All the Q episodes are great, obvs.
― Bodrick III, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:11 (sixteen years ago) link
I've really enjoyed all the Q eps I've caught. The one where he became human was good.
― chap, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:12 (sixteen years ago) link
You could tack "fuck this show" at the end of practically any Star Trek epsidoe summary and it would be wholly appropriate, regardless of how good the episode is.
― HI DERE, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:12 (sixteen years ago) link
ditto for hamish macbeth
― DG, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:13 (sixteen years ago) link
-- chap, Monday, 24 March 2008
I really felt for him, lol. A++ episode.
― Bodrick III, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry Has Died
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0632213/
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 18 December 2008 23:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Aw man, fuck. One of my dork friends freshman year helped escort her around Panama City, FL in the early 90s for a fan event. Said she was a hilarious dirty old lady who told great stories.
When they finally create true voice synthesis for talking computers, I hope they use tapes of her.
RIP.
― Vault Boy Bobblehead - Drinking (kingfish), Thursday, 18 December 2008 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh no! RIP
― There was even a brief period when I preferred Sally Forth. (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 December 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
supercool they got her voice in for the new one though
― There was even a brief period when I preferred Sally Forth. (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 December 2008 23:30 (fifteen years ago) link
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES—Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry who nurtured the legacy of the seminal science fiction TV series after his death, has died. She was 76.
Roddenberry died of leukemia Thursday morning at her home in Bel-Air, said Sean Rossall, a family spokesman.
At Roddenberry's side were family friends and her son, Eugene Roddenberry Jr.
Roddenberry was involved in the "Star Trek" universe for more than four decades. She played the dark-haired Number One in the original pilot but metamorphosed into the blond, miniskirted Nurse Christine Chapel in the original 1966-69 show. She had smaller roles in all five of its television successors and many of the "Star Trek" movie incarnations, although she had little actual involvement in the productions.
She frequently was the voice of the ship's computer, and about two weeks ago she completed the same role for the upcoming J.J. Abrams movie "Star Trek," Rossall said.
Roddenberry also helped keep the franchise alive by inspiring fans and attended a major "Star Trek" convention each year, Rossall said.
"I think 'Star Trek' will always be her legacy," Rossall said.
"Star Trek" and its successors often focused on political and philosophical issues of the day. Roddenberry and her husband, who died in 1991, believed in creating "thoughtful entertainment" and were proud of the show and the passionate devotion of its fans, Rossall said.
"My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that 'Star Trek' fans played a vital role in keeping the Roddenberry dream alive for the past 42 years. It was her love for the fans, and their love in return, that kept her going for so long after my father passed away," her son said in a statement on the official Roddenberry Web site.
Born Majel Lee Hudec on Feb. 23, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio, Roddenberry began taking acting classes as a child. She had some stage roles and then in the late 1950s and 1960s had bit parts in a few movies and small roles in TV series, including "Leave It to Beaver" and "Bonanza."
She met her husband in 1964 during a guest role for a Marine Corps drama he produced called "The Lieutenant." That same year, she was cast in the pilot for the "Star Trek" series as the no-nonsense second-in-command. The pilot did not appeal to NBC executives and a second pilot was made, although portions of the original later showed up in a two-part episode called "The Menagerie."
The couple married in Japan in 1969 after "Star Trek" was canceled. After her husband's death, Roddenberry continued her involvement with the "Star Trek" franchise.
She also was the executive producer for two other TV science fiction series, "Andromeda" and "Earth: Final Conflict."
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 19 December 2008 15:10 (fifteen years ago) link
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_on_en_tv/people_roddenberry
Gene Roddenberry, wife to spend eternity in space
LOS ANGELES – The creator of "Star Trek" and his wife will spend eternity together in space. Celestis Inc., a company that specializes in "memorial spaceflights," said Monday that it will ship the remains of Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry into space next year.
The couple's cremated remains will be sealed into specially made capsules designed to withstand the rigors of space travel. A rocket-launched spacecraft will carry the capsules, along with digitized tributes from fans. The Roddenberrys' remains — and the spacecraft — will travel ever deeper into space and will not return to earth, company spokeswoman Susan Schonfeld said.
After Gene Roddenberry died in 1991, his wife commissioned Celestis to launch a part of his remains into space in 1997. She died Dec. 18, 2008.
― kingfish, Tuesday, 27 January 2009 06:52 (fifteen years ago) link
SIMONTRIFE: its funny to imagine teh rest of culture continued on without them but on the enterprise they just wanted everything to be old and european bcz they were white supremicistsSIMONTRIFE: like, everybody else in the galaxy is listening to get low 2450SIMONTRIFE: theyre like a bunch of renaissance faire nerdsSIMONTRIFE: its a show abt a bunch of nerds who fly around in a spaceshipSIMONTRIFE: a bunch of rich white yuppie nerds
still loling at this
― cupcakes off the shoulder of orion (latebloomer), Tuesday, 27 January 2009 06:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Maybe Star Trek IV was a documentary.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 16:23 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5e1vfaST2I
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 17:20 (fourteen years ago) link
i am watching this weird round table discssion thing featurinf whoopie goldberg (host), shatner, nimoy, patrick stewart & johnathan frakes.
― ian, Sunday, 2 August 2009 03:33 (fourteen years ago) link
is that on the undiscovered country bounus disc? worth watching? have been mildly curious about this. seems like there's a good potential for lolz.
just watched this the other day:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296753/
pretty boring until shatner starts talking about how he couldn't possibly understand how anyone else on the cast could have a problem with him. then he speculates that it could be because the love these minor players get at conventions has blown up their egos! nimoy even backs him up on this!
crazy person:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTr5SGuS7F8&feature=channel_page
― original bgm, Monday, 3 August 2009 13:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Mind Meld is hilarious - I lol's at Nimoy's confessions about his "drinking problem"
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:01 (fourteen years ago) link
I find Shatner rather charming for an egomaniac with a persecution complex.
― chap, Monday, 3 August 2009 16:08 (fourteen years ago) link
egomaniacs usually are pretty charming!
― SBed à part (s1ocki), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, he's definitely charming. totally perfect for the kirk role.
really funny that the person "interviewing" him in the video I posted is his daughter.
― original bgm, Monday, 3 August 2009 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
and it's pretty obvious that a lot of this stuff is done with a wink to the audience but mind meld seemed to really hammer home the idea that shatner has a (being generous here...) pretty underdeveloped sense of empathy.
― original bgm, Monday, 3 August 2009 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
'I lol's at Nimoy's confessions about his "drinking problem"'I thought his alcoholism was real! It's not some kind of Borat thing is it?
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 3 August 2009 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, that part came off as pretty legit to me, actually.
― original bgm, Monday, 3 August 2009 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
is it weird that none of the major ST characters, old or TNG, are supposed to be married or have boyfriends or girlfriends?
― Alf, Lord Melmacsyn (s1ocki), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
They have each other.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Troi and Riker get married at the beginning of Star Trek Nemesis.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
The Doctor and Picard get it on at one point, don't they?
Troi and Worf got hitched.
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Troi and Worf had a relationship, but they only got married in an alternate timeline. Damn I sound like such a nerd...
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Doctor from DS9 was married to Kira from DS9. His uncles include a Saudi King and Malcolm McDowell.I outnerd you!
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link
One of the officers on the new Enterprise at the beginning of "Generations" is Sulu's daughter.
― Bears Are Alive! (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Which implies a wife or girlfriend of some kind at some point.
Also, James Kirk - Carol Marcus.
The ensign who dies from radiation exposure in ST2 is Scotty's nephew.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 18:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Also, David is Kirk and Carol's son.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Kirk's brother (played by Shatner wearing a false moustache) is in one episode of TOS.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:01 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03/08/article-1160453-03CA5921000005DC-980_468x459.jpg
― DavidM, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Also Worf has a son, Alex, by that Klingon ambassador who gets killed by Duras.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Torres and Paris have a baby in Voyager.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Sisko has a son, lost his wife during the space battle with BorgPicard.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Even Q has a son.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Seven of 9 was married to Chicago Republican whose sex scandal paved the way for Obama to take his vacated position and later, the White House.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Gene Roddenberry's boldest vision.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh and in ST:TMP Decker and Ilea were dating before the events of the movie, and at the end of the film they merge with the probe to become a non-corporeal being.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Spock has a hippie girlfriend on planet shrooms, but Kirk slaps him so he breaks it off.Chekov has a hippie girlfriend in a crazy Christian cult, but she eats acid and dies.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Bones' old girlfriend turns out to be the salt vampire
― Valid point, imaginary rude person (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:31 (fourteen years ago) link
And plays Erin Gray to Spock's Glenn Ford.
― Meade Lex Louis (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Scotty hooked up w/girls on several occasions on TOS including that one episode with the lights that take over people's bodies.
Nurse Chapel on TOS had an ex-fiance who they found building robots to take over the galaxy.
― Bears Are Alive! (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
The ex-fiance, of course, turned out to be a robot copy of himself.
― Meade Lex Louis (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Ha ha girlfriends have higher mortality rates than red shirts.Even Khan had a girlfriend (dead)
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 21:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe this is true for the OG series, but in TNG pretty much all the main characters have paired up with each other at one time or another: Picard and Crusher, Troi and Riker, Troi and Worf, Data and Tasha Yar... I think Geordi was the only main character who never paired up with another crew member... Or did he?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 21:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Geordi was a real ladies man - he seemed to go on dates more often then the rest of the crew combined.
― so says surgeon snoball (snoball), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 21:07 (fourteen years ago) link