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[Citizen (The) Doctor]

So shall we take bets as to who Benedict is playing? I'm playing it safe and calling it for Khan.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

It's Khan. I will bet a $100 Cumberbatch is Khan.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Spoilers from the Sydney premiere last night are out and about.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

TNG and DS9 are the counterparts that serve as the hallmarks of the series. If anything could run as yin and yang in terms of storytelling of all the Trek franchises, its those two. With TNG, you get the explorer spirit, Picard's unflinching idealism, good, standalone stories that really showcase what episodic storytelling can do. On the other hand, you have DS9, grounded and dark, consistently grappling with giving up that idealism when your existence is on the line. Behr put together some good season-long storytelling. Granted, its still the standalones that come through the best, but the character evolution is top notch. (Damar for example)

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Worf sitting in the mud bath in "Cost of Living" from Season 5 was hilarious. "So you're just supposed to sit here??" he barks. LOL.

From "Qpid" in season 4:

Him taking the lute Geordi had and breaking it, and then apologizing was the only thing that saved that episode.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

I just rewatched episode 25 of season 6, The Inner Light. The best episode ever imho. Unbelievably touching.

That was Season 5, not Season 6.

And I've always thought that DS9's "The Visitor" makes for an interesting companion piece to "The Inner Light".

People constantly put "Hard Time" up as the perfect counterpoint to "The Inner Light."

I think if you're going to watch DS9, you can still skip the majority of the arcs and see some great episodes. "Duet," "Far Beyond the Stars," "Past Tense," "The Visitor," and "In the Pale Moonlight" work completely fine without background on the Dominion War.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

I think if you're going to watch DS9, you can still skip the majority of the arcs and see some great episodes. "Duet," "Far Beyond the Stars," "Past Tense," "The Visitor," and "In the Pale Moonlight" work completely fine without background on the Dominion War.

With the possible exception of "In the Pale Moonlight", of course.

Okay, well, granted it is a big driving force in the episode but the narrative doesn't suffer much as long as you know that there's a war and lots of people are dying.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Have you hit the end of Season 4? If not, you're in for an interesting surprise.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

On a personal note, I just noticed on the Facebook Star Trek page that they posted a photo of Jonathan Frakes now next to a photo from him during the show's run for his birthday. My God he's gotten along in years. Even in 2004, he still reasonably passed as being the same age as he was in TNG, now he looks like Dr. Seuss.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Nemesis was not worse than the Final Frontier.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Nemesis was not worse than the Final Frontier.

Although I disagree with your opinion, I respect it.


On another note, what movie did you think was the best?  

I'm curious as to why you think that. Sybok and Shinzon were both very contrived but at least we had some good pathos with Data and B4.

Also my personal favorite is First Contact, followed by the Voyage Home. I was just rewatching the Picard rage scene and Alfre Woodard had amazing chemistry with Patrick Stewart. Although, I do think it should've just been Beverly doing her role instead.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

The Romulans are very good adversaries. The Dominion was also good but could have been better -- the Cardassians and the Female Changeling make great villains though.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

What actually is the previously-mentioned event? This thing has been delayed for so long we might actualy get to 2250 before this happens.

EDIT: Based on the idea that this is going to be a Klingon-driven plot, I hope the event is the Great Tribble Hunt.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

For Picard to leave Starfleet, something absolutely horrific must have happened in the aftermath of the supernova. Perhaps the Federation refuses any refugees at all and the Romulans end up becoming the new Maquis? That would be incredibly poetic and I could imagine that breaking someone like Picard.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Mid-late TNG and everything past season 2 of DS9 are probably Star Trek at its peak. I'd even wager that if S3-7 of DS9 were released today (minus the fluff on things like Ira Steven Behr's obsession with the 50s), it'd be popular on a near GoT scale (okay maybe that's a bit hyperbolic, but it would be a damn good show).