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MOMO says:
I got TOS season 1 in HD DVD for Christmas. I thought it was really good. They fixed it up just enough to make the places and planets seem real, but left it alone enough to keep the cheesiness aspect of the affects and some of the aliens that I so enjoy.... Has anyone else seen it in HD? What did you think of how they remastered it?.... (Season 2 is supposed to come out in High Def soon- I can't wait!)
posted Jan 17
Jewel says:
WOW long time no see! hey people, what up? Darn another year went by and I still have yet to even start on Voyager *laugh* the day will come though!
posted Jan 9
Jewel says:
HELLO EVERYONE!!!
I like Star Trek in fact I love STAR TREK!!!!!!
Sadly I have been deprived of seeing ever single one! I don%u2019t have TV and my family thinks it a waste to bye all of them, so I must be content with the few I have seen and will get to see!!!
posted Aug 25
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actionM says:
Its ok. Don't rush it. Its like a fine wine that you only bring out when the time is right. Besides, if you watch them all then what will you have to look forward to in life? I'm almost thirty and have loved star trek since I was just a wee lad and I have only seen about half of it. I'm slowly watching Voyager right now.
posted Aug 28
MOMO says:
well put actionM... I've seen all the originals and most of voyager, i'm working my way through TNG now...There are a few of those I havn't seen yet...(*ashamed* I know that was one of the best ones, but I was unaware of awesomeness that is star trek at its time.)
posted Oct 2
actionM says:
Don't be ashamed! I still am most likely missing a few of the original series. I'm gonna go thru them all after I finish Voyager. Can't wait.
posted Oct 2
Siaynoq says:
There's a considerable number of Star Trek: TNG episodes where the warp core became critical or at least volatile that they needed to eject it. And in every episode where this was the case, the warp core ejection system was offline. And I'd try to imagine how a mechanism designed solely for ejecting a warp core could so often be offline. You would think it would operate on a more manual basis than an automatic one, so as to minimize any technical difficulties.
The reason this kind of upset me is because I always wanted to see what it looked like when they ejected the core. And before they had a chance to, usually they got the thing back under control and so didn't need to anymore.
There was, however, one instance where they actually did eject the core. This was in Star Trek: Insurrection. They didn't eject it though because it was critical, but because there was some tear in the fabric of space and they thought detonating the core in the middle of this tear would close it back up. And it did, so they successfully ejected the core. What pisses me off is that they don't show it leave the ship. They just view it on screen after it was already ejected. Like, Geordi just pushes a button and it cuts to the tear and the core drifting towards it.
Then Geordi's like, "We're fresh out of cores, Captain."
They showed the ship seperate from the saucer section plenty of times. Why couldn't they show the core being ejected?
posted Jul 17
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Alex says:
To be honest, I don't remember that suggestion being made all that often on the series -- but it's just possible I zoned out during such dialog (much of which was, incidentally, left out of early versions of the scripts -- substituted with the word "TECH" by less science- or detail-oriented writers...which gives you some idea how important to the story they considered it). And I can understand wanting to witness the warp core ejection process, having been denied the pleasure for so many years -- but can you imagine how badly such a sequence might have disrupted the flow of that scene? There are ways they could have managed it, I suppose -- but I certainly didn't find the lack of such a sequence conspicuous; and I'd even say it was handled gracefully, adding to both the suspense and humor of the scene. In general, I'm a bit biased towards the film, and far more tolerant of its faults than most people I know -- so I may just be making excuses.
posted Jul 17
Siaynoq says:
Well when you see the core, it is floating in space. But even a two second shot of it exiting the Enterprise then floating away might have been nice. It didn't necessarily need to show the whole sequence. But I'm also curious where it exits out of.
posted Jul 17
actionM says:
They most likely couldn't show that shot since it would look like a turtle taking a shit.
posted Jul 20
poogas says:
Wow. I just can't believe how many people here say things like "I'm not sure if I've seen all the original series episodes." When I was first beginning to seriously discuss Star Trek on the internet, it was unthinkable that someone who was a fan--and certainly someone who cared enough to get on the internet and talk about the show--wouldn't have at least seen every Next Generation once and every original series episode countless times. But that's the great thing about Star Trek; there's now so much of it in such a variety of styles that people can be fans who've seen hundreds of episodes without ever really having seen the original series. It really does have something for everyone. A couple of people on here have said they really liked Nemesis and I have a friend who will argue all day that Star Trek V is the best movie. Both of these positions totally blow my mind (I thought Star Trek V was really weak and that Nemesis was just a flat-out turd), but there are people who would disagree with me just as strongly when I say I think Star Trek VI is the best movie (I sometimes flip between it and II) or that I think "Spock's Brain" is not as bad as "The Way to Eden." With each new entry into the Star Trek library, you get a whole new slew of divergent opinions, and that's why discussion of the show will never die down. I just hope that the next movie is more appealing to fans than Nemesis was ("Hey gang! For no reason at all, let's go ride around on dune buggies! Uh oh, we're being chased by some people we don't know and whose motivations for chasing us are entirely unclear! But mercy, isn't it exciting?") so some new life can be given to the franchise.
posted Jul 10
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Siaynoq says:
Hmm, yes, I think one really nice thing about Star Trek is it requires little commitment. And it is rather interesting how varied opinions are about all the different movies. My favorite is First Contact and my second favorite is The Undiscovered Country. Nemesis was very disappointing for me. I felt the themes and plot was very contrived; and I felt like Picard had already confronted his dark side in First Contact and he had exorcised his own demons. So it wasn't as interesting to see his character go through something as similiar but more half-baked.
Insurrection wasn't quite as good as I had initially hoped. But upon rewatching it a few times, I've come to reevaluate it since. I thought it was kind of a film about healing and acknlowledging the price of the comforts around us, more or less.
Has anyone read the latest JJ Abrams interview about the next film? It doesn't reveal much, but does have a few tantalizing hints in it about Star Trek XI.
posted Jul 11
Alex says:
No question: Star Trek's all over the map. And I don't know of any two people who have the exact same opinions on the various series and films. I also liked Undiscovered Country a lot -- but I can honestly say I feel all of the original series films had some redeeming quality to them; even Final Frontier (I can't remember what it was, at the moment -- but the Goldsmith score was nice, as I recall). And I guess there's something to the "even number" rule people talk so much about, but personally, I tend to rank Search for Spock above Undiscovered (it's been years since I've seen either, though).
I'm not really much for the fan sites, so, no, I haven't read the Abrams interview -- but from what little I know of the man, I think the series may have found its savior.
posted Jul 13
Justus says:
Kirk or Picard?
posted Jun 13
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actionM says:
Picard. But I did notice some bleeding from my nose and ear while trying to figure that one out.
posted Jun 13
Turaturai [~is lost~] says:
For the television series: Picard
For the movies: Kirk
I never liked William Shatner in the original series because the character was totally wrong, because he always looked too young and immature to be an Enterprise captain. Picard however commands respect and suits the role of captain perfectly. But by the time they made the movies Kirk was older and suited the role much better. I prefer Picard overall, but the Next Generation era movies got slightly worse each time, which is why I made the choices above.
posted Jun 19
Jona Barr says:
star trek is soo cool!
ever been to vulcan?
posted Jun 15