You guys named two of my favorites. Ivanova was awesome. How about old Delenn honoring her husband's legacy and memory against revisionist history in The Deconstruction of Falling Stars?
--- In [email protected], Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@...> wrote: > > (onto second box of Kleenex) > > And, in the comments, someone pointed out the aftermath of the death scene > from "Enemy Mine", when Dennis Quaid takes Lou Gossett's child to Earth to > raise, and begins reciting the baby;s family story as Gossett taught it to > Quaid. > > In "Babylon 5", I also have to add two scenes, Susan Ivanova's legendary > "Who am I?" speech when facing the Shadow-enhanced Earth Alliance warships > and the scene when the B5 crew is undergoing the "giving up something" > ritual before donning the new black uniforms signifying their separation > from Earth, again Ivanaova talking. > > "I loved Talia Winters." (I think that was the quote. Can't find > confirmation.) > > And, the end of my favorite SF movie of all time, "Silent Running", when the > last of the three little bots aiding Bruce Dern's character in the upkeep of > the biodome, has to stay behind. Nothing quite so soul-wrenching as being > the last lifeform on the line... excuse me. > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > Not bad, though the E.T. scene didn't move me all that much. I like that > > movie, but was never a devote as many are. The Dr. Who "Father's Day" was > > devastatingly good. I was still getting used to Who--any Who, never having > > been a fan--and this is indeed one of the shows that made me a fan. > > > > I'd have added the death scene of Data's daughter from TNG. That was one of > > the most powerful Treks ever. When the Admiral comes out after he and Data > > failed to save Lal, and says "His hands...his hands were moving faster than > > I could see". And then, as Lal is dying, she says to Data, " I love you > > Father", the reply "I can't feel love", followed by "Then I will love for > > both of us. Thank you for my life", has me tearing up every time I see it. > > One of the best Treks ever, directed by Frakes, of course. > > > > I also like Marcus' death scene in Babylon 5, when he sacrifices himself > > for Ivanova. He was one of my fav characters, and I hated to see him go! > > > > Also, back in Trek, there's another scene I'd put up there, from the OS ep > > "This Side of Paradise". That's when the Spores infect the crew and make > > everyone happy, including Spock, who is "able to love" for the first time. > > After studly Kirk breaks the Spore's influences on Spock, he devastates his > > lover, who tearfully loses the Spores as her heart is broken. She then says, > > sadly, "You never told me your first name". Spock tentatively raises his > > hand to caress a lock of her hair, then immediately drops it, smiles sadly > > and says "You couldn't pronounce it". That was so sad, as we realize just > > how much Spock is really giving up to be fully Vulcan. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@...> > > To: "SciFiNoir2" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 2:27:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Come With Me if You Want to Cry: The bIggest > > Tearjerkers in the SciFi Pantheon > > > > > > > > I strongly recommend having a box of Kleenex on hand before clicking... > > > > > > http://io9.com/5512148/come-with-me-if-you-want-to-cry-the-biggest-tearjerkers-in-the-scifi-pantheon/gallery/?skyline=true&s=i > > > > >
