TheHoodedClaw
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And yet the related transporter technology is used routinely in TNG times.
Star Trek TV series(es) - general discussion of the franchise
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And yet the related transporter technology is used routinely in TNG times.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
In the first episode of TOS S01E01, a character is referred to as 'space happy' 
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Watched a DS9 episode last night where Dr Bashir was trying to cure a terrible virus. He was going on about the 'mutation rate is increasing' which he was somehow able to determine via a visual assesment of one patient. No samples, no plates, no quantitative analysis of any empirical data at all in fact. He also did some of the worst TV CPR I've ever seen.
I like Bashir as a character, but he needs striking off from the Space Medical Council ASAP. And why he is going on away teams and flying spaceships and shit, instead of staying put in his sick bay and actually treating people? Dickhead.
I like Bashir as a character, but he needs striking off from the Space Medical Council ASAP. And why he is going on away teams and flying spaceships and shit, instead of staying put in his sick bay and actually treating people? Dickhead.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
He was a creep, but a believable creep. DS9 took some of the saccharine shine off the Trek universe and was all the better for it IMO.
In fact I think his story was he'd been sent out to the arse end of Federation space because he was a bit of a dick and nobody else wanted him.
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Bashir gets cool points for doing section 21 dirty work. Lying to your bredrins for the greater good eh bashir? excellent.
according to a scene filmed (but not broadcast) of Discovery, Evil Gouigous (fucked if I can spell that) is recruited by them and will be involved in next season of disco disco
according to a scene filmed (but not broadcast) of Discovery, Evil Gouigous (fucked if I can spell that) is recruited by them and will be involved in next season of disco disco
Sounds like a recipe for cancer.
Old Gergl
Mountains of the antelope women
Embarrassingly illegal genetic enhancement by pushy parents, or was that someone else?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
no thats him. I felt at the time this was an annoying power level upping for no good reason except we need bashir to be nails later.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
A rare example of an actual explanation for a sci-fi character who can mysteriously do just about anything. Dax had her multiple lifetimes of experience, Bashir had his ilegally enhanced brain. Also kind of explains some of his dickish arrogance.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
15 mins into DS9 S2:E7 "The Rules of Acquision". It's absolutely terrible. It's a Ferengi-heavy load of tripe. Even the Gamma Quadrant aliens are garbage in look and realisation. Jim Henson would have scrapped it. I can't face watching the whole thing, so I'm skipping it. This is even worse than Spock's Brain.
I haven't skipped any Trek so far. (And I watched the whole of TOS S3).
I haven't skipped any Trek so far. (And I watched the whole of TOS S3).
maomao
普費斯
The Ferengi stuff suffers from similar problems to the Klingon episodes in TNG. A massive Federation rivalling civilisation turns out to be run by two or three characters that are happy to be influenced by our human heroes. It just ends up making both cultures look like cardboard cut outs. At least (as I remember) the Cardassians seem to have a little depth.
And if you haven't skipped any Star Trek yet it's because you haven't seen Neelix yet.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
Not until this thread I hadn't. He looks like the Zany Guy people sometimes post on here.
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Trufax: That's actually one of the two episodes that got me started on DS9 (I currently forget which was the other). My original TNG tapes came from someone who copied them off BBC2, but one of them was a mislabelled DS9 tape containing this.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
It was. I'm glad I skipped to it.
cybershot
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Obviously down to personal preference, but there's a lot of star trek which can be skipped, for those that are starting, or just started a certain series and happy to skip past the episodes that have no future references or importance, heres a decent list to go by starting with TOS.
The Original Series Episode Guide
The Original Series Episode Guide
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Isn't skipping a bit, well, cheating? (says me who has missed entire last seasons and most of Enterprise...)
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
There are plenty of episodes even of TNG and DS9 that are just not worth 45 minutes of anyone's time, not even in a 'look how shit this is' way. It's a bit like the opposite of the X-files in that the episodes that are part of a larger arc are usually great wile some the of the standalone stories are crap. The internet is a rich source of episode guides to help spare you the duds.
With Enterprise you want to stop watching before it starts and then pick it up again shortly after it's over.
cybershot
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Depends on your outlook. Star Trek of yesteryear and indeed most TV back then, episodes, let alone series were also stand-alone. With little continuity. Pretty much all of TOS and early seasons of TNG were all about alien of the week, rather than character building.
Skipping past most of TNG season 1 and 2 I recommend for anyone that's new to Star Trek and enjoys modern day (13 episode seasons that tell one big story, much like Discovery, where you can't skip an episode) TV.
DS9 argulably was one of the first shows to have one big massive story arc over 7 seasons, but even so, still many of season 1,2 and part of 3 can be skipped, and ditto with Voyager.
It's just seems to be how Star Trek was, slow starts, that you just wouldn't get away with today.
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
In relation to the latest incarnation, I do think it's worth watching from the original series:
Mudd's Women
I, Mudd
The Tholian Web
Mirror, Mirror
I, Mudd
The Tholian Web
Mirror, Mirror
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
I did..do!!
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Just fwd the Neelix bits, is my recommendation but don't skip the actual eps as he's in pretty much most of them...
krtek a houby
Kick me again Jesus
Also, I think danny mentioned the DS9 theme as being a bit underwhelming. They make subtle changes to the opening titles around season 3 or 4 and it's an improvement. Nothing radical but more agreeable.
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
I see what they were doing. This is a programme about a static space station on the edge of Federation territory, not a star ship travelling at the permit-able maximum warp. The music captures that mood. But that means it isn't setting a mood of anticipation for an exciting story. It's more like an unremarkable interlude you have to get through.
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