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Showing posts with label picard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label picard. Show all posts
Sunday, August 30, 2009
SHE'S COMIN BACK!
Alright friends, I know a few of you have been emailing me all summer about resuming my blog! So JUST FOR YOU, I am going to do it! but you'll have to give me a little catch up time. You know...to dust off the old DVDs...put away the Klingon bat'leth and grab my phaser & communicator instead!
Don't worry friends...I'll be back...and ready for action soon enough!
::insert evil laugh here::
**three inhaler puffs**
::insert more evil laughing::
Don't worry friends...I'll be back...and ready for action soon enough!
::insert evil laugh here::
**three inhaler puffs**
::insert more evil laughing::
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Hide & Q (Season 1 - Episode 10) Star Trek TNG
Commander's logs - supplemental...Earth Date...May 19...Year 2009.
Feel free to watch the trailer for this episode if you need a little jolt my friends!!!! The trailers are hilarious...very campy - honestly they kind of make Star Trek seem far more ridiculous than it actually was!!! Mostly because of the voice over guy! Enjoy!!!
I have a love-hate relationship with this episode, and I'll tell you why! I heart Q, lets not even challenge that fact! But I feel as if this particular episode...was maybe near the 'camp-level' that the trailer makes it out to be. The aliens that Q creates that are in 17th century war cloths, etc. A little ridiculous.
I think this hilarous you tube review of the episode is quite honest and fun!!! Now I don't fully agree with everything this guy says - however the first season has it's ups and downs...
Links
Wikipedia summary of the episode!
Lt. Commander Crombs Blog
My TrekSpace Page
My Band
My Business
For those not reading off of blogger - check out the original blog entry at http://mospacecamp.blogspot.com
Feel free to watch the trailer for this episode if you need a little jolt my friends!!!! The trailers are hilarious...very campy - honestly they kind of make Star Trek seem far more ridiculous than it actually was!!! Mostly because of the voice over guy! Enjoy!!!
I have a love-hate relationship with this episode, and I'll tell you why! I heart Q, lets not even challenge that fact! But I feel as if this particular episode...was maybe near the 'camp-level' that the trailer makes it out to be. The aliens that Q creates that are in 17th century war cloths, etc. A little ridiculous.
I think this hilarous you tube review of the episode is quite honest and fun!!! Now I don't fully agree with everything this guy says - however the first season has it's ups and downs...
Links
Wikipedia summary of the episode!
Lt. Commander Crombs Blog
My TrekSpace Page
My Band
My Business
For those not reading off of blogger - check out the original blog entry at http://mospacecamp.blogspot.com
Friday, May 1, 2009
Justice (Season 1 - Episode 8) Star Trek TNG
Okay due to popular demand from this blog on I will always include a trailer of the episdoe for those who aren't actually watching in order - but still want to participate. That way y'all can just get a little refresher so that you can comment on my review/commentary! So here it is...trailer love!!!
Okay, so I watched this episode while I was proposal writing last night...but it's a first season episode...I'm sure I kept up just fine. Here I'll summarize the episode: ship in orbit 'round planet, investigative team beams back to ship to tell cap'n 'all is well', away team beams down (it seems Tasha's clearly looking forward to getting some!), they send Wesley to play with other (hairy) children, Wes breaks a law (oh wes!), the 'sensual people' want to kill him - but Picard decides to break prime directive to save him - all the while there's some energy being playing god over the planet! YAY...told you I could multi-task! - that was ALL without looking at the wiki page!
Before I get into it, I just want to say, my favorite quote of the whole episode is when the girl Wesley's playing with asks him to teach her a game she knows HE can teach her and he responds, "There are some games that I don't know how to play yet..." (someday, Wesley...someday!)
While this episode is a little bit...how shall I say..."on the nose" (straight forward) about it...I think the underlying message that laws cannot be absolute is absolutely correct. And I find it interesting that this is tied into an episode where they challenge this energy entity's status as "God". Because that makes me think about religion (clearly) - as much as people start wars and shed blood over the "laws of faith" I feel as if it's too obvious that most rules are meant to be applied as they fit situations. And I don't meant to say that rules should be changed for situations - however sometimes there is gray area...nothing is black and white!
I mean think about it this way If a woman is being raped...should she not fight back? And if the only way to save herself is harm or even kill the person trying to rape her - should she be condemned to hell or shunned from god in the after life!? I think not!
Links
Wikipedia summary of the episode!
Lt. Commander Crombs Blog
My TrekSpace Page
My Band
My Business
For those not reading off of blogger - check out the original blog entry at http://mospacecamp.blogspot.com
Okay, so I watched this episode while I was proposal writing last night...but it's a first season episode...I'm sure I kept up just fine. Here I'll summarize the episode: ship in orbit 'round planet, investigative team beams back to ship to tell cap'n 'all is well', away team beams down (it seems Tasha's clearly looking forward to getting some!), they send Wesley to play with other (hairy) children, Wes breaks a law (oh wes!), the 'sensual people' want to kill him - but Picard decides to break prime directive to save him - all the while there's some energy being playing god over the planet! YAY...told you I could multi-task! - that was ALL without looking at the wiki page!
Before I get into it, I just want to say, my favorite quote of the whole episode is when the girl Wesley's playing with asks him to teach her a game she knows HE can teach her and he responds, "There are some games that I don't know how to play yet..." (someday, Wesley...someday!)
While this episode is a little bit...how shall I say..."on the nose" (straight forward) about it...I think the underlying message that laws cannot be absolute is absolutely correct. And I find it interesting that this is tied into an episode where they challenge this energy entity's status as "God". Because that makes me think about religion (clearly) - as much as people start wars and shed blood over the "laws of faith" I feel as if it's too obvious that most rules are meant to be applied as they fit situations. And I don't meant to say that rules should be changed for situations - however sometimes there is gray area...nothing is black and white!
I mean think about it this way If a woman is being raped...should she not fight back? And if the only way to save herself is harm or even kill the person trying to rape her - should she be condemned to hell or shunned from god in the after life!? I think not!
Links
Wikipedia summary of the episode!
Lt. Commander Crombs Blog
My TrekSpace Page
My Band
My Business
For those not reading off of blogger - check out the original blog entry at http://mospacecamp.blogspot.com
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
WhereNoOneHasGoneBefore (Season 1-Episode 5) Star Trek TNG
Oh my sweet baby Jesus...man...I took a little break from this blog and watching the episodes and I just started cracking up when I watched the trailer for this episode. My question is who hired these trailer editors & the voice over guy...?....sigh!!! But here it is if you'd like to giggle too!!!
I think that this is the first episode that Deana's mentioned that she can't read the emotions of a being at all! She is suspicious of this guy that comes onto the ship because of his arrogance but most of all of his assistant because she has no idea what he's feeling he's "empty" as she describes!
On the bright side though...this episode is no stranger to showcasing Wesley in some SUPER UGLY SWEATER again!!!
So despite the fact that I am quite interested in the story of the "Traveler" and how that effects Wesley's character for the rest of the series. I really think this episode is unfortunately one of the most forced. We already saw the crew become "drunk" in Naked Now so I'm just not that excited to see the crew have all these hallucinations.
I'm also begining to notice some inconsistencies with the quality of film capture in this episode this episode is SUPER dark. In some scenes it's almost as if you can't make out the details of Geordie's face (tisk tisk camera man...he might be black but he's not THAT black!).
Honestly, I don't know how I feel about this episode except for the fact that this episode is meaningful in the progression of the extended story line for a few characters.
On the LOVE IT ---- RE-WATCH IT ---- SHMEH....scale...
this was a "SHMEH!"
Links
Wikipedia summary of the episode!
Lt. Commander Crombs Blog
My TrekSpace Page
My Band
My Business
I think that this is the first episode that Deana's mentioned that she can't read the emotions of a being at all! She is suspicious of this guy that comes onto the ship because of his arrogance but most of all of his assistant because she has no idea what he's feeling he's "empty" as she describes!
On the bright side though...this episode is no stranger to showcasing Wesley in some SUPER UGLY SWEATER again!!!
So despite the fact that I am quite interested in the story of the "Traveler" and how that effects Wesley's character for the rest of the series. I really think this episode is unfortunately one of the most forced. We already saw the crew become "drunk" in Naked Now so I'm just not that excited to see the crew have all these hallucinations.
I'm also begining to notice some inconsistencies with the quality of film capture in this episode this episode is SUPER dark. In some scenes it's almost as if you can't make out the details of Geordie's face (tisk tisk camera man...he might be black but he's not THAT black!).
Honestly, I don't know how I feel about this episode except for the fact that this episode is meaningful in the progression of the extended story line for a few characters.
On the LOVE IT ---- RE-WATCH IT ---- SHMEH....scale...
this was a "SHMEH!"
Links
Wikipedia summary of the episode!
Lt. Commander Crombs Blog
My TrekSpace Page
My Band
My Business
Sunday, March 8, 2009
ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT (Season 1, Episode 1) Star Trek TNG
I am so excited about starting the series over again that I couldn't wait to actually start watching the episode! So I'm here...still in my pajamas on daylight savings Sunday - totally pumped up! I spent part of this morning building the blog page! Now here we go!!!!........
It is funny watching the first and second seasons. Though my dear friend Crombs (blogging companion & best friend) almost completely hates the first two seasons, I still find that I enjoy them! The production value is very limited and several episodes of the first season are rehashed ideas from the original series but there's still something magical about them. The entire cast is thin & fit - all in their prime!
These early episodes immediately remind you that Roddenberry's dream was to create a show that challenges the human tendencies towards different cultures and races. Furthermore, though I am not a huge Tasha Yar fan I do enjoy the fact that the Chief of Security is a slender blond woman with lots of spunk!!!
"ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT" opens with Picard's very first Captain's log, Star Date: 41153.7
I love the fact that there are both men and women in those short uniform skants! I'm a sucker for a man in a kilt...this is the closest that STNG comes to giving me all that!
This episode's saucer separation is by far my favorite! It's slow, dramatic, and beautifully shot! There are few shows that have taken filming on film so seriously in the 80's. I also enjoy the manual reconnection!
I am noticing loop holes already! Troy has incorrect ranking pips. In this episode she's ranked Lieutenant Commander - but she doesn't take the test to be a commander until much much later in the series!!
It's interesting - the first episode feels much like the original series in many ways. I mean obviously, new ship, new crew, new technology, etc - but all of the camera work feels exactly the same! Riker most of all seems to be channeling the demeanor of Kirk! I will be curious to see how much of the original series lives in the writing/camera work/etc of this series when I revisit TOS.
FAVORITE MOMENT IN THE ENTIRE EPISODE!!!!
When Data is escorting 137 year old Admiral McCoy to meet with Picard, McCoy expresses joy about being on the enterprise, and explains, "A new ship but she's got the right name...you treat her like a lady and she'll always bring you home!!!" LOVE IT!
It is this episode where we meet Q for the first time! Prejudicely challenging the 'savage nature' of humans! This is an interesting commentary on the idea of ethnic cleansing because Q's approach and argument is clearly misguided and clearly absurd!
"If we're going to be damned then we should be damned for who we are!" - Captain Jean Luc Picard (Season 1, Episode 1, "Encounter At Farpoint")
LINKS
Lt. Commander Combs Blog!!!
Episode Summary on Wiki
Trek Space
Lethal Poetry Productions
The Mojdeh Project
It is funny watching the first and second seasons. Though my dear friend Crombs (blogging companion & best friend) almost completely hates the first two seasons, I still find that I enjoy them! The production value is very limited and several episodes of the first season are rehashed ideas from the original series but there's still something magical about them. The entire cast is thin & fit - all in their prime!
These early episodes immediately remind you that Roddenberry's dream was to create a show that challenges the human tendencies towards different cultures and races. Furthermore, though I am not a huge Tasha Yar fan I do enjoy the fact that the Chief of Security is a slender blond woman with lots of spunk!!!
"ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT" opens with Picard's very first Captain's log, Star Date: 41153.7
I love the fact that there are both men and women in those short uniform skants! I'm a sucker for a man in a kilt...this is the closest that STNG comes to giving me all that!
This episode's saucer separation is by far my favorite! It's slow, dramatic, and beautifully shot! There are few shows that have taken filming on film so seriously in the 80's. I also enjoy the manual reconnection!
I am noticing loop holes already! Troy has incorrect ranking pips. In this episode she's ranked Lieutenant Commander - but she doesn't take the test to be a commander until much much later in the series!!
It's interesting - the first episode feels much like the original series in many ways. I mean obviously, new ship, new crew, new technology, etc - but all of the camera work feels exactly the same! Riker most of all seems to be channeling the demeanor of Kirk! I will be curious to see how much of the original series lives in the writing/camera work/etc of this series when I revisit TOS.
FAVORITE MOMENT IN THE ENTIRE EPISODE!!!!
When Data is escorting 137 year old Admiral McCoy to meet with Picard, McCoy expresses joy about being on the enterprise, and explains, "A new ship but she's got the right name...you treat her like a lady and she'll always bring you home!!!" LOVE IT!
It is this episode where we meet Q for the first time! Prejudicely challenging the 'savage nature' of humans! This is an interesting commentary on the idea of ethnic cleansing because Q's approach and argument is clearly misguided and clearly absurd!
"If we're going to be damned then we should be damned for who we are!" - Captain Jean Luc Picard (Season 1, Episode 1, "Encounter At Farpoint")
LINKS
Lt. Commander Combs Blog!!!
Episode Summary on Wiki
Trek Space
Lethal Poetry Productions
The Mojdeh Project
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