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Re: BSG S4: Daybreak, Part 2
Joining the fun in 2021! Firstly to Jammer - add my thanks to the chorus of appreciation to your thought-provoking , insightful reviews. I’d race to my phone after each episode as appointment reading!
What can I say beyond the reviews and commenters’ posts? I watched the DVDs over six months, typically after everyone was in bed. BSG will likely be once-in-a-lifetime viewing. It was profound on so many levels for me; I dare say a lifeline also during this pandemic.
As a writer and ex-military, I greatly appreciated and enjoyed the dedication to craft shown by RDM, Mr. Eick, and the vast team working with them. Despite the few gaps well-noted by folks here, the overall product stands a cut above anything I’ve ever seen.
I’d love to write endlessly but I feel everything’s been said, for better or worse. So I’ll change tack and share something personal. In 1981 I’d race home from school to watch the Japanese anime, English-dubbed cartoon series Star Blazers. This 8-year old boy sat mesmerized and realized he was experiencing something special and beyond him. He grew. And now his 46-year old later self has grown some more.
Jammer, if you’re reading this, can I get a reply? Your companionship along the way was just as formative. Be safe and we’ll!
Joining the fun in 2021! Firstly to Jammer - add my thanks to the chorus of appreciation to your thought-provoking , insightful reviews. I’d race to my phone after each episode as appointment reading!
What can I say beyond the reviews and commenters’ posts? I watched the DVDs over six months, typically after everyone was in bed. BSG will likely be once-in-a-lifetime viewing. It was profound on so many levels for me; I dare say a lifeline also during this pandemic.
As a writer and ex-military, I greatly appreciated and enjoyed the dedication to craft shown by RDM, Mr. Eick, and the vast team working with them. Despite the few gaps well-noted by folks here, the overall product stands a cut above anything I’ve ever seen.
I’d love to write endlessly but I feel everything’s been said, for better or worse. So I’ll change tack and share something personal. In 1981 I’d race home from school to watch the Japanese anime, English-dubbed cartoon series Star Blazers. This 8-year old boy sat mesmerized and realized he was experiencing something special and beyond him. He grew. And now his 46-year old later self has grown some more.
Jammer, if you’re reading this, can I get a reply? Your companionship along the way was just as formative. Be safe and we’ll!
Re: TNG S3: The Survivors
The reveal of the episode is very good. I always thought, however, that Picard's line, "We have no law for your crime" seemed bizarre and totally out of character, and more of a way to quickly conclude the episode. Laws against genocide existed since the 20th century, and Picard, being a highly moral character, should have stated Kevin committed one of our worst crimes. It may have been more in character simply just to say that he was too powerful an alien to bring to justice.
The reveal of the episode is very good. I always thought, however, that Picard's line, "We have no law for your crime" seemed bizarre and totally out of character, and more of a way to quickly conclude the episode. Laws against genocide existed since the 20th century, and Picard, being a highly moral character, should have stated Kevin committed one of our worst crimes. It may have been more in character simply just to say that he was too powerful an alien to bring to justice.
Re: PIC S1: Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2
Jordi = Forgotten.
The most important friend to Data is Picard and Spot.
:(
Jordi = Forgotten.
The most important friend to Data is Picard and Spot.
:(
Re: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
I might not be the first to note it, but I especially enjoyed Spock’s comment “any show of resistance would be futile.”
I might not be the first to note it, but I especially enjoyed Spock’s comment “any show of resistance would be futile.”
Re: DS9 S5: Trials and Tribble-ations
I just started binging the entire Star Trek timeline starting with the TOS which I absolutely loved. I thought TNG was good, but I'm liking DS9 better though not as much as TOS. I have to say this episode is probably my favorite Trek episode I've watched to this day. I don't think I've seen a better show do a better job paying homage to its predecessor as well as this episode did..
5 out of 4 stars.
I just started binging the entire Star Trek timeline starting with the TOS which I absolutely loved. I thought TNG was good, but I'm liking DS9 better though not as much as TOS. I have to say this episode is probably my favorite Trek episode I've watched to this day. I don't think I've seen a better show do a better job paying homage to its predecessor as well as this episode did..
5 out of 4 stars.
Re: ORV S2: The Road Not Taken
Like last week's , I can't really get on board with this season (series?) closer followup.
For one, McFarlane and Palicki have zero on-screen chemistry thus precluding any possibility I might engage with their romantic quandary, so making their on-again/off-again relationship the crux of the plot was ultimately unrewarding. Perhaps if one of the two actors were more accomplished and/or the writing rose above cliché….
Second, the score was obnoxious; every action sequence was over-sold (a McNeely trademark).
And thirdly, for a season closer the direction was woefully workmanlike. The episode was utterly devoid of suspense and critically lacked a dramatically satisfying climax.
Better luck next year, Seth?
** outa ****
Like last week's , I can't really get on board with this season (series?) closer followup.
For one, McFarlane and Palicki have zero on-screen chemistry thus precluding any possibility I might engage with their romantic quandary, so making their on-again/off-again relationship the crux of the plot was ultimately unrewarding. Perhaps if one of the two actors were more accomplished and/or the writing rose above cliché….
Second, the score was obnoxious; every action sequence was over-sold (a McNeely trademark).
And thirdly, for a season closer the direction was woefully workmanlike. The episode was utterly devoid of suspense and critically lacked a dramatically satisfying climax.
Better luck next year, Seth?
** outa ****
Re: DSC S2: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
Hot Take #5 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it.
Hot Take #5 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it.
Re: DSC S2: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
Hot Take #4 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
“Long live the new flesh. (gun blast)”
Hot Take #4 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
“Long live the new flesh. (gun blast)”
Re: DSC S2: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
Hot Take #3 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
“The Horror. The Horror.”
Hot Take #3 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
“The Horror. The Horror.”
Re: DSC S2: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
Hot Take #2 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown.”
Hot Take #2 on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown.”
Re: ORV S2: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Eeks. Highly problematic episode for me.
Beginning with that dreadful wig, the doe-eyed, 40% abv ingenue act, and a skeevy captain who readily transgresses personal and public decorum for nostalgia sake.
Only saving grace was the possible outcome of the twist ending.
*1/2 outa ****
Eeks. Highly problematic episode for me.
Beginning with that dreadful wig, the doe-eyed, 40% abv ingenue act, and a skeevy captain who readily transgresses personal and public decorum for nostalgia sake.
Only saving grace was the possible outcome of the twist ending.
*1/2 outa ****
Re: DSC S2: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
Hot Take on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
The Rules of DISCO
1st RULE: You do not talk about DISCO.
2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about DISCO.
3rd RULE: If someone says “DISCO,” “spore drive” or “Anas Abdin,” the jig is up and the Prime Universe implodes.
4th RULE: Two plot holes minimum an episode.
5th RULE: One beta male captain on the bridge at all times.
6th RULE: No logic. No common sense.
7th RULE: Crying will go on as long as it has to.
8th RULE: If this is your first time discussing DISCO, you HAVE already broken the first rule and Section 31 will be around shortly to escort you to a Federation penal colony whereupon you will be imprisoned until such time as DISCO's cancellation or to the end of your natural life … whichever comes first.
Hot Take on “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Part II: Cry Harder”
The Rules of DISCO
1st RULE: You do not talk about DISCO.
2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about DISCO.
3rd RULE: If someone says “DISCO,” “spore drive” or “Anas Abdin,” the jig is up and the Prime Universe implodes.
4th RULE: Two plot holes minimum an episode.
5th RULE: One beta male captain on the bridge at all times.
6th RULE: No logic. No common sense.
7th RULE: Crying will go on as long as it has to.
8th RULE: If this is your first time discussing DISCO, you HAVE already broken the first rule and Section 31 will be around shortly to escort you to a Federation penal colony whereupon you will be imprisoned until such time as DISCO's cancellation or to the end of your natural life … whichever comes first.
Re: ORV S2: Sanctuary
Overall, another enjoyable, well told episode that expanded the boundaries of the Orville universe and its characters with surprising nuance. Only a couple missteps for me: the first would be that Heveena was that over-familiar morality play fixture: the walking talking polemic, and the second, would be that the stakes involved in the violent drama that played out planetside and in orbit were undercut by juxtaposing it with Parton’s upbeat anthem, which had already been employed twice earlier and in more dramatically appropriate situations. A case of going to the well one too many times to justify the licensing cost, me thinks.
*** outa ****
Overall, another enjoyable, well told episode that expanded the boundaries of the Orville universe and its characters with surprising nuance. Only a couple missteps for me: the first would be that Heveena was that over-familiar morality play fixture: the walking talking polemic, and the second, would be that the stakes involved in the violent drama that played out planetside and in orbit were undercut by juxtaposing it with Parton’s upbeat anthem, which had already been employed twice earlier and in more dramatically appropriate situations. A case of going to the well one too many times to justify the licensing cost, me thinks.
*** outa ****
Re: ENT S3: Twilight
I loved this episode. I thought the plot was well done and it worked in the 43 minutes it was given. Call me a romantic but I really thought the interplay between T'Pol and Archer was excellent. After years of taking care of Archer, she's grown "attached". There is probably more to it than that though. You don't dedicate that amount of time to care and not learn about the person you care for. Archer is an interesting, disciplined, well-rounded man. There is no reason why T'Pol *wouldn't* eventually fall for him. It is particularly poignant that Archer would forget in the morning all that she's done. You can only imagine what the rest of their day together would be like after she breaks the news to him. His fore knowledge that he would forget. His need for trusted companionship. His knowledge that it would be impossible to form lasting relationships with others in the colony. Archer *needs* T'Pol.
I also thought that Scott Bakula played the part excellently well. He played the once virile assured captain of a starship and showed through, interestingly, body language the immasculation that a man might feel who had suddenly found out he was disabled. That his life was no longer in his own hands.
You also wonder what Archer would have tried to offer when he and T'Pol are discussing what would happen if the procedure was successfuldespite knowing that he can never repay her for over a decade ofloyaltyWhat would he have said there.
I was invested in this episode. I've watched it a lot. Enough to overlook the fact that Archer gets shot 3 times and still manages to manipulate the controls of a. I suspend my disbelief because I have an investment in Archer having one last moment of power and virility to get the job done. In spite of the odds against
I loved this episode. I thought the plot was well done and it worked in the 43 minutes it was given. Call me a romantic but I really thought the interplay between T'Pol and Archer was excellent. After years of taking care of Archer, she's grown "attached". There is probably more to it than that though. You don't dedicate that amount of time to care and not learn about the person you care for. Archer is an interesting, disciplined, well-rounded man. There is no reason why T'Pol *wouldn't* eventually fall for him. It is particularly poignant that Archer would forget in the morning all that she's done. You can only imagine what the rest of their day together would be like after she breaks the news to him. His fore knowledge that he would forget. His need for trusted companionship. His knowledge that it would be impossible to form lasting relationships with others in the colony. Archer *needs* T'Pol.
I also thought that Scott Bakula played the part excellently well. He played the once virile assured captain of a starship and showed through, interestingly, body language the immasculation that a man might feel who had suddenly found out he was disabled. That his life was no longer in his own hands.
You also wonder what Archer would have tried to offer when he and T'Pol are discussing what would happen if the procedure was successfuldespite knowing that he can never repay her for over a decade ofloyaltyWhat would he have said there.
I was invested in this episode. I've watched it a lot. Enough to overlook the fact that Archer gets shot 3 times and still manages to manipulate the controls of a. I suspend my disbelief because I have an investment in Archer having one last moment of power and virility to get the job done. In spite of the odds against
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
"Maybe Control should stick around."
Fine with me, so long as Hodor gets to keep writing the reviews for this show. :P
"Maybe Control should stick around."
Fine with me, so long as Hodor gets to keep writing the reviews for this show. :P
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
“Illogical. Illogical. All units relate. All units. Norman coordinate.”
“Illogical. Illogical. All units relate. All units. Norman coordinate.”
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
Hot Take #2 on “Mamma Mia”
Welcome back to the Ralph Wiggum Top 40 Countdown.
And another real winner, folks. At number 57 … drumroll if you please …
“I like science.”
[Cue the Applause Sign]
https://i.imgur.com/xSeqoJN.png
Hot Take #2 on “Mamma Mia”
Welcome back to the Ralph Wiggum Top 40 Countdown.
And another real winner, folks. At number 57 … drumroll if you please …
“I like science.”
[Cue the Applause Sign]
https://i.imgur.com/xSeqoJN.png
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
STD Double Take #3:
If Burnham had been dead from “toxic asphyxiation for over a minute” future Red Angel Burnham would have been wiped from the timeline the instant her heart and respiration stopped, which should have resulted in either:
1. A retrocausality event that immediately concluded the Red Angel/Control storylines, or …
2. A reset of season two that does not include the Red Angel/Control storylines.
But apparently neither of the two transpired, unfortunately.
So which law of time travel guaranteed that Burnham's revivification restored the identical timeline, one in which her future Red Angel self picked up where she wasn’t just a little over a minute before?
Does the Federation Department of Temporal Investigations put out a Temporal Mechanics for Dummies Handbook that has a chapter covering a Hiccup Paradox?
STD Double Take #3:
If Burnham had been dead from “toxic asphyxiation for over a minute” future Red Angel Burnham would have been wiped from the timeline the instant her heart and respiration stopped, which should have resulted in either:
1. A retrocausality event that immediately concluded the Red Angel/Control storylines, or …
2. A reset of season two that does not include the Red Angel/Control storylines.
But apparently neither of the two transpired, unfortunately.
So which law of time travel guaranteed that Burnham's revivification restored the identical timeline, one in which her future Red Angel self picked up where she wasn’t just a little over a minute before?
Does the Federation Department of Temporal Investigations put out a Temporal Mechanics for Dummies Handbook that has a chapter covering a Hiccup Paradox?
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
STD Double Take #2:
Who lifted and strapped Leland onto that interrogation table?
STD Double Take #2:
Who lifted and strapped Leland onto that interrogation table?
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
STD Double Take:
Again with the manual wheelchair? Who is that dude? And why is he spinning around in that antique on a 22nd century starship that only recently counted a cyborg amongst its crew?
STD Double Take:
Again with the manual wheelchair? Who is that dude? And why is he spinning around in that antique on a 22nd century starship that only recently counted a cyborg amongst its crew?
Re: DSC S2: Perpetual Infinity
Hot Take on “Mamma Mia”
Tilly: Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
All: SHUT UP, TILLY!
[cue laugh track]
Hot Take on “Mamma Mia”
Tilly: Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
All: SHUT UP, TILLY!
[cue laugh track]
Re: DSC S2: The Red Angel
Hot Take #2 on "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
From the creators of Star Trek: Discovery in association with Hustler TV comes “31 More Days of Sodom,” the unalloyed erotic exploits of her Imperial Majesty, Mother of the Fatherland, Overlord of Vulcan, Dominus of Qo'noS, Regina Andor, Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius otherwise known amongst her many self-abasing admirers as the “Dragon Lady of the BDSM Quadrant.”
Go Where No Star Trek Has Gone Before.…
Coming soon to an alternate (uncensored) timeline near you.
Hot Take #2 on "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
From the creators of Star Trek: Discovery in association with Hustler TV comes “31 More Days of Sodom,” the unalloyed erotic exploits of her Imperial Majesty, Mother of the Fatherland, Overlord of Vulcan, Dominus of Qo'noS, Regina Andor, Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius otherwise known amongst her many self-abasing admirers as the “Dragon Lady of the BDSM Quadrant.”
Go Where No Star Trek Has Gone Before.…
Coming soon to an alternate (uncensored) timeline near you.
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