Comments on: The Millennium Falcon or Serenity? | Point/Counterpoint

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:04:32 +0000

I like both ships actually, much better designed and crafted than Lexx or TARDIS(a police box, really?), and I enjoyed both stories. Firefly to me is more like an RV and the Falcon is more like a Volkswagen hippy van, while one is good for glamping and drive towards the sunset in middle of nowhere, the other can do the same and be used to rob a bank in downtown. It really depends on the person I guess. However, I do want to make a point… With Falcon, the rebels won the war against GALACTIC empire eventually, and with Firefly, rebels who lost the war against the Union of Allied PLANETS are still lost. If I am to exhaust my 401K to buy a retirement toy, I will have them converted to galactic credits and get myself the Falcon.

By: Viper

Viper — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:03:33 +0000

In reply to Ryan.

how is it a thing of beauty? The falcon has a definite shape based on aerodynamics and communications. The Serenity is a lumbering segmented hulk that is terribly unbalanced…realistically, the Falcon makes sense…Serenity could never fly…

By: Viper

Viper — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 21:02:15 +0000

Ok I must point something out…being that my great uncle designed the Falcon and I have the ONLY original prints of the design I think I can be a bit of an authority on the matter…

#1 The Falcon as Venator class armored plating. Meaning it can (and did) take several direct hits from a class 5 turbolaser…those are the big guns. It even took a hit from one of the high powered long range turbos on Anakins capital ship…

#2 Sleeping bunks- The falcon has a fully furnished cabin for its crew (it can sleep up to 6 comfortably) Han got rid of the other 2 bunks for a wookie sized bunk…it used to be able to sleep 8.

#3 Med bay- The Falcon has a fully equipped medical bay. As for purell? Well that stuff is linked to some cancers…there is a full bacta tank as well as half of a 2-1B medical droid (didn’t need a full one because of the cramped quarters) in other words, the Falcon has just as much capabilities as Echo Base on Hoth had if not more.

#4 Fresher- a Fresher is what we call a bathroom. The Falcon has a fully equipped fresher, tapcaf (for beverages) and food dispenser that Han equips with food from all over the galaxy. You can eat better on the Falcon than on any ship in the Imperial navy…including the Death Stars…

#5 Smuggling- The Falcon is not a smuggling vessel, it was a freighter converted by Han to smuggle…the forward cargo hold, you don’t see in the movies, you see the secondary hold where the game table and everything is. The bottom “jaw” of the spot in between the mandibles where the missile launchers are drops down and 2 large blast doors open to allow loading and unloading of cargo. (you see this in “A New Hope”)

#6 Love? They are neither built for love or comfort…stop the whiny review and go with Function. The Serenity is just plain ugly and unbalanced….those side mounted engines are great and all but if one goes out you are sunk. The Falcon has sublights (in the reaer for propulsion) 5 sets of repulsorlifts (in other words there are 5 sets of 4 engines underneath.) as well as the twin nacelles to each side of the sublight that are used for the hyperdrive.

Honestly you BOTH need to do your research before you claim what you do lol. The Falcon is made for space travel, Serenity is made to fall apart…whih it does quite well…the Falcon is realistic I may add…it actually makes it out of the atmosphere HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of times without breaking…

By: Lunacite

Lunacite — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:10:56 +0000

The Falcon has plenty of space, in addition to the hidden compartments. Also, they don’t need to LIVE on the Falcon, it has a hyperdrive. You can make it to a planet in a matter of hours.

Serenity only has a range of 120AU, or 0.001897500889 light years. Pretty low for a cargo hauler.

By: Connie and Bill Schlelein

Connie and Bill Schlelein — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:19:50 +0000

Eric – We couldn’t have said it anymore succinctly. We enjoy your new column, even though we aren’t nerds. Keep ’em coming – you “Space Cowboy.”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:44:10 +0000

Eric is mistaken…the millennium falcon doesn’t best Serenity. IT FREAKIN ANNIHILATES IT… I mean just look at the names, Serenity sounds all warm and fuzzy, and it sure has great places to sleep…blah blah blah… The Millennium Falcon is named after a war bird and who needs to sleep when they are in a space battle anyway… Eric your analysis gets 5 stars and 6 parsecs from me buddy!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:16:27 +0000

Point to Elizabeth on this one, I reckon. Just look at the picture! Serenity is a thing of beauty. (And while it may require a larger crew, it comes with its own Chain of Command)