Obi-Wan Kenobi's development vs. William T. Riker's?

Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi is in training under the guidance of his master Qui-gon Jin to become a full-fledged Jedi Knight. TNG Season 1: William T. Riker is under the command of Jean-Luc Picard training to become captain of a starship one day.

Episode II: Obi-Wan Kenobi has now grown a beard, and is a Jedi Knight with Anakin Skywalker under his wing. TNG Season 2-7: William T. Riker has now grown a beard, been offered his own command several times, with Wesley Crusher's training under his supervision.

Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi loses the Republic to Palpatine; by this time, his protege Anakin has quit being a Jedi Knight in training and has now become a powerful dark Sith Lord. Generations: William T. Riker loses the Enterprise-D in the Veridian system; by this time, his protege Wesley Crusher quits Starfleet Academy and has now become a powerful Traveler.

Episode IV: Obi-Wan Kenobi befriends Luke Skywalker (Their hope for the future!), helps destroy the Death Star, engages in a final light-sabre battle with Darth Vader (Emperor Palpatine's righthand man). First Contact, Insurrection, Nemesis: William T. Riker befriends Zephram Cochrane (Their hope for the future!), helps destroy the Borg cube, engages in a final hand-to-hand battle with the Reman Viceroy (Shinzon's righthand man).

 

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Uhhh, sure. Whatever you say...

 

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You do see a pattern here, don't you...where Obi-Wan Kenobi ripped off William T. Riker!

Riker grows a beard in the sequel season, so Obi-Wan has to grow one in the sequel film? Come now...

If he wanted to be "original," he should have started-off with the beard in Episode I. Going from babyface to beard is Riker's modus operandi, after all?

 

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i think its time for someone to post that picture of the bunny with a pancake on its head

 

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^^^

So...who brought the maple syrup?

 

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I think that's where I come in, being the resident Vermonter and all.

 

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^^^ Vermont is known for maple syrups? I did not know that. I guess we learn something new every day.

 

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It's an enormous industry here and big enough part of the culture and history that they put it on the state quarter.

 

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So's every male who goes through puberty without a razor.




And a couple of women I know.

Damn those humans for ripping off Star Trek!

 

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This somehow reminds me of an article I read many, many years ago in Starlog, comparing Indiana Jones and Jiminy Cricket. It had some compelling arguments, too...

 

When we see a dead Riker hanging around as a ghost, then I might buy into this.

 

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do you have maple candy..


hmm now we know the real reason wes wasnt in nemesis.
he was off doing some wicked darth type stuff perhaps.



oh
dont the jedi reject romance and sexual relationships..

 

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Wesley made it to the wedding, alright...but he was too busy fucking the girl he met at the reception afterwards.

 

I think this is a really interesting post, given that it traverses 2 of the best characters, from Roddenberry (except J-LP, Spock and JTK) and his friend Lucas. Vader? Data?