Worst Line in all of Trekdom
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Where is that from??That god awful episode with Beverly and the alien ghost.
They did need some Crusher character development but MY GOD...
It wasn't just the words, it was the "i'm a little boy soilder" stance he had when he said it his back all straight trying to be all grown up.
Data's "Yes!" hand clench in Generations is outdone minutes later by his "Oh, shit!"
Seven years of character development undone by one movie.
Seven years of character development undone by one movie.
In a future where men wear skirts, where holograms sexually harass you, women read about their grandparents doin' it.
I think I'm luckier than I can imagine to have missed Sub Rosa.
Re: the OP, some of the lines between Bashir and O'Brien in Season 7 were strange. I'm still unsure as to whether the exchange near the end of Extreme Measures is good or not, but it is without a doubt really awkward.
I am, however, certain the part in Field of Fire where they won't play their holosuite games with the poor goldshirt, who has to die because he's getting character development, is bad. The dialogue comes off as not only gay, which is fine if dissonant, but they're also dicks about it--they couldn't play a video game with the guy?
My two nominees. See if you can spot the common thread.
"Bourbon and beans, an explosive combination."
"How? You didn't eat cabbage before you left...?"
"Bourbon and beans, an explosive combination."
"How? You didn't eat cabbage before you left...?"
Captain Archer: When I was in my early twenties on a trip to East Africa, I saw a gazelle giving birth. It was truly amazing. Within minutes, the baby was standing up - standing up on its own. A few more minutes, and it was walking; and before I knew it, it was running alongside its mother, moving away with the herd. Humans aren't like that, Ambassador. We may come from the same planet as those gazelles, but we're pretty much helpless when we're born. It takes us months before we're able to crawl; almost a full year before we can walk. Our deep space mission isn't much different. We're going to stumble, make mistakes - I'm sure more than a few before we find our footing... But we're going to learn from those mistakes. That's what being human is all about. I'm sorry you can't see that.
Agreed. That was a shameful bit of scripting and Brent Spiner should have refused to say it.
^
And still you took time to either memorize it or copy/paste it...
All I could remember was the word Gazelle as I had blotted the rest out.
Google did the rest, god bless it.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel lucky today."
-Captain Janeway, Dark Frontier
Read the line as "I don't know about the rest of you, but to hell with what we know about the Borg, how tough they are, and let's just retcon the entire franchise up to this point". And also... Janeway's picking fights with entire Borg vessels on a whim?
Even as an overexcited 14 year old fanboy, this was the point I thought something was seriously wrong with Voyager, and I didn't really shake that feeling even up to Endgame.
That line from Sub Rosa is a very strong contender though
In fact, I might change my vote to that.
-Captain Janeway, Dark Frontier
Read the line as "I don't know about the rest of you, but to hell with what we know about the Borg, how tough they are, and let's just retcon the entire franchise up to this point". And also... Janeway's picking fights with entire Borg vessels on a whim?
Even as an overexcited 14 year old fanboy, this was the point I thought something was seriously wrong with Voyager, and I didn't really shake that feeling even up to Endgame.
That line from Sub Rosa is a very strong contender though
In fact, I might change my vote to that.
Data: "Have you noticed how your boobs have started to firm?" "In the event of a water landing, I can be used as a flotation device." "Lock and load!" "Saddle up." Anything else Data said in Insurrection.
Archer: "I'm doing the breast I... the best I can." (There's also a stunningly idiotic line from this episode where the jackass throws a temper tantrum and threatens to pee on the local aliens' holy trees. Sadly, I'm serious.)
Archer: "I'm doing the breast I... the best I can." (There's also a stunningly idiotic line from this episode where the jackass throws a temper tantrum and threatens to pee on the local aliens' holy trees. Sadly, I'm serious.)
"Warp Particles!!!" Girly Squee!
Sure, but I never whined to my commanding officer about it!
Can you imagine if Doohan had been given that line?
"What am I doing...crying?" - Hide And Q, TNG Season One.
Stupid line, awful delivery.
The difference between Stewart and Spiner as compared to the rest of the TNG cast was that when they were given weak or bad material their performances rose above it. Other cast members struggled and a few - notably Crosby - floundered.
Sorry, I love that line. Funny.
Stupid line, awful delivery.
The difference between Stewart and Spiner as compared to the rest of the TNG cast was that when they were given weak or bad material their performances rose above it. Other cast members struggled and a few - notably Crosby - floundered.
Sorry, I love that line. Funny.
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I saw this coming down the pike, and with good cause. I think really it is the first line that is it the big problem. The rest is painful, but the timing of that first one...right after it is where I'd dub in a slide whistle.
Also, I've got to throw in "EED PLEBNISTA!" from "The Omega Glory." Only in context, but still.
What I thought was odd was Bashir always trying to tell O'Brien that he must like Bashir more than his wife.
O'Brien talking about how he wished Keiko understood his messy, time consuming hobbies that took a ton of room (which she did!) and Bashir's "so you wish Keiko was a man?"
And then later, while they're in danger in Section 31 guy's head, Bashir saying O'Brien must like him better, because they spend so much time together. Buddy, give your insecurity a rest!!
Oh, and thanks PhoenixIreland.
O'Brien talking about how he wished Keiko understood his messy, time consuming hobbies that took a ton of room (which she did!) and Bashir's "so you wish Keiko was a man?"
And then later, while they're in danger in Section 31 guy's head, Bashir saying O'Brien must like him better, because they spend so much time together. Buddy, give your insecurity a rest!!
Oh, and thanks PhoenixIreland.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel lucky today."
-Captain Janeway, Dark Frontier
Read the line as "I don't know about the rest of you, but to hell with what we know about the Borg, how tough they are, and let's just retcon the entire franchise up to this point". And also... Janeway's picking fights with entire Borg vessels on a whim?
Even as an overexcited 14 year old fanboy, this was the point I thought something was seriously wrong with Voyager, and I didn't really shake that feeling even up to Endgame.
That line from Sub Rosa is a very strong contender though
There's a fun drinking game that I invented involving that episode!
1. Gather a supply of your favorite beverage.
2. Drink every time you find yourself saying aloud, "That doesn't make any sense!"
3. Pass out by the second commercial.
It took you 5 years to realize something was wrong? That became apparent the second Neelix character debuted in "Caretaker," but you were 9 and can't be blamed, I guess...
BTW, here's another one:
"You can apply considerable pressure."
-- T'Pol
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