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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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viper37

Quote from: Barrister on May 18, 2017, 11:56:49 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 18, 2017, 11:06:26 AM
Ugh, those Klingons.  :yucky:

They should have gone with an anthology format.  I think it would have been fantastic with the ST universe, and they could then bounce around all over the timeline, and far more opportunities for different ships/crews/characters/stories.  Save the expense on a popular actor/cast clinging on for multiple seasons, while still being able to bring popular ones back on occasion as appropriate.

But Abrams' fucking with the universe blew that all to hell and gone anyway.

Nah - anthologies, like prequels, suck.  YOu don't get a chance to get invested in the characters.
True Detectives.
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: HVC on May 18, 2017, 01:17:28 PM
ugh Voyager. Even Enterprise I could kind of get into in a "there's nothing else on" sort of way, but Voyager was the worst.

I'm not sure I ever watched a full episode of either.
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celedhring

I watched the pilot of Voyager when it came out in Spain and never came back to it. Now that I think of it, that's actually the last Trek TV I ever watched.

EDIT: I lie, now that I remember I caught a couple of episodes later on.

garbon

What an original conversation.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."

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celedhring

Quote from: garbon on May 18, 2017, 04:40:13 PM
What an original conversation.

Like a holodeck episode.

dps

Quote from: Tonitrus on May 18, 2017, 01:22:53 PM
I actually thought the premise of Voyager was really good/cool, but the execution was bad.

The execution was beyond bad.

HVC

Quote from: garbon on May 18, 2017, 04:40:13 PM
What an original conversation.

Not our fault you like a bad show
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garbon

Quote from: HVC on May 18, 2017, 05:50:12 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 18, 2017, 04:40:13 PM
What an original conversation.

Not our fault you like a bad show

And it isn't my fault we're having this infinite loop of moaning about Voyager.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."

I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

HVC

Quote from: garbon on May 18, 2017, 06:13:00 PM
Quote from: HVC on May 18, 2017, 05:50:12 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 18, 2017, 04:40:13 PM
What an original conversation.

Not our fault you like a bad show

And it isn't my fault we're having this infinite loop of moaning about Voyager.

We were talking about a pontential (and likely) bad new Star Trek show, it's only natural to talk about a past one.
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Ed Anger

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Saw that Ice Pirates was on TCM this morning. Since I had never seen it, decided to try it. After 15 minutes, I felt ill and turned that stupid shit off.

Christ.
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Ed Anger on May 18, 2017, 06:29:21 PM
Saw that Ice Pirates was on TCM this morning. Since I had ever seen it, decided to try it. After 15 minutes, I felt ill and turned that stupid shit off.

Christ.

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Ed Anger

Bring back Hardcastle & McCormack.
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mongers

Quote from: Ed Anger on May 16, 2017, 06:21:32 PM
Rogue One.

It was OK, could have been a good film for me, but the Lucas inspired leaden dialogue dragged it down.

Also what was with the heavily telegraphed VietnamWar-like scenes?
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