James Burke discusses star fortresses in episode 9, "Countdown," in the TV series Connections. He covers the subject between approximately 3 minutes into the episode to 9 minutes.

James Burke provided an excellent analysis of how star fortresses worked in his television series Connections. The angular battlements "fill in" areas in which besiegers could shelter from defenders' fire, and the battlements could cover one another with withering cross-fire. Streets inside the fortress would be arranged to permit troops and guns to be transferred wherever they were needed as quickly as possible.