Cause and Effect

[Farscape One]

Thanks for those tech points on the NES and stuff. Frankly, it's above my head... I'm not really good with machines. I have never seen any wave lines or anything you described on my NES, but it's good to know if it does occur at some point in the future, I know who I can bug.

 

[Shamrock Holmes]

Insurrection had a great scene, with Riker ordering Geordi to eject the core and Geordi responding, "I just did."

I liked that scene on two levels: 1) a "yes, finally it works!" against the trope of "election systems off-line" (why they don't have physical back-up switches ala the deflector I don't know!) and 2) It showcased the deep bond of teamwork and respect that Riker and LaForge had "forged" over 10+ years on the Enterprise-D and -E.

 

[shivkala]

It also served to make Geordi look competent. Granted it was for dramatic reasons, but I felt the show often made him look less than competent. The movies, on the other hand, did a great job of it, I guess at the expense of any real character work with him (aside from him looking at the sunset in Insurrection, something that an episode probably would have made into a "B" plot).

I love the scene in First Contact when he's getting an engineering away team together, picking people, ensuring engineering is seen after, and issuing a request to check the environmental controls.

 

[Tribble Threat]

That seems like either a paradox or a truism.

Oh my gosh! I just realized I miswrote this. I meant to say "I'm curious what kind of life your friend lived, where Family Guy was his first exposure to parallel universes."

Shivkala, interesting points about the movies.

 

[Timo]

Well, my first exposure to Family Guy certainly didn't come from Family Guy. (Like with so many bits of Americana, Star Trek helped there.)

Timo Saloniemi