Favourite moments in Star Trek

nyarlothothep · 14-11-2011 9:37pm #1

Sometimes there are just moments which are memorable/genius in tv shows, irrespective of the quality of the episode.

For me in TNG: 1. Picard in Measure of a Man when he wins the case at the end, asking rhetorical questions and bringing his argument to a climax. 2. Picard as an old man telling his daughter? about enjoying the present moment in The Inner Light. 3. Picard and Q discussing human destiny at the end of AGT. 4. Picard breaking down in Family. 5. Picard quoting Shakespeare to Luxwana Troi in that godawful cheesy episode with Riker and the Ferengi. 6. Picard being asked "do you know what you're doing" and him saying "no" in Time Squared. 7. Picard saying to Q that he does not want to be a science officer in Tapestry. 8. Picard saying "you will all become one with the borg" in BoBW part 2. 9. Q with his speech about the universe not being for the timid at the end of Q Who. 10. Picard screaming NNNNOOOOOO! in First Contact. 12. Data pwning everyone onboard the Enterprise in the episode where he's re-united with Nonien Singh. 13. Data owning everyone in Redemption. 14. Data's dreams in that episode where he starts dreaming. 15. Picard owning the tar monster in Skin of Evil. 16. Worf killing Duras after he killed Kehylr, excellent shot angle where he wield the bathleth and you know Duras had it coming big time so its kinda go Worf.

Daith · 15-11-2011 2:29pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luc0uNqMIBY

Daith · 15-11-2011 10:00pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMSSOcB1QxM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIZ3EuvTXFc

Ellian · 15-11-2011 10:08pm

In All Good Things where Picard says to Data "Mr. Data, you're a clever man..." Just a lovely moment...

crazygeryy · 15-11-2011 10:29pm

Data dealing with tasha yars death.i always thought that was very sad and well done.

JBnaglfar · 15-11-2011 11:33pm

He may have been a bit prone to over-acting, but this monologue is one of my favourite trek moments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-YyL7X4CWw

And of course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX8NsJn_KpM

Myrddin · 16-11-2011 11:56am

JBnaglfar wrote: »

He may have been a bit prone to over-acting

Avery Brooks can't overact...its just that some scenes can't support his brilliance and it looks like he's overacting. His screen presence was seriously powerful

nyarlothothep · 16-11-2011 1:30pm

Ah I don't know this seems like overacting to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xKo6-xu6dc

These cases of overacting leave something to be desired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UMxWrwPeto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFGfWrJR5Ck

Myrddin · 16-11-2011 2:01pm

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Ah I don't know this seems like overacting to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xKo6-xu6dc

Overacting? Only because it's a Star Trek episode maybe. Maybe its just me but I think he just outshines everyone in these types of scenes & they appear out of context because its a sci-fi show.

These cases of overacting leave something to be desired
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UMxWrwPeto

As above

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFGfWrJR5Ck

I'll give you that one

nyarlothothep · 16-11-2011 2:08pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Overacting? Only because it's a Star Trek episode maybe. Maybe its just me but I think he just outshines everyone in these types of scenes & they appear out of context because its a sci-fi show.

As above

I'll give you that one

Well in the first vid, Avery Brooks just.ar.tic.u.lates.eve.ry.sy.lla.ble.like.it.was.its.own.sen.tence.while.hy.per.vent.a.la.ting.

In the other one Picard barks like a dog while breathing heavily. Even in context, they were overacting.

Myrddin · 16-11-2011 2:12pm

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Well in the first vid, Avery Brooks just.ar.tic.u.lates.eve.ry.sy.lla.ble.like.it.was.its.own.sen.tence.while.hy.per.vent.a.la.ting.

In the other one Picard barks like a dog while breathing heavily. Even in context, they were overacting.

I see what your saying, & I guess yes in context they are overacting. How do you tell someone to not act as good as you can though? Actors like to shine, Brooks & Stewart shine brighter than Star Trek can really allow them, thats all.

Owen · 16-11-2011 2:17pm

+1 on Avery's syllable pronounciation. It's overdone, and very annoying once you pick up on it. Killed DS9 for me. This is my favourite scene - Worf, no sh*t, no messing about, just does his thing and is who he is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDrABWb9VIQ

Myrddin · 16-11-2011 2:23pm

Getting back on topic, here's some vintage DS9 brilliance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRBNyrL1lH8

I jest I jest.

I have always liked this scene though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJudJ9S579A

This also, 7:10 onwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ9w_hZNal8

This cracked me up when I first seen it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWvYhzq0CTk

nyarlothothep · 16-11-2011 2:25pm

EnterNow wrote: »

I see what your saying, & I guess yes in context they are overacting. How do you tell someone to not act as good as you can though? Actors like to shine, Brooks & Stewart shine brighter than Star Trek can really allow them, thats all.

This is true, both actors are heavy weights

This is a case of legendary overacting, hilarious too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwRXPSJL7E4

Auvers · 16-11-2011 2:30pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moX3z2RJAV8

nyarlothothep · 16-11-2011 2:50pm

Myrddin · 16-11-2011 2:52pm

I cant find a decent clip of it, but the scene in TNG - Masks (yeah I know everyone hates it) where Data is sitting by a small fire in his quarters, & has to act three different persona's in front of Picard.

Epic acting by Spiner, real 'moody' scene too.

Daith · 16-11-2011 5:56pm

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Ah I don't know this seems like overacting to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xKo6-xu6dc

He's playing a character who's having a mental breakdown! I thought it worked well.

Kiith · 17-11-2011 10:55am

Loved the last scene in TNG. "Five Card Stud, nothing wild. And the sky's the limit."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrnmbiN4xjE

Also, final DS9 scenes were great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs0FpFyzbfY

And the comedy moments...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZlBETlT1yo

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

Kiith · 17-11-2011 11:03am

Also, loved Garak and Bashir.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGHSP-2heuk

Cossax · 22-11-2011 6:40am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8205kJSig4A

GreenWolfe · 23-11-2011 1:24am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpQRO5TcmKY

It's missing the bit at the end where Mr Homn says "Thank you for the drink"

nyarlothothep · 23-11-2011 2:32am

Cossax wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8205kJSig4A

This is highminded TV, great dialogue between Q and Picard about the destiny of humanity, human qualities etc. I can't think of many shows that go to this level. Superb. Perhaps in 500 years time TNG will be regarded in the same league as Shakespeare.

Goldstein · 23-11-2011 2:51am

From The Wounded:

Spoken by Daro, a cardassian.
Spoken by Chief O'Brien.

O'Brien sits at the bar, nursing a synthetic beer.
Presently, the Cardassian, Daro, ENTERS, looks around, sits at the bar at a remove from O'Brien.

(to bartender)
Kanar?

The bartender nods, retreats. O'Brien shifts his eyes
toward the Cardassian, catches him doing the same; both
look away. O'Brien takes a drink to finish off the
beer. He sets it down. He thinks.
Then he rises, moves toward the Cardassian.

Mind if I join you?

Daro gestures toward the stool next to him. O'Brien sits; the bartender brings Daro's drink.

You want another?
(off O'Brien's nod)
And an ale.

O'Brien is trying to find his opening gambit. Daro drinks.

Kanar... never could develop a taste for it.

(smiles) It takes some getting used to.

Things ease a bit. O'Brien takes a breath. This isn't easy.

I wanted to say... I... I owe you an apology.

Daro makes no response. O'Brien presses on, gingerly.

Shouldn't have... popped off like
that. In the Turbolift.

(carefully)
I think... this is hard on all
of us. I know I'll be happy when
I'm back on my own ship.

O'Brien regards him. This hadn't occurred to him.

I guess that's true.
I hadn't thought of it like that.

The bartender arrives with O'Brien's beer and he takes
a swallow. Then a breath.

I was on Setlik Three.

Daro looks at him, wary, not sure where this is going.

With Captain Maxwell, the morning
after the massacre. We got there
too late, of course... almost
everyone was dead...

(jumping in)
It was a terrible mistake... we
were told the outpost was to be
the launching place for a massive
attack against us...

O'Brien stares into his beer, talking as though playing
a tape in his mind.

The only people left alive were
in an outlying district of the
settlement... I was sent there,
with a squad, to reinforce them.

He seems to go into an almost dream-like state,
re-living the incident.

Cardassians were advancing on us,
moving through the streets,
destroying, killing... I was
with a group of women and children
when two Cardassian soldiers burst
in... I stunned the one, but the
other jumped me... we struggled...
one of the women threw me a phaser
and I fired...

O'Brien takes a sip of beer.

The phaser was set at maximum.
The man just... incinerated...
there, before my eyes.
...
...
I'd never killed anything before.
When I was a kid I would worry
about having to swat a mosquito.

O'Brien shoves his beer away, stands.

It's not you I hate, Cardassian.
I hate what I became... because
of you.

He walks out, leaving Daro staring into his drink.

Cossax · 24-11-2011 7:30am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D2SHNqkjbY

norrie rugger · 24-11-2011 1:10pm

How Star Trek got aired in super Christian America, I have no idea. I imagine that Picard's vehemence, towards religion, would not be tolerated today

nyarlothothep · 24-11-2011 2:35pm

norrie rugger wrote: »

How Star Trek got aired in super Christian America, I have no idea. I imagine that Picard's vehemence, towards religion, would not be tolerated today

Add to that the fact that he was French with an English accent, double whammy of badness for our red blooded American friends! Think of all the associations it must have brought up, France-poncy, secretly gay, too stylish/fashionable, no sense of man work like chopping wood since they're all obsessed with haut couture, cinema and clothes. English accent-King George, colonisation, anti freedom.

Please Kill Me · 24-11-2011 2:49pm

Goldstein wrote: »

It's not you I hate, Cardassian.
I hate what I became... because
of you.

Great line!! And great acting by Meany!

JBnaglfar · 25-11-2011 3:39pm

norrie rugger wrote: »

How Star Trek got aired in super Christian America, I have no idea. I imagine that Picard's vehemence, towards religion, would not be tolerated today

I guess Star Trek has a tendency to push such boundaries. Reading your comment reminded me that Kirk and Uhura had the first inter-racial kiss on (American at least) TV. I just read recently that the network were not sure whether they should air that or not and had them film a version with and without the kiss. Apparently Shatner and Nichols deliberately messed up every take of the non-kiss version so the network had to air the kiss.

O'Brien and Bashir had so many great moments on DS9. One of my favourites here. 'And that is from the heart. I really do... not hate you anymore.' :P

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

Johnny Storm · 25-11-2011 8:30pm

I was very moved by Q's gift to Data at the end of Deja Q

nyarlothothep · 25-11-2011 9:08pm

Johnny Storm wrote: »

I was very moved by Q's gift to Data at the end of Deja Q

That whole scene on the bridge was great, didn't Riker say "I don't want you're fantasy women," yeah right Riker. Data's laughing at the end was excellent though, it reminded of a caricature of laughing/the merry jester, it conveyed the idea that Data was experiencing or was a symbol for the universal concept of humour at that particular moment which would tie in well with Q being an omnipotent being who was powerful enough by virtue of his omnipotence to deal in axioms/principles.

GreenWolfe · 26-11-2011 1:41am

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

Poor quality but great moment starts at 0:05

Captain Chapman · 30-11-2011 11:19pm

I guess my favorite moment would be the final Federation V Dominion battle, two massive fleets going against each other with such a variety of species fighting. It seemed quite epic to me.

GreenWolfe · 01-12-2011 12:30am

Picard and Daren's duet.

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

nyarlothothep · 10-12-2011 4:15pm

Can't find the clip for it but I really enjoyed Riker's advice to Data when Data is asking whether he should date this crew member. The cheesy grin comes out again and the line, its not just friendship, its much more than that is classic. Riker's character was brilliant from the womanizing comedy angle.

downwithpeace · 13-12-2011 10:13pm

Lwaxana Troi calling Worf Mr Woof.

Myrddin · 13-12-2011 10:28pm

downwithpeace wrote: »

Lwaxana Troi

I was with you all the way up to that

downwithpeace · 13-12-2011 10:34pm

EnterNow wrote: »

I was with you all the way up to that

She was one of the gems in Star Trek

Myrddin · 13-12-2011 10:41pm

downwithpeace wrote: »

She was one of the gems in Star Trek

She had a certain TNG charm at times, but very overbearing & increasingly annoying at other times.

GreenWolfe · 14-12-2011 2:08am

downwithpeace wrote: »

Lwaxana Troi calling Worf Mr Woof.

"Permission for an onboard wedding is granted, Number One. Nothing will please me more than to give away Mrs. Troi."

nyarlothothep · 14-12-2011 2:11am

Which reminds me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF2StmlnmN4

norrie rugger · 14-12-2011 2:24am

To think that the Ferengi were meant to be the main antagonists, of TNG.
They ended up being nothing but comic relief

downwithpeace · 15-12-2011 10:36pm

No idea how I forgot this: DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations

GreenWolfe · 15-12-2011 11:03pm

downwithpeace wrote: »

No idea how I forgot this: DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations

IvySlayer · 16-12-2011 3:17pm

Threshold was an awful episode but I love the Doc in it

Janeway: "Can you wake him?"
Doctor: "I believe so. WAKE UP, LIEUTENANT!!"

Doctor: "What did he ingest?"
B'Elanna: "Just a cup of Neelix's coffee."
Doctor: "It's a miracle he's still alive."

Kirby · 19-12-2011 2:44am

Was it the best Star tek Movie? No. But this scene was a classic all the same.

I loved TNG, DS9 and Voyager all the same. Don't get the hate for voyager so I'll post some of my voyager highlights.

The Doctor programmes himself to daydream. He takes command of the ship and saves the day.....of course. I especially love the vulcan neck pinch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQo0fBzMO8Y

Same episode. The lyrics had me in stitches the first time I watched it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIjOifRG-u8

Two holograms take on a ship full of romulans. Hilarity ensues. Loved this episode. Especially the Romulan impressions

The moment the Doctor realises he loves seven. It's subtle but its there. Gets me every time.

And later, when she unkowingly rejects him.

And yes, I now realise they all include the doctor. What can I say, I found him the most entertaining of the cast. Probably a good indicator of why many people didn't like the show

GreenWolfe · 19-12-2011 5:08am

Kirby wrote: »

Same episode. The lyrics had me in stitches the first time I watched it.

Funny song

. The Doctor really must be daydreaming though, the last time any Vulcan character had an outburst like that Sarek had Bendii's Syndrome. It always confused me, seeing as he had a huge medical database to draw from. Guess that's why it's a daydream!

Kirby wrote: »

And yes, I now realise they all include the doctor. What can I say, I found him the most entertaining of the cast. Probably a good indicator of why many people didn't like the show

The Doctor is my favourite character from Voyager too. He's one of the few characters who, ironically wasn't some cardboard cutout spouting technobabble but imo the only one with a soul.

I don't hate Voyager, it's just that a lot of it was unremarkable. I remember I was trying to pick my absolute favourite episodes for that thread, and Voyager was the hardest. With the other series, I remembered exactly which ones I liked.

I found some more favourite moments too. I've always admired Picard's willingness to stand up for civil rights. Not to mention that he's a fantastic orator.

I think this one's from the first post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PMlDidyG_I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjJN08uqt70

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

And some other favourite TNG moments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whNDMnr17yM

I know this came up earlier in the thread, but this one features more smashing mandolins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOFfLVLod7c

Best. Password. Ever.

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

EDIT: I think I've fixed my post. No flashing panels, random numbers or red alert graphics here

nyarlothothep · 19-12-2011 3:06pm

One thing about Picard is that you don't want to go up against him in a debate, he will win because his discipline of thought is formidable. He just kicks so much ass with that civil rights speech, I'm sure it would be lost on US politicians who have just drafted in a new bill, 1837 (open to correction) which gives the government the right to kill anyone they suspect of being a terrorist, (terrorist being very loosly defined these days with the Occupy London protesters being labelled as such by the Met Police).

Kirby · 19-12-2011 5:32pm

Earthly, I agree with everything. But you need to reformat your post a bit. Its like the LCARS star trek layout! Its so hodgepodge

Also, I'm a huge nerd. Know why? I freeze framed that Data password on the screen and compared it to the code Data is saying. They don't match. He misses a "three" at the beginning.

NEEEERRRDDDD!

Jaxxy · 19-12-2011 9:19pm

Auvers wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moX3z2RJAV8

+ 1,000,000. I cannot stress enough how much I loved that episode. Patrick Stewart was just superb in it, and every step of the way I could feel his resistance to being broken. I felt a particularly poignant moment at the end when he confides in the counselor that he had actually begun to see five lights. One of two moments that I was brought to tears while watching Star Trek.

Myrddin · 19-12-2011 10:21pm

Favourite moments in Star Trek

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