An unshielded exhaust port leading directly to the central reactor? Really? And when you rebuild it, your solution to this problem is four paths into the central core so large that you can literally fly a spaceship through them? Brilliant. Note to the Emperor: Someone on your Death Star design staff is in the pay of Rebel forces. Oh, right, you can't get the memo because someone threw you down a huge exposed shaft in your Death Star throne room.(Thanks to sf writer Kelley Eskridge for the tip.)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Bad design in Star Wars
Sf writer John Scalzi, blogging at American Movie Classics, is a hoot. My favorite passage is about the Death Star:
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Ha I agree it totally gives the rebels an easy out. I think this fits perfectly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBGflnJTsck
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ReplyDeleteHa! The second, interruptive phone call is my favorite. Here's the link.
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