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Endgame, part 1 [^]
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Favorite episode: The Doomsday Machine, hands down.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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The remastered effects for that episode are exceptionally well-done. Especially the damage to the U.S.S. Constitution. If you haven't checked out the remastered effects, you should. Most are actually pretty subtle - like the Gorn blinking. Also, the restoration of the show was very nicely done. Even better, the Blu-Rays have both the remastered and original effects, so you can easily compare just by switching the angle.
Flynn
If we can't corrupt the youth of today,
the adults of tomorrow will be no fun...
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I recently re-watched the animated series. I don't think I really ever had seen all the episodes, nor do I remember them like the original series, and I wanted to follow along with Mission Log Podcast who was reviewing them at the time.
The episodes are rushed to fit a half hour format. The animation is just horrible. The music is reused so many times that you start to hum along even before it's cued. And I invented a new drinking game: Every time James Doohan voices another character, you have to take a drink.
What I didn't realize watching it as a kid was just how much the stories and dialog were meant for adults. Even the diction seems beyond most live action TV today. And it's interesting how some of the story elements have been reused in later episodes and movies.
BTW, if you're looking for some new old-school Star Trek, check out Star Trek Continues. I normally never find fan films interesting, but these guys really do a good job.
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Indeed: the "Continues" are excellent: if only a studio would pick them up: I'd rather watch a series than a single film.
Also, I think it time that ST stopped with Kirk, Picard, etc. The new series should be ST3000 - set far in the future so that the tech isn't quite as contemporary or even behind the times!
Now that would be great: perhaps a few Borg in the crew? (You know, the free ones). 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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After recently watching nearly all of the series, I think my overall favorite was Enterprise, once it got going. In the beginning it was pretty rough, but about midway through the second season it started getting better. Can't really pick a favorite episode really as I enjoyed most of them. Phlox was overall my favorite character.
I bought the original series on Blu-Ray (so far the only "canon" Trek series I own - I also have The Animated Series). I hadn't seen them in years. The show still holds up pretty well, actually. I especially loved The Doomsday Machine, The City on the Edge of Forever and Tomorrow is Yesterday. The remastered effects are pretty damn good, and I loved watching the series that one of the secondary actors filmed while on set during the series' run.
Side note: Kirk's full name - James Tiberius Kirk - was revealed in an episode of the Filmation animated series (Bem), along with several other staples of Star Trek ("Beam me aboard" being another). While it's not considered "canon," it contributed quite a bit to Trek lore and included a few sequels to TOS episodes like More Tribbles, More Troubles and Mudd's Passion.
TNG had some good episodes, but I was especially fond of Q-Who for introducing the Borg, and Best of Both Worlds for Locutus. And subsequently hated First Contact for turning the Borg into the xenomorphs from Aliens and Voyager for completely nerfing the Borg by the end of the series. To me the Borg were far creepier when they didn't have a queen or when they couldn't insta-assimilate the crew. One of the strongest scenes in Best of Both Worlds is watching Picard's horror as he is slowly assimilated into the collective.
DS9 had a slow start, but by the third season really hit its stride. I didn't much like DS9's stand-alone episodes. The show worked best when it continued the Dominion arc. The only side journey I really liked were the mirror universe episodes. Also, it seemed like they pretty much dropped Sisko as the profit until the very end of the series, when they just suddenly decided it was important again. It was in the background, but I would have liked to see more done with it over the course of the series.
Overall, Voyager is my least favorite series. Not because of Janeway, she rocked. Chakotay was a great character as well. But some of the other characters were just awful. Tuvok, Kes, Neelix, Seven, Harry and Tom just grated on me for various reasons. Tom worked best in his Captain Proton episodes, but otherwise was just a jerk, Kim was just there most of the time, Neelix got a little interesting once he started working with Tuvok, but otherwise annoying.
Wow, didn't mean to write a novel here, heh. One last note, I understand the Borg had to be amped up for the movie - you couldn't have a plodding conversion process while you're making an action film. So, I can look past that part. But the addition of the queen and the way the Borg assimilated the Enterprise E reminded me so much of Aliens that it just ruined it for me.
Flynn
If we can't corrupt the youth of today,
the adults of tomorrow will be no fun...
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There is a group adding to the series. They have 3 new episodes made. The production values are pretty good. The shows are being remade in the original universe (from 1966) with all the primary colors and push-button computers. This is the whole original "gang" back together but with completely different actors.
Star Trek Continues
Now as far as the script writing and acting, well, I will let someone else be the judge.
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Yes, seen them and the shorts. If you close your eyes and wish hard enough they're just like the real thing.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Why are websites now registering users without asking? I was trying to make an online purchase and had to provide my contact number and email. After making payment, I get an email stating thank you for registering.
I DID NOT REGISTER AND I DO NOT WANT TO REGISTER.
Moreover, cannot find a delete option. There is only deactivate.
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Websites have been/are tracking users with and without their permission. Current law (at least around here) for user privacy are meaningless. At least they are honest about tracking you...
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Well it doesn't matter. If you don't ever login, it's the same, but they will definitely keep a log of your purchase as would any other online business.
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: will definitely keep a log of your purchase as would any other online business.
That's why I don't buy my firewood on line, I'd order 20 logs and only get 19.
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Get your coat NOW! 
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glennPattonWork wrote: Get your coat NOW
I wouldn't need it if they had sent me the extra log.
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Wood you believe it... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You're barking up the wrong tree.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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I bough to your superior knowledge.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Maybe we'll leaf it at that.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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I thought you'd twig eventually!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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He's branching out!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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You got to the root of the problem!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You knew! Maybe that's why you're so poplar.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Yew could be right.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Well I'll be a son-of-a-birch, someone almost agrees with me.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Alder time!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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