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The season 1 episode that confused me the most was Justice, because they flat out ignore the Prime Directive and beam down to a non-spacefaring culture for vacation. Then later when Wesley's dumb rear end gets arrested, Data says they shouldn't violate the Prime Directive, but they already have. Then Picard yells at a space station that their laws are dumb and they leave.
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Angry Salami posted:The other problem with the season 2 blu rays is that, due to an unfortunate manufacturing defect, they contain episodes from season 2.
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Apr 13, 2015 06:52
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LORD OF BUTT posted:That's more of a complaint about season 1 containing season 1 episodes. Season 2 is uneven, not bad. I'd gladly watch all of season 1 again than sit through "The Outrageous Okona", "Up the Long Ladder", "The Icarus Factor" or "The Child" again.
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Apr 13, 2015 07:51
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Twelve by Pies posted:The season 1 episode that confused me the most was Justice, because they flat out ignore the Prime Directive and beam down to a non-spacefaring culture for vacation. Then later when Wesley's dumb rear end gets arrested, Data says they shouldn't violate the Prime Directive, but they already have. Or The Neutral Zone, which basically told the audience "Starfleet is stupid and nothing we do makes any goddamn sense". That reanimated 1980s guy calls the bridge on the intercom, and Picard's like "don't do that anymore, that's official use only." The guy says, "well then why isn't it secured or something so only authorized people use it" and Picard smugs out with "oh well we 24th Century humans are so advanced that everyone has the self control not to go where they aren't supposed to so we don't need any security like you dumb apes did." Where were you all season, Picard? You've already encountered shape-shifters, mind-control aliens, drunk crew disease, an imposter Data, and had a guest break into the transporter room and escape the ship. Maybe if you had some security, a 15-year-old wouldn't be able to wander into engineering and infect the whole staff with drunk-water, and everyone and their mom wouldn't be able to transport away or steal a shuttle pretty much whenever. The amount of episodes that include "random person steals a shuttle, begins an unauthorized launch, and all they can do on the bridge is watch it happen from the Enterprise's little rear camera" alone is loving ridiculous.
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Apr 13, 2015 09:18
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VitalSigns posted:The amount of episodes that include "random person steals a shuttle, begins an unauthorized launch, and all they can do on the bridge is watch it happen from the Enterprise's little rear camera" alone is loving ridiculous. Starfleet regulations & procedures are simultaneously so overbearing and strict that a smart officer has to break them every other week just to keep things running and so lax that anyone can hack into/steal their poo poo given the slightest whim.
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Apr 13, 2015 09:57
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But I did appreciate that DS9 episode that showed us Odo constantly walks around with a list of shameful TNG incidents queued up on his iPad so anytime Worf second-guesses him on security poo poo, Odo just rattles off a few humiliating USS Enterprise security breaches and rubs Worf's nose in it until he pipes down.
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Apr 13, 2015 10:41
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VitalSigns posted:But I did appreciate that DS9 episode that showed us Odo constantly walks around with a list of shameful TNG incidents queued up on his iPad so anytime Worf second-guesses him on security poo poo, Odo just rattles off a few humiliating USS Enterprise security breaches and rubs Worf's nose in it until he pipes down. All of TNG is in fact a documentary series produced by the Federation as a Security Officer situational training guide.
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Apr 13, 2015 11:34
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Alchenar posted:All of TNG is in fact a documentary series produced by the Federation as a Security Officer situational training guide. Goofus and Gallant: The Next Generation.
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Apr 13, 2015 11:45
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I did appreciate the Starfleet do's and don'ts of handling your new godlike omnipotent power PSA. DO take half a minute to save the life of a little girl, rear end in a top hat. DON'T steal a decade of someone's life as a going away present. "Here ya go, you're now a 26-year-old manchild. It was always your dream to go to the Academy and graduate on your 30th birthday, right Wes?...Oh, whoops sorry bout it, bye"
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Apr 13, 2015 13:41
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Cojawfee posted:I think that company still did the even numbered seasons but CBS made them get their act together. it's a shame it's too late to fix season 2. No, they switched from HTV Illuminate to Modern Video (under guidance from CBS digital) for 4 and 6. CBS was also pretty upset at what they did to season 2
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Apr 13, 2015 14:09
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MikeJF posted:One of the big reasons season 2 looked off was that they were instructed to directly match the look of the original TNG, just in HD. That meant that it was pretty heavily washed out and pale. Season one took a lot more leeway with contrast and it looks a lot better as a result. Someone who worked for CBS Digital (who posted in a previous Trek thread here, if I remember right) said that it was more like CBS Digital took Michael Okuda's advice into consideration but didn't always follow it, whereas the other company basically did whatever Okuda wanted.
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Apr 13, 2015 15:16
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Hey is it time for a new thread title yet?
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Apr 13, 2015 15:24
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It's probably time for a new thread, this one was made in 2013.
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Apr 13, 2015 17:33
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Angry Salami posted:I'd gladly watch all of season 1 again than sit through "The Outrageous Okona", "Up the Long Ladder", "The Icarus Factor" or "The Child" again. I know you didn't just suggest The Outrageous Okona isn't one of the best episodes in all of Trek, and I know you weren't just racist against my space people who are hardcore enough to chug Klingon booze.
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Apr 13, 2015 19:04
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:It's probably time for a new thread, this one was made in 2013. Aatrek was outed as a child rapist that long ago?
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Apr 13, 2015 19:21
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Angry Salami posted:I'd gladly watch all of season 1 again than sit through "The Outrageous Okona", "Up the Long Ladder", "The Icarus Factor" or "The Child" again. Season 1 also doesn't have anything close to The Measure of a Man.
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Apr 13, 2015 19:36
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Season 2 did have Riker doing the Klingon exchange program (one or both.... !!!!!!) and the Nagilium Where Silence Has Lease episode and for those 2 reasons alone it rocks.
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Apr 13, 2015 19:51
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My favorite moment upon rewatching TNG Season 1 on netflix was the episode with the arms dealer, and the absolutely atrocious background for the planet. In it, you can see helicopters from Vietnam or something painted into the background. Most of the season was just painfully dated compared to the later show, but that made me laugh.
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Apr 13, 2015 19:56
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Tyson Tomko posted:Nagilium Where Silence Has Lease episode spacefacespacefacespaceface 
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Apr 13, 2015 19:57
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I have to admit I have a weird affection for how much some kinds of Trek really hate the Irish. I enjoyed Up the Long Ladder with its hard as nails sexually liberated fire celtic whatever
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Apr 13, 2015 20:59
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So while I was wandering around the Rockland County / NJ border, I visited some antique / junk shops and came across a treasure trove of stuff, I bet the guy must've died or gotten married as their was a ton of TNG / movie memorabilia. Luckily the proprietor (no I did not bid him any quatloos) didn't give too much of a poo poo and I got a lot of stuff for less than a meal at Denny's. Among the stuff I picked up:  Still unopened in its blister packaging. Looks like a Cardassian cruiser, DS9 itself, and a Runabout.    Haven't had a chance to clean it up too much but I popped in some batteries and it's fully functional. It's an AM/FM clock radio. When the alarm goes off, the nacelles light up, and you can wake up to regular radio or TNG sound effects. Thinking of opening the base and see if I can reprogram the sound effects to include a few "DAMMIT WESLEY"s or Barclay stuttering. 
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Apr 13, 2015 22:11
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Alchenar posted:All of TNG is in fact a documentary series produced by the Federation as a Security Officer situational training guide. A logical conclusion, arrived at by logical means.
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Apr 13, 2015 22:16
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Binary Badger posted:Among the stuff I picked up: I have a big bag of Micro Machines. I need to figure out a way to display them. The little stands suck.
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Apr 14, 2015 00:08
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I love how the federation logo is pointing sideways with the two red lines, as though it is going very fast.
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Apr 14, 2015 00:24
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Scudworth posted:I love how the federation logo is pointing sideways with the two red lines, as though it is going very fast. Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards takes their racing stripes VERY seriously.
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Apr 14, 2015 00:27
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Scudworth posted:I love how the federation logo is pointing sideways with the two red lines, as though it is going very fast. The 1701-Denterprise has that same styling on its warp nacelles. Man now i want to see some fed ships with big ol' racing stripes on the saucer...
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Apr 14, 2015 00:27
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Snak posted:The 1701-Denterprise has that same styling on its warp nacelles. Man now i want to see some fed ships with big ol' racing stripes on the saucer... I saw this and immediately thought of StarFleet Dental. I got some other Trek stuff in my junk shop haul but a lot of it appears to have been sitting in a basement that was either a dirt floor or semi-exposed to the elements, now I'm thinking the junker sold them to me cheap because a lot of it is in poorer condition than I thought, upon closer examination.. including a Playmates TOS Spock with a hole drilled through its head so it could be used as a Christmas ornament.Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Apr 14, 2015 |
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Apr 14, 2015 00:29
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Snak posted:The 1701-Denterprise has that same styling on its warp nacelles. Man now i want to see some fed ships with big ol' racing stripes on the saucer... Dates back to the movie model: 
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Apr 14, 2015 01:06
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I think my favorite TNG edit is the one where Riker is in the Klingon exchange program and throws a guy into a panel and the ship just loving explodes. Short and sweet.
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Apr 14, 2015 01:20
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greatn posted:I think my favorite TNG edit is the one where Riker is in the Klingon exchange program and throws a guy into a panel and the ship just loving explodes. Short and sweet. I'm fairly certain that every single console panel on every ship in the entire galaxy is rigged to explode with a minimum amount of pressure applied to it.
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Apr 14, 2015 01:22
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Gonz posted:I'm fairly certain that every single console panel on every ship in the entire galaxy is rigged to explode with a minimum amount of pressure applied to it. Puts that episode with the PTSD ridden kid thinking he'd hurt the ship by touching a console in perspective.
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Apr 14, 2015 01:30
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I love TNG edits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8aEhtJ-sgg "Captain, take a look at this."
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Apr 14, 2015 01:31
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HIJK posted:Puts that episode with the PTSD ridden kid thinking he'd hurt the ship by touching a console in perspective. Anything harder than the depression of a gentle fingertip and it's the Fouth of July. It's not even a bug; it's a feature. The company that builds them probably has a rigorous testing phase and tosses out the ones that are defective.
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Apr 14, 2015 01:33
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Pakled posted:I love TNG edits. Oh gently caress. That's totally something Riker would do, too. Magnificent.
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Apr 14, 2015 01:35
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Pakled posted:I love TNG edits. Holy poo poo that's like the best one i've ever seen. Data had the exact same reaction as me like 1 second after I started cracking up. edit: well autoplay started a full episode of Voyager. Living Witness, could be worse.
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Apr 14, 2015 01:39
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Gonz posted:Anything harder than the depression of a gentle fingertip and it's the Fouth of July. "Johnson! JOHNSON! THE SPARKS ARE FACTORY STANDARD, JOHNSON! THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REGULATION COLORS!" "I just wanted to be festive sir!" "We have evolved beyond petty twentieth century holidays you son of a petaQ! Someone get that singing hologram to clean this mess up!"
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I watched Master and Commander having not seen the movie since it first came out more than 10 years ago, and the whole time I kept thinking (besides "This is an amazing film"); This is better than the last 4 Trek movies combined. It pretty much has everything Trek goons love: Two highly skilled captains engaging in a tense cat and mouse ship battle, adventure, and actual chemistry between the crew. If you haven't seen it, or like me and haven't seen it in more than 10 years, give it a watch.
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Apr 14, 2015 02:00
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Pakled posted:I love TNG edits. This one's probably my favorite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtmbzJNPsaQ
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Apr 14, 2015 02:41
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Hip-Hoptimus Rhyme posted:This one's probably my favorite Yeah that's one of the best I've seen. "Yes this is all very interesting, number one." I've basically continued to not watch all of these so that I will always be surprised by ones I haven't seen.
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Gonz posted:Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards takes their racing stripes VERY seriously. I'm tempted to get one of those shuttles and paint it British racing green.
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