Star Trek: Thread Space 9

[soupytwist]

The one were the Enterprise evolves and thinks it's a train.

Ugh. Every time I was scrolling thru the TNG eps and it came to that one - the synopsis made it sound awesome - then i'd start the ep and be like oh bollocks it's THIS one....

I hate holodeck episodes. They're largely a hugely missed opportunity.

You have the chance to create a realm where literally anything is possible. The rules of physics or euclidian geometry don't apply.

Yet you use it to put a guy in a suit of armor on a train.


Voyager was no better. Every holodeck episode was in Sandrines or Da Vinci's workshop.

No imagination AT ALL.

Yeah.  I love the way all Star Trek episodes involving Time Travel*, The Holodeck or any Art or Culture ALWAYS come from our history - makes you think how barren/dull the 21st and 22nd century must have been!

*Aside from First Contact.

[hefdaddy42]

I caught pt. 2 of "Time's Arrow".  Definitely not as good as pt. 1, but not as bad as some of you guys are making out. 

Yes, there were a few cringe moments.

Also caught pt. 1 of "Chain of Command".

[El Barto]

The one were the Enterprise evolves and thinks it's a train.

Ugh. Every time I was scrolling thru the TNG eps and it came to that one - the synopsis made it sound awesome - then i'd start the ep and be like oh bollocks it's THIS one....

I hate holodeck episodes. They're largely a hugely missed opportunity.

You have the chance to create a realm where literally anything is possible. The rules of physics or euclidian geometry don't apply.

Yet you use it to put a guy in a suit of armor on a train.


Voyager was no better. Every holodeck episode was in Sandrines or Da Vinci's workshop.

No imagination AT ALL.

Yeah.  I love the way all Star Trek episodes involving Time Travel*, The Holodeck or any Art or Culture ALWAYS come from our history - makes you think how barren/dull the 21st and 22nd century must have been!

*Aside from First Contact.

After Hours (Cracked) did a whole episode about that. Even the music comes from our time period because they're all lifeless and soulless.

[Kotowboy]

Hey - there's a holodeck on this ship !

We can literally re-create any alien world or time period in the galaxy!!

OMFG where shall we go ?

Earth 1945. Some shitty bar ?

OMFG do it

[soupytwist]

Its interesting to knwo Jazz Bars and detective fiction seem more popular in 24 century than they are currently.

[Logain Ablar]

Yeah.  I love the way all Star Trek episodes involving Time Travel*, The Holodeck or any Art or Culture ALWAYS come from our history - makes you think how barren/dull the 21st and 22nd century must have been!

*Aside from First Contact.

Speaking of this, does anyone know the name of the TOS episode where the Enterprise crew goes back to the Wild West? It's one that I remember from childhood, and I'd like to give it another watch for a laugh..

[BlobVanDam]

It's not time travel, but probably Spectre of The Gun.

[soupytwist]

Yeah.  I love the way all Star Trek episodes involving Time Travel*, The Holodeck or any Art or Culture ALWAYS come from our history - makes you think how barren/dull the 21st and 22nd century must have been!

*Aside from First Contact.

Speaking of this, does anyone know the name of the TOS episode where the Enterprise crew goes back to the Wild West? It's one that I remember from childhood, and I'd like to give it another watch for a laugh..

That's The Spectre of the Gun.  One of the more enjoyable episodes from the mostly lame 3rd and final series.

[Logain Ablar]

Cheers guys - I'll give that a watch later on! 

[hefdaddy42]

OK, I caught "Chain of Command" Pt. 2, and followed it up with "Ship in a Bottle" (which I enjoyed immensely), and "Birthright" Pts. 1 & 2 and "The Chase" and finally "Rightful Heir."

I am close to the end of Season 6, and I'm going to watch both parts of "Descent" no matter what anyone says lol

[Kotowboy]

Descent isn't terrible.

[Adami]

Descent is decent.

No, it's pretty bad. Maybe it's just the 2nd half being awful, but the entire premise was just really bad. Lore was such a waste of a potentially great character, and it really helped neuter the Borg.

[Kotowboy]

It was really not good whenever Spiner played any character that wasn't Data.

[Adami]

I await your concession.

[Kotowboy]

Masks is a terrible episode for exposing Brent's limited abilities.

He's one of those people that thinks he's really funny but he just isn't. At all.

[Adami]

Masks is a terrible episode for exposing Brent's limited abilities.

He's one of those people that thinks he's really funny but he just isn't. At all.

In ST? Sure. But he was god damn hilarious in Out to Sea.

[Nefarius]

Reading all the hate sometimes makes me wonder if this is truly a thread for Star Trek fans.
Then I remind myself that this is DTF and dispensing hate on what you like is the way to go.

Greetings...
Nef

[ReaperKK]

Making my way through the first season right now of TOS. I'm really enjoying it so far. Finished up "The Conscience Of The King" last night. I can't believe how much I'm getting into TOS because I could never get through it before.

[BlobVanDam]

Making my way through the first season right now of TOS. I'm really enjoying it so far. Finished up "The Conscience Of The King" last night. I can't believe how much I'm getting into TOS because I could never get through it before.

I'd say the part you've watched is overall pretty weak, but from here on out, the rest of S1 is absolute classic. S2 as well. S3 isn't as strong, but I don't think it's that disproportionate with the rest as many do.

[hefdaddy42]

I caught pt. 1 of "Descent".  It was...OK.

[Logain Ablar]

Speaking of this, does anyone know the name of the TOS episode where the Enterprise crew goes back to the Wild West? It's one that I remember from childhood, and I'd like to give it another watch for a laugh..

That's The Spectre of the Gun.  One of the more enjoyable episodes from the mostly lame 3rd and final series.

Ha ha. Just finished watching this. More than a little bit silly, but a great blast from the past. The famous Kirk drop kick was a highlight.

[Kotowboy]

Doesn't Cap do that movie in Civil War ?

[Kotowboy]

If I was named Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi - i'd change my name too

[soupytwist]

If I was named Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi - i'd change my name too

The only cast member of Star Trek I've met.  Seemed like a nice guy.

So for shit and giggles recast the Next Generation for the Kelvin universe.

For Starters...

Picard : Mark Strong.
Dr Crusher : Bryce Dallas Howard.
Data : Alan Tudyk.
Worf : The Rock.

[BlobVanDam]

Ensign, what's the shield frequency of the Ferengi ship?
The frequency is seve.....
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE SHIELD FREQUENCY IS! I'm gonna take this photon torpedo, turn it sideways and fire it so far up their Ferengi candy-asses that they'll be able to use the giant cavity to store all of their gold pressed latinum. IF YOU SMEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLELELELELELELELELLLLL WHAT THE WORF. IS. COOKING.

Yeah............. no.

[soupytwist]

Ensign, what's the shield frequency of the Ferengi ship?
The frequency is seve.....
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE SHIELD FREQUENCY IS! I'm gonna take this photon torpedo, turn it sideways and fire it so far up their Ferengi candy-asses that they'll be able to use the giant cavity to store all of their gold pressed latinum. IF YOU SMEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLELELELELELELELELLLLL WHAT THE WORF. IS. COOKING.

Yeah............. no.

You really wouldn't watch an episode where Wesley annoys Worf and gets hit by the Peoples Elbow? 

Also Nic Cage as Q doing his batshit mental thing.

[PowerSlave]

Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid playing the role of Riker.

Why?

Maximum beard!!!

[hefdaddy42]

I caught Pt. 2 of "Descent".

Well, that was something.

[Orbert]

Is this really the 9th Star Trek thread, or is someone just... you know

[Kotowboy]

Deep Space 9.

[Orbert]

Someone is Deep Space 9?

That's rather surreal.

[Kotowboy]

Unimatrix Zero Part 2.

And Season 7 begins.

[hefdaddy42]

I think I will skip straight ahead to "All Good Things".

[The King in Crimson]

I think I will skip straight ahead to "All Good Things".

Despite what some people may say, there is some good stuff in season 7. I like the Gambit two parter, Parallels, The Pegasus, and Lower Decks are all legitimately great episodes, Genesis is dumb, bonkers silliness but I still kinda enjoy it, and I also remember liking Preemptive Strike a lot, but I don't know if it was because the episode was actually good or if it was just that Michelle Forbes was in it.

But, yeah, there're also quite a few bad episodes in season 7. At the very least skip Masks (gimmicky), Sub Rosa (just... bad), Emergence (just about the most boring holodeck episode ever), and maybe Liaisons (just a dumb episode). Interface is also almost universally reviled but I think it's just passably dull and not offensively like the above episodes or much of season one.

[Adami]

I think I will skip straight ahead to "All Good Things".

Despite what some people may say, there is some good stuff in season 7. I like the Gambit two parter, Parallels, The Pegasus, and Lower Decks are all legitimately great episodes, Genesis is dumb, bonkers silliness but I still kinda enjoy it, and I also remember liking Preemptive Strike a lot, but I don't know if it was because the episode was actually good or if it was just that Michelle Forbes was in it.

But, yeah, there're also quite a few bad episodes in season 7. At the very least skip Masks (gimmicky), Sub Rosa (just... bad), Emergence (just about the most boring holodeck episode ever), and maybe Liaisons (just a dumb episode). Interface is also almost universally reviled but I think it's just passably dull and not offensively like the above episodes or much of season one.

Masks and Interface are REALLY bad episodes, but neither of them can hold a candle to Sub Rosa.