Star Trek: Classic or Dud?

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ffm, imo, Best of Both Worlds kicks is where the series really gets its bearings. There are some... interesting choices in S1 and 2, 3 gets better, and 4 is where it turns into an amazing show.

Also when you finish TNG, do check out DS9. VG will back me up on that one.

DS9 YESYESYES

but yeah, season 3 TNG and after is much better than the first 3 seasons

We're rewatching DS9 now for kicks, actually. So good. Benjamin Sisko is so amazing. I love how Avery Brooks plays him as such a weirdo sometimes. He's just weird enough that make him really believable and relatable. And sometimes hilarious.

(One ep in particular that we just watched is the one where a remnant of the Cardassian security system on the station thinks there's been a worker revolt and Sisko's response when SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT he averts the warp core breach is just perfect.)

I love most of what I've seen so far but I am a campy, silly individual. Looking forward to S4!

i've been re-watching DS9 too, but in a strange move for me I have begun to watch VOYAGER. and i like it! kind of a lot? I haven't gotten very far into it, but I am down.

TNG is my fave for all time i think.

best is to watch Best Of Both Worlds and follow up with episode 1 of Deep Space Nine

Sisko pwning Picard is my single favorite moment ever. So badass. From that moment on, I was on the Sikso train.

I don't know. That scene was like seeing my parents fight, if my parents were two badass starship captains. It definitely lets you know off the bat that DS9 is going to be different from other Star Treks since they were released from the constraints of being unable to talk bad about the Federation.

ffm, as a campy, silly individual, you will at least enjoy the S1 DSP episode "Move Along Home." That rivals TNG S1 for some smdh moments.

ian - I like Voyager, too!

"Move Along Home" nearly put me off ds9. much worse than i remembered.

Allamaraine, count to four,
Allamaraine, then three more

next you guys are gonna be all into critically re-evaluating Enterprise...

what's that supposed to mean

it means Voyager is terrible

Shut up.

:D

We are midway through tng season six right now, so deep in the hole of tng love. Have NEVER rly seen ds9 so p psyched to get to that too.

Btw GNP crescendo just announced they are putting out a remastered & expanded cd of Ron Jones' completely awesome orchestra/synth hybrid score for BOBW in the next month or so. The rest of Jones' tng music got released in a giant box set from the FSM label a few years ago but GNP retained the rights to BOBW only. I'm rly glad it's coming out bc GNP's old BOBW cd has pretty crappy sound quality.

mr veg just emailed me a clip of Jones' score - the 'Engage' sequence from the cliffhanger. So glorious.

and yeah, the score sounded wonderful last night

the s1 ds9 episode where odo and troi's mom are stuck in an elevator and odo needs to get back to his bucket is pretty hilarious

We all need to get back to our buckets sooner or later

^^^ rule of shape-shifting #37

Odo looks so gross when he's about to liquefy.

Btw GNP crescendo just announced they are putting out a remastered & expanded cd of Ron Jones' completely awesome orcestra/synth hybrid score for BOBW in the next month or so.

That's awesome. I love the TNG eps that he scored.

Wait, better to say: I love his music for TNG.

That Ron Jones TNG box set is on Spotify, btw.

I don't even like Star Trek but the other night I spent about an hour trying to persuade someone of the flawed value of its communist utopianism, and for that I blame this thread.

then you DO like stark trek

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star trek

Yeah the Ron jones box is also avail on emusic iTunes etc in addition to spotify. I am particularly fond of the music for 'night terrors' and 'Data's Day' right now...

:D

http://store.gnpcrescendo.com/new/product_info.php?products_id=230

Kai Winn. What a JERK. I love her.

Actually I hate her, but I love what an excellent villain she is.

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/boldly-going-to-houghton/

Which I read about here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/14/star_trek_pages_from_the_writers_guide_for_the_original_series.html

Which also links to this:
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/houghtonmodern/2011/11/03/live-long-and-prosper-and-dont-put-anything-in-the-crews-pockets/

xp

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Ok is there a good point for starting with DS9 once you've watched the pilot?

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_completist/2013/05/star_trek_movies_and_tv_series_which_are_the_best_why.single.html

Really good article at totally OTM.

that your nickname for slate now?

Ok is there a good point for starting with DS9 once you've watched the pilot?

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S1E1? I mean, there's some o_O eps in the first season, but they lay the foundation for the major story arc from the beginning so I think it's worth dealing with the occasional Move Along Home to get that grounding in the series overall.

"miri"'s so heavy. DID YOU EVER SEE ONE OF THEM NOT CHANGE?

a lot of slow stuff at the beginning of DS9, but some good stuff too. you've committed to watching a 7-year series, sit in for the long haul

We're back up to season 4 on our second rewatch of DS9. Still great.

I'm not a fan of ds9 but this episode is awesome:
http://youtu.be/v9NozYjzorE

I love that one. Many people don't because Sisko really does some scenery chewing in it.

7 years is nothing, i just hit year 14 in my complete law & order rescreen

TONIGHT... my wife and I run out of episodes of TNG :(

It has been so awesome. Psyched to start DS9 though as I skipped it totally when it was originally running.

We should do a TNG episodes ballot poll...

did you recognize any tng/ds9 actors on law & order out of makeup?

the end of tng is the best part!

i only watched trek when i was an adolescent, so it's been a long time. i suppose i notice the main cast when they pop up.

I could watch Avery Brooks chew scenery all day.