Communication

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)

Actors: Jeff Conaway (actor), J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Tony Todd (actor), Bruce Boxleitner (actor), Skip Robinson (editor), Tracy Scoggins (actress), J. Michael Straczynski (producer), J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Peter Woodward (actor), Endre Hules (actor), Michael Harris (actor), David Coburn (actor), Mo Gallini (actor), Jeffrey Willerth (miscellaneous crew), Kate Lewis (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Five years after the events of the Babylon 5 series, a technomage named Galen predicts an imminent attack by the Drakh, the old allies of the Shadows. Through dreams, a thief, a captain, and a president are brought together to head them off. The president is John Sheridan. Because of his irrational behavior, Sheridan's friends begin to wonder about his sanity. It's up to all of them and two prototype battlecruisers, the Excalibur and the Victory, to stop the fleet and their planet-killer. But is there more to the Drakh's plan?

Keywords: 23rd-century, alien, alien-invasion, alien-technology, cult-film, future, number-in-title, outer-space, sequel, space-opera
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi,

Quotes:

Captain Elizabeth Lochley: You're asking the impossible.::President John Sheridan: Then I am asking the right person.

[last lines]::President John Sheridan: Those who command the Excalibur will never stop, never give up, never slow down, until a cure is found. We will take any help we can get, wherever and whoever it comes from. Because this is a cause that surpasses borders and differences and distrust. This is a mission about the survival of Earth itself. What we do over the next five years, here and at home, and across the darkness of between the stars will determine the whether an entire world will live or die. It's a fight we can't afford to lose and we won't. We won't!

Galen: No, not a dream, a nightmare. And if sometimes dreams come true, what of our nightmares?

Leonard Anderson: [after Dureena extracted a data Crystal from a Drazzi "skin pouch"] Hey, lady! Dureena! Listen! The only thing valuable I carry on me is my *watch*! I want you to know that in case that ever comes up in the future. OK?

Michael Garibaldi: [Drake has a PPG pointed at Garibaldi] Because if you are going to blow my head off, I suggest you do it right now or I am going to tear your heart out. And if you do shoot me, the rest of my people will be all over you. And what they'll do to you is worse than anything I could dream up in a thousand years. And I can dream real dark.

President John Sheridan: Looks like you won't get your chance to shoot either of us.::Dureena Nafeel: I've grown accustomed to disappointment.

[first lines]::ISN Reporter: Meanwhile, on Earth and Minbar, preparations continue for next month's celebration marking the fifth anniversary of the Interstellar Alliance. Aside from one brief conflict with the Centauri Republic early in its first year ISA President John Sheridan has delivered on his promise to maintain peace among all its member worlds...

Michael Garibaldi: [to Sheridan] You were looking at gibberish for 20 minutes. Look, you wanna do that, swing by my place some time, and I'll show you some 20th century television.

Galen: Fear makes wise men foolish.

Contact (1997)

Actors: Rob Lowe (actor), Martin Luther King (actor), Larry King (actor), Ming Lo (actor), Bryant Gumbel (actor), Jake Busey (actor), John Hurt (actor), Adolf Hitler (actor), Bill Clinton (actor), Jay Leno (actor), Neil Armstrong (actor), William Fichtner (actor), Robin Gammell (actor), Marc Macaulay (actor), Douglas MacArthur (actor),

Plot: Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father. Ever since funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was pulled on her work, which is referred to some, including her NSF superior David Drumlin, as more science fiction than science, Ellie, with a few of her rogue scientist colleagues, have looked for funding from where ever they could get it to continue their work. When Ellie and her colleagues hear chatter originating from the vicinity of the star Vega, Ellie feels vindicated. But that vindication is short lived when others, including politicians, the military, religious leaders and other scientists such as Drumlin, try to take over her work. When the messages received from space are decoded, the project takes on a whole new dimension, which strengthens for Ellie the quest for the truth. Thrown into the mix are the unknown person who has up until now funded most of Ellie's work and what his motivations are, and Palmer Joss, a renowned author and theologian, who despite their fundamental differences in outlook, is mutually attracted to Ellie, that attraction based in part on intellect and their common goal of wanting to know the truth.

Keywords: airwaves, alien, alien-contact, alien-intelligence, alien-technology, altered-version-of-studio-logo, amateur-radio, astronomer, astronomy, atheist
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Taglines: Get ready to take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history... of history. From the Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe. If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space. Get ready for human's biggest discovery ever!

Quotes:

Dr. Kent Clark: [Kent is blind] Nice to smell you again, Mr. Kitz.::Michael Kitz: You too.::Dr. Kent Clark: [aside] Wouldn't have pegged him as a Polo man.

David Drumlin: I know you must think this is all very unfair. Maybe that's an understatement. What you don't know is I agree. I wish the world was a place where fair was the bottom line, where the kind of idealism you showed at the hearing was rewarded, not taken advantage of. Unfortunately, we don't live in that world.::Ellie Arroway: Funny, I've always believed that the world is what we make of it.

Ellie Arroway: Occam's razor. You ever heard of it?::Palmer Joss: Hack-em's Razor. Sounds like some slasher movie.

Executive: We must confess that your proposal seems less like science and more like science fiction.::Ellie Arroway: Science fiction. Well you're right, it's crazy. In fact, it's even worse than that, nuts. [angrily slams down her briefcase and marches up to the desk] You wanna hear something really nutty? I heard of a couple guys who wanna build something called an "airplane," you know you get people to go in, and fly around like birds, it's ridiculous, right? And what about breaking the sound barrier, or rockets to the moon, or atomic energy, or a mission to Mars? Science fiction, right? Look, all I'm asking, is for you to just have the tiniest bit of vision. You know, to just sit back for one minute and look at the big picture. To take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history... of history.

Ellie Arroway: I'm okay to go! I'm okay to go! I'm okay to go...

Young Ellie: [after the funeral] CQ, this is W9GFO, do you copy? [sniff] Dad, this is Ellie, come back?... This is Eleanor Arroway, transmitting on 14.2 megahertz. [pleading] Dad, are you there? Come back? Dad, are you there? Dad, this is Ellie...

Michael Kitz: Your having sent this announcement all over the world may well constitute a breach of national security.::Ellie Arroway: This isn't a person-to-person call. You can't possibly think that a civilization sending this kind of message would intend it just for Americans.::Michael Kitz: I'm saying you might have consulted us; obviously, the contents of this message could be extremely sensitive.::Ellie Arroway: You want to classify prime numbers now?

Palmer Joss: What are you studying up there?::Ellie Arroway: Oh, the usual. Nebulae, quasars, pulsars, stuff like that. What are you writing?::Palmer Joss: The usual. Nouns, adverbs, adjective here and there.

Palmer Joss: [Ellie challenges Palmer to prove the existence of God] Did you love your father?::Ellie Arroway: What?::Palmer Joss: Your dad. Did you love him?::Ellie Arroway: Yes, very much.::Palmer Joss: Prove it.

Young Ellie: Dad, do you think there's people on other planets?::Ted Arroway: I don't know, Sparks. But I guess I'd say if it is just us... seems like an awful waste of space.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

Actors: James Sikking (actor), George Takei (actor), Leonard Nimoy (actor), DeForest Kelley (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Frank Welker (actor), Phil Morris (actor), James Doohan (actor), Walter Koenig (actor), Miguel Ferrer (actor), William Shatner (actor), Branscombe Richmond (actor), John Larroquette (actor), Nichelle Nichols (actress), Judi M. Durand (actress),

Plot: Following Kirk's encounter with Khan that left the Enterprise severely damaged and Spock dead, they return to Starfleet so that Enterprise could be repaired. Kirk's hoping to go back to the newly-created Genesis planet where he laid Spock to rest. But upon arriving, he is told that the Enterprise will not be repaired and that Genesis has become a delicate matter and until it is resolved, no one is allowed to go there or talk about it. McCoy is also acting strangely and is later detained when he starts talking about Genesis. Kirk is visited by Spock's father Sarek, who tells him that he betrayed Spock because being placed on Genesis was not what he would have wanted. He tells Kirk he is supposed to bring Spock's body along with his soul or katra as the Vulcans call it which he passes onto someone, and bring it to Vulcan for the final rites. Sarek assumes Kirk would have it but he does not. Kirk then thinks that Spock may have passed it someone else and realizes McCoy is the one who has which is why he is acting weird. Sarek tells Kirk he must bring both Spock's body and McCoy who has his soul to Vulcan so that they could be at peace. Kirk asks permission but his request is refused. Kirk then along with the others decides to take the Enterprise and proceed to Genesis to get Spock's body. But what they do not know is that the Klingons, who upon learning of Genesis, sets out to get it, so they go there and destroy the science vessel sent to evaluate Genesis. They capture Lieutenant Saavik and Kirk's son David who go to the planet and discover that Spock was somehow regenerated and that the planet is aging rapidly.

Keywords: 23rd-century, admiral, alien-creature-as-pet, ambassador, amnesia, animal-attack, back-from-the-dead, bar, based-on-cult-tv-series, based-on-tv-series
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Taglines: The final voyage of the Starship Enterprise. Join the search A dying planet. A fight for life. Kirk must battle the Klingons to protect the Genesis Planet and save a friend's life The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.

Quotes:

Kirk: How much refit time before we can take her out again?::Scotty: Eight weeks, sir. But ye don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ye in two.::Kirk: Mr. Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?::Scotty: Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?::Kirk: [over the intercom] Your reputation is secure, Scotty.

Kirk: How are we doing?::McCoy: How are "we" doing? Funny you should put it quite that way, Jim. "We" are doing fine. But I'd feel safer giving him one of my kidneys than what's scrambled in my brain.

Sulu: The word, sir?::Kirk: The word is no. I am therefore going anyway.::Sulu: You can count our help, sir.::Kirk: Thank you, Mr. Sulu, I'll need it.::Chekov: Shall I alert Dr. McCoy?::Kirk: Please. He has a long journey ahead of him.

[their first look at the USS Excelsior]::Uhura: Would you look at that.::Kirk: My friends, the great experiment: The Excelsior. Ready for trial runs.::Sulu: She's supposed to have transwarp drive.::Scotty: Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.::Kirk: Come, come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant.

Kirk: Scotty, you're as good as your word.::Scotty: Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.::[giving McCoy a handful of computer chips]::Scotty: Here, Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another. I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive.::McCoy: Nice of you to tell me in advance.::Kirk: That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor. Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding and I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving.

Kirk: You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, doctor.::McCoy: That green-blooded son of a bitch! It's his revenge for all the arguments he lost.

Kirk: Klingon Commander, this is Admiral James T. Kirk. I'm alive and well on the planet's surface. I know that this will come as a pleasant surprise to you, but our ship was a victim of an "unfortunate accident". Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.

Kruge: Take every last man, form a boarding party armed heavily.::Torg: They outnumber us, my lord.::Kruge: [shouts] We are Klingons! Once you control the ship, we'll transfer our flag there and take Genesis from their own memory banks.

Kirk: [gathers himself after David's murder] Mr. Sulu, what is the crew compliment of a Bird-of-Prey?::Sulu: About a dozen officers and men.::Kirk: With some of them on the planet... I swear to you, we're not finished yet. Bones, you and Sulu to the transporter room. The rest of you with me, we have a job to do.

Kirk: You should take the Vulcan too.::Kruge: No.::Kirk: But why?::Kruge: Because you wish it.