All Things Star Trek — Page 141

SilverWook said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

I just watched TNG S7E13 “Homeward” and Worf dealing with his human brother was more interesting to me than anything he’s ever done with the rest of the Klingons.

Is that the one with a planet whose atmosphere is dissipating and Picard won’t do crap to save the inhabitants because Prime Directive? Kirk would have found a way. 😉

Yes it is, and yes he would have.

SilverWook said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

I just watched TNG S7E13 “Homeward” and Worf dealing with his human brother was more interesting to me than anything he’s ever done with the rest of the Klingons.

Is that the one with a planet whose atmosphere is dissipating and Picard won’t do crap to save the inhabitants because Prime Directive? Kirk would have found a way. 😉

That reminds me of the Voyager episode where Janeway explores Tuvok’s past through a mind meld, and she realizes how different Starfleet culture was back then (by basically reliving Star Trek VI from Tuvok’s perspective on the Excelsior.)

pittrek said:

Mike O said:

doubleofive said:

They would have done it for one of the 4 releases they brought out this year.

I’m surprised that DS9 isn’t getting remastered given that apparently TNG sold well. I kind of hope that the DC remaster of II is testing the waters to see if we can get remasteres of the others (particularly the DCs of I and VI), but we’ll see. Paramount just don’t seem interested.

Multiple sources actually claim that the TNG blu-rays barely broke even.

Ah. Well, that explains it.

Got to see Wrath of Khan on the big screen last night thanks to Fathom Events. Great experience. It holds up so well, Meyer’s witting script and slick direction have really stood the test of time.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Yep, after the TOS era and before the Dominion War, the Federation/Starfleet was well on it’s way to stagnation, complete with the complacency and legalism that goes with it.

Remember TNG’s “Loud as a Whisper” with Riva, the deaf diplomat whose interpreters were killed? I found it rather curious when Worf learned of sign language and commented that it would have enormous tactical uses. I mean, from a security standpoint, the need to utilize nonverbal communication should be obvious. I know MACO was long since disbanded, but that doesn’t make useful tactical training not worth bothering with.

Well that’s…okay, I guess?

ImperialFighter said:

So here’s what the DISCOVERY show’s main theme is going to sound like -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b474uGkLJH8&feature=youtu.be

I like it. It’s not an epic or uplifting sound, but it’s good.

I do get a little irked that he keeps pronouncing “Trek” more like “Track”.

I’ll admit, this “Meet the cast” video actually piques my interest in the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54riZZ0bLEw

All this noise about the klingons not looking like klingons and I’m just like…
Meh. What’s the difference?

Ha! Really though, if somebody showed me the comic book cover from the previous page and asked “Hey Ray, what is this?” I’d say "One of those boney-headed alien guys from ST:TGN."
If another show used that design, Trek fans would complain about them stealing it from Trek.

You’re saying you didn’t like Kruge’s character from Star Trek III? I thought he did a fantastic job.

And actually, the Klingons’ appearance was changed as early as The Motion Picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXbAsv57HsQ

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

You’re saying you didn’t like Kruge’s character from Star Trek III? I thought he did a fantastic job.

All I could see was Doc Brown in a Klingon costume.

I didn’t know about this! Must see!

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

You’re saying you didn’t like Kruge’s character from Star Trek III? I thought he did a fantastic job.

All I could see was Doc Brown in a Klingon costume.

Nevermind that Back to the Future was released July 3, 1985, and Star Trek III was released June 1, 1984.

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

TV’s Frink said:

chyron8472 said:

You’re saying you didn’t like Kruge’s character from Star Trek III? I thought he did a fantastic job.

All I could see was Doc Brown in a Klingon costume.

Nevermind that Back to the Future was released July 3, 1985, and Star Trek III was released June 1, 1984.

Release order /= viewed order.

Yes, but I don’t think that’s a fault of the casting. The way you worded it makes it sound like in general people don’t consider him a convincing Klingon.

If anything, I’m saying that it’s like you’re saying Hugo Weaving is too recognizable as Elrond to be a convincing Agent Smith, when the reality for people who saw The Matrix and LOTR back in the day would have been the reverse.

JEDIT: But in either case, I actually was never too bothered by, say Jeffery Combs being recast as various characters. I find him to be equally believable as both Shran and Weyoun.