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What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?
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Avery Brooks is the least hammy of the hammy Star Trek 'leads', from TOS to SNW.
Avery Brooks is not even close to being as hammy as the most hammy of the hammy performers on DS9. Of which there were many and of which all were hammy.
Avery Brooks is not even close to being as hammy as the most hammy of the hammy performers on DS9. Of which there were many and of which all were hammy.
I didn't know or notice either of these things until now, but... wow!
It's funny to me when fans single out Avery Brooks as hammy when William Shatner is right there.
And Mulgrew isn't that far removed from Shatner at times.
I don't know if this is a common opinion, but I think Mulgrew and Shatner share more than a few mannerisms. Of course I think Brando and Shatner share more than a few mannerisms but for some reason they're received very differently.
Indeed. I love Brooks probably most of all when it comes to captains, until Mount as Pike at least. He could be intense and over the top but I loved his quiet leadership moments just as much.
DS9 is just a scenery chewing show. In a good way. Odo, Quark, Weyoun, Garak… even Worf and Kira I guess. Intentionally so, DS9 is full of really heightened characters and acting.
That’s why O’Brien works so well as the ‘Arthur Dent’ ordinary person with an ordinary family, stuck in the centre of the eye of all the madness going on around the wormhole.
Compared to Marc Alaimo on an average day or whatever random Quark/Odo confrontation you want to pick, Brooks is positively restrained.
That’s why O’Brien works so well as the ‘Arthur Dent’ ordinary person with an ordinary family, stuck in the centre of the eye of all the madness going on around the wormhole.
Compared to Marc Alaimo on an average day or whatever random Quark/Odo confrontation you want to pick, Brooks is positively restrained.
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The only thing about Avery Brooks's performance I don't like is when he gets angry and starts being very precise about his stage diction and e-nun-ci-a-tion. He doesn't do it every time either, but it always takes me out of things when he does.
I remember when Voyager launched in the UK and the Radio Times magazine had an interview with Mulgrew titled something like "Meet the granddaughter Captain Kirk never had".
It's closer to how he talks in interviews.
It's closer to how he talks in interviews.
When he talks in interviews. I remember that time in The Captains documentary where William Shatner was completely bamboozled by Brooks responding to his interview questions through the medium of his piano...
I'm thinking of the interview with him and some of the DS9 and TNG cast at the end of TNG with Larry King. Brooks was still getting paid back then.
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Avery is not linear. We're not meant to understand how he talks.
Yeah, you're right. I wonder if that comes from being of the same-ish generation and the acting "trends" when they were coming up.
See, I loved that. It always made me a bit scared for whoever was getting that reaction from Sisko.
I also loved Sisko’s angry diction. Especially the way he very specifically separated s sounds which would normal run into each other.
"Star Trek: Voyager" is underrated: Some fans believe that "Voyager" receives unwarranted criticism and that it offers unique storytelling, compelling characters, and interesting moral dilemmas.
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" is the best series: While often overshadowed by "The Next Generation," some fans argue that "Deep Space Nine" features more complex storylines, character development, and explores darker and more mature themes.
The Prime Directive is flawed: A recurring topic of debate is whether the Prime Directive, the non-interference policy of Starfleet, is always the right approach. Some fans argue that there are situations where interfering could be morally justifiable or necessary for the greater good.
These are just my subjective opinions. I hope they don't offend anyone.
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" is the best series: While often overshadowed by "The Next Generation," some fans argue that "Deep Space Nine" features more complex storylines, character development, and explores darker and more mature themes.
The Prime Directive is flawed: A recurring topic of debate is whether the Prime Directive, the non-interference policy of Starfleet, is always the right approach. Some fans argue that there are situations where interfering could be morally justifiable or necessary for the greater good.
These are just my subjective opinions. I hope they don't offend anyone.
"Star Trek: Voyager" is underrated: Some fans believe that "Voyager" receives unwarranted criticism and that it offers unique storytelling, compelling characters, and interesting moral dilemmas.
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" is the best series: While often overshadowed by "The Next Generation," some fans argue that "Deep Space Nine" features more complex storylines, character development, and explores darker and more mature themes.
The Prime Directive is flawed: A recurring topic of debate is whether the Prime Directive, the non-interference policy of Starfleet, is always the right approach. Some fans argue that there are situations where interfering could be morally justifiable or necessary for the greater good.
These are just my subjective opinions. I hope they don't offend anyone.
No no no. You need to be CONTROVERSIAL.
A great deal of confusion and debate over the years could have been prevented by just having the refit Enterprise in Star Trek: The Motion Picture be the Enterprise NCC-1701-A, built on the bones of the old NCC-1701 using whatever parts were salvageable... but still being essentially a new ship, which we're told it is. Instead we're now stuck with this whole "Ship of Theseus" problem compounded by the laissez faire attitude of present-day production teams to what merits a letter suffix or not.
The canonical Enterprise-A should have had some small physical differences from the refit Enterprise, so the Not-We wouldn't care but the We would be able to see it's still a different generation of starship. This idea from MorganDonovan on DeviantArt giving her Excelsior-style nacelles and a rear-firing photon torpedo launcher below the undercut would have been ideal:
The canonical Enterprise-A should have had some small physical differences from the refit Enterprise, so the Not-We wouldn't care but the We would be able to see it's still a different generation of starship. This idea from MorganDonovan on DeviantArt giving her Excelsior-style nacelles and a rear-firing photon torpedo launcher below the undercut would have been ideal:
Everyone on the Enterprise D that wanted contraception, had to go to sickbay once a month and ask Dr Crusher to give them a shot in the arm.
But what about Wesley?
But what about Wesley?
i will try next timeNo no no. You need to be CONTROVERSIAL.
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