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So, still got a bit of jet lag and was up at 0400, wide awake, even though I didn't go to bed till about 2345.
What, I thought, should I do?
So I made some tea and toast and proceeded to watch the 2nd pilot for Star Trek. It was actually pretty good other than Spock just shouting all of his lines.
What I did notice, for the first time, was that Kirk's tombstone read James R Kirk, not James T. I'm sure I've watched that episode multiple times and never spotted that before.
Still the best of all the ST series. My favorite episode is "Tomorrow is Yesterday".
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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It was ground breaking, but the stories were a little...simple.
And the ending was kinda predictable.
But I still loved it, and indeed do.
But favorite? I'm not sure. Better than Next Gen, better than Enterprise.
But DS9 when it was working well? I don't think so - DS9 gave a better sense of "depth", of a "real" galaxy and with story arcs that continued across whole series it was better in some ways. Of course, it also had Quark...and no Uhura...
But Voyager was good as well - once they dumped Kes (and they should have dropped Nelix in a black hole, annoying worm that he was).
So I can't say the original was best - but the remake of the original is shaping up well from the two movies so far!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: the remake of the original is shaping up well from the two movies so far
Yes, really rather good. They are, of course, predictable nonsense but really good fun.
It did take me a good few years to realize that Star Trek probably wasn't a documentary.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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mark merrens wrote: Star Trek probably wasn't a documentary
It's not  ?
Software Zen: delete this;
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Pshaw, of course it's a documentary...the episodes are historical documents from the future brought back to us on one of their numerous jumps back in time. One of them forgot to turn off the Bluetooth on his tricorder and a hacker blue-jacked it and downloaded them, then posted them on YouTube 
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OriginalGriff wrote: But Voyager was good as well - once they dumped Kes
Not least because that's when a certain crew-member[^] joined. 
If you've got access to the annoyingly-named "SyFy" channel, they're showing TNG, DS9 and Voyager every weeknight.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Oh, she certainly helped! 
One of my favorite spoofs[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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She's okay but I much prefer T'Pol[^]
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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T'Pol gets my vote too. 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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mark merrens wrote: the 2nd pilot for Star Trek
Where? The last time I looked for it Netflix didn't have it.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I have netflix and it is there now. Should be the second episode in their list. I'll look tonight to make sure, but I have it in my list.
Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.
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mark merrens wrote: My favorite episode is "Tomorrow is Yesterday".
Now you have done it. I'm going to grab a random DVD and see which episodes I am going to watch tonight.
Edit: Just one episode from season 2 on this DVD: The Trouble With Tribbles
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
I hold an A-7 computer expert classification, Commodore. I'm well acquainted with Dr. Daystrom's theories and discoveries. The basic design of all our ship's computers are JavaScript.
modified 26-Jun-14 14:40pm.
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CDP1802 wrote: Edit: Just one episode from season 2 on this DVD: The Trouble With Tribbles
The wonderful thing about tribbles, is tribbles are wonderful things... AAAND I can't think how to finish that one.
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I'd have to say Star Trek the Next Generation is my favorite of all the spins and The Inner Light [^] my favorite episode.
Scroll down and click on the last photo!
If first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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what, the flute ?
I'd rather be phishing!
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Turns out that's not the only thing he blows. 
If first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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Yes, that was a good episode.
I also liked any episode with the Borg or Q.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Yeah I liked Q's hi-jinx, they were always unusual!
If first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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I find it odd that the Borg just kinda went away with no explanation.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Weren't they effectively destroyed in the final episode of Voyager when Janeway from the future enabled earlier Janeway to blow up the trans warp conduits?
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I do not recall that.
I do need to re-watch Voyager, but I'm doing Mission Impossible now.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Endgame, part 1 [^]
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Favorite episode: The Doomsday Machine, hands down.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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The remastered effects for that episode are exceptionally well-done. Especially the damage to the U.S.S. Constitution. If you haven't checked out the remastered effects, you should. Most are actually pretty subtle - like the Gorn blinking. Also, the restoration of the show was very nicely done. Even better, the Blu-Rays have both the remastered and original effects, so you can easily compare just by switching the angle.
Flynn
If we can't corrupt the youth of today,
the adults of tomorrow will be no fun...
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