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The 40th Anniversary of Star Trek
Digitus1337 writes to mention the 40th Anniversary of the original Star Trek series. StarTrek.com's article has a look back at that first episode, and tries to explore the whys behind the popularity that followed it. From the article: "On the evening of the 8th of September, following Daniel Boone, this new NBC show premiered with an episode called 'The Man Trap.' The angle of the story was different, to say the least: It was a love story with a sci-fi twist, borne of a relationship from the doctor's past, featuring a monster that, in the end, just wanted to live. It was moving, tragic and anything but cheesy. The viewers -- at least the ones who were paying attention -- were hooked." Update: 09/09 16:16 GMT by Z : Just to be sure you're aware of it, Slashdot's own CleverNickName is celebrating the 40th anniversary by reviewing episodes of ST:TNG on TVSquad. He begins with "The Naked Now". You know, "You are fully functional, aren't you?"
It's . . . just a . . . TV . . . show!
What's the Klingon word for lonely?
Ghhhaa'rrrdhok!
http://www.khaaan.com/
Love story with a sci-fi twist.
This is why the ultimate downhill slide after TNG ended. Berman and pals were catering to the fans who wanted to know exactly how phasers worked rather than the fans who wanted to see hot Riker/Picard action.
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Your top three were respectively French, female and promiscuous. Now imagine all that combined into one captain. Another 40 years guaranteed!
Cliff Claven
K.E.G. Party Chairman
Founding Leader of: Koncerned for Egalitarin Governance
Below are the characteristics of each TV series based on "Star Trek".
1. Original Series: brash captain, hot-looking women, dangerous adventures in a ship designed for living but not for tourism
2. The Next Generation: refined captain who talks like an English professor, women who emphasize their intellect, adventures in a ship designed like a luxury hotel
3. Deep Space Nine: captain who talks like a high-school dropout, women who emphasize their intellect, adventures in a space hotel
4. Voyager: captain who emphasizes her intellect, women who emphasize their intellect, dangerous adventures in a ship designed like a luxury hotel
5. Enterprise: captain played by an actor who cannot act, women who emphasize their intellect, dangerous adventures in a ship run by characters played by actors and actresses who cannot act
Thank Buddha that your local CW television station will air the original "Star Trek", starting on September 16.
"Watch 'The Original Series', you will!" exclaims Yoda.
Just as long as Cyrano Jones doesn't wind up firing first.
Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
3. Deep Space Nine: captain who talks like a high-school dropout, women who emphasize their intellect, adventures in a space hotel I disagree, he enunciated every word like an oxford drop out.
I often have trouble remembering which way is out of bed in the morning.
... or "Star Wars" and "Battlestar Galactica".
And Wagon Train.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Excellent tactical ability (Picard maneuver),
I didn't realize that pulling down one's uniform jacket when standing up was an indicator of tactical ability!
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
I remember watching some of the first-run episodes right after my dad bought our first color TV. It was amazing to see Spock's green skin. Then again, all the other actors' skin looked green, too. I tried adjusting the Tint knob, but now everyone's skin looked purple, including Mr. Spock. Further tweaking proved that it was impossible to get actual skin colors on that TV; at best it could be adjusted to show a color that was somehow purple and green at the same time.
We are aware of society's problems. We just don't care.
If we eliminate the other side of an issue, the issue is fixed.
WE ARE THE GOP. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. (or eliminated)
I file it right alongside Highlander 2.
Cliff Claven
K.E.G. Party Chairman
Founding Leader of: Koncerned for Egalitarin Governance
I could never say "Battlestar Galactica", it always came out as "Battlestar Ponderosa".
In theory, theory and practice are the same; in practice they're different. (Yogi Berra & A. Einstein)
Geez...what else do you need??
That pretty much covers the bases for me....
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Remember Remember the Eighth of September
The Enterprise, phasers, and Spock
I know of no reason that Star Trek's first season
Should ever be forgot
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
About a year ago I tried to generate interest in having them fired -- out of a cannon -- but it didn't seem to go anywhere (at least not anywhere that no one has gone before...)
This space intentionally left (almost) blank.
What's it called when you have too much irony in your blood....
Hmmmm,
.5mm behind the hole you made, inside the case. Fasten it there with some crazy glue or epoxy. NO WOOD GLUE FOR GODS SAKE. Someone once tried it with wood glue, now they have a crater named after him. Elmer's Crater they call it.
Well, first dig the universal translator out of your arm and pry that little piece of dilithium out of it. Careful not to damage the transtators, you're gonna need those later.
Next you need to crack open your PDA. Drill a hole in the leading edge of the PDA. This is where your emitter element will go. Dont worry too much about getting the size right. The first test firing will finish the hole quite nicely.
Next place the dilithium chip about
Ok, now, reroute the plasma flow from the PDA's reservoir through one of the transtators from the translator. Direct the output at one side of the dilithium chip so it acts as a lens for the output of the transtator....
What do you mean, you dont have a plasma reservoir in your PDA? Then, how do you power it? What? Chemical BATTERIES?
Ugh. Stone knives and bearskins....
I have a printout of this hanging on the wall.
Top 10 things likely to be overheard if you had a Klingon on your software development team:
1. "This code is a piece of crap! You have no honor!"
2. "A TRUE Klingon warrior does not comment his code!"
3. "By filing this bug you have questioned my family honor. Prepare to die!"
4. "You question the worthiness of my Code?! I should kill you where you stand!"
5. "Our competitors are without honor!"
6. "Specs are for the weak and timid!"
7. "This machine is a piece of GAGH! I need dual Pentium processors if I am to do battle with this code!"
8. "Perhaps it IS a good day to Die! I say we ship it!"
9. "My program has just dumped Stova Core!"
10. "Behold, the keyboard of Kalis! The greatest Klingon code warrior that ever lived!"
Enjoy,
It's just the normal noises in here.
Save your "suddenly occured to me" and "too bad I don't have the sound effect" for the non-Slashdot crowd. We know better.
It is the 21st century and the time for Klax has passed.