tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post1495225902529797910..comments2023-11-05T22:12:49.545+11:00Comments on World. Oyster. Stage.: Too much and nothingMelbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-35720213440170265372013-06-23T16:50:54.514+10:002013-06-23T16:50:54.514+10:00"Deep Space Nine", or as I like to call ...<i>"Deep Space Nine", or as I like to call it "Laid in Space".</i><br /><br />Fuckin' hell, it wasn't that bad. At least the premise of setting it in a post-civil-war environment was decent, even if a lot of the stories that came out of it were wasted, bland and soapy. Besides, Odo was alright. I certainly grew to appreciated René Auberjonois' ability to act through a prosthetic that didn't allow any sort of facial expression.<br /><br />There were historical references to religion in Star Trek. I can think of one ep of Voyager where the Doc was in a holodeck program, pretending to be a 19th century Irish preacher. I can also think of aliens who worshiped, or had "scripture" and "prophecy", also in Voyager.<br /><br />I remember hearing that Roddenberry (or however it's spelled) who conceptualised a lot of what was in the original series, had a quasi-utopian vision of Earth where mankind had overcome all the artificial tribal barriers of race, religion, political ideology, language, etc. Dunno about gender and sexuality though. Didn't seem to have been as much progress there.<br /><br />I can agree that it's nice to think of a future where advertising isn't plastered on everything or projected into your brain or some nonsense. Getting rid of the evil killer clown would be a bonus. Maybe we can do something about that pesky rodent while we're at it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-11871598724474743712013-06-17T21:02:10.590+10:002013-06-17T21:02:10.590+10:00I have not reached Deep Space Nine yet. I have nev...I have not reached Deep Space Nine yet. I have never noticed (until you mentioned it)the absence of a chapel and/or God/Ronald. Wow, it's very radical thensquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-38218937736695412652013-06-14T19:46:36.618+10:002013-06-14T19:46:36.618+10:00Seems odd to me that so far nobody has mentioned w...Seems odd to me that so far nobody has mentioned what I would consider the galactic elephant sized turd in the room, "Deep Space Nine", or as I like to call it "Laid in Space".<br /><br />The one thing I do admire that has been a constant throughout the many series of Star Trek, is the total absence of two items, The Golden Calf and the Golden Arches, which gives me hope that mankind does indeed have a future.<br /><br />I never seen, nor heard any reference to a Chaplain or a chapel or any reference to God on any episode of Star Trek or its derivatives. Unless you include the occasional appearance of the Q, who may, bear some vague resemblance to currently popular deities if only by virtue of their emotional insecurity and petulance, so no Golden calf. I love the fact that they devoted almost an entire episode based on the premise that an Enterprise crew member had been discovered making a hamburger in his quarters, despite the fact that the practice had been made illegal 200 years before. No Golden Arches!<br /><br />This is a view of the future I can wholeheartedly embrace.Mr Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920080753047166402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-32385181854663534932013-06-14T13:20:30.896+10:002013-06-14T13:20:30.896+10:00Glad you went to the writer thing there squib. I t...Glad you went to the writer thing there squib. I think sometimes they can be really wanky but mostly not. And the mike: well I'm a teacher so a bit of a show off. I might work up to it.<br /><br />I can say the only Star Trek movie I saw was Wrath of Khan and I quite liked it. Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-12233508478577166782013-06-12T21:14:09.162+10:002013-06-12T21:14:09.162+10:00I think the high point is you get to feel like you...<i>I think the high point is you get to feel like you're in a spaceship like forever :)</i><br /><br />True. Also, how cool would it be to have a holodeck or just be able to replicate crap?<br /><br />By situations, I mean some of the plot premises in the Next Gen movies are taken straight from series episodes. But the way the characters act is wildly inconsistent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-91755280676669121472013-06-12T20:52:55.294+10:002013-06-12T20:52:55.294+10:00I think the high point is you get to feel like you...I think the high point is you get to feel like you're in a spaceship like forever :)<br /><br />Not so sure what you mean about the situations, you may be getting way, way too Trekkie for me nowsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-25926273490519535762013-06-11T19:42:28.273+10:002013-06-11T19:42:28.273+10:00I've seen a lot of films more awful, but I wou...I've seen a lot of films more awful, but I would definitely say it's a low point for the franchise. The Next Gen movies are pretty crap too. Mostly because they've taken the characters and setting and transposed them into something that's so tonally different. I think a high point of the franchise in general is that it was a little more ponderous about problem solving, and usually didn't rely too heavily on "run around and blast everything" to establish drama.<br /><br />Also, there's situations that happen in the films that are nearly identical to situations from the show and yet the characters behave in completely the opposite manner to how they normally would. It makes you wonder who they were targeting, if not Trekkies or potential Trekkies..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-13709137492357239772013-06-11T17:56:51.385+10:002013-06-11T17:56:51.385+10:00Yeah, Wrath Of Khan was good. I think The Final Fr...Yeah, Wrath Of Khan was good. I think The Final Frontier was one of the worst films I ever saw thoughsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-67055474735877883592013-06-10T23:25:06.017+10:002013-06-10T23:25:06.017+10:00Wait until you get to Voyager and all but three of...Wait until you get to Voyager and all but three of the characters feel so flat and generic as to be interchangeable. Not saying it's terrible, but it has its problems.<br /><br />Did you watch the movies between the original series and Next Gen? I know some are a bit hokey, but I'd at least check out <i>Wrath Of Khan</i>. Spock gets his big moment and Montalban is fantastic. <br /><br />Trust me Squib, would I lie to you? After all, I have been and always shall be your friend:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-18350171104836845452013-06-10T22:50:29.882+10:002013-06-10T22:50:29.882+10:00Corn jacks can be got at fish & chips shops us...Corn jacks can be got at fish & chips shops usually<br /><br />It's warm but brisk. Today's top is 13c. Have not been swimming yet but going to Spain in August<br /><br />Spock is about the only thing I like about the original series. I enjoyed the series before that (going in the time order in which they are set, not produced) although Archer reminds me of George Bush. Really like Picard (& Data)but Counselor Troi could be the most annoying person evah. So still getting through The Next Generation. Live long and prosper, Alex :)squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-35410595741725695592013-06-10T22:08:54.219+10:002013-06-10T22:08:54.219+10:00Hmmm, I do like corn and that does sound pretty go...Hmmm, I do like corn and that does sound pretty good. I wonder how I've gone all my life without coming across one? I wonder where I could find them?<br /><br />What's the weather like there? Warm and sunny? You been for a dip in the local loch yet?<br /><br />Not much going on here. Been working long hours. Not particularly hard or stressful stuff, just a lot to do; a lot of niggly little problems that keep popping up.<br /><br />How's the Trek going? How much have you gotten through? I think last time you said you'd started on the original series but weren't liking it that much. Did it grow on you? Of all the eps I've seen, the originals are far and away my faves. Every time I go back and watch one I think I fall in love with Spock a little more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-12065732567981333612013-06-10T17:41:15.926+10:002013-06-10T17:41:15.926+10:00Hi Alex, good to see you too. Yes, a corn jack is ...Hi Alex, good to see you too. Yes, a corn jack is like a Chiko but it's full of corn. It's one of Australia's finest dishes. Not a lot happening here, still house hunting, stuff still in storage, still working our way trough every episode of Star Trek... what you up to?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-21462597222432273622013-06-08T16:21:10.767+10:002013-06-08T16:21:10.767+10:00Never got around to watch West Wing. Have watched ...Never got around to watch West Wing. Have watched no shows at all recently and am still stuck half way through season 2 of Game of Thrones. I am a total slack arse when it comes to watching telly, it seems.<br /><br />I did see the ads for that battle-of-the-sexes cooking show thingy. It made me want to kick the fucking screen in.<br /><br />Also, I saw a pommy doco on the Cleveland captives the other day that was bloody horrendous. Packaged together as an hour of disposable reality-show drama, like an episode of Cops or something; this young twat hosting it, who kept sticking his mug in the camera to share his emotional bowel movements and retarded insights. The worst bit was when he was standing outside one of the girls' houses that had a tarp erected in front of it, talking about how he wanted to respect their privacy. Fuck you, you -- what's your fuckin' name ... Rick Edwards -- yes you, Rick Edwards, fuck you, you cunt!<br /><br />What was it you didn't like about the Bali bit on the Sales show, Melba?<br /><br />Hey Squib, good to hear from you. What's been happening? And what's a corn jack? Is it like a chiko roll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-7834493536017698152013-06-06T19:10:20.669+10:002013-06-06T19:10:20.669+10:00Did you see The Paradise? Just finished watching i...Did you see The Paradise? Just finished watching it, very good<br /><br />I put off going to a writer's thing here for ages for the same reason. I pictured all these cliquey groups in a pub and me standing there like a moron. But it was actually nothing like that and I enjoyed it a lot. Never have felt drawn to the mike though<br /><br />Am reading The Tartar Steppe at the moment and it sends me off to sleep almost instantly. Have been keeping up to date with FTBC and very grateful I can watch it with a UK IP via the website<br /><br />For some reason I want a corn jack and they don't have them here<br /><br />squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-30126779281125331312013-06-05T22:20:51.086+10:002013-06-05T22:20:51.086+10:00LOL. Of course she loves Sam Seaborn. If I was a t...LOL. Of <i>course</i> she loves Sam Seaborn. If I was a teenager watching TWW for the first time, I'd swoon over Sam Seaborn too.magical_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032485073546137203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-75002497960935976882013-06-05T16:21:42.288+10:002013-06-05T16:21:42.288+10:00ME TOO. I said as much to Princess and she goes &#...ME TOO. I said as much to Princess and she goes 'really?' Unimpressed. She likes him as a character but not as a hot male. Of course she loves Sam Seaborn.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-16276137384815561112013-06-04T22:36:38.390+10:002013-06-04T22:36:38.390+10:00Josh's walk, Josh's dimples, Josh's li...Josh's walk, Josh's dimples, Josh's lisp... hell, Josh Lyman is my perfect man. Receding hairline and all. ;)magical_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032485073546137203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-77762159063855325322013-06-04T17:56:42.391+10:002013-06-04T17:56:42.391+10:00Yes i went blank on her name, probably because she...Yes i went blank on her name, probably because she annoys the shit outta me. Yes Mandy. She goes soon. It's a great show, I'm enjoying it thoroughly all over again. Especially Toby's voice and demeanour and Josh's walk. Love it.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-11843222061050760062013-06-04T16:49:44.565+10:002013-06-04T16:49:44.565+10:00Oooh - my eyes lit up when I saw that you are intr...Oooh - my eyes lit up when I saw that you are introducing Princess to the wonders of The West Wing! God I love that show. I assume by "lispy, short-haired girl" you mean the annoying Mandy Hampton? I was so glad when they gave her the flick. Other than that, the casting is perfect.magical_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032485073546137203noreply@blogger.com