I was referring to people calling episodes bottle episodes when they aren't (like people calling characters Mary Sues when they aren't, people calling episodes filler when they aren't) not saying bottle episodes are bad.
Spoilers Strange New Worlds Episode 7 - Those Old Scientists
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I was referring to people calling episodes bottle episodes when they aren't (like people calling characters Mary Sues when they aren't, people calling episodes filler when they aren't) not saying bottle episodes are bad.
That opening narration, BTW, was something cobbled together at the last minute to get the production credit sequence done - written by Roddenberry with input from Justman. It had nothing to do with the pitch, the hiring and assignment of stories to writers, or the production of the series itself. It is not and never was actually a mission statement for what Star Trek as a production was "about."
No, that would not have been funnier or funny at all. Actually, it's a pretty horrible idea.
Yeah, that's...pretty bad for a story idea.
I mean, that's almost Coy and Vance Duke bad. But there's no General Lee, just a moped painted blue.
What about hitting Warp 88?
There's some jokes in there to make it work.
There's some jokes in there to make it work.
Oh Snap! That might be worth a warning. Lol
Dude, you just killed the momentum of a perfectly good pile-on.
Read the room. <dramatic sigh>
"Trials and Tribble-ations" is sublime. It's an obvious labor of love and full of heart and humor.
Okay, something I didn't know until yesterday that gave me an after-the-fact chuckle.
That scene at the end where Jack Ransom sees the poster and says Una is 'the hottest first officer in starfleet'?
Little did I know that Ransom's voice actor is married to Rebecca Romjin in real life. Well played!
That scene at the end where Jack Ransom sees the poster and says Una is 'the hottest first officer in starfleet'?
Little did I know that Ransom's voice actor is married to Rebecca Romjin in real life. Well played!
And one of the best love letters Trek has ever written to itself.
I’ve been a Jerry O’Connell fan since I was a kid watching Sliders, and I did not recognize his voice in that role.Okay, something I didn't know until yesterday that gave me an after-the-fact chuckle.
That scene at the end where Jack Ransom sees the poster and says Una is 'the hottest first officer in starfleet'?
Little did I know that Ransom's voice actor is married to Rebecca Romjin in real life. Well played!
Well, that's arguably always been part of Trek since Day One. "The Cage" has telepathic aliens messing with Pike's psyche. "The Naked Time" laid the crew's inner longings bare. "The Enemy Within" literally split Kirk's psyche in two. Alien spores messed with Spock's brain, liberating his human emotions . . . again. Etc, etc.
And that's just the very first season of the very first STAR TREK show, plus the original pilot.
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Do I need to watch all of SNW to get it or will I enjoy this episode as a pure Lower Decks fan?
SNW fans who have never seen Lower Decks are enjoying it. So... Why not?
(DUDE! WHY are you not watching SNW?)
Dive right in. You'll find it smooth swimming and a lot of fun.
There's no need for a pile on on a poster. Good grief.
Because not all Trek is for all people.