Sub-Space Submariners
The war machine of the comet empire under Prince Zordas moves in on Earth. The Star Force under Derek Wildstar has rescued space marines stationed on the Planet Bromas.
Dr. Sane administers a vitamin shot to a complaining space marine. He tries to awaken a sleeping marine, then Wildstar coms looking for Sergeant Knox. Knox is in the mess hall, where the marines harass Nova and IQ 9. Wildstar approaches them looking for Knox again. They ignore him. Wildstar leaves to find Knox, and the marines make a mess and try to egg Conroy into a brawl. A marine throws food at Conroy, but hits IQ 9 instead.
Knox is brooding at the observation deck when Wildstar finally finds him. Wildstar apologizes and explains that they can't return them. Knox comes off as a jackass.
The comet empire mows through several asteroids, destroying them. The comet empire cheifs of staff and Princess Invidia monitor the progress of the Star Force, and Invidia express doubt over Desslok's abilities.
The generals complain about Invidia once she leaves. She enters Zordar's chambers to notifiy him of the Star Force.
Wildstar arrives on the bridge just as Eager detects something on the radar. Orion is unable to identify it. Wildstar orders the ship on alert.
Nova and IQ 9 are leading the marines on a tour, and the marines proceed to steal food out of the hydroponic garden. The alert alarms sound and Nova leaves the marines with IQ 9, ordering them to their quarters while she rushes to the bridge.
Nova sees the ship on her out of focus radar. Then missiles strike the Argo as Sandor identifies it as a space submarine. The fighter pilot rush to their ships. Knox tries to board a ship, but the pilot knocks him back. On the bridge, Sandor and Wildstar release mines, trying to depth charge the submarines. Unfortunately, the submarines move through the explosions unscathed.
Wildstar orders the shock cannons on standby. Knox tries to talk a gunner out of the turret controls/ As they're arguing, they fire and miss. Wildstar orders Knox out of gunnery control and then launches the fighters. Dr. Sane gives his cat saki--err, soybean milk. Knox comes looking for Nova. Sane is able to talk him into staying out of trouble by offering him saki.
The fighters destroy the submarines. The bridge crew celebrate, but Wildstar, Sandor, and Venture brood over the entire situation. They discuss that this mission may be harder than the trip to Iskandar because they don't know the mission or the enemy. Sandor has Nova locate a small planet they can land on for repairs.
The EDF commandant is told the results of the analysis of the metal fragments recovered from the enemy ships. They can't identify them, so two fleets are dispatched to planet Brumas to reinforce it. The Argo continues to the small planetoid for repairs. The repair crews begin their work.
Conroy asks Wildstar to kick the marines off the ship. The marines are now interfering with the repairs. A repair crew finds Sergeant Knox and a brawl ensues. Wildstar arrives to stop the fight, and ends up being dragged into a fight with Knox. Sane manages to get the Argo crew back to their repair stations. Once they're gone, Sane starts cheerleading them . . . But then it turns out that he's mocking them. The two of them stop and Wildstar apologizes. Knox admits he's been walking around looking for a fight ever since they lost the battle on Brumas. Wildstar orders the marines to start abiding by the Star Force rules, which of course leads Knox to start acting like an asshole again. Sane tries to calm Wildstar down as Knox stalks off.
The comet empire continues its rampage through space. An adjutant notifies Zordar and Invidia that the space submarines have been destroyed. Invidia is angry, but Zordar tells them both to leave small fish like the Star Force to Desslok.
Wildstar broods while looking at the portrait of Avatar. They receive a message from Telezar. Venture pushes Homer out of his seat so he can use the message to triangulate the location of Telezar. They get a broken-up message. Homer is distraught that the message is so mangled, but Venture has a rough bearing. Sandor and Orion tell Wildstar that repair work is completed, and the Argo lifts off.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
At Planet Brumas
At Planet Brumas
Eager and Nova notify the crew that they're closing in on planet Brumas. They get an urgent message from the Marine base there. Wildstar orders Venture to full speed. Then we get an astronomy lesson--Brumas is the formerly-inhabited 11th planet of our solar system. It is home to rear minerals, and a base was built as part of the EDF.
Eager detects a number of contacts. Wildstar recognizes them as the same planes he's already seen. They open fire with the pulse laser guns. The enemy fighters fire back with missile, but take losses and veer off. They look like a cross between the original Cylon Raiders from Battlestar Galactica and horseshoe crabs.
The base on Burmas is taking heavy damage. The personnel try to resist.
The Comet Empire commander is watching the attack when he's told that the Star Force is approaching in the Argo. He orders the second squadron to destroy them before they reach Brumas. Wildstar orders the fighters launched to counter the second attack. Wildstar orders Conroy to stay close to the Brumas base. Nova picks up a fleet of larger ships--Sandor surprises Wildstar with an increased range on the main guns. Pleased with this new capability, they range in on the approaching enemy and fires. They destroy the first group. Wildstar ignores a second pair of ships closing from the other direction and moves to support Brumas.
The Comet Empire ships bombard the Brumas base. Liquid oxygen begins leaking, reducing the oxygen supply to several compartments. The base personnel mount a rescue action to the damaged sections. Outside, the Comet Empire ships deploy ground forces in tanks.
The base personnel pull back to the central unit and see "robot" tanks approaching. They plan to fight back, using the terrain to their advantage. The tanks begin firing missiles into the base. As the tanks close in, the men on the base open fire. They use the emergency radio to call for help again.
The Argo closes in and engages the Comet Empire ships over the base.
The marines on the base send ten men out to hit the tanks in close quarters as the Comet Empire officers see the Argo. The long range guns catch the comet empire ships by surprise. The Comet ships fire back, but Wildstar responds with torpedo fire. The main enemy carrier withdraws. Wildstar lets it go, concerned with the base.
The enemy tanks and fighters are meeting heavy resistance from the marines. Then Conroy's astro-fighters turn the tide and route the enemy. Rescue ships deploy from the Argo and land. Sandor meets Sergeant Knox and Corporal Kane. The marines are taken to the Argo.
The Comet Empire commander apologizes to Desslok for not listening to him about the Star Force. Desslok gloats.
Dr. Sane is tending to the wounded marines while Sergeant Knox shows that he's got the mental maturity of a 13-year-old and leers at Nova. And she essentially maces him with antiseptic. Knox is also freaked out by IQ 9.
Sandor gathers the department heads and analyzes the wreckage of the tanks. The EDF commandant calls them, and Wildstar briefs him on events, warning him that Earth is under threat from a new enemy. He welcomes them back into EDF command and orders them to address this new threat. General Stone is still an asshole.
The bridge crew summarizes events, and then Orion starts the wave motion engine. The marines are in the mess hall using up the Argo's supplies. Sergeant Knox is watching the receding planet Brumas from the observation deck.
Eager and Nova notify the crew that they're closing in on planet Brumas. They get an urgent message from the Marine base there. Wildstar orders Venture to full speed. Then we get an astronomy lesson--Brumas is the formerly-inhabited 11th planet of our solar system. It is home to rear minerals, and a base was built as part of the EDF.
Eager detects a number of contacts. Wildstar recognizes them as the same planes he's already seen. They open fire with the pulse laser guns. The enemy fighters fire back with missile, but take losses and veer off. They look like a cross between the original Cylon Raiders from Battlestar Galactica and horseshoe crabs.
The base on Burmas is taking heavy damage. The personnel try to resist.
The Comet Empire commander is watching the attack when he's told that the Star Force is approaching in the Argo. He orders the second squadron to destroy them before they reach Brumas. Wildstar orders the fighters launched to counter the second attack. Wildstar orders Conroy to stay close to the Brumas base. Nova picks up a fleet of larger ships--Sandor surprises Wildstar with an increased range on the main guns. Pleased with this new capability, they range in on the approaching enemy and fires. They destroy the first group. Wildstar ignores a second pair of ships closing from the other direction and moves to support Brumas.
The Comet Empire ships bombard the Brumas base. Liquid oxygen begins leaking, reducing the oxygen supply to several compartments. The base personnel mount a rescue action to the damaged sections. Outside, the Comet Empire ships deploy ground forces in tanks.
The base personnel pull back to the central unit and see "robot" tanks approaching. They plan to fight back, using the terrain to their advantage. The tanks begin firing missiles into the base. As the tanks close in, the men on the base open fire. They use the emergency radio to call for help again.
The Argo closes in and engages the Comet Empire ships over the base.
The marines on the base send ten men out to hit the tanks in close quarters as the Comet Empire officers see the Argo. The long range guns catch the comet empire ships by surprise. The Comet ships fire back, but Wildstar responds with torpedo fire. The main enemy carrier withdraws. Wildstar lets it go, concerned with the base.
The enemy tanks and fighters are meeting heavy resistance from the marines. Then Conroy's astro-fighters turn the tide and route the enemy. Rescue ships deploy from the Argo and land. Sandor meets Sergeant Knox and Corporal Kane. The marines are taken to the Argo.
The Comet Empire commander apologizes to Desslok for not listening to him about the Star Force. Desslok gloats.
Dr. Sane is tending to the wounded marines while Sergeant Knox shows that he's got the mental maturity of a 13-year-old and leers at Nova. And she essentially maces him with antiseptic. Knox is also freaked out by IQ 9.
Sandor gathers the department heads and analyzes the wreckage of the tanks. The EDF commandant calls them, and Wildstar briefs him on events, warning him that Earth is under threat from a new enemy. He welcomes them back into EDF command and orders them to address this new threat. General Stone is still an asshole.
The bridge crew summarizes events, and then Orion starts the wave motion engine. The marines are in the mess hall using up the Argo's supplies. Sergeant Knox is watching the receding planet Brumas from the observation deck.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Crossing the Andromeda
Crossing the Andromeda
The EDF command is watching the Argo's escape. Meanwhile, citizens in the city see the light from the exploding battle satellite. Venture's little brother sits atop a crane and daydreams about his brother Mark.
Eager sees no sign of pursuit as Venture announces they're passing the moon surface station. Fighters from the moon station approach the Argo. Wildstar orders all hands to battle stations. The gunners track the fighters as they make a pass. The fighters come back around, and the lead fighter waggles his wings. Wildstar gasps as he realizes who it is. Conroy announces that the Black Tiger Squadron and the Moon forces request permission to join the Star Force. As the pilots land in the hangar, Wildstar greets them personally.
The Andromeda, with Gideon in command, closes in on the Argo. His first officer apprises him of the situation with the moon base flyers, and Gideon says his orders are to stop the Argo no matter the cost.
The crew is having a mixer on the rec deck, and Sane's cat M-mi livens up the enterprise. Wildstar chases the cat down the corridor, and finds Nova has stowed aboard. Wildstar urges her to leave, because she ignored regulations--but Dr. Sane points out that he's broken rules himself, even with a good reason. Um, then Nova starts to undress--OH, she's getting into a spacesuit. Wildstar relents and orders her to resume her duties as part of the Star Force. He says that asking her to rejoin was too much to ask of her, but she says she is a member of the Star Force as much as anyone else. Then they embrace.
The Andromeda gets one of Argo's beauty shots as it closes in. Gideon orders his crew to intercept the Argo just before it enters the asterod belt.
Conroy opens a portal to bid farewell to the Earth--and sees the Andromeda closing in on the Argo's radar blindspot. All hands rush to their battle stations again. Eager updates Wildstar and Venture on the Andromeda's approach when Nova arrives on the bridge. The rest of the crew celebrates her arrival. Gideon sends a message for the Star Force to surrender. Wildstar refuses to answer. Sandor suggests they hide in the asteroid belt. Gideon is determined to pursue them.
Venture pilots the Argo through the tight quarters of the asteroid belt. The Andromeda tries to keep up, but the asteroids are giving them difficulties. Nova leads Venture through a narrow canyon on a large asteroid. Orion says he's getting too old for this shit. The Andromeda can follow them no longer; Gideon orders his crew to circumvent the belt and catch the Argo when it emerges.
The rest of the crew celebrates when they lose sight of the Andromeda, but Wildstar isn't so sure.
The Argo emerges from the asteroid belt in sight of Jupiter's orbit. Nova picks up the Andromeda again. The Andromeda closes in very slowly. Sandor suggests Wildstar talk to Gideon; Venture concurs. Homer opens a channel. Gideon orders him to return. Wildstar tries to reason with him. Gideon insists the Star Force has no authority to investigate the message. Gideon apologizes, but he must follow his orders. The Argo crew prepares for battle.
The Andromeda's computer trains its cannon batteries on the Argo. Wildstar aims the Argo's main shock cannons and prepares to fire. The range between the two ships closes. The crews wait tensely. Gideon is surprised that Wildstar seems to really mean it. The turrets track the Argo as it glides just over the bow of the Andromeda. Gideon's XO orders the turrets to realign behind them, but Gideon orders them to stand down and hopes Avatar has taught them well. Gideon tells the EDF he was unable to locate the Argo, and gives the Argo his regards and tells them he respects their courage. The crew celebrates throughout the ship and salutes the Andromeda from the observation deck. Gideon surmises that Wildstar will make a great captain. And it would have been awesome if he had added "In whatever navy you end up serving."
The Comet Empire tracks the Argo as it passes Jupiter. They decide to leave the Argo to its own devices. Then Desslok calls them and scolds them for discounting the Star Force. The Comet Empire leaders are scornful of the Star Force and Desslok's obsession with them.
The EDF command is watching the Argo's escape. Meanwhile, citizens in the city see the light from the exploding battle satellite. Venture's little brother sits atop a crane and daydreams about his brother Mark.
Eager sees no sign of pursuit as Venture announces they're passing the moon surface station. Fighters from the moon station approach the Argo. Wildstar orders all hands to battle stations. The gunners track the fighters as they make a pass. The fighters come back around, and the lead fighter waggles his wings. Wildstar gasps as he realizes who it is. Conroy announces that the Black Tiger Squadron and the Moon forces request permission to join the Star Force. As the pilots land in the hangar, Wildstar greets them personally.
The Andromeda, with Gideon in command, closes in on the Argo. His first officer apprises him of the situation with the moon base flyers, and Gideon says his orders are to stop the Argo no matter the cost.
The crew is having a mixer on the rec deck, and Sane's cat M-mi livens up the enterprise. Wildstar chases the cat down the corridor, and finds Nova has stowed aboard. Wildstar urges her to leave, because she ignored regulations--but Dr. Sane points out that he's broken rules himself, even with a good reason. Um, then Nova starts to undress--OH, she's getting into a spacesuit. Wildstar relents and orders her to resume her duties as part of the Star Force. He says that asking her to rejoin was too much to ask of her, but she says she is a member of the Star Force as much as anyone else. Then they embrace.
The Andromeda gets one of Argo's beauty shots as it closes in. Gideon orders his crew to intercept the Argo just before it enters the asterod belt.
Conroy opens a portal to bid farewell to the Earth--and sees the Andromeda closing in on the Argo's radar blindspot. All hands rush to their battle stations again. Eager updates Wildstar and Venture on the Andromeda's approach when Nova arrives on the bridge. The rest of the crew celebrates her arrival. Gideon sends a message for the Star Force to surrender. Wildstar refuses to answer. Sandor suggests they hide in the asteroid belt. Gideon is determined to pursue them.
Venture pilots the Argo through the tight quarters of the asteroid belt. The Andromeda tries to keep up, but the asteroids are giving them difficulties. Nova leads Venture through a narrow canyon on a large asteroid. Orion says he's getting too old for this shit. The Andromeda can follow them no longer; Gideon orders his crew to circumvent the belt and catch the Argo when it emerges.
The rest of the crew celebrates when they lose sight of the Andromeda, but Wildstar isn't so sure.
The Argo emerges from the asteroid belt in sight of Jupiter's orbit. Nova picks up the Andromeda again. The Andromeda closes in very slowly. Sandor suggests Wildstar talk to Gideon; Venture concurs. Homer opens a channel. Gideon orders him to return. Wildstar tries to reason with him. Gideon insists the Star Force has no authority to investigate the message. Gideon apologizes, but he must follow his orders. The Argo crew prepares for battle.
The Andromeda's computer trains its cannon batteries on the Argo. Wildstar aims the Argo's main shock cannons and prepares to fire. The range between the two ships closes. The crews wait tensely. Gideon is surprised that Wildstar seems to really mean it. The turrets track the Argo as it glides just over the bow of the Andromeda. Gideon's XO orders the turrets to realign behind them, but Gideon orders them to stand down and hopes Avatar has taught them well. Gideon tells the EDF he was unable to locate the Argo, and gives the Argo his regards and tells them he respects their courage. The crew celebrates throughout the ship and salutes the Andromeda from the observation deck. Gideon surmises that Wildstar will make a great captain. And it would have been awesome if he had added "In whatever navy you end up serving."
The Comet Empire tracks the Argo as it passes Jupiter. They decide to leave the Argo to its own devices. Then Desslok calls them and scolds them for discounting the Star Force. The Comet Empire leaders are scornful of the Star Force and Desslok's obsession with them.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Battle Satellite
Battle Satellite
Oh, so the planet has been called Telezart all along. Wow. I never thought I'd be so dependent on subtitles.
The Earth Defense Force are notified of the mass desertion of the ex-Star Force Members. They monitor the crew of the Argo remanning the Argo. They decide it's mutiny, and order the Star Force to return to their assigned posts. BTW, the Star Force are back in their first season uniforms.
On the Argo's bridge, Wildstar appeals to the memory of Avatar. Orion isn't ready to take off, but Wildstar orders them to launch anyway. Wildstar and Sandor discuss the impending retaliation from EDHQ. Then Homer reports that they're calling for Wildstar right now. They put the commander of the EDF on-screen, who orders them to return to their posts. Wildstar refuses. General Stone initially gave them thirty minutes to decide, but then wants to override the locks that allow them to launch.
Mark Venture is at home, still brooding, when Jordy comes home. Venture leaves for a walk rather than play ball with Jordy. Venture calls Dr. Sane. Whatever Venture says causes Sane to freak out. He takes the cat and starts to leave, but Nova knows what's happening, and insists on going. Even though SHE'S JUST A GIRL. BLEAUGH.
Wildstar addresses the crew and reminds them that they are all volunteers and if they decide to stay on Earth, it's their decision. Sandor tells him that Venture hasn't arrived. Wildstar decides they have no choice but to leave without them. General Stone tries to prevent them from launching rather than reasoning with them. Eager and Dash are concerned that the locks are closing, but Wildstar is unworried.
Venture, Sane and Nova meet at Avatar's statue/ Venture voices his doubts. Sane, his cat, and Nova are going despite the risks.
The Argo is preparing to launch. Wildstar is in the pilot's seat when IQ 9 tells him Venture asn't arrived. He orders the gangway retracted. Orion releases water into the launching dock. The EDF commander calls him again, and warns him that they'll be mutineers. Wildstar reaffirms their commitment to leave. The Argo is fully submerged, and Wildstar orders the launch. Then, a hand closes over Wildstar's on the flight controls. It's Venture. Venture increases engine power and they take off.
General Stone orders missiles fired, though the commander argues they only want to prevent them from launching, not destroy them. Unfused missiles are launched. Eager warns them, and Wildstar has torpedoes launched to intercept them. One missile gets through and fastens to the Argo, followed by another. Sandor surmises they're only trying to weigh them down so they can't launch.
Orion activates the wave motion engine. Sandor asks Venture for maximum engine output to shake off the missiles. The ship surfaces and the manget missiles drop off. As the ship moves through the atmosphere, two fighters barnstorm them. One clips its wing on the Argo's conning tower.
General Stone decides they'lve let the Star Force get away with too much. He activates the battle satellites.
Eager picks up the satellite. Sandor advises Wildstar that it's gone active. Wildstar aims the shock cannons at the satellite as it charges up. It fires, and Venture evades the beam. IQ 9 says he helped design that satellite. Wildstar fires, destroying the satellite. The commander tells General Stone to let the Star Force get away. General Stone orders Gideon to take the Andromeda after the Argo. The EDF commander, privately, says to himself that the Star Force has his blessing in their mission.
The Comet Empire's generals are apprised of the launch of the Star Force. Zordar orders them to stay on plan.
The Argo is now space-bound, and Venture hopes they're doing the right thing.
Oh, so the planet has been called Telezart all along. Wow. I never thought I'd be so dependent on subtitles.
The Earth Defense Force are notified of the mass desertion of the ex-Star Force Members. They monitor the crew of the Argo remanning the Argo. They decide it's mutiny, and order the Star Force to return to their assigned posts. BTW, the Star Force are back in their first season uniforms.
On the Argo's bridge, Wildstar appeals to the memory of Avatar. Orion isn't ready to take off, but Wildstar orders them to launch anyway. Wildstar and Sandor discuss the impending retaliation from EDHQ. Then Homer reports that they're calling for Wildstar right now. They put the commander of the EDF on-screen, who orders them to return to their posts. Wildstar refuses. General Stone initially gave them thirty minutes to decide, but then wants to override the locks that allow them to launch.
Mark Venture is at home, still brooding, when Jordy comes home. Venture leaves for a walk rather than play ball with Jordy. Venture calls Dr. Sane. Whatever Venture says causes Sane to freak out. He takes the cat and starts to leave, but Nova knows what's happening, and insists on going. Even though SHE'S JUST A GIRL. BLEAUGH.
Wildstar addresses the crew and reminds them that they are all volunteers and if they decide to stay on Earth, it's their decision. Sandor tells him that Venture hasn't arrived. Wildstar decides they have no choice but to leave without them. General Stone tries to prevent them from launching rather than reasoning with them. Eager and Dash are concerned that the locks are closing, but Wildstar is unworried.
Venture, Sane and Nova meet at Avatar's statue/ Venture voices his doubts. Sane, his cat, and Nova are going despite the risks.
The Argo is preparing to launch. Wildstar is in the pilot's seat when IQ 9 tells him Venture asn't arrived. He orders the gangway retracted. Orion releases water into the launching dock. The EDF commander calls him again, and warns him that they'll be mutineers. Wildstar reaffirms their commitment to leave. The Argo is fully submerged, and Wildstar orders the launch. Then, a hand closes over Wildstar's on the flight controls. It's Venture. Venture increases engine power and they take off.
General Stone orders missiles fired, though the commander argues they only want to prevent them from launching, not destroy them. Unfused missiles are launched. Eager warns them, and Wildstar has torpedoes launched to intercept them. One missile gets through and fastens to the Argo, followed by another. Sandor surmises they're only trying to weigh them down so they can't launch.
Orion activates the wave motion engine. Sandor asks Venture for maximum engine output to shake off the missiles. The ship surfaces and the manget missiles drop off. As the ship moves through the atmosphere, two fighters barnstorm them. One clips its wing on the Argo's conning tower.
General Stone decides they'lve let the Star Force get away with too much. He activates the battle satellites.
Eager picks up the satellite. Sandor advises Wildstar that it's gone active. Wildstar aims the shock cannons at the satellite as it charges up. It fires, and Venture evades the beam. IQ 9 says he helped design that satellite. Wildstar fires, destroying the satellite. The commander tells General Stone to let the Star Force get away. General Stone orders Gideon to take the Andromeda after the Argo. The EDF commander, privately, says to himself that the Star Force has his blessing in their mission.
The Comet Empire's generals are apprised of the launch of the Star Force. Zordar orders them to stay on plan.
The Argo is now space-bound, and Venture hopes they're doing the right thing.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Underground City
Just a quick note before I go on with today's episode: I've found Space Battleship Yamato--dubbed. So, I'm going to finish up with the second season of Starblazers, and then I'm going to do something a little weird and go back to all of the previous eps of Star Blazers and add my commentary on the SBY version of each episode. So I can go back to my initial plan of comparing the Japanese original to the "retooled for American consumption" version.
Now. . .
Underground City
The Andromeda triumphantly lifts off as a bunch of little kids watch. One of them reminds the others that the Star Force is stronger, having defeated Gamilon.
Wildstar is overseeing the repairs to the Argo when Venture and Nova arrive. Sandor calls Wildstar to the message decoding room. They have deciphered the message, and Nova realizes it originates from far in space. They listen to the garbled message. Ugh--that's gonna give me a headache. Wildstar says it sounds like someone in distress. Sandor is still analyzing the origin, and he and WIldstar speculate that the message could be garbled due to jamming. They try to convince the Earth Defense Force council that something is up. Um, the Council isn't swayed so easily.
Later, Sandor, Wildstar, and Venture discuss the goings on. Sandor mentions that the power disruption was due to the destruction of an energy base on Venus. Wildstar decides to take off--with the Star Force veterans--in the Argo. Venture doesn't want to be an outlaw, but Sandor decides to tell the Star Force.
Wildstar and Nova are out for a drive, and Nova notices Derek is brooding even more than usual. Derek tells her not to worry. She urges him not to keep secrets. They leave the road and head out on a blasted, un-reclaimed stretch of Earth, then take a massive elevator to an underground city, a relic from the battle with the Gamilons. They reminisce about the last series--for the sake of the viewers. Wildstar scoffs at the EDF's thinking--do they believe Earth can never face such danger again?
Nova knows why Derek brought her down to the city, and suspects that he's gonna go rogue with the Star Force and the Argo. Suddenly, she leaves for a moment. Derek is left standing by himself, flummoxed. Nova goes by herself to have a good cry--she can't bear to let Wildstar go, but she knows she can't ask him to stay.
Desslok is aboard his flagship as it enters the Magellanic cloud. He thinks back to the time the Star Force defeated him there. His entire remaining Gamilon fleet is meeting up with him here. The various commanders sign in and the fleets form up. Desslok addresses his troops and prepares them for the coming war. He orders all ships to advance to Telezar.
Wildstar surveys the Argo in the hangar and promises her that they'll take to the skies soon. In the deserted bridge, he is surprised when the ship's systems come to life. Sandor and Orion arrive, and Sandor tells him that Orion's placed his gear aboard and completed the repairs. Homer, Dash, and Eager join them on the bridge. But where's Venture?
Desslok's ships approach Telezar. He plans hi ambush against the Star force.
Meanwhile the Comet Empire's comet is destroying asteroids for fuel/ Zordar and Invidia are notified that Desslok has arrived at Telezar. Zordar then is apprised of the impending attack on the Earth's outer defenses. He orders the attack to commence. Crewmembers make the preparations for the comet to join the advance fleet.
The Star Force prepares for launch aboard the Argo.
Now. . .
Underground City
The Andromeda triumphantly lifts off as a bunch of little kids watch. One of them reminds the others that the Star Force is stronger, having defeated Gamilon.
Wildstar is overseeing the repairs to the Argo when Venture and Nova arrive. Sandor calls Wildstar to the message decoding room. They have deciphered the message, and Nova realizes it originates from far in space. They listen to the garbled message. Ugh--that's gonna give me a headache. Wildstar says it sounds like someone in distress. Sandor is still analyzing the origin, and he and WIldstar speculate that the message could be garbled due to jamming. They try to convince the Earth Defense Force council that something is up. Um, the Council isn't swayed so easily.
Later, Sandor, Wildstar, and Venture discuss the goings on. Sandor mentions that the power disruption was due to the destruction of an energy base on Venus. Wildstar decides to take off--with the Star Force veterans--in the Argo. Venture doesn't want to be an outlaw, but Sandor decides to tell the Star Force.
Wildstar and Nova are out for a drive, and Nova notices Derek is brooding even more than usual. Derek tells her not to worry. She urges him not to keep secrets. They leave the road and head out on a blasted, un-reclaimed stretch of Earth, then take a massive elevator to an underground city, a relic from the battle with the Gamilons. They reminisce about the last series--for the sake of the viewers. Wildstar scoffs at the EDF's thinking--do they believe Earth can never face such danger again?
Nova knows why Derek brought her down to the city, and suspects that he's gonna go rogue with the Star Force and the Argo. Suddenly, she leaves for a moment. Derek is left standing by himself, flummoxed. Nova goes by herself to have a good cry--she can't bear to let Wildstar go, but she knows she can't ask him to stay.
Desslok is aboard his flagship as it enters the Magellanic cloud. He thinks back to the time the Star Force defeated him there. His entire remaining Gamilon fleet is meeting up with him here. The various commanders sign in and the fleets form up. Desslok addresses his troops and prepares them for the coming war. He orders all ships to advance to Telezar.
Wildstar surveys the Argo in the hangar and promises her that they'll take to the skies soon. In the deserted bridge, he is surprised when the ship's systems come to life. Sandor and Orion arrive, and Sandor tells him that Orion's placed his gear aboard and completed the repairs. Homer, Dash, and Eager join them on the bridge. But where's Venture?
Desslok's ships approach Telezar. He plans hi ambush against the Star force.
Meanwhile the Comet Empire's comet is destroying asteroids for fuel/ Zordar and Invidia are notified that Desslok has arrived at Telezar. Zordar then is apprised of the impending attack on the Earth's outer defenses. He orders the attack to commence. Crewmembers make the preparations for the comet to join the advance fleet.
The Star Force prepares for launch aboard the Argo.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Blackout
Blackout
The crew of the Argo is disembarking, meeting with their families. Derek and Nova reunite, and Nove sees Derek's bandage, insisting that Dr. Zane look at it. Zane says "Is that it?!" Then IQ 9 shows up. Today happens to be a holiday in honor of Captain Avatar. Wow, I really miss Captain Avatar and we're only two episodes in.
Wildstar and Nova think about Earth's progress since they returned from Iscandar, and have dinner or something in a restaurant looking over the megalopolis.
Zane, meanwhile, is getting drunk--er, drinking SPRING WATER at Avatar's statue and reminiscing about the Iscandar mission. He also gets a cat drunk. Then the rest of the Argo crew, with Venture and Sandor, arrive and they have a reunion in honor of Avatar, administrated by Dr. Zane. The crew hang out in the park, drinking "spring water" and watchthe ship Andromeda return from her test run.
Wildstar approaches Zane and ask him if everything is all right on Earth--Wildstar has a feeling that something is about to happen to Earth. Wildstar tells them that they were attacked by unknown ships. Everyone reacts.
Later, Wildstar is walking alone in the Star Force drydock and sees the Andromeda. He's confronted by by guards, but identifies himself and requests to see the captain. Wildstar meets Captain Gideon, and realizes that he was his instructor in the academy. Then they space-lawyer each other over right-of-way, and Gideon is an asshole. And he dismisses Wildstar. Sandor and Wildstar leave together, and they discuss the improvements and refinements of the Andromeda vs. the Argo. The look at the new engines and weapons, and comment on how everything is automated. Neither Sandor and Wildstar approve of the reduction of the crew to automatons. Sandor says the higher-ups think the Argo's crew was merely along for the ride, but both he and Wildstar know that success was due to the people working together.
Sandor and Wildstar also discuss the mystery foe. The machines have been unable to analyze the transmission from the day before. In Sandor's . . . office? Station? They listen to the transmission, and then Sandor shows him some unidentified "comet" that is emitting a power ray that accounted for both Wildstar's and Sandor's system issues. Sandor supsects that it's something that merely looks like a comet.
Sandor and Wildstar begin refitting the Argo with new weapons, ships, and a time-radar. Orion is concerned with improving the wave motion gun. The higher-ups want everything on board the Argo to be centralized. Wildstar is upset. He's goes to argue with the commandant. It doesn't go very well.
Then the lights go out. EVERYWHERE. Civilians panic. The power outages spread, and cause chaos.
Dr. Zane, in the middle of an operation, uses a new robot's power cells to restore OR power. IQ 9 feels sad.
Wildstar, driving on the surface, sees and recognizes a Comet Empire ship.
The Comet reconnaissance commander reports to Zordar and Invidia, and shows them the chaos the power outage has caused. Desslok cautions them, and Invidia teases him. He leaves to head them off for when they decipher the garbled message. Invidia doesn't trust Desslok. That's okay, 'cuz ol' eyebrows Zardor has put a commander loyal to himself under Desslok.
Next episode, Desslok meets up with former Gamilon officers.
The crew of the Argo is disembarking, meeting with their families. Derek and Nova reunite, and Nove sees Derek's bandage, insisting that Dr. Zane look at it. Zane says "Is that it?!" Then IQ 9 shows up. Today happens to be a holiday in honor of Captain Avatar. Wow, I really miss Captain Avatar and we're only two episodes in.
Wildstar and Nova think about Earth's progress since they returned from Iscandar, and have dinner or something in a restaurant looking over the megalopolis.
Zane, meanwhile, is getting drunk--er, drinking SPRING WATER at Avatar's statue and reminiscing about the Iscandar mission. He also gets a cat drunk. Then the rest of the Argo crew, with Venture and Sandor, arrive and they have a reunion in honor of Avatar, administrated by Dr. Zane. The crew hang out in the park, drinking "spring water" and watchthe ship Andromeda return from her test run.
Wildstar approaches Zane and ask him if everything is all right on Earth--Wildstar has a feeling that something is about to happen to Earth. Wildstar tells them that they were attacked by unknown ships. Everyone reacts.
Later, Wildstar is walking alone in the Star Force drydock and sees the Andromeda. He's confronted by by guards, but identifies himself and requests to see the captain. Wildstar meets Captain Gideon, and realizes that he was his instructor in the academy. Then they space-lawyer each other over right-of-way, and Gideon is an asshole. And he dismisses Wildstar. Sandor and Wildstar leave together, and they discuss the improvements and refinements of the Andromeda vs. the Argo. The look at the new engines and weapons, and comment on how everything is automated. Neither Sandor and Wildstar approve of the reduction of the crew to automatons. Sandor says the higher-ups think the Argo's crew was merely along for the ride, but both he and Wildstar know that success was due to the people working together.
Sandor and Wildstar also discuss the mystery foe. The machines have been unable to analyze the transmission from the day before. In Sandor's . . . office? Station? They listen to the transmission, and then Sandor shows him some unidentified "comet" that is emitting a power ray that accounted for both Wildstar's and Sandor's system issues. Sandor supsects that it's something that merely looks like a comet.
Sandor and Wildstar begin refitting the Argo with new weapons, ships, and a time-radar. Orion is concerned with improving the wave motion gun. The higher-ups want everything on board the Argo to be centralized. Wildstar is upset. He's goes to argue with the commandant. It doesn't go very well.
Then the lights go out. EVERYWHERE. Civilians panic. The power outages spread, and cause chaos.
Dr. Zane, in the middle of an operation, uses a new robot's power cells to restore OR power. IQ 9 feels sad.
Wildstar, driving on the surface, sees and recognizes a Comet Empire ship.
The Comet reconnaissance commander reports to Zordar and Invidia, and shows them the chaos the power outage has caused. Desslok cautions them, and Invidia teases him. He leaves to head them off for when they decipher the garbled message. Invidia doesn't trust Desslok. That's okay, 'cuz ol' eyebrows Zardor has put a commander loyal to himself under Desslok.
Next episode, Desslok meets up with former Gamilon officers.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Ambush At Jupiter
Ambush at Jupiter
Here we go, on to season 2 of Star Blazers. They even updated the theme song!
It's been a year since the Cosmo DNA rejuvenated the Earth. But a new threat approaches. A comet that devours every natural satellite it encounters--it's the home of the Comet empire. We see carriers deploying fighters as ground installations fight back. Are these ground installations on Earth? Or some other target planet? Must be a different planet, as a mushroom cloud wipes out the place.
The comet emperor Zordar and his daughter Invidiadrule drool over the renewed Earth. Zordar and his nobles? Commanders? Whoever--plot to invade Earth. Then Desslok arrives and Zordar greets him warmly. Desslok quizzes--oh, they're generals--on their strategy. The General outlines their plan. There are several forces deployed, one moving in to Earth, one disrupting Earth's energy. They even have a couple divisions in reserve for Desslok to command.
Desslok tells them they've overlooked the Star Force. The Comet Empire doesn't consider the Star Force a credible threat, and point out that even the Earth government doesn't believe in the usefulness of the Star Force. Desslok warns them . . .
The Argo is out on patrol at the edge of the solar system as mining and energy installations are being established throughout the planets. Wildstar is in command of the Argo, and is approaching Earth after a year on patrol. Homer teases Wildstar about Nova, who is working at a hospital on Earth.
We go live, to Nova at the hospital. And, IQ 9 is there. And his head falls off. Nova gazes out a window as the robot leaves, and we get a neat transition from Earth sky to Argo flyby.
Wildstar's radar operator picks up three UFOs. Wildstar starts to dismiss them as cargo ships, but they're unrecognizable. Wildstar orders Homer to get updates from Earth. Their transmissions are . . . jammed!
The Comet Empire ships launch missiles at the rear guard ships. The damaged escort ship tells Wildstar that they'll land for repairs. The enemy ships fire on the Argo. Wildstar rushes to the hangar and launches in his fighter. Hello, hotblooded hero. It's been a while.
Wildstar engages two of the ships (they look like horseshoe crabs). The speed of the enemy ships impresses Wildstar--then Homer calls him back--their energy systems are overloading.
Two Comet Generals discuss this energy overload. And gloat. And they mock Desslok.
The Argo crew is attempting to stop the energy overload. Sandor calls from Earth, telling them to cut off power transmission--but it's not coming from Earth. Sandor resorts to physically cutting the receptor circuits. Then IQ 9 arrives and his head falls off again. Urgh.
Sandor's men had picked up a transmission just before the power surge. Nova is concerned that it's affecting ships in space. Like Derek on the Argo.
Wildstar and Homer wonder about the planes, the damage, and the power surge. They resolve to return to Earth.
The comet empire discusses the source of the transmission--a client planet was trying to warn Earth. Zordar dismisses the threat/ Desslok speculates that the Star Force will launch a rescue mission, and Zordar places him in charge of the operation against the Argo.
The Argo approaches the Earth, but the pilot . . . can't find a parking spot. Or get ahlod of ground control. Then another ship appears on their radar--a new Earth ship. Wildstar has Homer warn them out of the Argo's way, but the radio is still out.
I think these ships made the colonizing trip to Glorie from Libertie. The captain of the new ship calls the Argo a tub. This turns into a game of chicken. Argo has the right-of-way, but the new ship doesn't want to lose their test results. And the captain freaks out when he realizes Wildstar is in charge. The Argo holds its course. The two ships just barely miss each other. Homer reports that they've lost two coats of paint. The two crews relax, and Wildstar loses his mind and starts laughing. The rest of the bridge crew joins in.
On Earth, Sandor repairs IQ 9, who leaves for a date with a lady robot. The Argo prepares to land. But, the message they've received will . . . do things. To other things.
Look forward to it!
Here we go, on to season 2 of Star Blazers. They even updated the theme song!
It's been a year since the Cosmo DNA rejuvenated the Earth. But a new threat approaches. A comet that devours every natural satellite it encounters--it's the home of the Comet empire. We see carriers deploying fighters as ground installations fight back. Are these ground installations on Earth? Or some other target planet? Must be a different planet, as a mushroom cloud wipes out the place.
The comet emperor Zordar and his daughter Invidia
Desslok tells them they've overlooked the Star Force. The Comet Empire doesn't consider the Star Force a credible threat, and point out that even the Earth government doesn't believe in the usefulness of the Star Force. Desslok warns them . . .
The Argo is out on patrol at the edge of the solar system as mining and energy installations are being established throughout the planets. Wildstar is in command of the Argo, and is approaching Earth after a year on patrol. Homer teases Wildstar about Nova, who is working at a hospital on Earth.
We go live, to Nova at the hospital. And, IQ 9 is there. And his head falls off. Nova gazes out a window as the robot leaves, and we get a neat transition from Earth sky to Argo flyby.
Wildstar's radar operator picks up three UFOs. Wildstar starts to dismiss them as cargo ships, but they're unrecognizable. Wildstar orders Homer to get updates from Earth. Their transmissions are . . . jammed!
The Comet Empire ships launch missiles at the rear guard ships. The damaged escort ship tells Wildstar that they'll land for repairs. The enemy ships fire on the Argo. Wildstar rushes to the hangar and launches in his fighter. Hello, hotblooded hero. It's been a while.
Wildstar engages two of the ships (they look like horseshoe crabs). The speed of the enemy ships impresses Wildstar--then Homer calls him back--their energy systems are overloading.
Two Comet Generals discuss this energy overload. And gloat. And they mock Desslok.
The Argo crew is attempting to stop the energy overload. Sandor calls from Earth, telling them to cut off power transmission--but it's not coming from Earth. Sandor resorts to physically cutting the receptor circuits. Then IQ 9 arrives and his head falls off again. Urgh.
Sandor's men had picked up a transmission just before the power surge. Nova is concerned that it's affecting ships in space. Like Derek on the Argo.
Wildstar and Homer wonder about the planes, the damage, and the power surge. They resolve to return to Earth.
The comet empire discusses the source of the transmission--a client planet was trying to warn Earth. Zordar dismisses the threat/ Desslok speculates that the Star Force will launch a rescue mission, and Zordar places him in charge of the operation against the Argo.
The Argo approaches the Earth, but the pilot . . . can't find a parking spot. Or get ahlod of ground control. Then another ship appears on their radar--a new Earth ship. Wildstar has Homer warn them out of the Argo's way, but the radio is still out.
I think these ships made the colonizing trip to Glorie from Libertie. The captain of the new ship calls the Argo a tub. This turns into a game of chicken. Argo has the right-of-way, but the new ship doesn't want to lose their test results. And the captain freaks out when he realizes Wildstar is in charge. The Argo holds its course. The two ships just barely miss each other. Homer reports that they've lost two coats of paint. The two crews relax, and Wildstar loses his mind and starts laughing. The rest of the bridge crew joins in.
On Earth, Sandor repairs IQ 9, who leaves for a date with a lady robot. The Argo prepares to land. But, the message they've received will . . . do things. To other things.
Look forward to it!
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