Star Trek: The Next Threaderation

[BlobVanDam]

Sisko sang with Vic Fontaine at the end of S7.
7 of 9 and The Doctor sang together in Someone To Watch Over Me, and The Doctor has sang numerous times, including Virtuoso, which was all about his singing (He didn't sing everyone in that episode though, but he usually sings everything but the operas).

[El Barto]

O'Brien when going after his former captain. Uhura on numerous occasions. I think Tuvok sang a lulaby on a planet with some kids. 

[Dream Team]

Watched the TNG episode "Family" the other night (2nd ep of Season 4, right after the Borg cliff-hanger). I specifically selected this episode because it had been a LONG time since I had seen it and I remembered how awesome Stewart was in it. The Wesley stuff dragged it down a little of course, but otherwise very enjoyable. Anyone else like it?

[Kotowboy]

It was ok. I remember the first time it was shown - it was a bit of a slower episode after the Two Parter. But watching it you get the sense that that was intentional & you needed a change of pace after all that drama.

[Orbert]

I read somewhere that that was indeed intentional.  "Family" was the third part of the story, the epilogue.  After all that's happened, Picard needs a break and a reality check.  So he goes home and gets drunk with his brother.  (Obviously that a massive oversimplification, but basically the idea.)

[hefdaddy42]

I'm a bit picky

I would never have thought that about you.

[Kotowboy]

Trolololololol.

[Orbert]

I was going to try to find a corresponding picture of them from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but it occurred to me: Do Kirk and Khan ever meet face-to-face in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan?  They don't, do they?  There's a lot of chat over the viewscreens and communicators, but they're always on different ships, or Kirk is down on the Genesis planet.

[Kotowboy]

Not only that but Montalban and Shatner never even filmed at the same time.



Also :





Finally : There's a new comic series coming out explaining Nu-Khan's background in the new universe. Perhaps they'll retcon an explanation for his new appearance. Bob Orci didn't rule it out.

Maybe they had a backstory for him and a reason for his appearance but didn't have enough screen time to fit it in.

[inb4 dey had 2 make rooom for da explosions !!!11one !11 !! ]

[Kotowboy]

P.S. !!!!

If you live in the US - you can download Star Trek Into Darkness from iTunes TODAY !

[Orbert]

I'm a doctor, not a...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MULMbqQ9LJ8

[hefdaddy42]

Trolololololol.

[BlobVanDam]

Finally : There's a new comic series coming out explaining Nu-Khan's background in the new universe. Perhaps they'll retcon an explanation for his new appearance. Bob Orci didn't rule it out.

Maybe they had a backstory for him and a reason for his appearance but didn't have enough screen time to fit it in.

[inb4 dey had 2 make rooom for da explosions !!!11one !11 !! ]

So that's two movies in a row that require comic books to explain the plot. You'd think JJ could have fit that into the actual movies...









BUT HE HAD TO MAKE ROOM FOR EXPLOSIONS INSTEAD OF PLOT. well you knew it was coming, and there's a good reason for that.


Actually, while I still really like Star Trek 11, it could have been much better if they left in most of the deleted scenes. But unfortunately, they were just plot and character moments, and not explosions or nudity, so of course they got cut.

[El Barto]

I was looking at sample images for the rip I'm going to DL. Eight random frames from throughout the film. Six of them had visible lens flairs and picture number 7 was this blinding mess.



I mean, I get that he has a style he's going for, but after a while it just becomes silly. Seventy-five percent?

I honestly don't know when I'll get around to watching it. I really want to give it a fair shot, but my expectations are so low that I'm not sure when I'll be feeling objective enough to give it a proper watching.

[rumborak]

I have a phone screen job interview tomorrow, and I'm thinking I might treat myself afterward with buying the movie and watching it.

[rumborak]

BTW, I love this guy's costume:

[BlobVanDam]

Was that character's name Craterface McHoovernose by any chance?

One day I should do my countdown of best alien vag-faces. I swear the make-up department had bets on who could get something most resembling a vagina on screen via someone's face.

[jammindude]

Have you thought about dressing up for your phone screen interview looking like that? 

You never know...  If the guy is a big enough Trekkie, you'd be a shoe in. 

[Orbert]

One day I should do my countdown of best alien vag-faces. I swear the make-up department had bets on who could get something most resembling a vagina on screen via someone's face.

[rumborak]

Reminds me of this place on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. They specialize on oysters so they had these huge fake oysters hanging behind the bar. Problem was, with that pearl they had placed in each of them it looked like 5 enormous vaginas with clitoris in them. Then again, this was Bourbon Street, so there was a good chance it was intentional.

[BlobVanDam]

One day I should do my countdown of best alien vag-faces. I swear the make-up department had bets on who could get something most resembling a vagina on screen via someone's face.

That one wouldn't even make the top 20. You should check out George Costanza's whopper in the Voyager episode "Think Tank".

[rumborak]

That was a good episode though, with Jason Alexander. I still wish Janeway had made a comment at the end of the episode about the fact that the Universal Translator would choose a 20th century New York accent for the guy.

[BlobVanDam]

I thought it was a good episode too. He did soften his accent though, so it didn't sound too New Yorky to me.

But it would have been funny if he just played the episode as George Costanza.

KURROS IS GETTING VERY ANGRY, JANEWAY.

[Orbert]

One day I should do my countdown of best alien vag-faces. I swear the make-up department had bets on who could get something most resembling a vagina on screen via someone's face.

That one wouldn't even make the top 20. You should check out George Costanza's whopper in the Voyager episode "Think Tank".

You know, I honestly didn't even notice.  It just looked like Jason Alexander with a prosthetic face, and that's all I saw.

[BlobVanDam]

But now that I have pointed it out, do you see the baby cannon they stuck to his forehead?

[Orbert]

Oh yeah.  Cannot be unseen, etc.

[BlobVanDam]

(from another good Voyager episode btw, Critical Care)

[Kotowboy]

         

[El Barto]

Into Darkness was alright. Certainly better than the first one, but still pretty flawed. Making BC Khan was silly. He/it would have been much better as a generic pissed off dude. Almost all of the throwback references to TWoK were stupid as hell. The blonde girl, while cute, was pretty much just eye-candy and a convenient plot device. Also, they could have turned 20 minutes of action sequences into character development and exposition and still had plenty of excitement left. That said, there was some good humor and the story wasn't bad. The special effects were much less chaotic than the first one, so you could actually tell who's shooting at what most of the time; big improvement. All in all, it wasn't bad. It's still not Star Trek, though.

And I'd give pretty good odds that The Borg are involved somehow in the third movie. I'd almost guarantee it.

[rumborak]

"Future Imperfect" is a great episode. But damn, the alien custome at the end harkens back to first season. Wtf.

[Kotowboy]

Future Imperfect is like a less sinister "Frame Of Mind". .

[BlobVanDam]

I don't really remember Future Imperfect too well, although I do remember really liking Frame of Mind.

I've seen every episode of TNG, but it's the only series I don't own (and I own all of the movies that have been released to DVD), and it was the first Trek I saw, so it's been a while since I've seen them. I really need to grab the series and rewatch it. I'll appreciate it more now that I'm more familiar with it all.

[Kotowboy]

Future Imperfect is the one where Riker gets knocked out on the planet then supposedly wakes up in sick bay 16 years later. .

He know something is up when his "wife" is Minuet.

[Kotowboy]

Just watched the DS9 episode "Duel" again.

 

[rumborak]

I had no idea about this Planet Nibiru nonsense until yesterday. So, is JJ calling the planet in the beginning the same name, and incidentally have a cataclysmic event happen on it, a jab by him to those loonies believing in that Nibiru crap?