The Star Trek (and other Sci-Fi) thread

[ggould]

I know at least Beej and I like to talk about Star Trek, and I couldn't find an explicit Trek thread, so here goes.

Watched most of the last episodes tonight, and don't know what to think.  The whole franchise is kind of in a coma, and I hope someday they'll get it together again.  Supposedly, Jolene Blalock has trashed the last episode, but I haven't found the link yet.

[Beej]

(sigh) That? Was awful. Really. The Enterprise cast becomes second bananas in their own finale. That's why Jolene trashed it. And I can't says I blame her.

And it's not like I actually liked the show- but daaaamn- that was cruel.

[Lightnin' Rod]

(sigh) That? Was awful. Really. The Enterprise cast becomes second bananas in their own finale. That's why Jolene trashed it. And I can't says I blame her.

And it's not like I actually liked the show- but daaaamn- that was cruel.

Missed it.  I stopped watching altogether a couple of months back.  I gave it every opportunity, but it just never caught my imagination.  Anyway, I'd have liked to see the final ep, just for the historical aspect...

[Beej]

I have it on tape- albeit a few minutes from the beginning are shaved a bit (I didn't realize the final ep was to be last Friday. So, I set my timer to get what I thought would be the next-to-last ep. Good thing I happened to turn on my TV to see them continue on with the finale.

Well, not "good thing". But, as you say Rod- "historical perspective" and all. I'll bring said tape to the gathering on Saturday!

[ggould]

I have it on tape- albeit a few minutes from the beginning are shaved a bit (I didn't realize the final ep was to be last Friday. So, I set my timer to get what I thought would be the next-to-last ep. Good thing I happened to turn on my TV to see them continue on with the finale.

Well, not "good thing". But, as you say Rod- "historical perspective" and all. I'll bring said tape to the gathering on Saturday!

what I missed, both Wed and Sun, was the first few minutes of the penultimate episode.

Yeah, they were definitely relegated to second banana.  I never really liked  Scott Bakula, but we was cruder, as I guess he historically should have been than Kirk.  Picard was pretty untoppable as a Captain, in that Shakespearean sort of way!

[Beej]

BWAH! There he is with that damn flute-thingy he "learned" to play!

Picard's pretty cool, I gotta say. Sisko was pretty cool, too. And even though I hated the show Voyager- I have a special place in my heart for Janeway.

By the by, Patrick Stewart can be heard doing the voice of Stan Smith's CIA boss on the new Fox animated show, American Dad.

[ggould]

BWAH! There he is with that damn flute-thingy he "learned" to play!

When I watched the tLToC with a small group, the first thing I thought of was this 'flute' episode.  Do you remember the name of the episode?  It's probably not too hard to find, in this nerdy world of the net.

[Beej]

tLToC

[Beej]

The episode where Picard plays with his flute is called "Inner Light"

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TNG/episode/68556.html

Ah, Google- where would I be with out ye?

I must confess- I know more Original Series trivia than I know TNG stuff. But, I like TNG, too. It's kinda good that I'm not as familiar because when I'm flipping channels and a TNG rerun appears- there's a good chance I haven't seen it or don't remember it. Whereas with the Original Series I can recite em line for line it feels like.

[Gazoo]

tLToC

"The Last Temptation of Christ."

Or, if you must, "The Last Train of Clarksville."

Just got press-credentialed for Streaming Media East, so I have to bail on Dave's set.  Have a fun afternoon, everyone!

Gaz

P.S.  Beej, love the Christmas lights!  Hell yeah!

[Beej]

Thanks for the info, Gaz. And glad you like the lights!

Yeah, I see the similarities on that one, Geoff.

[ggould]

OK, it's too late for me to be awake, but was installing some updates on laptop, and found TNG on Spike TV.  I thought there was no more Trek reruns.  Are there more?  I don't particularly like this episode, but it's somewhat comforting to watch.

[Beej]

I thought there was no more Trek reruns. Are there more?

When Spike TV premiered- one of their big selling ponts is that they were going to show TNG reruns. I think the TNN Channel (a channel for country western/NASCAR-lovin' men) shows them, too.

Anyway, I do believe Spke TV and TNN are the only places you can see TNG at this point in time.

[ggould]

I thought there was no more Trek reruns. Are there more?

When Spike TV premiered- one of their big selling ponts is that they were going to show TNG reruns. I think the TNN Channel (a channel for country western/NASCAR-lovin' men) shows them, too.

Anyway, I do believe Spke TV and TNN are the only places you can see TNG at this point in time.

[RGMike]

I thought there was no more Trek reruns. Are there more?

When Spike TV premiered- one of their big selling ponts is that they were going to show TNG reruns. I think the TNN Channel (a channel for country western/NASCAR-lovin' men) shows them, too.

Anyway, I do believe Spike TV and TNN are the only places you can see TNG at this point in time.

Spike and TNN are one and the same -- TNN became Spike TV last year. "TNN" stood for The Nashville Network; then they tried to shed their country image by calling themselves The National Network. Then (after settling Spike Lee's silly lawsuit against them) they officially became Spike TV, the manly channel.