TV/Movies Megathread

[Syt]

Is there any behind the scenes explanation why Cpt. Picard prefers to drink tea? Was it an inside joke about Arthur Dent's futile quest for tea in HHGTG (where the nutrimatic was unable to replicate it)?

[Barrister]

Is there any behind the scenes explanation why Cpt. Picard prefers to drink tea? Was it an inside joke about Arthur Dent's futile quest for tea in HHGTG (where the nutrimatic was unable to replicate it)?

Memory Alpha (which of COURSE has an entry for Earl Grey tea) lists no particular reason.

I would think the simplest answer is that since Patrick Stewart is an englishman it just made sense for him to drink tea.

What I always found inexplicable is why they'd hire a talented Shakespearean actor like Stewart, complete with English accent, and make his character French.  I mean - why not have him be Cpt. John Picard from, I dunno, Sussex?

[Syt]

His family speaks British English, too. In one episode Data refers to French as an "obscure language", so maybe it's not widely spoken anymore?

[Barrister]

I haven't watched TNG for a long time, but I do recall Picard throwing out the odd French word or phrase, typically on the rare occasions he talked about his home or childhood.

[Admiral Yi]

What I always found inexplicable is why they'd hire a talented Shakespearean actor like Stewart, complete with English accent, and make his character French.  I mean - why not have him be Cpt. John Picard from, I dunno, Sussex?

Sense it makes not.

[Josephus]

I think, though, Picard was meant to be, you know, cultured, educated, and all that. He couldn't be that and British.

[The Brain]

Lost In Translation. Again.

Scarlett

[Kleves]

Any good though? It is on my radar...

Whatever the film's faults, it is Scorsese and DiCaprio, and so it is good enough to be worth seeing.

[viper37]

Is there any behind the scenes explanation why Cpt. Picard prefers to drink tea? Was it an inside joke about Arthur Dent's futile quest for tea in HHGTG (where the nutrimatic was unable to replicate it)?

Memory Alpha (which of COURSE has an entry for Earl Grey tea) lists no particular reason.

I would think the simplest answer is that since Patrick Stewart is an englishman it just made sense for him to drink tea.

What I always found inexplicable is why they'd hire a talented Shakespearean actor like Stewart, complete with English accent, and make his character French.  I mean - why not have him be Cpt. John Picard from, I dunno, Sussex?

It was done to emphasize the fact that Earth is united under one rule.  One planet, one people, one culture, one language.  After World War III and the various problems, the Earth moved under one rule, eliminated all lawyers, poverty, money, cultural distinction, etc.  I'm not even sure people of the Federation believe in any gods, individually speaking.

The Federation in itself is multicultural/multiethnic, but most planets are mono-cultural.  I'm not aware of any tensions between any colonies and their homeworld anywhere in the races we know.  Except for the Maquis, all is well.

[Josquius]

I wish memory alpha had more stuff on production decisions rather than nonsense gleaned from semi canon novels.

What's wrong with liking tea? Tea drinking isn't a peculiarly british thing, they have tea in most countries.

Picard being French was odd. But I always took it to be underlining how effective universal translators are. He is actually speaking upper class French and this comes across to our ears as upper class English.

[Tonitrus]

I wish memory alpha had more stuff on production decisions rather than nonsense gleaned from semi canon novels.

What's wrong with liking tea? Tea drinking isn't a peculiarly british thing, they have tea in most countries.

Picard being French was odd. But I always took it to be underlining how effective universal translators are. He is actually speaking upper class French and this comes across to our ears as upper class English.

http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Star_Trek/2_The_Next_Generation/Star_Trek_-_The_Next_Generation_Bible.pdf

[jimmy olsen]

I wish memory alpha had more stuff on production decisions rather than nonsense gleaned from semi canon novels.

What's wrong with liking tea? Tea drinking isn't a peculiarly british thing, they have tea in most countries.

Picard being French was odd. But I always took it to be underlining how effective universal translators are. He is actually speaking upper class French and this comes across to our ears as upper class English.

The novels are talked about on memory beta

[Syt]

the Earth [...] eliminated all  [...] money

Which can led to problems at times:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx5I7uEEEYo

[Josquius]

About Time- The poshest film I've seen for some time. It really is sickeningly posh. Its like something from another time.
Guy finds out people in his family can travel back in time. Hijinks ensue. Schmoltz emerges to weigh down the hijinks.
Pretty good. Though the way they feed the schmoltz wagon at the end by breaking one of the big rules they establish halfway through the film rankles.

[garbon]

About Time- The poshest film I've seen for some time. It really is sickeningly posh. Its like something from another time.
Guy finds out people in his family can travel back in time. Hijinks ensue. Schmoltz emerges to weigh down the hijinks.
Pretty good. Though the way they feed the schmoltz wagon at the end by breaking one of the big rules they establish halfway through the film rankles.