"On Earth there is no poverty. No crime. No war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. It's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the demilitarized zone all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints; just…

And I prefer the fantasies grounded in some reality over rampant wishful thinking.

I enjoy the Abrams version more. Why? Because it recognizes that even in the post scarcity future humans are goddamned bastards.

We all had such high hopes...

Prometheus, we all know why.

I tried watching post-apocalyptic movies, but I stopped after a while. I just couldn't get beyond Thunderdome.

Turn 1.

Wonder if all the characters will be named Bruce.

Now if Julian Bashir had been aboard the Enterprise, he would have talked O'Brien's ear off, no matter how many times O'Brien transported him back to sickbay. Eventually, though the random transporting would become a sign of affection.

The caterpillar drive in the film was only theoretical with no working model in existence. Ergo, there was a small element of science fiction.

It was neat, but the whole "armship" concept ruined it.

I'm also going to add this one, especially since this isn't a sci-fi/fantasy specific thread: Sean Connery's eyes in Hunt for Red October is awesome. Adding in the background music and the omnipresent Sam Neill is like icing on the cake.

In truth, and forswearing such loquacious answers that others might be prepared to give, being as they are not viewing this topic on such a mobile device as I do, and so far be it from me to include a picture, but it is clearly the fact obvious to all that the answer to your question is the delightful Mister Al…

Michael Smiley? Tyres from Space? Oi oi, you lucky people!

Oh hey, a Ctrl-Alt-Del that's not entirely awful. A rarity!

Hodor*.