Seconding vote for Cowboy Bebop
Also the Hill/Kleerup consortium didn’t, as far as I know, really get into Dark Matter.
Yeah, it started in parallel with Killjoys (which we still watch) and didn’t really grab us. Part of it was “Oh, a bunch of characters who can’t trust each other,” part of it was, “Oh, yeah, not really interesting.”
If longevity of the show is any indication (it’s not), we chose wisely.
I’m actually doing a separate topic for music, y’all, hold onto it a bit more 
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So assuming everyone votes for what they posted, here’s where we are.
Cowboy Bebop: 3
Farscape: 4
Firefly: 3
Killjoys: 2
Mass Effect: 2
MCU Cosmic: 3
Outlaw Star: 1
Star Wars/Rogue One/Solo: 2
Ground control to Major Dom…
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I can’t believe it took me so long the remember the Fifth Element.
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So I linked a picture from “The Fast & the Furious” because it felt in theme. It’s not spaceships, but it’s still a pack of weirdos bound together as family, a mixture of crooks and cops doing capers for the greater good, and in that sense it feels right. But I think there’s plenty of other non-sci-fi inspirations out there.
I had a weird idea for some character somewhere: the Accidental Jedi. Imagine a boisterous, buffoonish braggart like Kikuchiyo from “Seven Samurai”, as played by Toshiro Mifune. He tells people he’s really got Force powers, he’s a great space-knight, he fights for justice, etc. But watching him for five minutes reveals the truth: he’s clumsy, impulsive, overbearing, a clown rather than a paladin.
And yet… when the party is looking for something in a room, the object tips over and makes a noise, alerting people to its presence. When he picks a path at random, it’s the right one. And when it’s time to fight, for all his flailing and foolery, he doesn’t get hit, and he does manage a crucial strike at the right moment. And he really does mean well, and his heart is true. And that’s why the Force is indeed with him - but it’s more like a mother than a servant, gently taking care of him.
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As a bit of inspiration, what happens when the crew takes the Home Cooking advance and someone overindulges (clears more stress than they actually have) on their vice roll.
Is there an option for critically failing Home Cooking?
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This episode of Bebop was actually someone’s recommendation for if Unquiet Black is rolled on the Entanglements table.
I actually had a character in mind (as one of my proposals) adjacent to that, FWIW. More the Crazy Old Mystic that people aren’t sure is legit, but who actually turns out to be the real thing (and who may actually turn out to be crazy like a fox). A bit like Wally Ut in the second of Matt Wagner’s Mage trilogy.
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To amplify Doyce’s point from another thread, about not locking in any choices, it’s been interesting seeing people cast votes for the Stardancer (Firefly) and Firedrake (Star Wars) ships, leaving zero votes for the Cerberus… which is the Cowboy Bebop option. But in this thread, we have at least three people expressing interest in Bebop. So maybe when it comes time to choose for real, the Cerberus might get more love? Ditto some of the other Reputation options. Who knows. I am glad people are excited about the possibilities, though.
Having read a bit further through the rules … I still remain down on the Firedrake because it feels like it recalls our Star Wars gaming. I have to confess, the Cerberus is looking kind of interesting (which I see as the Killjoys option more than Bebop, but that’s just where my head is). (Though it’s interesting that Killjoys has shifted from Cerberus to Firedrake over its run.)
To restate the obvious, it all sounds fun.
I’m not gonna argue this, only present what I hope is food for thought in the mall buffet we call our forums.
And really, let’s be honest.
(though this could be any of the three ships, depending on whether treasure, other pirates, or the World Government is your Big Bad)
If I dropped Mecha into a Scum & Villainy game, I’d go right for Gundam, with a Firedrake standing in for White Base, fighting against a corrupt and racist Zeon empire.
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I always thought that Andromeda was a fantastic concept that, alas, never rose above mediocrity in execution.
I think one of the nice things that sets the firedrake option apart from our Star Wars game is the idea that you’re on a non Planet capable frigate. It’s more like you’re basing things out of the tantive 4 then the Phantom, the Millennium Falcon, or some planet side base.
Also, I’d honestly put Farscape in the firedrake section. At least I can make the argument for it.
The next question immediately becomes, if we have a big ship, how hard is it for someone to gain access to smaller fighter craft, like you would see in Farscape or any of a number of other shows? I still don’t know the game well enough to be able to answer that question, and I don’t know if I want to dig for that far if it isn’t something we have to worry about in our game. The only reason I’m even worrying about is because it feels like having another ship confuses the whole crew quality issues and stuff. Maybe you just combine the hull upgrade of Landing Bay with a weapons upgrade of “outfliers?” I don’t know…