QUOTE (ernesttomlinson @ May 6 2005, 02:29 PM)
Incidentally am I the only one who thinks that the scene where the Nubian ship is trying to run the blockade and all the astromech droids are perching there on the ship's hull is one of the most idiotic scenes in Star Trek? You've got all these bulky, clumsy droids sitting there on the hull, obvious targets, and one by one they get picked off, screaming piteously as they do. "We're losing droids fast!" Argh.
I think the concept was a good idea. Astromechs need a point. What are they, a mobile computer core? Why isn't astromech programming built into the respective fighters? I think it makes a lot of sense to have a robot go out into the vacuum to preform repairs, especially a swiss army knife droid. Hell, they're planning on designing them for the International Space Station sometime in the future. You're asolutely right about the scene though. Something is wrong.
Brilliant idea, poor execution.
Edit: If R2-D2 had neutron thrusters in space, no one would care. It would make sense and be physically possible. As an aeronautical engineering student and a pilot, seeing R2-D2 fly makes my teeth hurt b/c that physically and aerodynamically cannot happen. Period. He would just fall forward and lie on the groud with the thrusters flaming. They're not even under his center of gravity or even powerful enough to lift his weight. He's heavy right? ITS NOT POSSIBLE.
This post has been edited by Just another wretched fan: 06 May 2005 - 04:33 PM