Parts of "Space above and beyond" TV Show. Battles between Hammerhead's and Chiggy von Richthofen Episode 15 : "Never no more" Episode 16: "The Angriest Angel"
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@xaenon Жыл бұрын
"...I'm going to drink a bottle of scotch like it was Chiggy von Richthofen's blood, and celebrate his death." James Morrison delivered that line perfectly.
@richardbale32782 ай бұрын
Most badass line ever.
@richardbale32782 ай бұрын
The angiest Angel.
@dars522911 күн бұрын
Amen.
@TheMultiGunMan8 жыл бұрын
This was an extremely underrated Sci-Fi Show. I wish it hadn't been cancelled.
@jayjay533137 жыл бұрын
it's been 20 years the show got cancelled. Perhaps it is best time to revive this in high budget fox movie. James Morrison is already in his 60's. We can't wait another 10 years, this is his last chance to be McQueen again
@antred117 жыл бұрын
There is no great need to use the exact same cast if it's a complete reboot. Use whatever actor suits the role.
@jayjay533137 жыл бұрын
antred11 make it a movie, better this way. I don't have to rush home and wait for the series to air on TV and interrupted by ads.
@Egobyte836 жыл бұрын
+antred11 They'd better bring back Morgan Weisser though
@xaenon6 жыл бұрын
+TheMultiGunMan 'Cancelled' is such a polite term. 'Sabotaged' is probably more accurate. Fox never really gave this show a chance. They shuffled its time slot so many times that it was almost impossible to know when it would be on, and during NFL season it was often pre-empted outright. Then they cried that the ratings were poor and pulled the plug after only one season, in the very middle of a story arc.
@bazonka14 жыл бұрын
If there is one sci fi show that truly deserves a modern reboot, "Space, Above and Beyond" is it.
@jeffgo86584 жыл бұрын
I really hope so but without the Woke part that is invading the film and television industry. This story needs to be told the way it was.
@Thurgosh_OG4 жыл бұрын
@@jeffgo8658 I agree with your comment as this show has several strong female leads already, they would only need to add a female flag officer to 'make things equal'.
@RafaleC77th4 жыл бұрын
It'd be hard to do without the masterful filmscore from Shirely Walker. That was the other element of the show that made it awesome. Just some of the best music ever made for a sci fi.
@Mecca4BA4 жыл бұрын
Scott Lee definitely
@jayjay533134 жыл бұрын
make it a high budget movie instead, I could watch it in cinema on first class
@redemption23 жыл бұрын
McQueen was one of those badass characters that you could never forget, and this dogfight in the blackness of space is one of the most poetic pieces in science fiction.
@Rimasta18 жыл бұрын
"I'll be a son of a bitch if I'm going to your funeral" "Yes sir you will, but we can talk about your mother when I get back."
@DrownedInExile4 жыл бұрын
I wonder of Ross' actor was corpsing right after?
@edrosa34854 жыл бұрын
The last sequence with McQueen battling Chiggy with the funeral backdrop was a beautiful piece of story telling.
@fallinginthed33p2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful editing with the Marine calling out "Fire!" intercut with the Hammerhead firing.
@schumi9xwdc Жыл бұрын
A Classic
@davidjakiela9553 Жыл бұрын
This was absolutely the best episode of the series. It had a special meaning to all combat veterans. One of the worst times of a vets life is when he reaches an age or condition when other men no longer see them as dangerous. Taking on this mission showed he still had his mojo. McQueen wasn't just a bad mf. When the bad got together they called him boss !
@endoroboto7 жыл бұрын
Damn dude the exchange between TC and the chaplain and then at the end with TC reflecting... I can't stop thinking about how deep this show was. A toast to you Space: Above and Beyond; you will forever be missed.
@jamiestewart483 жыл бұрын
Then he came back as Bill Buchanan in 24 and was a badass all over again.
@janhammekenbuch1422 жыл бұрын
You should see the movie Red Baron. At the very start, there is a funeral for an English pilot. Four German pilots show up in their planes and drop a wreath with the text "Honored friend and enemy". Way i see it, some enemies you end up respecting.
@shyone9684 жыл бұрын
My husband was in the Navy. we loved this show. After his third brain surgery we were watching this series and he was going in and out. It was the series finale and my husband woke up and started screaming to 'save his shipmates'. I asked him what shipmates. He said, get someone in the water to save the pilots. He thought the show was real and was happening at sea not space. He loved this show. We had to turn the TV off and I never saw the end until we bought it on DVD.
@bikerasuka25504 жыл бұрын
I know that feeling all too well.
@johnrayner58493 жыл бұрын
you are both LEGENDS this is the way
@zipz84232 жыл бұрын
That’s what you call brotherhood, nothing like it in the universe.
@richardgreen72252 жыл бұрын
Back when the anti-democracy types were the enemy. Now they are the GOP.
@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I hope your husband has recovered. My dad had WWII flashback dreams when he had his triple bypass. I was sleeping in a chair next to his bed at the hospital. God Bless you both
@chardtomp3 жыл бұрын
I was a naval officer in the 80s and 90s and this show had some of the most believable military dialog I've ever seen on TV.
@Mortlupo Жыл бұрын
Would be surprised if Dale Dye wasn't the military advisor on it.
@youfuckingsuck3000 Жыл бұрын
Were your pilots used as grunts? That was so not believable.
@chardtomp Жыл бұрын
@@youfuckingsuck3000 Not as unrealistic as you're probably imagining. Marine Corp police is that everyone is an infantryman first and Marine Corp pilots are, in fact, required to graduate from the Infantry Officers basic school before they ever go to flight school. That being said, the very idea that there would even be human piloted aircraft 100 years in the future is pretty unlikely. We're almost at that point right now. I do think it would have made more sense for them to be a special operations team of some sort than just pilots.
@youfuckingsuck3000 Жыл бұрын
@@chardtomp As is in the Army everyone has infantry training and have rifle qualifications. It isn't anything unique. You spend 6-10 Million training a pilot vs $15,000 for one combat infantryman. Also, in any service there just isn't a lot of them. Pilots are a small very finite resource so you're not going to waste them as ground troops. Look at WW2. The Germans and Japanese had more planes than qualified pilots towards the end of the war.
@chardtomp Жыл бұрын
@@youfuckingsuck3000 If you want realism, by 2063 there wouldn't be pilots in the aircraft at all. They'd be entirely A.I. driven. The frailty of a human pilot would only severely limit the performance of the aircraft. Hell, were almost at that point right now.
@evertonporter78874 жыл бұрын
Heroes like these don't celebrate their victories. They remember their fallen comrades.
@ronaldmharrison71374 жыл бұрын
Lt. Colonel T.C. McQueen... The Angriest Angel .
@paulmallon90335 жыл бұрын
This show really deserved another season to tie everything up
@thepayne78625 жыл бұрын
It was such a great show.
@Zeta_Reticulum8 жыл бұрын
One of the best space battle scenes of all times. I saw this 20 years ago, and i still know every single move of Chigg van during his last fight.
@oculosprudentium8486 Жыл бұрын
And thus solo fight scene where a weakened commander goes out to defend his people under his command, and though weakened, he musters all his strength and skills to defeat a superior enemy! This is one, if not the best fight scene in all of sci-fi lores. He is the definition of what a hero is supposed to be and to do.
@Rimasta19 жыл бұрын
"What makes you think you can win?" "I have no choice."
@krxahfb5 жыл бұрын
Most Bad Ass statement of the show!
@krxahfb4 жыл бұрын
Love to rewatch this episode when I am preparing for a Long Run. Failure is Not and option!
@0megacron4 жыл бұрын
This show had a lot of heart. What made it so great was that it focused on the soldiers in the field - almost like an action-packed documentary about the life of the "Wild Cards" squadron. Of course, the whole "WWII in Space" vibe it had going didn't hurt.
@Snapper3147 жыл бұрын
Space Above & Beyond truly understood and depicted what life in a military unit in general, and a Marine Corps unit in particular would be like under these conditions. Ooh Rah!
@darthroden9 жыл бұрын
McQueen just showed everyone how an Ace Pilot kicks ass. That was some close quarters stuff at the end, like a knife fight in a phonebooth.
@Trek0018 жыл бұрын
+Samurai Momo And if you notice carefully, you'll his right ear is bleeding
@kellyrayburn40938 жыл бұрын
Yep. But he (the character) was a great pilot who doesn't let anything get in the way of getting the mission done.
@DanielRMueller6 жыл бұрын
Because he removed an implant that gave him his sense of balance back, but barred him from being a combat pilot.
@karlsmith25704 жыл бұрын
Samurai Momo that's some mad respect there
@josephamendolea34314 жыл бұрын
and actually Vansen and company were scoring hits but that Chig fighter must've had some tough armor since the bullets were just bouncing right off and even missiles didn't seem to do much damage
@Erick_Bloodaxe7 жыл бұрын
I loved this show. I'm still pissed that they cancelled it after only one season. I'm actually more pissed about this show that I am about Firefly.
@Furzkampfbomber5 жыл бұрын
@ErickRedbeard _" I'm actually more pissed about this show that I am about Firefly."_ Same here and I _love_ Firefly. Maybe this is because at least to me, the scenario and the characters were much more relatable.
@TheMelbournelad4 жыл бұрын
ErickRedbeard agreed. I got my hands on a box set of the dvds. Prized possessions
@Furzkampfbomber4 жыл бұрын
@TheMelbournelad I was pissed for quite some time, because they've released a DVD set for the US region (and of course region locked, apparently they don't like to earn money), but none for Germany. I was happy to finally get a german region DVD box, but unfortunately it is missing the pilot. _That_ is sold separately for the same price...
@TheMelbournelad4 жыл бұрын
Furzkampfbomber I got the us version. Luckily had a less then legal region free DVD player lol
@mrmrsgamer69384 жыл бұрын
aye, a great show to be sure, real shame I didnt see it until this year either XD,
@Helbore8 жыл бұрын
Colonel McQueen; so badass he got the job as Jack Bauer's boss.
@jamiestewart483 жыл бұрын
Then without even hesitating for one second he ran into danger and sacrificed himself so that Jack Bauer could save the President. What a boss.
@rickmarr87844 жыл бұрын
I loved this show, and that line the Colonel said to the Chaplin was one of the best line I've ever heard IMO. After all these years I am still pissed that it got cancelled.
@Erin-Thor Жыл бұрын
Please forgive my later response, but yes. Epic scene, excellent writing. 🥰
@ptonpc Жыл бұрын
The rumours at the time was Chris Carter and the channel wanted Morgan and Wong back to save Millennium. So SAAB was stabbed in the back to force them back to Carter. It's why Millennium got so bonkers when they were given it.
@usquanigo6 жыл бұрын
Kept waiting for the "abandon all hope, my ass" clip.
@brucelamberton88194 жыл бұрын
This was such a great show and did not deserve to be cancelled after just one season
@paulmoffat93066 жыл бұрын
When the series premiered, it was placed after Sunday football games, and consequently, the 1st episode and many others were 'cut' if the game went into overtime. As if Fox deliberately wanted the series to fail.
@Platypi0074 жыл бұрын
Yeah, for an era with some really promising sci-fi it was a really bad time for sci-fi.
@SgtSplatter7824 жыл бұрын
back in the day fox shit on a lot of sci-fi and fantasy shows. The way they treated this show, buffy, angel, and firefly was just bullshit.
@ebee-uz1oz4 жыл бұрын
i hated it when that happened; when stargate sg-1 was on TV-not cable-I'd end up missing half the episodes because of some game and had to wait the following weekend.
@gadget8504 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to ask someone from Fox about this at the time. They told me Fox didn't own it and had little interest in pushing it.
@stryker2144 жыл бұрын
of course they did; fucks...sorry "Fox", as well as most networks hated sci-fi because it costs too much to produce... also the reason why we are today stuck with the Kardashians and other retardity-TV (to quote HBO's version of Legasov: it's cheaper)
@1bottlejackdaniels10 жыл бұрын
Col. Macqueen vs Chiggy von Richthofen ...best dog-fight in SciFi-history! ...cheers
@kennethwright18936 жыл бұрын
I was SO disappointed when they axed this series. especially after only one season. Yes! They need to bring it back! Of course it was launched at the height of "Wing Commander" video game fame. I was working out in the Deserts of South Texas looking for traces of Ancient inhabitants. And I came home looking for a little Honor, Respect, and Esprit de Corp to carry me through to the next day!
@1958Gazz9 жыл бұрын
True leadership is always from the front! This show definately needs a reboot.
@toffeecrisp21466 жыл бұрын
If there was a reboot, it would need faaaaar more depth.
@stiepanholkien6056 жыл бұрын
but without sacrificing the scifi otherwise they shouldnt bother
@robbabcock_3 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite shows! I was surprised that McQueen had room in that Hammerhead for his massive balls!😁☠️💪
@alexmcaruthur69664 жыл бұрын
the absolute best scene in this series. what a golden show!
@jim80456 жыл бұрын
Back in the day....there were actual officers that garnered the kind of respect and gratitude from their troops as McQueen did in this show. We bitched and moaned...but if the regiment went without Major or Lt. Col so an so we shat our pants. He made our lives miserable but at least we still had lives at the end of the LRP
@zipz84232 жыл бұрын
I’ve always found the best leaders didn’t even know they were great. Others had to tell them that.
@TaarnaGirl9 жыл бұрын
Miss this show so much... too bad it's not the whole episode. I love the interaction between the characters that spurs him to go into battle.
@OGbigdaddom8 жыл бұрын
That was wicked! I really enjoyed seeing that for the first time in nearly 20 yrs. thanks!
@dars52294 жыл бұрын
"This one's for you, Winslow."
@mdimascio8 жыл бұрын
Excellent! The quality of this show is so far beyond the Sci-Fi offerings on the tube today. Miss this show! Thanks for the post.
@fallinginthed33p2 жыл бұрын
The Expanse comes close but that leans more towards drama and political intrigue. For space combat, Space is still the gold standard.
@thevonqualiser7556 Жыл бұрын
Hugely underrated masterpiece.
@KidSixXx6 жыл бұрын
He had the first part of the inscription on the Gates of Hell from Dante's Inferno painted on his Starfighter. That's gangsta.
@donteh584 жыл бұрын
I have the box set and i remember watching this in the late 90s. I watched a video about the red baron and this popped up in my KZbin today. The angriest angle set out to erase one of his creations from the sky
@CRFlixs4 жыл бұрын
At least the Red Baron had the sense of honor not to fire on a man who'd parachuted out of a plane he'd shot down. Fuckin' chiggs man.....
@Daehawk7 жыл бұрын
This was a bad ass ep. I loved this show. Amen. Going to wear my Hammerhead tshirt next week :)
@logicsfinest34715 жыл бұрын
This show was great. The sci-fi babies cried that it was too dark, to depressing, why must humanity be loosing the war, why are the characters flawed. That’s who humans are. How we act in difficult situations appeals to some of us. If you like simple spoon fed plots, with light humor and nice characters, fine. But the hate towards anything that isn’t in that simplistic mold is comical to me. Just appreciate what you like, and not attack those who appreciate something different.
@bucknasty693 жыл бұрын
The unfortunate truth of the matter is that war is hell. There are no easy answers. As a veteran myself, that's why I appreciate this show. Life isn't black and white. It's grey. Only the dead have seen the end of war.
@logicsfinest34713 жыл бұрын
Coleman Sisley powerful statement.
@thearticulategrunt4 жыл бұрын
Dang I loved this series. So under appreciated. Telling off the Chaplain was one of my favorite scenes to boot.
@wolf990008 жыл бұрын
God this show was so good one of the shows that I hate that there was no more especially how they left the show
@MD2389 Жыл бұрын
All these years later, and I still look back at this show, wishing it hadn't been cancelled! :(
@Lightray1106 жыл бұрын
6:59 Chiggy Von Richtofen is so malicious...I mean he not only destroyes an escape pod...but he circles it first. He let's the her know that he is going to kill her, taunting her with the fact.
@erikjaroy82143 жыл бұрын
That made Chiggy thoroughly unworthy of his moniker. Manfred von Richtoffen was a consummate gentleman pilot who fought his enemies with honor. He trained his pilots to NEVER shoot at helpless pilots. He was so respected for his gallantry that when he was finally shot down, the Allies recovered his body and buried him with full military honors. They even called a temporary truce to allow von Richtoffen's brother to attend the funeral. Chiggy was a disgrace to the name he was given.
@matthewcaughey88983 жыл бұрын
@@erikjaroy8214 the humans hung that name on him. But that being said it got Col McQueen to get up, strap on his big iron and go out there and get it done. Because nobody else could
@jaycehudson4 жыл бұрын
If they ever did reboot this, we all know that they would ruin it. They wouldn't make it as dark or morally challenging as it was. One of the best dramas, let alone sci fi series, ever made.
@paulmoffat93064 жыл бұрын
Today, instead of cloned humans - 'Tanks', they would have 'Trans/whatever' SJW fighters.
@hoppermantis76154 жыл бұрын
That's because the story will not mirror on what got it dropped to begin with... Big brother bashing.
@Brownshoe247 жыл бұрын
8:13 Priest: Colonel. Colonel! Colonel McQueen! Do you need to make peace with your maker. Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius "TC" McQueen: My maker was some geek in a lab coat with an eyedropper and a petri dish. What do I need to make peace with him for? Priest: In times of war we must all make peace with our maker. Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius "TC" McQueen: Well, I don't think our maker wants to hear from me right now. Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe. And when I get back, I'm going to drink a bottle of scotch as if it was Chiggy Von Richtofen's blood and celebrate his death. Priest: Amen.
@evertonporter78874 жыл бұрын
Well put.
@nate61 Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt and he did just what he said he would definitely do
@dracoswhitewolf2 жыл бұрын
Always loved the scene with the Chaplain. It reminded me of several Navy Chaplains who served with Marines, they are a special breed.
@NavyGuy2OO74 жыл бұрын
LOVED this show! So sad when it got canceled!
@1devilkat4 жыл бұрын
Now this is a show they need to bring back.
@tranceoreely185310 жыл бұрын
My maker was some geek in a lab coat with an eyedropper and a petri dish. What would I need to make peace with him for? Fuck yeah TC, fuck yeah.
@johnrayner58493 жыл бұрын
hooah
@firstseeker18 жыл бұрын
Never heard of this show. I have to watch it now!
@dalecarney65826 жыл бұрын
a great show " Space above and beyond"
@georgeorwell45345 жыл бұрын
Every Sunday, I made sure that no matter what, I was in front of the TV to watch it.
@alanhilton36115 жыл бұрын
Probably the best one on one sci-fi fight scenes I've ever seen..... AWESOME.
@rich41834 жыл бұрын
I loved this show, saw every episode
@Nativtexan26 жыл бұрын
This was such a great show, should not have gotten cancelled.
@professorx26074 жыл бұрын
This an awesome episode in an already awesome show and i still have it on dvd.😎
@travismelton3255Ай бұрын
Never gets old. The best sci-fi version of the classic ace vs ace I have ever seen. This show had so much potential, so said.
@callumbush15 жыл бұрын
2019 now this needs to be digitally remastered especially the space battle scenes!
@colinp22384 жыл бұрын
The song of Snoopy vs the Red Baron was running through my mind whilst watching this but it became Chiggy von Richtofen was his name.
@phxfox10117 күн бұрын
When I think of Space Above and Beyond, I think of this episode. Love this one.
@briansukhu43923 жыл бұрын
This episode was probably the best of them all. The tension, expectation when he got into the fighter and took on VonRich, was gripping stuff to say the least. It was the sort of drama you would expect with a film not a series on TV
@joetuktyyuktuk8635 Жыл бұрын
I remember this show from way back when... still looks decent considering it's age and the story writing was something else.
@orcasin1124 жыл бұрын
I'm looking at the box set sitting right next to my X-Box. Loved this show.
@sd501st57 жыл бұрын
I always found it interesting that Chiggy normally attacked from behind, taking out one or multiple fighters before they even knew what hit them... not in the fight against McQueen though. He approached directly from the front, in full view of McQueen... why? I like to think that Chiggy reasoned, after seeing just *one single fighter* coming out, that this was the Chig equivalent of throwing down your handcuff and demand a duel to the death. Maybe some form of respect for a pilot who dared to take him on alone, without any support.
@Darkwintre7 жыл бұрын
Marcel Ebert Probably the first time it happened! Then after the first pass discovered why he didn't bother with support fighters!
@SgtSplatter7827 жыл бұрын
Chiggy was probably waiting for the humans to send out their Ace to meet him. When he saw the McQueen's lone fighter on his sensors he was probably thinking: "Finally a true fight." and gave his people's version of a Tally-Ho and Hoorah.
@tombaker84816 жыл бұрын
It's the difference between attacking novice pilots who didn't know what hit them before it was too late....and going head to head with an Ace pilot whose expecting you.
@panzerprou8126 жыл бұрын
Overconfidence possibly,... chiggy was used to attacking multiple targets & putting them down
@spikeep61416 жыл бұрын
SD501st I think it's because on all of the previous occasions, the fighter squads had been bounced and ambushed by Chiggy Von Rickhoffen, and either were caught completely unawares, or were completely on-edge and half-terrified by the anticipation of if and when he WOULD turn up, and so consequently, the whole squad went to pieces and he was successfully able to maintain the initiative and run rings around them. Whereas, when McQueen flew out alone to challenge him, he knew he was out there, because he went looking for him, and knew he had to still somewhere in the area, lurking just out of sight of the carriers. A big part of this is this whole Idea of Ace Pilots (like the original Red Baron), that really gets played up here is the fact of their reputation preceding them and the psychological effect it has on The Enemy, which can often be of even military benefit, if it causes wings of enemy fighters to break formation and scatter at the sight of it. Chiggy might be a great pilot of remarkable ability, and his fighter invisible to LIDAR but the Hammerhead still has firepower, rate of fire and rate of climb/acceleration superior to his ship, and all of his advantages of radar- invisibility and a faster, more manuverable craft are taken away and negated when faced by an opponent that comes looking for him, and flies straight at him.
@sylarkane88836 жыл бұрын
The cancellation of this show was one the greatest trageties.
@internetgas20203 жыл бұрын
What do you expect from a FOX show, they cancel anything good after 1 season because they are cheapskates and don't want to spend money making quality shows.
@zipz84232 жыл бұрын
I think its memory shines brighter because of it.
@Donegal624 жыл бұрын
Above and Beyond...this show was epic!!
@davidgiles4681 Жыл бұрын
This show rocked. It lasted for 24 episodes.
@robertsanford67869 жыл бұрын
OMG....PLEASE re-boot this show!!!
@MichaelBoyns Жыл бұрын
That speech by McQueen is one of the two greatest ever ! (The other is Ivanova's "I am death incarnate..." in B5.)
@rapid134 жыл бұрын
I've owned the series on DVD for years. Time to re-watch. "Shuffle up the Wildcards and deal em!"
@Brownshoe248 жыл бұрын
Excerpts from the series "Space above and beyond". Judging Hammerhead'ów of Chiggy von Richthofen Episode 15: "Never no more" Episode 16: "The Angriest Angel"
@Sword-Breaker4 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated show.
@knoxminis12117 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome show.
@Blackheartrises10 жыл бұрын
I am going to drink a bottle of scotch as if it was Chiggy von Richthofens blood. Man I almost got a stiffy when he said that, lol!!!
@paulmoffat93064 жыл бұрын
There was a story about the Hammerhead fighters used in this series - they were built in Japan, and shipped to the US for the film sequences. They were so convincing, that Chinese spies actually were on the freighter, and opened up the shipment crates to photograph them!
@robflyrc4 жыл бұрын
They were built in Australia, also shots for pilot's scenes was taken in Australia in Australian Air Force Base.
@tnerbtnerb51364 жыл бұрын
Always left comparing this alien to "The Red Baron" was a little unfair. Yes during WW1 the Germsns has SLIGHTLY better planes (not by much) and yes Richtophen used that advantage to do aerial surprise attacks from above...but he was also one of the best marksman and pilots to EVER fly a plane from the era. The man who shot him down, Eddy Richanbacher, said as much. Chiggy had radar jamming, superior speed and manuverability even for his races' fighters, his fighter's seeming ability to operate alone and away from a BoA for extended periods. A chassis all but immune to cannon fire that could take at least one direct missile hit before needing repairs. The list goes on. He was at best a slightly above average alien pilot who relied on his tech advantage...which got him killed once a real ace showed up.
@LibJumper2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Chiggy was closer to Erich Hartmann, who performed ambushes and shot at close range against poorly equipped and trained Soviet pilots (at the time they often didn't even have sights and just drew a circle on their canopy in pen), while not being anything special at aerial combat at all. Or disregarding flying aces altogether, Michael Wittman, a Tank Ace who used poor tactics and pranced around the battlefield as he pleased because his Tiger was nearly invulnerable against the Soviet tanks he was facing. Which is why he died to a US Firefly who could actually penetrate his armour.
@LtColwtf2 жыл бұрын
@@LibJumper Minor caveat regarding Mr. Wittmann, he cut his teeth in StuG IIIs and Pz. IIIs, being assigned to a Tiger in 1943. So from 1939 to 1943 he was hardly prancing around battlefields in an invulnerable tank. Far from it, in fact, bearing in mind that T34s and KV 1 and 2s - numerous in the Soviet arsenal - were equipped with better guns and were better armoured than either a 1941-42 vintage Pz. III or Sturmgeschütz. The long barrelled Ausf. F StuG being fielded in mid to late 1942 and the Pz. III‘s main armament never exceeding 5cm, in its medium tank role. In order for Wittmann to get a Tiger - let alone command a force of Tigers - he needed to have survived and excelled in the bloody fighting from 1941 to 1943 on the Eastern Front. Not exactly a cake walk. Allied tankers in Normandy were bloody lucky that the Luftwaffe was otherwise engaged and that air superiority was theirs as a result. Without it, they would have suffered significantly higher casualties than they already did. Against an enemy still mostly equipped with Panzer IVs, StuGs and even some late model Pz. IIIs. The lion’s share of Tigers only coming West late into 1944.
@VRforAll8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories
@Techrat3D Жыл бұрын
8:42 - my favorite speech in the entire show.
@highbornjase24124 жыл бұрын
I so miss this show used to love watching it with my dad brings back good memory’s one of the finest sci fi shows their was only Babylon 5 beat it for me, DS9 was good but space above and beyond was more realistic. Think I’ll have a glass of whisky and toast the memory of such a great show. Thank you for sharing this.
@wastelandgirl__77916 жыл бұрын
The last of the "Angry Angels"... VERY angry.
@timdowns80774 жыл бұрын
So glad I found this, I too loved this show, and this episode was my favourite, a fair bit of the back story is missing but you get the point, excellent tv and sorely missed.
@tarnocdoino38574 жыл бұрын
I have been looking for this show online for a long time. Loved it as a kid.
@andrewblanchard25376 жыл бұрын
thank you for uploading this video
@DrForrester876 жыл бұрын
I remember I had never seen this show before, but I caught the episode where Chiggy von Richthofen made his debut and I was like "I want to see them finally take this guy down. I don't now who he is...but he needs to go."
@Sparky17016 жыл бұрын
the best part of the series in one youtube clip--this was a very powerful ep.
@johnharrison6745 Жыл бұрын
'Sewell Fuel, Son.' 😉 [22 years; and, I still remember that term]
@sockfourpoint011 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this...I forgot how much I loved this show..
@8UP19779 жыл бұрын
The best alien pilot before Scar hit the scene.
@notmyrealname77389 жыл бұрын
The plot was identical. utterly identical.
@robflyrc9 жыл бұрын
"The Scar", You mean China Miéville's novel from 2002?
@8UP19779 жыл бұрын
Scar from the 2004-2010 Battlestar Galactica series.
@corystereo9 жыл бұрын
8UP1977 Frak me, as I type this comment, I have VLC player paused with *Scar* playing on it. I kept thinking: "BSG _must've_ got the idea for this episode from Space Above & Beyond's _Abandon All Hope_! Let me go see whats on KZbin." lol Small world...
@dirgethesergal3198 жыл бұрын
+cory stereo not really, scar was nothing special, just an ace. this one has superior tech
@chrispeters26454 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite (and most missed) Sci-Fi shows ever. I first watched it on SKY at a friends' house and was then lucky enough to be able to record every episode when at a later date they were shown on terrestrial tv. Unfortunately, those recordings were on VHS and have now been 'lost'. I've seen DVD collections advertised, but I'm not sure any of them are 'complete' (it's been over 20 years, but my recollection of the last episode I saw...actually, on reflection I'm going to edit/move this next bit (scroll right down) so as not to spoil things for anyone who hasn't seen the series before. Also, to my recollection, there seemed to be two series/seasons, although I ever only seem to see reference to one. However, it's possible that over here in the UK, the series was split/broadcast in two parts, each with a different intro/title sequence (?) *** SPOILER ALERT *** *** SERIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THINGS FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T ALREADY SEEN IT *** *** OKAY, I TRIED TO BE CONSIDERATE AND GIVE PEOPLE A HEADS-UP *** West ( together with Hawkes ? ) finds and rescues his missing girlfriend / Vansen sacrifices herself, and an unconscious Damphousse - I think Wang had been KIA at this point; to facilitate their escape). My favourite episodes:- The one where A.I.'s have taken over a mining facility, captured Hawkes and to buy time he plays to their fascination with odds/probability and tells them to "take a chance". The one with 'bad-ass' Ray Butts. The one where Hawkes has to cut power to the section of an in-vitro transport where his 'unborn' sister is, in order to save the rest of the ship. .
@almor2445 Жыл бұрын
The most under-rated sci-fi series of all time. Needs to be brought back ASAP!
@willemvandeursen3105 Жыл бұрын
It was horrible. The constant noise of explosions in space damaged my eardrums!
@seamterrell38714 жыл бұрын
I loved this show and this episode in particular.
@karlsmith25704 жыл бұрын
Seam Terrell same here, it gave us a chance to see McQueen in action as a fighter pilot, which we never got to see in the pilot episode
@seamterrell38714 жыл бұрын
Karl smith, that's true. I never found out why it was cancelled.
@karlsmith25704 жыл бұрын
Seam Terrell neither did I, but at least that one character (I forget his name) got to reunite with his girlfriend in the series finale instead of Fox ending the show with a cliffhanger like a lot of other shows had in the past
@Herbymac08114 жыл бұрын
If any sci-fi show ever deserved a reboot it’s this one!
@Ministry_Of_Silly_Walks Жыл бұрын
If they rebooted it now, they’d screw the pooch
@DawgBreff2 жыл бұрын
Chaplain's "Amen" was just perfect 😎👌
@Abrxas018 жыл бұрын
Oh DAMN, ' With all due respect Chaplain, I don't think our maker wants to hear from me right now, because he knows I'm about to go out in that sky in this plane and remove one of his creations from his universe. And when I return, I'm gonna drink a bottle of scotch as if it were Chiggy von Richthofen' blood and celebrate his death'. 'Amen'.
@darthroden7 жыл бұрын
Amen and Hoorah!
@danielhaire66774 жыл бұрын
When does Amen equal Hoo-Rah? When the Chaplain is a Marine Chaplain.
@wyprman4 жыл бұрын
Daniel Haire The Chaplain is actually Navy, but he ministers to Marines.
@wyprman4 жыл бұрын
Johnny Dominguez Just saying this particular Chaplain is Navy.
@DrownedInExile4 жыл бұрын
I'll bet the Chaplain wanted to make peace with HIS maker after facing off with McQueen!
@thefurrybastard19644 жыл бұрын
Ridiculously underrated show!
@AFSD519 Жыл бұрын
Great scenes from great episodes of a great sci-fi series that deserved more notice and more support from its network than it received. The scene where Colonel McQueen faces off with the chaplain is written and acted to perfection!
@stevefelten11974 жыл бұрын
Best line ever, "Don't you want to make peace with your maker." "Why would want to do that, my maker was a geek in laboratory with an eye dropper and a petri dish." 😂🤣😂 Savage..
@Wilson-sy5ze6 жыл бұрын
One of the best Sci fi TV series. Effects were not bad for the mid-90's. It was ahead of it's time. If it were done today (2018). The show would have lasted longer than it did. Imagine the effects if it were done today. It was fun to watch then and here on youtube.
@Methuselas Жыл бұрын
Yup. The Amiga's heyday. This was the last major production, other than Babylon 5, that used Amiga farms to render the animations.B5 moved to PC versions of Lightwave towards the end of the series. S:AAB was killed off far too early. I still despise Fox for not letting Wang and Morgan complete the series. AMF.
@CRocketSlim4 жыл бұрын
So sad this series will never get the HD treatment it deserves
@ericpelote9985 жыл бұрын
Underrated and underappreciated show for its time !!! A lost n forgotten gem