I've to wonder how many TNG episodes had flowered based on an idea posited in another franchise, but given the TNG twist.
For example, it's kinda cool how the same core concept of "hiding under the bed, space is dangerous" has such a neat dichotomy in presentation:
(1:07 starts the fun, isn't Ming a meanie? P.S. The 4K release is phenomenal and blows the picture quality out of the water; this orange beige muck shown is nothing by comparison. Highly recommended, but I digress.)
(1:54 starts the adventure, or - rather - completes it; Q is missing only a professor's outfit, complete with cap and gown dripping the blood of 18 crewmembers, why not...?)
But scrambled or sunny side-up, it's still an egg. Packed with life-preserving vitamins, and life-taking cholesterol!
And shows why Q is the better consort, but before I go wandering though Match...
Dang, Ming sells his sense of threat well. true evil. But Q was never Ming. And couldn't be. Maybe they missed an opportunity to have a truly evil Q. Or not, perhaps...
Ultimately, IMHO, the theme - used in TNG - just has a more expansive approach, which is perfect for Trek's first major sequel (which thankfully wasn't like Star Wars' from 1978, but I digress.) Flash Gordon was a completely different beast and single-focused. Both make that line into their own.
What other episodes have parallels on the same underlying and shared bit of inspirational dialogue?
For example, it's kinda cool how the same core concept of "hiding under the bed, space is dangerous" has such a neat dichotomy in presentation:
(1:07 starts the fun, isn't Ming a meanie? P.S. The 4K release is phenomenal and blows the picture quality out of the water; this orange beige muck shown is nothing by comparison. Highly recommended, but I digress.)
(1:54 starts the adventure, or - rather - completes it; Q is missing only a professor's outfit, complete with cap and gown dripping the blood of 18 crewmembers, why not...?)
But scrambled or sunny side-up, it's still an egg. Packed with life-preserving vitamins, and life-taking cholesterol!
And shows why Q is the better consort, but before I go wandering though Match...Dang, Ming sells his sense of threat well. true evil. But Q was never Ming. And couldn't be. Maybe they missed an opportunity to have a truly evil Q. Or not, perhaps...
Ultimately, IMHO, the theme - used in TNG - just has a more expansive approach, which is perfect for Trek's first major sequel (which thankfully wasn't like Star Wars' from 1978, but I digress.) Flash Gordon was a completely different beast and single-focused. Both make that line into their own.
What other episodes have parallels on the same underlying and shared bit of inspirational dialogue?