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Re:List of spacecraft in the Culture series by david-given on Monday November 21, 2016 @11:48AM (#13006775)
There's an SF fan theory which tends to show up around the late-night bars in conventions that the Star Trek Federation and the Blake's Seven Federation are, in fact, the same Federation --- it's just we're seeing the propaganda films released by both sides.

Naturally, the anti- side doesn't have nearly as much money as the pro- side, which is why the special effects in Blake's Seven are so bad.

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Re:List of spacecraft in the Culture series by throwanem on Monday November 21, 2016 @12:11PM (#13006986)
The things I miss out on by not going to sf conventions.

It makes a lot of sense, too. I mean, TNG started out with political commissars, even - take a look at Troi's character in Season One, especially e.g. Conspiracy, and tell me that's not exactly the role she's playing.

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Re:List of spacecraft in the Culture series by throwaway-hn123 on Monday November 21, 2016 @12:19PM (#13007048)
Hah,. that's brilliant. I always did like Servalan.
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Re:List of spacecraft in the Culture series by thro32 on Monday November 21, 2016 @02:41PM (#13008457)
There is even parody film, how Federation is totalitarian state. It is filmed in Finland, Federation are Russians:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wreck:_In_the_Pirkinning

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