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Kingtheninja posted:Who is the actor that plays data's dickish first officer in the season five premiere? He looks super familiar. Not looking him up on Memory Alpha before asking is without honor.
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He's such a smarmy little poo poo, too. I love how everything he says just oozes with disdain for data.
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Hate to say it, but I agree with him (Not his general racism, but his feelings specifically about Data). Data's complete lack of passion and naivete would make him a terrible captain. ...also his propensity for taking over the ship and harming his fellow crewmembers
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Apr 21, 2017 18:22
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I also don't think Data would make a good captain. Executive officer seems like the best role in the command department.
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Data is far too willing to let other people drive the car. He has no confidence, he lets others walk all over him and rather than getting angry about it, he tries to figure what he did wrong. He would be an awful authority figure.
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He also never got into a knife fight with a Naussican in a bar. 3/10 ensign material at best
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I still don't understand why Starfleet has that Very Important Entry Exam where, surprise surprise, you need to face your greatest fear in a realistic scenario. Assuming the nature of the exam is kept secret, wouldn't that just weed out the normies (with an entirely understandable 'gently caress this' or 'AAAAAAAAHH' response) and leave only the permanently-traumatised and unrepentant sociopaths?
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so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.
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Is it really kept secret? I know our only POV on it comes from the guy who made himself a legend by doing it multiple times. Then again, Saavik doesn't appear to know the nature of it either. I just don't see how it's ever not leaked out in the academy. Fake edit: actually, JJTrek shows that it's re-written so maybe it changes slightly year-to-year.
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spincube posted:I still don't understand why Starfleet has that Very Important Entry Exam where, surprise surprise, you need to face your greatest fear in a realistic scenario. Assuming the nature of the exam is kept secret, wouldn't that just weed out the normies (with an entirely understandable 'gently caress this' or 'AAAAAAAAHH' response) and leave only the permanently-traumatised and unrepentant sociopaths? The Kobayashi Maru seems to be a pretty openly discussed part of academy life. The point isn't winning, it's to show how you handle losing.
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Thwomp posted:Is it really kept secret? Don't they change it around a bunch so that any given simulation scenario could become the kobayashi maru right at the end?
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Nah not Kobayashi Maru - isn't that for those en-route to the captain's chair? - that one Wesley Crusher took where he could only save one person and had to leave another die (because that's how his father died).
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Every test involves Wesley's dad dying in a fire. Most people just let him die because they don't care.
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spincube posted:Nah not Kobayashi Maru - isn't that for those en-route to the captain's chair? - that one Wesley Crusher took where he could only save one person and had to leave another die (because that's how his father died). Oh, right, that one. My B!
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spincube posted:Nah not Kobayashi Maru - isn't that for those en-route to the captain's chair? - that one Wesley Crusher took where he could only save one person and had to leave another die (because that's how his father died). Didn't Troi have to send Geordi to die in order to pass the bridge officer's exam?
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spincube posted:for those en-route to the captain's chair? I think it'd be fun to work for that department of Starfleet Academy that comes up with creative character testing scenarios. Everyone working there has community theater experience and they do roundtables where they throw out ideas on how mess with cadets' heads.
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vermin posted:I think it'd be fun to work for that department of Starfleet Academy that comes up with creative character testing scenarios. Everyone working there has community theater experience and they do roundtables where they throw out ideas on how mess with cadets' heads. The most dangerous theater troupe in the galaxy.
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vermin posted:I think it'd be fun to work for that department of Starfleet Academy that comes up with creative character testing scenarios. Everyone working there has community theater experience and they do roundtables where they throw out ideas on how mess with cadets' heads. RED SQUAD
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The Unlife Aquatic posted:The most dangerous theater troupe in the galaxy. More dangerous than the one in "The Conscience of the King?"
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spincube posted:Nah not Kobayashi Maru - isn't that for those en-route to the captain's chair? - that one Wesley Crusher took where he could only save one person and had to leave another die (because that's how his father died). Having Starfleet Academy suddenly become this huge loving Bene Gesserit Jedi training deal is peak Roddenberry-era looniness. Just throw it in with other Season One strangeness like Ferengi energy whips, unisex skants, and Riker's poor reading comprehension. quote:RIKER: When the captain suggested you, I looked up your record. 
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Timby posted:Didn't Troi have to send Geordi to die in order to pass the bridge officer's exam?
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After The War posted:Having Starfleet Academy suddenly become this huge loving Bene Gesserit Jedi training deal is peak Roddenberry-era looniness. Just throw it in with other Season One strangeness like Ferengi energy whips, unisex skants, and Riker's poor reading comprehension. I always thought that "class of '78" comment was weird. It wouldn't be referring to a stardate ending in "78" because that'd be like saying "Yeah, I'm class of 10:35 AM" and early TNG took place in the 2360's, so that'd imply Data's been in Starfleet for nearly 90 years, which doesn't mesh up with the timeline.
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CPColin posted:Not looking him up on Memory Alpha before asking is without honor. I've literally never used nasal spray without thinking of this guy.
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Pakled posted:I always thought that "class of '78" comment was weird. It wouldn't be referring to a stardate ending in "78" because that'd be like saying "Yeah, I'm class of 10:35 AM" and early TNG took place in the 2360's, so that'd imply Data's been in Starfleet for nearly 90 years, which doesn't mesh up with the timeline. Boothby will explain it to you
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Ah yes, everyone's best friend, boothby.
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Kingtheninja posted:He's such a smarmy little poo poo, too. I love how everything he says just oozes with disdain for data. I can understand why he would be pissed. The Exec officer of his ship, being usurped as Captain by a Operations track officer from another ship.
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Cojawfee posted:Ah yes, everyone's best friend, boothby. Well, at least he was my favorite martian.
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Kingtheninja posted:Who is the actor that plays data's dickish first officer in the season five premiere? He looks super familiar. MISTER HOBSON!!!
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Every time I watch darmok I'm reminded how great it is. I mean, I always knew it was great. But great for reasons other than silly phrases. Edit: like picards awesome jacket.
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Oh geez space hippies and announcer with bad ears on BBC Murica..
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I recently rewatched TNG Preemptive Strike, and holy poo poo does Picard totally gently caress up in handling Ro. She should have been off that mission before she even had to ask.Timby posted:Didn't Troi have to send Geordi to die in order to pass the bridge officer's exam? Yeah, it was Season 7's Thine Own Self.
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Kingtheninja posted:Every time I watch darmok I'm reminded how great it is. I mean, I always knew it was great. But great for reasons other than silly phrases. It really is a great episode. Stewart's rendition of Gilgamesh could easily sound completely stupid but he absolutely nails it.
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Boy I hate the 3rd season of TOS.. and BBC 'Murrica is showing them out of sequence just to annoy everyone. I'd mention the title but pretty sure this will do it:  help me.. kirk now do the vulcan only in the DC comics did the excalbians ever get their comeuppance, kinda
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kaworu posted:This is absolutely glorious. Here's an oldie but goodie - Henry Rollins talking about hanging out making an album with Shatner and Ben Folds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1R1bNRapcM
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Binary Badger posted:Boy I hate the 3rd season of TOS.. and BBC 'Murrica is showing them out of sequence just to annoy everyone. I'm watching it right now too, somehow I'd forgotten that Abraham Lincoln gets into a fist fight with Ghengis Khan, but here we are.
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OK, so I opened the KLINGON CHALLENGE! VCR Board game aaand I have no instructions. Does anyone know where I can find a copy?
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Pacra posted:Here's an oldie but goodie - Henry Rollins talking about hanging out making an album with Shatner and Ben Folds: He did a stop at University of Maryland on that tour, and ragged on the rear end in a top hat student newspaper. One of the most wonderful nights of my undergrad years.
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The Unlife Aquatic posted:The Kobayashi Maru seems to be a pretty openly discussed part of academy life.
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Zesty posted:Watch all of TOS. Then read both books. This is pretty cool. I checked out Face of the Enemy as I liked the episode. Might use this if I start to struggle with TOS. Will start to look to watch TOS and the episode I picked out, I like the Romulan episodes, wish they had that crew member on DS9 I remember hearing about.
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Zonko_T.M. posted:OK, so I opened the KLINGON CHALLENGE! VCR Board game aaand I have no instructions. Does anyone know where I can find a copy? I just took some pictures of mine. I got you covered. http://imgur.com/a/GTgAJ
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MorgaineDax posted:I just took some pictures of mine. I got you covered. I'm not gonna lie, I was expecting a link to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqqsL0EqASM
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