Posted Oct. 8, 2020, 7:48 a.m. by Fleet Captain Sharon Miller (Supervisor of Experiments) (Sharon Miller)
Posted by Ty Napier in Discussion: What other fandoms would inspire a fun X-Fleet ship?
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.
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.
-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.)
-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)
-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.
-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
Harley and I had actually discussed years ago doing an x fleet on Sliders. We even binged watched the series and he had come up with some initial sims. I cant remember exactly but I think we had talked about doing it like a cruise ship that was supposed to be travelling from one holiday planet to the next. And then getting trapped in the sliders trying to find our way back to the proper timeline. I think it would also be fun to do it through earth time periods rather than parallel universes
Ty
Okay yep, so when I mentioned in my reply to Russ that “And in fact, I’ve had someone else mention a Sliders-style crossover to me as well”…it was you, Ty, who I was talking about. And I’ll be honest, ever since you first mentioned this to me I have absolutely loved the idea! Especially the twist to make it Earth time periods (and Jay also mentioned something similar with a ship travelling through different time periods!)
I would love to see someone give this idea a go!
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