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BirryJoru
Mar 21, 2012

GRAMAGEDDON ISN'T OVER YET. SORRY.-RA TEHUTI :smuggo::smug::smugdon::grin::parrot:
I watched "Data gets a girlfriend" last night

forgot how funny that episode was

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CHICKEN SHOES
Oct 4, 2002
Slippery Tilde
so many kids empathized with the one dork rear end orphan that started acting like Data that basically their metaphorical faces got stuck

naem
May 29, 2011

mycomancy
Oct 16, 2016

The only good thing about Voyager, summed up in a single post.

Also, Jeri Ryan enabled Barack Obama to become president. So thats a thing. Also also Boston Public.

Flocons de Jambon
Apr 11, 2015
That's a poorly executed sexy glance.

She's a dime, obviously, but would a little coquettishness hurt?

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

do it
From the looks of it they just caught her in a tuna net how horny is she supposed to look

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

bloodychill posted:

"Is THE PLAN to gently caress around and get nothing done for months and keep arguing amongst themselves? Because that's what they seem to be doing." Lordy.

the absolutely hilarious thing is they did another direct-to-video 'movie' called "The Plan" in which it was revealed that, yeah, the Cylon grand master plan was actually just "try to kill all the humans and keep failing at it spectacularly"


i thought it wasn't that good, but at the same time it was so, so, so satisfying as a final "gently caress you" to the turbo-nerds who loved to say "oh, the cylons must be really pulling their punches against the humans, this is all part of a deep long-con they got going"

nnnnnope, they just suck. huge lols

counterfeitsaint
Feb 26, 2010

I'm a girl, and you're
gnomes, and it's like
what? Yikes.
Actually the end of BSG is really good and makes perfect sense and RDM's religion and metaphysical philosophy is great, let me explain it to you. First *disappears as the camera cuts away*

Coucho Marx
Mar 2, 2009

kick back and relax
I just saw Valiant, and I think it's a really strong episode. A bit too much of a blunt instrument to be one of the best, but it packs one hell of a punch, and made me feel really sad. Everyone's doing their 'duty', but anyone could (and Jake did) immediately see that getting these kids home was way more important than blowing up some battleship or whatever.

I'm reminded of Romeo and Juliet (just... go with me here): in my opinion, the biggest tragedy of Romeo and Juliet wasn't that they died, specifically, but rather that their relationship wasn't worth dying for, and that they were too young and inexperienced to know it. These cadets could have gone on to do great things, but they (or at least the captain) got too caught up in the moment, too caught up in what they could do now. They had potential, and they understand that (it's why they're in Red Squad), but potential takes much time and experience to form into something concrete. They never got a chance to learn perspective, to really value self-doubt, and to understand that failure and retreat can be a wise decision that brings success later. It's pretty galling when they finish their scan but decide to press on anyway.

The actors are all pretty average but it works in the episode's favour, as everyone seems to be playing at their roles than actually doing them: the captain is calm and conciliatory because I think that's what he thinks captains are like, and has to pop pills to keep up the facade; the XO (or chief of security or whatever she was) is all tough and gung-ho, trying to keep a bunch of teenagers focused, but as that medical officer that survives demonstrates, everyone's ready to snap. You know, because they're loving teenagers And then, of course, the plan doesn't work, and they take hits, and everyone hesitates, and then they all die. Jake said that even Ben Sisko would think that this is a bad idea, and he's right. And Ben Sisko poisoned an entire planet just to catch one guy. There's a link somewhere between this episode and In The Pale Moonlight, but I can't quite tease it out. Something about how duty an desperation can make you do all kinds of insane things? But Sisko had Garak, I guess, and was also old enough to drink.

It's almost funny, when you think about it, that Nog technically outranked everyone as soon as he stepped onto the ship. Of course, if it was someone like Dax instead of Nog on the shuttlecraft, we wouldn't have this episode. Also, when Jake asked Nog why he doesn't try to make a deal with the attacking ships? I think that's kinda racist, Jake, I don't care how of your friends are Ferengi.

They even brought back that Red Squad actor from that "War on Terror" two-parter on Earth, the one that Sisko grilled for information about their sabotage plan. That's some nice continuity, I really appreciate it.

Sorry about all the words, but it's late and it just got me thinking for a while.

psychokitty
Jun 29, 2010

=9.9=
MEOW
BITCHES

BirryJoru posted:

I watched "Data gets a girlfriend" last night

forgot how funny that episode was

that one is so classic i love it

Blood Shart
Sep 23, 2010

Did someone say RED SQUAD!

https://youtu.be/Snt4hjE1Eds

bing_commander
Aug 14, 2009

In other news..
sisko told alternate universe bashir to target the forward shields and then they both proceeded to shoot the bottom of the giant klingon ship

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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Children of Time was a good episode drama wise but because I'm a repulsive aspergers ridden nerd I couldn't stop thinking about how the episode fundamentally made no sense.

Hector Beerlioz
Jun 16, 2010

aw, hec

psychokitty posted:

that one is so classic i love it

Data getting a girlfriend gives me hope :gbsmith:

Dicky mouse
Apr 11, 2008

"No No Not like that....Thats just silly"

Hector Beerlioz posted:

Data getting a girlfriend gives me hope :gbsmith:

she has daddy issues

Apollodorus
Feb 13, 2010

TEST YOUR MIGHT
:patriot:

criscodisco posted:

Yeah it's the one that wanted to put Wesley down for falling in a flower box. A sex flower, presumably

All flowers are sex flowers, by definition.

Flocons de Jambon
Apr 11, 2015
Wrong Thread.

counterfeitsaint
Feb 26, 2010

I'm a girl, and you're
gnomes, and it's like
what? Yikes.

Dicky mouse posted:

she has daddy issues

It's okay, like half of them do.

Hector Beerlioz
Jun 16, 2010

aw, hec

It's ok to be wrong here, the majority of the posters think Voyager sucks

Nostalgia4Infinity
Feb 27, 2007

10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

Fojar38 posted:

I'm a repulsive aspergers ridden nerd

we know

Hector Beerlioz
Jun 16, 2010

aw, hec
If I was in Starfleet I would replicate Big Macs for every meal and soon become unfit for duty.

Trast
Oct 20, 2010

Three games, thousands of playthroughs. 90% of the players don't know I exist. Still a redhead saving the galaxy with a [Right Hook].

:edi:

Hector Beerlioz posted:

If I was in Starfleet I would replicate Big Macs for every meal and soon become unfit for duty.

They'd be synth-macs that would taste almost like kangaroo meat and school lunch french dressing but not give you the same runny shits as the real thing.

Teriyaki Hairpiece
Dec 29, 2006

I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.
I don't think any series answered the question of whether or not you could replicate the meat of humans or other sentient life.

naem
May 29, 2011

Computer, meat: obrian: hot

A Very Sexy Baby
Sep 25, 2007

I can't help it if men are attracted to me.

Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

I don't think any series answered the question of whether or not you could replicate the meat of humans or other sentient life.

You can force the replicator to make you a "real" chocolate sundae so I suppose if the replicator had access to a human DNA pattern (say, the transporter buffer or medical files) it could cook up a nice slab of Ensign Kobe for you.

limitations to the replication process caused by the complexity of DNA patterns were seemingly overcome when Dr. Butchhair made Worf a new spine, functional and all.

Far more disturbing was Dr. Bashir's plan to create human-Changeling hybrids because it's easier than keeping a crate full of organs at the ready.

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
---------------------------->
is there an episode where odo saves someones life by changing into their liver and living inside them while they get a replacement

JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!

Fojar38 posted:

is there an episode where odo saves someones life by changing into their liver and living inside them while they get a replacement

We've got to hurry and find that replacement, though, because in another 4 hours Odo is going to turn into his liquid state...

Could a pair of changelings get around that whole reverting to a liquid state problem by having one be a solid half the time and the other one hide inside them in a big sloshing sack of jelly? Then they excuse themselves to the restrooms and switch places for the next 12-18 hours so that they're always seen 'solid' 99% of the time.

brylcreem
Oct 29, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
I'm watching The Undiscovered Country for the first time.

Holy poo poo, isn't Spock basically mind raping Kim Cattral?

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

do it
It's not mind rape that girl gives it away for free

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

do it
Something probably happened with her dad

Bloody Hedgehog
Dec 12, 2003

💥💥🤯💥💥
Gotta nuke something
Pfft, it's the Star Trek universe. Mind-Rape is like first base in the Star Trek universe.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

Pfft, it's the Star Trek universe. Mind-Rape is like first base in the Star Trek universe.

Hell, their standard way to train telepathic talents in general is by violating the privacy of everyone nearby.

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Hell, their standard way to train telepathic talents in general is by violating the privacy of everyone nearby.

i still think there's a decent short story in the concept of a society where everyone is still as outwardly facially expressive as we are, but nobody can recognize or read those facial expressions, and it's a huge scandal/crisis when someone comes along who can actually interpret facial expressions

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

I don't think any series answered the question of whether or not you could replicate the meat of humans or other sentient life.

isn't pork supposedly really close to what human flesh tastes like?

Dicky mouse
Apr 11, 2008

"No No Not like that....Thats just silly"

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

i still think there's a decent short story in the concept of a society where everyone is still as outwardly facially expressive as we are, but nobody can recognize or read those facial expressions, and it's a huge scandal/crisis when someone comes along who can actually interpret facial expressions

hell you can make it more simple, race of people that see color on slightly different spectrum, and are unaware that their skin changes color in relation to their mood.

Than introduce people that are able to see these changes.

"oh sure your telling me everything is okay but you re looking blue"

"uh hu well he might say that everything is okay but he has a rather red tint in his face so he is trying to lie"

Automatic Slim
Jul 1, 2007

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

isn't pork supposedly really close to what human flesh tastes like?

Apparently among cannibals the palm is the tastiest body part. The more you know...

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

Pfft, it's the Star Trek universe. Mind-Rape is like first base in the Star Trek universe.

In TOS, Kor goes on and on about the Klingon mind scanner and how it would drain the subject's mind and turn him into a vegetable. I was hoping that one of Quark's signature drinks would be called the Klingon Mind Scanner.

bleep.bloop
Jun 19, 2016

Oh, dear leader!

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

i still think there's a decent short story in the concept of a society where everyone is still as outwardly facially expressive as we are, but nobody can recognize or read those facial expressions, and it's a huge scandal/crisis when someone comes along who can actually interpret facial expressions

"The Planet of The Autists"

FuturePastNow
May 19, 2014


Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

isn't pork supposedly really close to what human flesh tastes like?

yeah

if you ever see someone reference "long pork," they mean people meat

psychokitty
Jun 29, 2010

=9.9=
MEOW
BITCHES

criscodisco posted:

It's not mind rape that girl gives it away for free

i have vulcan mind rape fantasies

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psychokitty
Jun 29, 2010

=9.9=
MEOW
BITCHES

psychokitty posted:

i have vulcan mind rape fantasies

but with tuvoc

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