― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:11 (nineteen years ago) link
Ryker in fact falls in love with a person from a gender-neutral species.
worf probably listened to like tribal klingon musicHe actually listens to Klingon opera.
― Jimmy Carter, History's Greatest Monster (Leee), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:20 (nineteen years ago) link
BEST PC EPISODE EVER
― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Thursday, 5 August 2004 21:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― H (Heruy), Thursday, 5 August 2004 23:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 6 August 2004 00:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 6 August 2004 00:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 6 August 2004 05:24 (nineteen years ago) link
JD, yeah, me too... fuck.
― derrick (derrick), Friday, 6 August 2004 06:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 6 August 2004 06:56 (nineteen years ago) link
God, I am such a nerd.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 6 August 2004 06:59 (nineteen years ago) link
Looks like the combined effect of 'The Matrix' and reality TV has finally killed off Star Trek, which was something I used to think was one of those untouchable, uncancellable TV franchises.
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Thursday, 3 February 2005 01:47 (nineteen years ago) link
This means that I not only believe in an alternate timeline for the original series, but that I also played a tactical simulator based on that timeline using counters and hexagons...
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 3 February 2005 06:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 06:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 February 2005 06:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― caitlin (caitlin), Thursday, 3 February 2005 12:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 3 February 2005 14:19 (nineteen years ago) link
But that's The American Way! Even the earliest books on the first series point out the show is about America in the '60s, esp foreign policy. Kirk = LBJ + JFK's libido...
I was a Trekkie on the original's reruns between ages 10 and 14, including NY conventions (circa '76) where the cast attended, including Shatner and Nimoy. Saw maybe 3 episodes of TNG, did zip for me.
Wrath of Khan's Burger King uniforms: awsum!
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 February 2005 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 3 February 2005 15:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Thursday, 3 February 2005 16:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 17:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 February 2005 17:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 3 February 2005 17:55 (nineteen years ago) link
The biggest problem was that Enterprise was never really Star Trek. Yeah, they reference some of the same things, but to do the prequel they really had to make it more like cowboys in space, which doesn't really touch what I found most attractive about Star Trek. I think they did it to themselves, really, and unfortunately once they came up with the idea that it was a "prequel", there's only so far they could go towards making it more like the other Star Treks we knew and loved, without confusing the timeline, so to speak.
I hope they come up with another Trek series along the lines of Deep Space Nine. Or maybe they could do it as a sitcom: the kinda-dumb Data prototype (from the end of the last movie) stumbles through the future! Laughs ensue!
― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Thursday, 3 February 2005 23:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 3 February 2005 23:39 (nineteen years ago) link
Counsellor Trios ass and tits were ok, but that nose ruined all. Still I bet Riker would often chuckle with Warf about how if she had a abg over her head he'd do her, and then Warf would probaby say "Yeah, and her fore head isnt bumpy enough". There was an episode when the crew was all morphin ginto prehistoric froms of themselves and Warf came on to Trio by saying "GET OUT OF THAT BATH! " and biting her. Not very romantic, those Vulcans. -- Mike Hanley (pennyson...), July 24th, 2001.
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 4 February 2005 02:24 (nineteen years ago) link
so classic
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 4 February 2005 02:41 (nineteen years ago) link
This article summed up a lot of my feelings pretty early on:http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020325&s=minkowitz
― Pete Scholtes, Friday, 4 February 2005 03:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― jean luc picard motherfucker (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 18 February 2006 23:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― mike h. (mike h.), Sunday, 19 February 2006 02:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 19 February 2006 15:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 20 April 2006 15:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish doesn't live here anymore (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 20 April 2006 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― -+-+-++++, Thursday, 20 April 2006 23:46 (eighteen years ago) link
also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBXal1GAA4A&NR
― Koogy Yonderboy (koogs), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link
Reading Rainbow: "Behind the Scenes of Star Trek: TNG" (Orig. Aired 8/15/1988)
http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/articles/images/reading_rainbow_star_trek_tng/reading_rainbow_star_trek_tng_mainpage.jpg
http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/articles/images/reading_rainbow_star_trek_tng/reading_rainbow_star_trek_tng_28.jpg
http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/articles/images/reading_rainbow_star_trek_tng/reading_rainbow_star_trek_tng_34.jpg
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 4 August 2006 13:39 (seventeen years ago) link
this = most otm thing ever.
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Sunday, 6 August 2006 06:09 (seventeen years ago) link
there was a time when 3 different series were being shown at 6pm on bbc2 every week, tue, wed and thu. hard to imagine now.
― Koogy Yonderboy (koogs), Monday, 7 August 2006 08:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― captain reverend gandalf jesus (nickalicious), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5326738.stm
I wonder what Sulu and Chekov are singing in that pic.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 September 2006 14:03 (seventeen years ago) link
Though I admit the language would be good for black metal.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 8 September 2006 14:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― and PappaWheelie, author of Have You Ever Been Poxy Fuled? (PappaWheelie 2), Sunday, 10 September 2006 02:32 (seventeen years ago) link
"Hollywood, Calif. -- STAR TREK is getting a 21st century makeover. CBS Paramount Domestic Television is releasing digitally remastered episodes of the iconic 1960s sci-fi series, with all new special effects and music, to celebrate the groundbreaking series' 40th anniversary, it was announced today by John Nogawski, president of CBS Paramount Domestic Television.
The new episodes also mark the first time in 16 years that the original STAR TREK series can be seen in broadcast syndication. The episodes will begin airing on the more than 200 stations that own the rights to the weekend broadcast syndication window starting Sept. 16 (check local listings for station and dates). All 79 episodes of the original STAR TREK series will eventually be remastered, with the first batch of episodes chosen from a list of STAR TREK fans' favorite shows.
STAR TREK redefined science-fiction and constantly pushed the envelope with concepts that were ahead of their time," Nogawski said. "By giving the series a digital upgrade using the best technology available today, it will continue to be a leader in cutting-edge television programming as we introduce the series to a new generation of viewers."
The most noticeable change will be redoing many of the special effects, created with 1960s technology, with 21st century computer-generated imagery (CGI). That includes:
• Space ship exteriors -- The space ship Enterprise, as well as other Starships, will be replaced with state of the art CGI-created ships. The new computer-generated Enterprise is based on the exact measurements of the original model, which now rests in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
• Show opening -- The Enterprise and planets seen in the main title sequence will be redone, giving them depth and dimension for the first time.
• Galaxy shots -- All the graphics of the galaxy, so frequently seen through the window on the Enterprise's bridge, will be redone.
• Exteriors -- The battle scenes, planets and ships from other cultures (notably the Romulan Bird of Prey and Klingon Battle Cruisers) will be updated.
• Background scenes -- Some of the iconic, yet flat, matte paintings used as backdrops for the strange, new worlds explored by the Enterprise crew will get a CGI face-lift, adding atmosphere and lighting.
The refurbished episodes also feature higher quality sound for the famous opening theme. The original score by Emmy Award-winning composer Alexander Courage has been re-recorded in state-of-the-art digital stereo audio with an orchestra and a female singer belting out the famous vocals. A digitally remastered version of William Shatner's classic original recording of the 38-word "Space, the final frontier…" monologue continues to open each episode.
The remastered episodes have been converted from the original film into a High-Definition format, which gives viewers a clearer, crisper, more vibrant picture than before, even when viewed in standard definition. Once stations upgrade and start broadcasting HD signals, the episodes will be all ready for viewers to enjoy in HD."
― Marmot (marmotwolof), Sunday, 10 September 2006 02:56 (seventeen years ago) link