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'''Dark Space 8''' was a [[space station]] towards the edge of [[Mutter's Spiral|the Galaxy]]. | '''Dark Space 8''' was a [[space station]] towards the edge of [[Mutter's Spiral|the Galaxy]]. | ||
==Crew== | ==Crew== | ||
Dark Space 8 was led by Commander [[Paul Keele]]. Directly under him was Dr. [[Eleanor Harcourt]], Professor [[Ivor Fassbinder]] and Lieutenant [[Strindberg]]. In truth, the sub-commanders were not as professional as expected. Dr. Harcourt had no medical training and led to the deaths to many crewmembers including eventually Commander Keele. Professor Fassbinder was a [[alcohol|drunkard]] who made up [[Technobabble|his scientific assessments]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Bang-Bang-A-Boom!]]'') | Dark Space 8 was led by Commander [[Paul Keele]]. Directly under him was Dr. [[Eleanor Harcourt]], Professor [[Ivor Fassbinder]] and Lieutenant [[Strindberg]]. In truth, the sub-commanders were not as professional as expected. Dr. Harcourt had no medical training and led to the deaths to many crewmembers including, eventually, Commander Keele. Professor Fassbinder was a [[alcohol|drunkard]] who made up [[Technobabble|his scientific assessments]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Bang-Bang-A-Boom!]]'') | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Dark Space 8 was set up by [[Earth]] at the edge of known space. For 7 years, it had a variety of adventures, including being sent back in time to [[Early human history|Medieval]] [[Wales]], encountering an [[alien]] who claimed it was [[God]], fighting sweat [[vampire]]s and being infected by [[Altarian plague]]. Over time, other space stations were created with better technology and the attrition from the accidents took their toll. | Dark Space 8 was set up by [[Earth]] at the edge of known space. For 7 years, it had a variety of adventures, including being sent back in time to [[Early human history|Medieval]] [[Wales]], encountering an [[alien]] who claimed it was [[God]], fighting sweat [[vampire]]s and being infected by [[Altarian plague]]. Over time, other space stations were created with better technology and the attrition from the accidents took their toll. | ||
Eventually, Dark Space 8 was chosen to host the 309th [[Intergalactic Song Contest]] (actually a front for the [[Golos (entity)|Golos]]/[[Angvian]] peace conference). [[Loozly]], a Golos-aligned terrorist, learned of the conference and attempted to disrupt it. Around the same time, Commander [[Paul Keele]] died of [[Orion flu]]. His replacement was sent, but was killed by Loozly with an Angvian [[scatter bomb]]. By coincidence, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] were on board his ship and were mistaken for the commander and his pilot. While the preparations for the Song Contest were occurring, Loozly killed again, killing the competitor [[Cyrene]] with Angvian methods to place the blame on them. Unfortunately for him, the crew of Dark Space was | Eventually, Dark Space 8 was chosen to host the 309th [[Intergalactic Song Contest]] (actually a front for the [[Golos (entity)|Golos]]/[[Angvian]] peace conference). [[Loozly]], a Golos-aligned terrorist, learned of the conference and attempted to disrupt it. Around the same time, Commander [[Paul Keele]] died of [[Orion flu]]. His replacement was sent, but was killed by Loozly with an Angvian [[scatter bomb]]. By coincidence, [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] were on board his ship and were mistaken for the commander and his pilot. While the preparations for the Song Contest were occurring, Loozly killed again, killing the competitor [[Cyrene]] with Angvian methods to place the blame on them. Unfortunately for him, the crew of Dark Space was unable to figure out what sort of weapons were used. Only the [[Golos (entity)|Golos]] competitor learned the truth, but was unable to communicate with anyone else. [[Logan (Bang-Bang-A-Boom!)|Logan]], the host of the Intergalactic Song Competition, was developing a translation device that could work on Golos, so Loozly killed him. Professor Ivor was also figuring out the truth, so was also killed. Loozly also attacked [[Angvia (individual)|the Angvian competitor]] to create the illusion of a double bluff. With this, the Doctor finally figured out and revealed the truths of Dark Space 8. Though the peace conference was a success, with the loss of the senior members the future of Dark Space 9 was uncertain. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Bang-Bang-A-Boom!]]'') | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
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**The repeated catchphrases of the crewmembers. | **The repeated catchphrases of the crewmembers. | ||
**The crew had recently dealt with a [[memoryalpha:salt vampire|sweat vampire]], an alien claiming to be [[memoryalpha:God|God]], and a [[memoryalpha:Borg|silicon-based lifeform which threatened to enslave all other lifeforms]]. | **The crew had recently dealt with a [[memoryalpha:salt vampire|sweat vampire]], an alien claiming to be [[memoryalpha:God|God]], and a [[memoryalpha:Borg|silicon-based lifeform which threatened to enslave all other lifeforms]]. | ||
**Fassbinder's made-up technobabble echos ''Star Trek's'' style. | **Fassbinder's made-up [[technobabble]] echos ''Star Trek's'' style. | ||
[[Category:Space stations]] | [[Category:Space stations]] | ||
[[Category:Earth technology]] | [[Category:Earth technology]] | ||
