Re: [OT](maybe) Drives list...

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:42:18 -0400 Donald Hosford 
<Hosford.Donald@acd.net> wrote:

> In the section for Battlestar Galactica (section 2.3 -- movies and 
television), it mentions that they use the "Maron drive". What source 
does this come from? Is it a "fan-created" thing? (various 
"fanficts".) Or is it official? (ie: mentioned somewhere in the 
shows/official books.) <

Don't think anyone ever answered this, so...
 
The Maron drive is UNofficial. The show never mentioned _anything_ 
about how space travel worked in that universe, and even the 
astronomical terminology was mixed-up -- something that has been used 
by so-called experts to criticise the show in the past. It is possible 
to infer a few things about capabilities (like both ships and fighters 
had FTL drives and comms), but nothing was ever said specifically -- 
probably deliberately. Which is just as well; the few times that 
something was mentioned, they messed it up!

The Maron drive was, IIRC, mentioned in the episode novelisations (or 
possibly fan-produced technical material), but they are both unreliable 
and inconsistent as a guide to what was seen on screen. For instance, 
the first book has the Galactica using some kind of jump drive, which 
doesn't fit in at all with the rest of the series. And then there's 
Adama's famous "lightspeed" line... <wince>

Still, the drive list is interesting -- due for an update and some 
correction, but interesting.

Phil
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