In every space opera, every space adventure, every Western in the stars, you can guarantee that somewhere in the cast will be a rogue - a smuggler, a pirate - sat behind the wheel of their very own space ship. Often it will be falling apart, often it will have some hidden depths that make it worthy of being a hero ship.
And at the core of this thoroughly milked genre trope is the Millennium Falcon - a hulking bucket of rust and bolts that inspired a thousand and one other ships. Since the 1970s, there hasn’t been a single generation of kids that hasn’t been awed by the kitbashed squashed burger - and you’ll be hard pressed to find a fan of science fiction who wouldn’t gladly sell their kidneys to ride alongside their favourite dog in the Falcon.
But beyond the hype, beyond the nostalgia - what would it be like to live aboard the ship that completed the Kessel Run in 14 parsecs?
0:00 Introduction
1:25 The Ship
6:40 The Computer
10:07 Working Life
15:24 Food & Drink
17:21 Recreation
21:24 Conclusion
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All clips taken from Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (1983), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) & various others.
Written, presented and hosted by Adam Tyler
Music from Epidemic Sound & Production Crate
tomgon3d (Wireframe 3D animation) - https://tomgon.de
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Life Aboard is a series dedicated to examining what it would be like to live, work and serve aboard some of science fiction's most notorious spaceships. Forget the laser cannons, the made up technobabble and let's ask ourselves what the important questions are - how's breakfast, and where do I sleep?