Star Trek: Thread Space 9

[Adami]

Yea, Doug Jones is awesome.

Anthony Rapp is more of a stage actor, but you might remember him from Dazed and Confused or Rent.

[BlobVanDam]

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

[Adami]

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

[PowerSlave]

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

Blurred out genitalia does nobody any favors...

[Adami]

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

Blurred out genitalia does nobody any favors...

Fun fact, they're not blurred. That's just what Japanese genitals look like.

[BlobVanDam]

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

Ahem, I watch '80s films, and I watch Japanese porn, but I do not combine the two.

But now you got me thinking........

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

Blurred out genitalia does nobody any favors...

Fun fact, they're not blurred. That's just what Japanese genitals look like.

It's true. I bought a Japanese fleshlight once, and it was like screwing a game of Tetris.

[PowerSlave]

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

Ahem, I watch '80s films, and I watch Japanese porn, but I do not combine the two.

But now you got me thinking........

Nope, never seen them. I like the idea of having no bias or preconceptions about the actors going in though.

Hmm, I dunno, maybe he made a brief appearance in an 80's Japanese porn film or something too.

Blurred out genitalia does nobody any favors...

Fun fact, they're not blurred. That's just what Japanese genitals look like.

It's true. I bought a Japanese fleshlight once, and it was like screwing a game of Tetris.

I dated a Japanese girl once. I started to go down on her and I was disappointed that her naughty bits didn't look pixelated. Then I told her I had a fetish to be kicked in the head before sex. The concussion helped to enhance the fantasy.

[Progmetty]

"How many more men must die before you two begin to act like military men instead of fools?" McCoy to Kirk and Spock.

The Day Of The Dove, holy shit what an intense episode, loved every second of it!
With the subject matter, this episode could have aired last week instead of 48 years ago. Timeless political commentary IMO.
I haven't been watching for the last few weeks due to on-going shit storms in my life, so I was glad I had a chance today!
Great plot, great script, great acting and possibly the best Klingon-related episode on the show thus far.

Spock: Easy, Mister Scott.
Scott: Keep your Vulcan hands off me. Just keep away! Your feelings might be hurt, you green-blooded half-breed!
Spock: May I say that I have not thoroughly enjoyed serving with humans? I find their illogical and foolish emotions a constant irritant.
Scott: Then transfer out, freak!

Kirk: What's happening to us? We've been trained to think in other terms than war. We've been trained to fight its causes, if necessary. Then why are we behaving like a group of savages? Look at me. Look at me. Two forces aboard this ship, each of them equally armed. Has a war been staged for us, complete with weapons and ideology and patriotic drum beating? Even, Spock, even race hatred?
Spock: Recent events would seem to be directed toward a magnification of the basic hostilities between humans and Klingons. Apparently, it is by design that we fight. We seem to be pawns.
Kirk: But what's the game? And whose? And what are the rules?

I don't know the rules captain, I really don't 

McCoy: Brain waves show almost paranoid mania. What happened?
Kirk: He lost control. So did I. We're becoming animal warriors.

[El Barto]

Four thousand throats can be cut in one night by a running man

Yeah, big fan of the episode. It's just a shame Spock didn't turn as bloodthirsty as the rest of them (but he was definitely going to rip Scotty limb from limb). When Vulcans turn violent they're pretty scary dudes. And as much as I like Kor for the gleefulness of his Klingon ambition, Kang was probably my favorite Klingon. Dude was hardcore. All three of the major Klingons (Kodos) return a hundred years later in DS9 and Kang has grown even more serious and intense in his elder years. Not a guy you want to upset.

[BlobVanDam]

I actually don't remember this episode at all. Maybe I somehow missed it.

[Adami]

Four thousand throats can be cut in one night by a running man

Yeah, big fan of the episode. It's just a shame Spock didn't turn as bloodthirsty as the rest of them (but he was definitely going to rip Scotty limb from limb). When Vulcans turn violent they're pretty scary dudes. And as much as I like Kor for the gleefulness of his Klingon ambition, Kang was probably my favorite Klingon. Dude was hardcore. All three of the major Klingons (Kodos) return a hundred years later in DS9 and Kang has grown even more serious and intense in his elder years. Not a guy you want to upset.

As much as I love Nimoy, I don't think he has the range or ability or convincingly play ruthless and bloodthirsty.

[Progmetty]

Yeah, big fan of the episode. It's just a shame Spock didn't turn as bloodthirsty as the rest of them (but he was definitely going to rip Scotty limb from limb). When Vulcans turn violent they're pretty scary dudes.

God damn he was pissed off! I haven't seen Spock this angry in a long time haha

And as much as I like Kor for the gleefulness of his Klingon ambition, Kang was probably my favorite Klingon. Dude was hardcore. All three of the major Klingons (Kodos) return a hundred years later in DS9 and Kang has grown even more serious and intense in his elder years. Not a guy you want to upset.

If you had told me the Klingon leader in this episode is the same one from every other previous Klingon episode, I wouldn't have questioned you. I guess cause it's my first run through the show that they all look the same to me, I'm a Klingon racist like McCoy heh
But I'm glad to hear there'll be recurring characters from TOS in DS9, looking forward to it.

Four thousand throats can be cut in one night by a running man

Oh yeah, what does that mean? I didn't get it.

[El Barto]

As much as I love Nimoy, I don't think he has the range or ability or convincingly play ruthless and bloodthirsty.

Range isn't necessary. It's a matter of being cold, calculating and completely dispassionate in your execution of violence. Remember what Mirror Spock said. "If I were to be killed my operatives would avenge my death. And some of them are Vulcans." Who would you be more afraid of, Kirk's goons or Spocks?

If you had told me the Klingon leader in this episode is the same one from every other previous Klingon episode, I wouldn't have questioned you. I guess cause it's my first run through the show that they all look the same to me, I'm a Klingon racist like McCoy heh
But I'm glad to hear there'll be recurring characters from TOS in DS9, looking forward to it.

Kor was the prototypical Klingon in Errand of Mercy. Koloth (not Kodos) was the goofy, possibly gay Klingon in The TRouble with Tribbles. Kang you just saw. Three of them will pop up later, but only one comes back simi-regularly.

Four thousand throats can be cut in one night by a running man


Oh yeah, what does that mean? I didn't get it.

Simply an ancient Klingon proverb. I suppose it means you can kill as many people as you need as long as you're sufficiently determined and enthusiastic. Mostly I think its just suggests that Klingons are fucking mean.

[Progmetty]

Haha I see, they're still basically mirroring the Mongols. I remember you telling me last year they're gonna morph into more Vikings-like people in the future, looking forward to that as well.

Funny thing I noticed in this episode: EVERYONE in this episode has taken a turn of yelling at Kirk, just everyone, even Chekov, even a red shirt, it was pretty bad

[soupytwist]

Four thousand throats can be cut in one night by a running man

Yeah, big fan of the episode. It's just a shame Spock didn't turn as bloodthirsty as the rest of them (but he was definitely going to rip Scotty limb from limb). When Vulcans turn violent they're pretty scary dudes. And as much as I like Kor for the gleefulness of his Klingon ambition, Kang was probably my favorite Klingon. Dude was hardcore. All three of the major Klingons (Kodos) return a hundred years later in DS9 and Kang has grown even more serious and intense in his elder years. Not a guy you want to upset.

As much as I love Nimoy, I don't think he has the range or ability or convincingly play ruthless and bloodthirsty.

Nimoy made quite a good villlain on Columbo, in fact one of the few villains that made Columbo genuinely angry.

Kudos also to Shatner's first Columbo appearance where he really stretched his acting range by playing an egotistical actor......

Fun Fact : Columbo sent Kirk (twice), Spock and Khan to jail!

[ReaperKK]

They should've had Columbo on as an admiral in ST.

[Orbert]

Fun Fact : Columbo sent Kirk (twice), Spock and Khan to jail!

That's awesome!    Don't mess with Lt. Columbo.

[hefdaddy42]

If anyone wasn't aware, the documentary For the Love of Spock will be on Netflix (in the U.S., at least) in December.

[King Postwhore]

If anyone wasn't aware, the documentary For the Love of Spock will be on Netflix (in the U.S., at least) in December.

I think I heard Blob scream in ecstasy all the way from Australia.

[BlobVanDam]

If anyone wasn't aware, the documentary For the Love of Spock will be on Netflix (in the U.S., at least) in December.

I think I heard Blob scream in ecstasy all the way from Australia.

Why? I don't have Netflix. I've been meaning to download it for the past month or so but just been too lazy.

In fact, that's a good reminder to download it right now.

[King Postwhore]

Why you lazy........

[BlobVanDam]

Ok, that's downloaded. I'll watch that tomorrow while suffering the 100F heat.

[King Postwhore]

High 30's tomorrow for us.  Winter time is upon us.

[BlobVanDam]

I just watched the Spock doco. Quite good overall. They got interviews with basically everyone, although I could have done without some of them (I skipped over the people from The Big Bang Theory entirely). A lot of the info is already known to Trek fans, but having it from the perspective of his son was new and more personal, and it did a good job of covering Nimoy's career and life with the time it had. There are some things I wish got more detail, but there's only so much you can fit in without sacrificing something else. Definitely worth a watch for any Trek fan though.

[Kotowboy]

I just watched the Spock doco. Quite good overall. They got interviews with basically everyone, although I could have done without some of them (I skipped over the people from The Big Bang Theory entirely).

Hey lets talk to these guys from an awful, awful sitcom because it pretends to be about science...

That's always people's defence for that show.. " It has science jokes ! " . I've not seen many episodes I grant you but not once was there ever a science-y joke. It was just incredibly

bad and obvious sitcom writing.



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Chaos On The Bridge was alright. My sister-in-law said she watched The Captains on Netflix recently and I said " isn't Sisko completely la la  " and she was like

" I know !!! he was completely off his head ! "

[soupytwist]

Chaos On The Bridge was alright. My sister-in-law said she watched The Captains on Netflix recently and I said " isn't Sisko completely la la  " and she was like

" I know !!! he was completely off his head ! "

The bit where he starts playing the piano and starts singing impromptu - then Shatner tries joining is so bizarre.  Sisko is nodding away grinning muttering nonsense, while Shatner tries to join in an earnest way while looking completely confused.    It's more awkward than any scene from The Office.

[King Postwhore]

I just watched the Spock doco. Quite good overall. They got interviews with basically everyone, although I could have done without some of them (I skipped over the people from The Big Bang Theory entirely).

Hey lets talk to these guys from an awful, awful sitcom because it pretends to be about science...

That's always people's defence for that show.. " It has science jokes ! " . I've not seen many episodes I grant you but not once was there ever a science-y joke. It was just incredibly

bad and obvious sitcom writing.



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Chaos On The Bridge was alright. My sister-in-law said she watched The Captains on Netflix recently and I said " isn't Sisko completely la la  " and she was like

" I know !!! he was completely off his head ! "

It's so terrible that it's won so many awards and is highly rated.  Yup, it must suck.

[BlobVanDam]

You're trying to argue that awards and ratings equal quality? On a prog forum??

[King Postwhore]

When voted by peers in the business.  Yes.  It may not be you or Kotowboy's cup of tea, but it's certainly not bad.

[BlobVanDam]

It's pretty awful. But this is the Trek thread. Keep that peasant shit outta here!

[King Postwhore]

 

You started this bub.  Don't make me go Odo on you.

[BlobVanDam]

I started it by trying to keep it away from Trek to begin with!

[King Postwhore]

 

I've been wanting to see DS9 again but they haven't played it on TV in a while.  I don't have Netflix and I don't download shows.  I'm hoping BBC America plays it after the Original Trek series they are playing.

[Kotowboy]

You're trying to argue that awards and ratings equal quality? On a prog forum??

Justin Bieber sells a fuck load of records ! he must be GREAT !!!!

[King Postwhore]

You're trying to argue that awards and ratings equal quality? On a prog forum??

Justin Bieber sells a fuck load of records ! he must be GREAT !!!!

Your reading skills suck.