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Star Trek - “Temba. His arms open.”

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December 30, 2017, 01:00 PM
Ronin1069
Star Trek - “Temba. His arms open.”
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Will always be among my top 3 episodes of that series.

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December 30, 2017, 01:25 PM
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December 30, 2017, 01:31 PM
RAMIUS
I keep meaning to buy this poster.


December 30, 2017, 01:54 PM
Lord Vaalic
Who has the pic of Picard on the guitar?




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December 30, 2017, 02:14 PM
H&K-Guy
For those that like a good story, there is the episode "Darmok".

Captain Jean-Luc Picard:

Gilgamesh, a king. Gilgamesh, a king. At Uruk. He tormented his subjects. He made them angry. They cried out aloud, "Send us a companion for our king! Spare us from his madness!" Enkidu, a wild man... from the forest, entered the city. They fought in the temple. They fought in the streets. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu. They became great friends. Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk.

The... the new friends went out into the desert together, where the Great Bull of Heaven was killing men by the hundreds. Enkidu caught the Bull by the tail. Gilgamesh struck him with his sword.

They were... victorious. But... Enkidu fell to the ground, struck down by the gods. And Gilgamesh... wept bitter tears, saying, "He who was my companion, through adventure and hardship, is gone forever."

It's hard to believe this episode aired in 1991! That's 26 years ago!

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December 30, 2017, 03:43 PM
Rey HRH
The story has been done before but they added a new spin to the idea.

The metamorph episode is a favorite to remember for me.

Then there's also the "THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!" That Picard was actually seeing 5 lights by then made it powerful.



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December 30, 2017, 04:04 PM
Paten
I hated that episode. They could only communicate by metaphors but they communicated their metaphors with words. How does that make sense? I just wanted to reach through the screen and chock the shit out of Paul Winfield. I truly can not express how much that episode pissed me off.
December 30, 2017, 04:19 PM
sjtill
At least they communicated their culture and history. We can't do that any more.
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December 30, 2017, 04:44 PM
Paten
You mean their culture of being douches? The culture that has words, knows what words are and attributes meaning to those words who will only try to communicate with alien cultures by telling stories about people and history that mean absolutely nothing to them instead of coherent sentences with easily understood meanings? Arrogant douche bags.

I think I would rather have seen their first contact attempt with the Klingons.
December 30, 2017, 05:30 PM
sigmonkey
Paten, when he's pissed off.




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December 30, 2017, 05:48 PM
Paten


Thanks sigmonkey. I feel so much better now.
December 30, 2017, 06:15 PM
Keystoner
quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
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Will always be among my top 3 episodes of that series.

Care to share your other two? I just watched a couple of my favorites last week, including 'Inner Light'. I believe that episode can stand next to movie Oscar winners.



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December 30, 2017, 08:14 PM
detroit192
quote:
Originally posted by Keystoner:
quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
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Will always be among my top 3 episodes of that series.

Care to share your other two? I just watched a couple of my favorites last week, including 'Inner Light'. I believe that episode can stand next to movie Oscar winners.

Darmok would be just outside my top five. Inner Light, Lower Decks, Face of the Enemy, Yesterday's Enterprise, and Heart of Glory would be my top five.
Thread drift, still my top episode of all the series would be In the Pale Moonlight (DS9).




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December 30, 2017, 08:30 PM
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December 31, 2017, 07:47 AM
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December 31, 2017, 08:34 AM
tigereye313
quote:

Thread drift, still my top episode of all the series would be In the Pale Moonlight (DS9).


This. Garak was probably my favorite character from all of Trek.




December 31, 2017, 08:58 AM
parabellum
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December 31, 2017, 07:51 PM
mark123
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Joanie Loves Chachi, when their series was cancelled.
Oh Em Gee!Big Grin
December 31, 2017, 08:17 PM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by Paten:


Thanks sigmonkey. I feel so much better now.


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December 31, 2017, 09:06 PM
egregore
Bendable would probably fit right in with the Tamarians. "Carl and Marlin. At the Shell station." Big Grin

The writer(s) did think outside the box with that one, but there is absolutely no way such a language could be used for routine operation of a starship.