Yes, I'm sad to say I watched that pathetic show for a year back in college, it was the only thing on cable at that late hour. I don't remember what the name of the show was... and that's most likely for the best with how bad the script was. The plot.. well the plot could have been good, with different actors/acting/sets/writing/ect, but it was just horrible instead.

And Aiakon, it’s supposed to be bug shaped, one of characters was part-bug if my memory serves me. Something about previous heads(hidden pun here for those who get it) of the empire are on the ship, and some big death-ray the ship has access to as well.

Oh I think the main character is a corpse as well.

I'd really rather have not remembered all of that.

I had to vote other, because I've always pictured aetherships as similar to the airships from FF. That way, they stay fantasy-esque in my head, and don't make Lusternia all sci-fi.