TNG runthrough

coffee_cake · 24-07-2018 8:37pm #1

the DS9 runthrough was good craic, any interest in a tng rewatch.

i've just watched the first one.
60s dresses. oh data why are you so not human ha ha. Q makes his very first appearance.

Evade · 24-07-2018 8:38pm

Riker befuddled by an alien using a replicator.

coffee_cake · 24-07-2018 8:41pm

Evade wrote: »

Riker befuddled by an alien using a replicator.

and a HOLODECK!!! :eek::eek:
the smug ensign and the ship giving directions to riker was a bit lol. turn left. turn left now!
you think they never learned from gps

Evade · 24-07-2018 8:49pm

bluewolf wrote: »

and a HOLODECK!!! :eek::eek:

They were supposed to be pretty new.

Inviere · 24-07-2018 9:02pm

Currently doing one myself, half way through Season 4.

pixelburp · 24-07-2018 9:07pm

I seem to recall male extras running around in the same dress / miniskirt fashion as female crewmembers. Remarkably this didn't persist throughout the series

Inviere · 24-07-2018 9:08pm

pixelburp wrote: »

I seem to recall male extras running around in the same dress / miniskirt fashion as female crewmembers. Remarkably this didn't persist throughout the series

You can see that in the Encounter at Farpoint, and perhaps one or two other early eps

coffee_cake · 24-07-2018 10:08pm

I didnt know data was programmed as a sex robot too. Jaysus

At least dr crusher figured out the crazy virus was passed through touch. I didn't think data would get infected. I thought he'd save the day after everyone else went under

You can tell i haven't seen this in a long time

Daith · 25-07-2018 10:07am

bluewolf wrote: »

and a HOLODECK!!! :eek::eek:
the smug ensign and the ship giving directions to riker was a bit lol. turn left. turn left now!
you think they never learned from gps

Yep the flashing lights thing for directions was odd. What if two people were looking for directions?

I do recall the person who shows Riker how to use the arrows checks out Riker's ass.

JayRoc · 25-07-2018 10:34am

Daith wrote: »

I do recall the person who shows Riker how to use the arrows checks out Riker's ass.

I haven't watched Encounter at Farpoint for years, even during my last Next Gen runthrough I just didn't have the strength.

But now I am going to have to, dammit.

TheValeyard · 25-07-2018 11:00am

JayRoc wrote: »

I haven't watched Encounter at Farpoint for years, even during my last Next Gen runthrough I just didn't have the strength.

But now I am going to have to, dammit.

Im really glad Gene Roddenberry took a backseat role after season 1.

pixelburp · 25-07-2018 11:26am

Encounter at Farpoint is such a weird fish, even by the metrics of the rest of Season 1. It surely must have been jarring to any Trekkie who grew up with the swashbuckling adventures of TOS, or even the four films that had come out by TNG's premiere.

TheValeyard · 25-07-2018 12:21pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Encounter at Farpoint is such a weird fish, even by the metrics of the rest of Season 1. It surely must have been jarring to any Trekkie who grew up with the swashbuckling adventures of TOS, or even the four films that had come out by TNG's premiere.

Ive often wondered what it would be like to watch that episode on LSD

Daith · 25-07-2018 2:13pm

JayRoc wrote: »

I haven't watched Encounter at Farpoint for years, even during my last Next Gen runthrough I just didn't have the strength.

But now I am going to have to, dammit.

It's actually important to Riker's character to establish him as a ugh "ladies man" :P

Goodshape · 25-07-2018 4:03pm

If you're doing a TNG run-through, you should have a look at the Greatest Generation podcast – http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/greatest-generation

They're onto DS9 now (nearing the end of Season 2) but, start at the start, they have already covered the entirety of TNG.

It's a very light-hearted look at the series, "from two guys who are a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast", and I found it a whole lot of fun.

Even if you're not doing a run-through at the same time... It's good fun

Greyjoy · 26-07-2018 12:26pm

I've been working my way through the Greatest Gen podcast as well and found it very entertaining. The appearance of Kevin Uxbridge in random episodes makes it difficult to keep composed on my work commute.

coffee_cake · 26-07-2018 9:12pm

yar to yareena (did they do this on purpose): i'm totally gona beat your ass
yareena: NO U

yar to the captain: well i tried, she won't budge
:rolleyes:

coffee_cake · 03-08-2018 3:23pm

pixelburp wrote: »

I seem to recall male extras running around in the same dress / miniskirt fashion as female crewmembers. Remarkably this didn't persist throughout the series

Just spotted that now in ep 5 where they're all stuck in nowhere-imagination-land

TomSweeney · 06-08-2018 10:43am

love the line at 5.35 - "Eh ... is this as good as we remember it was ?"

TomSweeney · 06-08-2018 2:07pm

Great early scene in the Federation - Cardasian conflict.
From s5 I think

TomSweeney · 06-08-2018 2:15pm

Goodshape wrote: »

If you're doing a TNG run-through, you should have a look at the Greatest Generation podcast – http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/greatest-generation

They're onto DS9 now (nearing the end of Season 2) but, start at the start, they have already covered the entirety of TNG.

It's a very light-hearted look at the series, "from two guys who are a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast", and I found it a whole lot of fun.

Even if you're not doing a run-through at the same time... It's good fun

The earliest I find here (TNG) is from Season 2 ...

Did they do a run through on season 1 too ?

Evade · 06-08-2018 4:54pm

TomSweeney wrote: »

Great early scene in the Federation - Cardasian conflict.
From s5 I think

I know it's probably not your video but that's Gul Macet, not Gul Dukat.

Goodshape · 06-08-2018 6:00pm

TomSweeney wrote: »

The earliest I find here (TNG) is from Season 2 ...

Did they do a run through on season 1 too ?

They did. Not sure why it's not listed on their site but if you search for the podcast on your podcast app you should find it.

This link might work better to get the full show - https://pca.st/greatgen

odyssey06 · 06-08-2018 7:28pm

I found Tim Lynch's episode reviews to be useful companions... they start mid season 2.
http://timlynchreviews.wikia.com/wiki/TNG

coffee_cake · 16-08-2018 10:32pm

Bring back tasha yar

Slydice · 16-08-2018 11:17pm

bluewolf wrote: »

Bring back tasha yar

Sacrifice Everything! Make it so!

Inviere · 17-08-2018 8:16am

bluewolf wrote: »

Bring back tasha yar

Crosby must really regret leaving the show when she did.

odyssey06 · 17-08-2018 8:26am

Inviere wrote: »

Crosby must really regret leaving the show when she did.

Someone would have made way at end of Season 1...
https://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/08/05/star-trek-the-next-generation-marina-sirtis-fired-denise-crosby/

Bizarrely in the original casting it was supposed to be Sirtis playing Tasha Yar!

pixelburp · 17-08-2018 9:03am

It's a pity she wasn't fired, her character brought down most episodes and I'm not surprised writers didn't know what to do with her.

Weird to read Rodenberry of all people quoted remarking there were 'one too many women', wondering what he meant by that as on the face of it, it sounds contradictorily regressive.

odyssey06 · 17-08-2018 9:31am

pixelburp wrote: »

It's a pity she wasn't fired, her character brought down most episodes and I'm not surprised writers didn't know what to do with her.
Weird to read Rodenberry of all people quoted remarking there were 'one too many women', wondering what he meant by that as on the face of it, it sounds contradictorily regressive.

Not sure what to make it myself but I think there was also competition between Yar and Worf for screen time... Yar was security chief but then what would Worf do on the bridge.

And long term they saw more potential stories from a Klingon on board.
So it was species-ist

coffee_cake · 17-08-2018 10:11am

Aw i thought she was a good contribution and didn't bring anything down.
I was wondering if she left herself or got kicked off all right

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