SilverWook

I only ever played Mazes & Monsters, which can lead to delusional behavior, getting lost in caves, and Gorvil attacks, but only if you happen to be a young Tom Hanks. 😉

Funny how in the 70’s parents thought KISS was going to turn the youth of America into blood licking homicidal fiends, and now they’re safe enough to appear on Scooby Doo.

Is Harry Potter still the poster boy for Old Scratch’s recruitment army? Or has something else taken it’s place?

Comcast isn’t done yet.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/comcast-seeks-additional-cash-to-pursue-fox-deal-2018-06-27

Enterprise started out slow and seemed aimless until they got to the Xindi War arc in season 3. I was pretty much glued to the tv with all the cliffhanger endings nearly every week. If not for the idiocy of how few markets UPN actually aired in, and not counting online viewing into the ratings, (ironic now as it’s the only way to see Discovery) the show could have had a fifth season and had a proper ending. The Mirror Universe two parter was a treat, right down to the mirror version of the credits, and it was fun seeing what happened to the ill-fated USS Defiant from the TOS classic The Tholian Web.

Yeah, there are some stinker episodes, but every Trek has it’s dogs.

chyron8472 said:

Tobar said:

I don’t think Frink would be a fan of Enterprise. The first couple seasons kind of creep me out, it always felt like the focus was what compromising situation can we put T’Pol in this week?

To be fair, the Vulcans were (are?) super-bigoted about people showing emotions or making decisions remotely influenced by them. Her assignment to Enterprise allowed her to see just how wrong and narrow-minded the traditional Vulcan view of humans is. At the same time, she was a foil to Archer’s ability to get hot headed at times. Similar to Kirk and Spock, or Janeway and Tuvok. I liked it.

I don’t see why the crew regularly challenging T’Pol’s preconceptions about humans is a bad thing. She develops as a character over time and comes to respect the crew and their captain; and she even defends them later, at a time when the Vulcans were trying to convince Earth to mothball Starfleet because Enterprise got a whole colony of 3600 people killed.

You do recall they were framed for that?

Well, if we’re including Trek super beings…

But he might make everyone disappear.

Based on the few minutes I’ve seen of them, I’m sure it was snowing in the script dept.

That they have probably killed off movie spoofs for years to come is a crime in itself.

moviefreakedmind said:

I wish all stupid people would vanish into thin air and never, ever, ever reappear again.

I think this kid can help you, but you’d better watch your thoughts around him!

The complete works of Coleman Francis are the worst movies ever. I couldn’t get through Beast Of Yucca Flats uncut and I enjoy bad movies most of the time.

Well, one could argue they did that to Seven Of Nine on Voyager every so often. (I used to think T’Pol was wearing Seven’s leftover outfits.) Not as bad as those decontamination chamber scenes in ENT, but still…

chyron8472 said:

I like all of the Star Trek series (except Discovery). I probably prefer TOS the least, for one because it is so very campy.

Compared to the original Lost In Space airing on the other network at the time? I think not. 😉

But was Jefferson Starship on the soundtrack? 😉

The tv miniseries from the early 2000’s was not very good. I sure don’t recall eyeless Wookiees in the book.

Not sure if Disney actually made that one or was just the distributor. Why the book that I loved in the fifth grade eludes a decent film adaptation is beyond me.

And Puggo, please check your PM’s?

One might argue there’s a crewmember fluent in Swahili aboard, but The Man Trap made it clear there wasn’t, as that’s how the salt vampire almost got our favorite communications officer.

Interesting, as this is the one time they didn’t appear as someone who was real. Did they tap into Uhura’s dreams?

moviefreakedmind said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Handman said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

TOS has the best tone/feel of all the Trek series’, but I’m not keen on the Technicolor sets/costumes, the episodic storytelling, or the steadfast focus on Kirk/Spock/McCoy. TNG & especially DS9 did better jobs utilizing and developing their characters.

The Kirk/Spock/McCoy dynamic is the show!

I love 'em, but it would’ve been nice if there’d been some Scotty/Sulu/Uhura/etc.-centric episodes in the mix.

What about when Uhura forgot how to read?

I agree with your assessment by and large, but I really really love the technicolor sets and clothes in TOS.

It was a bit more severe than forgetting how to read!

The implications of Uhura’s mind wipe by NOMAD is probably best forgotten. Would she even be the same person with all the reeducation? 😉

The ball is bluey?
And how did they teach her Swahili before teaching her English?

DuracellEnergizer said:

Handman said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

TOS has the best tone/feel of all the Trek series’, but I’m not keen on the Technicolor sets/costumes, the episodic storytelling, or the steadfast focus on Kirk/Spock/McCoy. TNG & especially DS9 did better jobs utilizing and developing their characters.

The Kirk/Spock/McCoy dynamic is the show!

I love 'em, but it would’ve been nice if there’d been some Scotty/Sulu/Uhura/etc.-centric episodes in the mix.

And they’re far more complex than they’re given credit for! Especially Kirk.

Complex, yes, but they don’t evolve. Real character growth and change only took place once they transitioned to film.

The Lights of Zetar is certainly Scotty-centered.

DuracellEnergizer said:

TOS has the best tone/feel of all the Trek series’, but I’m not keen on the Technicolor sets/costumes, the episodic storytelling, or the steadfast focus on Kirk/Spock/McCoy. TNG & especially DS9 did better jobs utilizing and developing their characters.

Just about every series was striving for vivid color once the networks began regular color broadcasting in 1966, and NBC parent RCA wanted to sell a lot of shiny new color tv’s. Developing the supporting cast simply wasn’t a thing in 1960’s tv. We’re lucky the Enterprise even had the impression of a constant crew.

It might not be over yet!
https://www.phillymag.com/business/2018/06/22/comcast-bid-fox-disney/

I guess it all depends on how much Disney actually micromanages things?

https://movieweb.com/solo-star-wars-story-december-release-disney-lucasfilm/

This is starting to smell like an epic trolling event.

Uh, NSFW?

I know I’m harping on an Adam Sandler movie here, but do they really expect people to believe you could get a sweet Chewie mask like this out of a claw machine in an 1980’s arcade?

Having hung out in many an arcade in that era, I don’t think so!

Well, if a horror flick in disguise like Silence Of The Lambs can win best picture, anything is possible. 😉

I’ve heard jokes that TSOW is actually a Hellboy prequel/Abe Sapien origin story.

I don’t know what to make of it. A clever satire? An attempt to scam that portion of the fanbase? They sure got publicity though.