Star Trek not movie thread

[fire_of_avalon]

I want to watch the old movies sometime but I'm scared they'll be too antiquated.

Nope.

I watched one Star trek movie that had the cast from TNG and they were on some planet and Picard seemed to have almost gotten a girlfriend.

Can't remember what it was called.

Also, I'm glad the uniforms got looser and that Wesley stopped wearing grandma sweaters when he started working on the bridge.

I want the grandma sweaters back.

Also:



EDIT: oh god this is the best thing ever, all the memes ALL OF THEM

[charliepanayi]

Poor old Wesley Crusher, even Wil Wheaton doesn't much like him.

Sorry, I left off the original series in my list as my knowledge of it is very patchy so I can't comment on it.

[Pike]

Is that the dog?

Spot is <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Spot" target="_blank" style="color: #38e897;">Data's cat</a>.

Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature;
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.

[Raistlin]

Star Trek is great. Pretty much all of TNG is great, as is most of DS9 and even some of TOS (if only for the Kirk/Bones/Spock dynamic, the ridiculous campiness, and the occasional moment of a young George Takei going nuts). The movies for the most part may be underwhelming or bad for newer viewers unfamiliar with the series. You probably want to stick to Wrath of Khan and First Contact for starters; those are widely considered the best of the old movies, so you shouldn't move on to the others unless you first enjoy those.

The middle seasons of TNG were my favorite, IIRC, so enjoy. When you're through, I'm sure you'll be yet another unanimous vote in favor of Picard as the best Trek captain.

[Burtsplurt]

I've only ever bothered with TNG, although I've probably watched it all through a few times. I say "all"; I always skip the early episodes when Riker doesn't have a beard. From Season 3 onwards it improves massively.

[Jinx]

I've started rewatching TNG because of this thread.

[Pike]

Small-time, I've started rewatching ALL of Trek because of this thread.

God the very first episode of TOS is amazing.

[Jinx]

I've never actually seen any episodes of TOS.

Well, I probably have, but I just didn't pay attention to them.

[The Man]

I've never actually seen any episodes of TOS.

Well, I probably have, but I just didn't pay attention to them.

I have never colberted as hard as I colberted to this post.

Well, apart from any time lonny bob posts.

[Pumpkin]

Went to see this yesterday. It was pretty good. Didn't really make me think of Star Trek though, except for using the same names. But what do I know, I'm just a Star Trek noob .

I think they should have had George Takei dubbed over the Sulu (or whatever his name was) character.

Actually he should have dubbed over all of the characters.

[Pike]

You definitely need to watch more Trek, shion! The new movie was full of references and throw-backs to older ones. I was smiling at some reference or homage every couple of minutes. Good ol' Sulu, don't worry bro, you'll be the captain someday

[Raistlin]

Went to see this yesterday. It was pretty good. Didn't really make me think of Star Trek though, except for using the same names. But what do I know, I'm just a Star Trek noob .

I think they should have had George Takei dubbed over the Sulu (or whatever his name was) character.

Actually he should have dubbed over all of the characters.

*points to thread title*

[Araciel]

The good TOS episodes remind me of B&W Twilight Zone episodes.

TNG is the best.

DS9 is good but the best story arcs involve maaaany episodes which was a pain back when they were originally televised.

[Pike]

Somebody come talk about Star Trek: TOS with me

I just watched "The Naked Time" and it's fantastic. What a great episode. What a great show.

[Slothy]

Shirtless Sulu wandering the decks with a fencing foil? Nothing to complain about there.