rated SCP’s is always a night well spent!
Anyway, here are some thoughts of mine
-Sliders Trek: a Federation scientist/engineering team has created ship-based technology that allows the ship to travel to parallel universes, where its the same year, and they are the same ship/people only everything else is different. A universe where the Borg won, another where your loved one didn’t die in that fatal bombing, perhaps one where your doppleganger is the Federation President or the assassin who is trying to kill the president.
I love this! And in fact, I’ve had someone else mention a Sliders-style crossover to me as well, so it’s definitely a popular idea! I think it would work really well and keep the ship constantly new and engaging!
-The Real Desperate Housewives of Betazed: The hit ‘Reality’ tv show in space in which the Betazoid housewives (and their long suffering husbands/manservants) share their lifes and loves with each other and the audience. Wait for their trip to Risa with bikinis and more. (Note, I promise you, I truly don’t believe the shows it is based on are either a hit or reality.)
This would be such an amazing guilty pleasure! I would so play on a ship like this, haha! (We might want to offer an option for people to play under pseudonyms though, lol!)
-FCIS (First Contact Investigative Service) - they are the women, men and those who are neither who the Federation sends in to consider whether or not a potential new member world has what it takes to become a member and/or to discover how a society that was operating at 18th Century equivalent technology one week suddenly is shooting phaser like weapons the next … - (NCIS, anyone)
Shamefully, I have never seen NCIS, but the idea sounds cool!
-SS Alpha Princess - Come aboard our flying playground where we want to match you up with love, exciting and new, and remember we’re expecting you. The Alpha Princess where your every whim is our command and we hope you’ll engage with love.
The STF ‘Love Boat’! I love it!!! :P
-White Collar - Join the Ferengi Commercial Authority and track down females making a profit, workers forming a union, and more. (I did a search on tv shows based around accountants and this was the only one - it features a criminal who helps the Feds track down other crims for his freedom, and as Ferengi are basically accountants but with more personality, it seemed most relevant)
- Russell
I definitely think a Ferengi-themed ship could be fun. Roaming the quadrant in search of prizes and profits!
Thanks for these, Russ, I enjoyed reading them!
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