All Things Star Trek

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Yes, at least in the TNG Generation where people start to de-evolve it’s because they catch a disease from Barclay. Heck, they even name it after them.

And I LOVED DS9. Ferengis started out villains, became more comic (Menage A Troi), and then like the Klingons developed nuance. I mean, look at the differences between Quark and his brother Rom–not to mention Quark’s son Nog. . .

The only one who really didn’t have much of a chance to develop was Ezri Dax because she was only in one season, though they gave her a LOT of episodes in that season including Prodigal Daughter. Actually, Ben Sisko as a father was one of the few really good examples of a parent-child relationship in DS9. Kira Nerys found out some very unhappy things about her mother, Odo’s relationship to the Bajoran scientist who discovered his sentience was rather stormy, Worf’s relationship with Alexander was fairly rocky in its later stages, the O’Brien’s had an infant and a daughter who went from pretty much preschool to barely preteen (aside from that one time-jump) so they didn’t have to deal with adolescence, Dr. Bashir’s parents unintentionally outed him being genetically enhanced, Ben Sisko’s FATHER kept it from him that his mother wasn’t the woman he called Mama but rather a woman named Sarah whose body was commandeered by one of the Prophets in order to engineer the birth of the Emissary. . Gul Dukat loved his illegitimate daughter and went insane when she was killed. Well, at least the parents of the adult and adolescent children were pretty much equally problems male AND female, it wasn’t the Disneyesque ‘stepmother villain’, absent mother, and klutzy dad dynamic!
 
Yeah, I need to find a list of the really good ones. Much of the old ST I have not seen.
 
Yes, that’s an apt description of Kirk. William Shatner seems kind of comedic in his personality, too, from the little I’ve seen him outside of character / role.

I think, perhaps, that if the right fresh talent can come along, a number of shows could continue to be good, but new writers have to be brought in and not be hindered by other forces.
 
I preferred giving the Ferenghi a limited role. Maybe I just don’t like their face and the way they talk. 🙂
 
I will take your advice and check it out.

Thanks.

Did you watch much of ST-E? Maybe it was the writers. But I keep hoping that there is something good underneath all that, but I remember it being kind of sensual / sexual which I don’t prefer to watch and isn’t necessary in good sci fi.
 
They remind me of Igor in Frankenstein crossed with mice from hell who have been horribly mutated by massive amounts of gamma radiation.
 
True, but at least one can wear red a bit more safely after TOS.
I was a kid for that, but even back then, I was like, “Yeah, so we have a dangerous situation going on and we’re going to send the Captain, the first officer, all the bridge crew, etc to deal with it. Every time.” FAIL!
 
I’m getting lots of practice in that in my faith life.
I need a break from it in my entertainment life,
 
Exactly. “A few families in a village” (even if the village is in space), a la Jane Austen. . . That’s why I think DS9 did it best.
 
I haven’t seen the new Star Trek. I believe you have to pay to see it. I refuse to do that. I don’t pay for Netflix, Hulu or other services of that type either.

When the original Star Trek began it was on network TV. That is where every TV series in the Star Trek empire should remain, imo.
 
I thought after the first episode they put it on a On Demand channel or Netflix.
 
Does anyone watch Fringe?

If so, what are your impressions?
 
Are you good people fans of Star Gate? I really liked that series a lot. Probably just as much as ST.
 
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Daisy is pretty awesome, though being married to her could be dangerous. Best not to tick her off.
 
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