Re: My TNG reviews
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:29 am
These reviews aren't as wildly funny as the others but I still grin like an idiot reading them.
Now you've reviewed a few of my favorites, "Ugly bags of water" is still something my family uses to describe a particularly horrific person, (privately of course, never to their faces) and when I say particularly horrific I mean like the man who killed a 9 year old in Brooklyn and chopped him up. I am very grateful to that episode. I would have given it a 7.
Now if you hadn't mentioned your nephew in such glowing terms I'd be concerned about your hatred of children on Trek, you were quite vehement. I don't see the problem. I know, I know the whole "military" thing which in the 23rd and 24th century is a factual, compelling, and necessary arguement. However, Starfleet is SO MUCH MORE than a military and I think that adding kids on Federation ships is important to show where humanity is heading as a society.
That said, Patrick Stewert did some of the very best acting in that episode. IMVHO.
Coming of Age is one of my absolute favorite episodes of TNG, ever. And yes that is my little girl crush talking some, however the story arc it set up is reallyy one of the highlights of my TV viewing as a young child.
Please don't hate me??????
Early Worf BORES me to tears. I'm sorry but it's true. Hated him until K came into his life. Alexander also made him tolorable. Love him in the movies though!
Ah Riker's immortal "Good Ship Lolly-Pop" line. This episode was also a favorite of mine. I feel bad for Deanna you really hate her. I think she's another indication about how humanity is advancing: advocating peace over war, caring about mental and emotional health, and removing a lot of the stigma about expressing emotion in positions of authority. I think people who live in isolated enviornments (doesn't a Starship count?) in enclosed communities need psychological care. I'm shocked there isn't a shrink on every naval ship in every army in the world.
Geordie kicking major *** is ALWAYS a good thing. I was in love with every TNG man (except Worf) at one point in my childhood. Wes and Geordie lasted the longest.
Not to put to fine a point on it but why the heck were you so kind to Skin of Evil? If there was ever a time to let your sublime razor sharp wit fly this is the perfect oppertunity. This episode was HORRIBLE! Let the snark roar!
I'm sure you know Mirina Sirtis tried out for Yar. Is it really Troi you don't care for or Sirtis, or both? Either way I can understand why she isn't your cup of tea but I really feel bad for Dea right now.
As for Symbiosis, I'll be honest I don't remember this one off the top of my head to well. But I have to say that while I do believe that the Prime Directive is very misused at times, I think it's an overstatement to say that it is a "peversion of what it was originally intended."
First of all using Kirk as an example is completely bogus. Kirk would disobey any order he thought was "wrong" he did his own thing and more often than not got away scott free.
Second GR was still in control of TNG at this point. He was in charge of script approval. And this was his vision of it.
Great job like usual.
Now you've reviewed a few of my favorites, "Ugly bags of water" is still something my family uses to describe a particularly horrific person, (privately of course, never to their faces) and when I say particularly horrific I mean like the man who killed a 9 year old in Brooklyn and chopped him up. I am very grateful to that episode. I would have given it a 7.
Now if you hadn't mentioned your nephew in such glowing terms I'd be concerned about your hatred of children on Trek, you were quite vehement. I don't see the problem. I know, I know the whole "military" thing which in the 23rd and 24th century is a factual, compelling, and necessary arguement. However, Starfleet is SO MUCH MORE than a military and I think that adding kids on Federation ships is important to show where humanity is heading as a society.
That said, Patrick Stewert did some of the very best acting in that episode. IMVHO.
Coming of Age is one of my absolute favorite episodes of TNG, ever. And yes that is my little girl crush talking some, however the story arc it set up is reallyy one of the highlights of my TV viewing as a young child.
Please don't hate me??????
Early Worf BORES me to tears. I'm sorry but it's true. Hated him until K came into his life. Alexander also made him tolorable. Love him in the movies though!
Ah Riker's immortal "Good Ship Lolly-Pop" line. This episode was also a favorite of mine. I feel bad for Deanna you really hate her. I think she's another indication about how humanity is advancing: advocating peace over war, caring about mental and emotional health, and removing a lot of the stigma about expressing emotion in positions of authority. I think people who live in isolated enviornments (doesn't a Starship count?) in enclosed communities need psychological care. I'm shocked there isn't a shrink on every naval ship in every army in the world.
Geordie kicking major *** is ALWAYS a good thing. I was in love with every TNG man (except Worf) at one point in my childhood. Wes and Geordie lasted the longest.
Not to put to fine a point on it but why the heck were you so kind to Skin of Evil? If there was ever a time to let your sublime razor sharp wit fly this is the perfect oppertunity. This episode was HORRIBLE! Let the snark roar!
I'm sure you know Mirina Sirtis tried out for Yar. Is it really Troi you don't care for or Sirtis, or both? Either way I can understand why she isn't your cup of tea but I really feel bad for Dea right now.
As for Symbiosis, I'll be honest I don't remember this one off the top of my head to well. But I have to say that while I do believe that the Prime Directive is very misused at times, I think it's an overstatement to say that it is a "peversion of what it was originally intended."
First of all using Kirk as an example is completely bogus. Kirk would disobey any order he thought was "wrong" he did his own thing and more often than not got away scott free.
Second GR was still in control of TNG at this point. He was in charge of script approval. And this was his vision of it.
Great job like usual.