Does It Get Better??? - Page 104

DonIago · January 17 2013, 08:12 AM

I think your criteria for what makes a good episode are significantly different from mine. Which is cool...at least someone's appreciating the episodes I find...unsavory.

Guy Gardener · January 17 2013, 08:15 AM

Even Jake Lloyd wants to dunk little Anikan's head in a dirty toilet and flush.

teacake · January 17 2013, 09:12 AM

I didn't mind the kid until he had the "helping" speech.

Harvey · January 17 2013, 10:22 AM

tighr wrote:

It was a meaningless filler episode

If you mean "filler" in the sense that it was a disposable episodic adventure, wouldn't at least seventy-five percent of the series falls into that category?

King Daniel · January 17 2013, 11:07 AM

I think 75% of the entire Trek franchise would!

tighr · January 17 2013, 07:13 PM

Harvey wrote:

tighr wrote:

It was a meaningless filler episode

If you mean "filler" in the sense that it was a disposable episodic adventure, wouldn't at least seventy-five percent of the series falls into that category?

Sorry for the confusion, the key adjective was "meaningless", not "filler". I'm totally cool with filler episodes, and actually its probably more like 95% of the series is filler. Very few episodes when you think about it actually advanced the plot. Some of my favorite episodes are filler.

However, as I said: key word was meaningless. This was an episode about a planet that wrestles. They introduce a wrestler. Our hero is forced to wrestle. Then the episode is over. At least TOS "Arena" had a point: Kirk and the Gorn were fighting as proxy for the lives of their crew. Here, it was meaningless entertainment, just like WWE.

exodus · January 17 2013, 07:46 PM

tighr wrote:

Harvey wrote:

tighr wrote:

It was a meaningless filler episode

If you mean "filler" in the sense that it was a disposable episodic adventure, wouldn't at least seventy-five percent of the series falls into that category?

Sorry for the confusion, the key adjective was "meaningless", not "filler". I'm totally cool with filler episodes, and actually its probably more like 95% of the series is filler. Very few episodes when you think about it actually advanced the plot. Some of my favorite episodes are filler.

However, as I said: key word was meaningless. This was an episode about a planet that wrestles. They introduce a wrestler. Our hero is forced to wrestle. Then the episode is over. At least TOS "Arena" had a point: Kirk and the Gorn were fighting as proxy for the lives of their crew. Here, it was meaningless entertainment, just like WWE.

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
-Willy Wonka

AdmiralScreed · January 17 2013, 07:54 PM

exodus wrote:

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
-Willy Wonka

teacake · January 18 2013, 12:33 AM

Meaningless?!

Guy Gardener · January 18 2013, 12:36 AM

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

AdmiralScreed · January 18 2013, 01:23 AM

You Voyager folks are seriously the best! Why can't my fellow TNG and DS9 peeps be as fun and awesome?

And speaking of awesome Voyager folks, whatever happened to You_Will_Fail? I miss her lively comments and encouragement to keep watching the show.

teacake · January 18 2013, 01:27 AM

I think we may have unwittingly played with You_Will_Fail until he/she died.

Guy Gardener · January 18 2013, 01:35 AM

AdmiralScreed wrote:

You Voyager folks are seriously the best! Why can't my fellow TNG and DS9 peeps be as fun and awesome?

And speaking of awesome Voyager folks, whatever happened to You_Will_Fail? I miss her lively comments and encouragement to keep watching the show.

Voyager is the Ugly girl of the franchise.

uberfalcon · January 18 2013, 07:46 AM

Guy Gardener wrote:

Voyager is the Ugly girl of the franchise.

An accurate analogy--I enjoy it more when I'm intoxicated.

Guy Gardener · January 18 2013, 08:46 AM

If you had been here last week, you might have been part of the "ugly girls try harder" argument.

January 17 2013, 08:12 AM	#1546
DonIago Rear Admiral Location: Burlington, VT, USA	Re: Does It Get Better??? I think your criteria for what makes a good episode are significantly different from mine. Which is cool...at least someone's appreciating the episodes I find...unsavory. __________________ --DonIago It was the best of Trek, it was the worst of Trek... "If I lean over, I leave myself open to wedgies, wet willies, or even the dreaded Rear Admiral!"

January 17 2013, 08:15 AM	#1547
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: Does It Get Better??? Even Jake Lloyd wants to dunk little Anikan's head in a dirty toilet and flush. __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz Last edited by Guy Gardener; January 17 2013 at 09:58 AM.

January 17 2013, 09:12 AM	#1548
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Does It Get Better??? I didn't mind the kid until he had the "helping" speech. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

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January 18 2013, 12:33 AM	#1554
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Does It Get Better??? Meaningless?! __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

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January 18 2013, 12:36 AM	#1555
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: Does It Get Better??? Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz

January 18 2013, 01:23 AM	#1556
AdmiralScreed Captain Location: Minnesota	Re: Does It Get Better??? You Voyager folks are seriously the best! Why can't my fellow TNG and DS9 peeps be as fun and awesome? And speaking of awesome Voyager folks, whatever happened to You_Will_Fail? I miss her lively comments and encouragement to keep watching the show. __________________ Picard > Kirk

January 18 2013, 01:27 AM	#1557
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Does It Get Better??? I think we may have unwittingly played with You_Will_Fail until he/she died. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

January 18 2013, 08:46 AM	#1560
Guy Gardener Admiral Location: In the lap of squalor I assure you.	Re: Does It Get Better??? If you had been here last week, you might have been part of the "ugly girls try harder" argument. __________________ "Glitter is the herpes of arts and craft." Troy Yingst. My Life as Liz