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Thu Nov-11-04 09:16 PM
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What is yourfavorite Star Trek: The Next Generation episode? |
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For those who like Trek. Mine is either "Yesterday's Enterprise" or "The Best of Both Worlds" two parter.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:17 PM
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1. The Inner Light....only episode to make me cry. |
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:59 PM
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21. This was one of the most sublime things I've seen on TV. Or anywhere |
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else for that matter. The ending brought me to tears also.
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Sat Nov-13-04 01:53 AM
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51. I thought I was the only one. |
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Great episode, every time I watch it, I tear up at the end.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:17 PM
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2. anything with the Borg in it! |
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I love the Borg. Best bad guys ever.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:18 PM
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3. when wesley leaves with the taveller |
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wesley was such a dick... i was glad too see him go
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:42 PM
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30. People always say that and I think it is kind of mean. If Wesley was |
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an adult people would love him. Everyone says look at this punk a$$ kid saving the day again. I think Wesley served as a model for what a young person could do.
Also just for info: Wesley is the character modeled after Rodenberry himself (at the age of 15.) Also (if I remembered the story correctly) Wesley is in fact Rodenberry's middle name and Rodenberry really wanted the character on the show.
Episodes I liked:
The one with the lower class officers and upper class officers lives intertwining.
I also liked the end of the series.
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:57 PM
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33. I've never understood the dislike of Wesley |
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he was just a kid. I thought for a kid he did very well. Now he's a big time Democrat.
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:14 PM
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37. I know I heard a lot of people say they couldn't stand him |
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or even understood how he could be on the show. My idea was just that they couldn't handle the idea that maybe a kid could actually have something smart to say or have an idea that adults could use.
For what it is worth All the other cast memebers hated to see the actor and the character leave (for the first time--starfleet school) Patrick Stewart have always spoken very highly about the actor and character.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:20 PM
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The 2 part Borg episode.... If that were released as a movie, it'd be the best TNG movie.
I also love the one where Picard is abducted by an alien probe, and lives a decades long life, complete with wife, children, etc. in the space of 30-40 minutes. I forget the title of that one.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:22 PM
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6. The second one is "The Inner Light" n/t |
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:21 PM
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We see the reaction of a large number of people to the same situation, most of them don't agree, and in the end, despite events, no one has changed their mind.
It seemed to me very much the way life really works.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:22 PM
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7. I don't know the name of the episode |
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but it's one with Q where he takes them to a metaphor for his life ... there's a cabin and a road and the people are all bored because they have been everywhere and experienced everything there is to see.
Generally anything with Q is good for me.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:23 PM
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9. Agreed. Q rules. And the episode you're referring to is: |
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:27 PM
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13. Wasn't that a Voyager Episode called Deathwish. |
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Where the other Q wanted to die because he was bored?
Tapestry was the one where Picard got to relive his life and ended up a nobody.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:22 PM
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8. The one where they didn't preach their idea of morality and told a story |
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Yesterday's Enterprise and Best of Both Worlds seem to qualify.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:23 PM
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10. the one where Data creates his daughter |
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It was funny and sad all at once, and she was pretty cute too!
Other than that, yeah, the Borg, and some of the Q episodes...I still remember watching the "Robin Hood " episode (with Data as Friar Tuck) with friends the election night Clinton won the Presidency! It was a fun night...
I also liked the two -part one where the Enterprise entered a wormhole and suddenly the future had changed, the Federation was losing a war against the klingons and Tasha Yar was back!
Hmmm that's more than one innit?
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:24 PM
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I loved that two-parter. I hated the "Wesley Crusher Saves Us All" season and was glad to see him leave.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:24 PM
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12. Inner Light, Who Watches the Watchers, and Lessons |
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:29 PM
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14. The one where Dr. Smith fights off the carrot people. |
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:30 PM
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Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 09:32 PM by SnowGoose
Where the universal translator was no good, because they spoke in metaphor. Other than time travel, I hate the universal translator most of all, because really, isn't it the thrill of the new that is compelling about looking for life in the cosmos.
Additional props go out to "Who Watches The Watchers?", which has already been mentioned.
Wow, did anyone else notice how many of the favorites are from season 5?
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:35 PM
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16. I noticed a lot were from season 3. |
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The third season of that show was great. Classic.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:38 PM
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17. Shaka, when the walls fell.... |
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Darmok and Gilad at Tenagra.
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:32 PM
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39. Thats my wife's favorite. She cries everytime. |
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:59 PM
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20. My partner really digs Darmok |
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Personally, I like any episode without Wesley. I fucking hate Wesley. Wesley should have been rodgered heartily by Lt. Worf. Then I would have watched more episodes.
This IS sex! - Lt. Worf.
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Fri Nov-12-04 09:46 AM
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42. Regarding Wesley Crusher |
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You know, I wasn't crazy about the Wesley Crusher character either (to put it mildly), but the actor Wil Wheaton is a pretty cool fella. Here's a little exerpt from his blog.
"I'm thirty years old. Although I don't always take myself seriously (if I did, I would be in an urn next to River Phoenix by now . . . those people who are the real life inspiration for The Comic Book Guy have been giving me shit for decades), I am politically active and aware. I passionately believe in progressive causes, freedom from religion and government intrusion, and the right to privacy -- on line and in your home.
If you've come here looking for a washed-up, former child actor, I guess you could find that. But if you're willing to look beyond the surface, and challenge your preconceptions, you will get to know me for who I am now: a very happy husband, step-father, and writer."
And wasn't he cute in Stand by Me? Cut they guy some slack - he didn't write the scripts or direct the acting.
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Fri Nov-12-04 10:31 AM
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45. You're right, Wil Wheaton is great! |
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Wesley Crusher, on the other hand, was a tool. No fault of Wheaton's of course.
My partner always thought that Picard was Wesley's true father- he was the one who introduced Beverly to her late husband. I think it would have given some depth to the Wesley character if that had been revealed, but I guess it would have been too melodramatic.
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Fri Nov-12-04 10:33 AM
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47. I dunno... I couldn't get past the idiocy of the Darmok language |
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I mean, if you only speak in historical allegory, how the hell do you say "hand me the 9/16ths socket wrench" or "we're out of toilet paper"... I like the idea of that episode, and I loved the acting, but the central premise of the language was silly.
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Fri Nov-12-04 10:33 AM
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The one with the alien who can permanently imprint on a person, becoming said person's ideal mate and companion. She's being carried on the Enterprise to be married to some alien ruler guy as part of a treaty or something, but en route she imprints on Picard. As a result, she acquires Picard's sense of duty and loyalty, and leaves him to marry the alien guy because she knows it will be better for her people that way, even though she'll never see the man she loves again. *sigh* Most underrated episode ever. Very sappy. I loved it.
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Thu Nov-11-04 09:58 PM
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19. Oh, that's definitely in my top five! |
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I agree, it's beautiful and touching. All the more so because it looked at the beginning like it was a stupid male fantasy come true, but they did so much more with it!
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:40 PM
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27. Yes! And the woman who played was PURE eroticism! |
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I've never fallen for a woman on screen like I did for her. She positively OOZED sensuality (sensualousness?) and sex appeal, but not at all in that crappy shitass slutty "Sports Illustrated" or "Hooters" kind of way. But totally in that Audrey Hepburn kind of way.
HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT babe.
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:02 PM
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Famke Janssen, who played Kamala, later appeared with Patrick Stewart in the X-Men movies. Anyway...
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:08 PM
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35. haven't seen those yet. She also played in one of the Pierce Brosnan |
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Bond movies - can't remember which one, though.
I didn't even recognize her. My partner, who tends to be utterly amazing differentiating people, said, "Hey - isn't that the woman from that one Star Trek episode?"
She also saw immediately that the kid who played Renee in "Family" was the same kid who played the young Picard in "Rascals".
I don't know how she does it.
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Fri Nov-12-04 10:14 AM
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44. HOLY SHIT! It was PHOENIX??? |
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I think I soiled my pants upon reading the episode description and being informed it was HER!
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Sat Nov-13-04 02:30 AM
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54. OH yeah, she was HOT ... |
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:02 PM
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22. I have to second "Yesterday's Enterprise", |
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The "Descent" two-parter was pretty intense too.
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:03 PM
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23. The one with Q, where he lets Picard choose not to get into a bar |
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fight as a young cadet with the Kiss looking aliens (where he got wounded in the heart). Kind of does a "It's a Wonderful Life" deal where he sees the man he would have become, the life he would have led had he made that choice (a drudge of a junior science officer--hey kind of like my life!). Even though I find Q quite annoying, I really liked this episode.
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:44 PM
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and i can't think of her name, but the actress who played picard's girlfriend went on to do a few good movies afterwards
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Sat Nov-13-04 02:52 AM
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55. I just looked it up, "Tapestry" is the name of the episode. |
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:31 PM
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Data's Day Tapestry
That's off the top of my head, aside from those that have already been mentioned. There are many more...
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:42 PM
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29. Yes - family is incredible! After 9-11, it's now personal. And cathartic. |
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:36 PM
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where the enterprise goes back in time and saves humanity from * and his fascist administration. * gets frozen in carbonite and displayed at the Department of Peace. Cheney is discovered to be an evil alien.
That episode kicked ass!
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:38 PM
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26. 1) Tapestry 2) The Inner Light 3) Family |
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:41 PM
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I just loved Whoopi as Guinan
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Thu Nov-11-04 10:43 PM
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31. the one where they can't dream and all go crazy |
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and tasha yar ends up fucking data
-no i'm not making this one up. it was based on an original series episode
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:10 PM
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36. My absolute favorite: "Lower Decks" |
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Edited on Thu Nov-11-04 11:12 PM by Dukakis88
Shifts the entire POV of the show to four low-level cadets on board the Enterprise, and shows how the main TNG characters would look to subordinate officers who do not know them intimately.
The scene that clinched this one as best for me was when Worf gives one of the cadets a traditional Klingon hand-to-hand-combat challenge in which she must fight him blindfolded, using only sound and instinct to track and defeat Worf, who is at no such disadvantage. When, after getting beaten around a bit by Worf, and not having much of a real chance against him blindfolded, but thinking she is failing because she isn't "using the force" to win, she finally protests that the test is unfair. Worf then reveals that there is no such "traditional Klingon challenge," and that the entire purpose of the test was to teach her to speak up earlier when someone assigns her an unreasonable task, so as to put an end to the beating sooner.
Love love loved it.
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Fri Nov-12-04 10:31 AM
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46. Yay! The Freeper Head Exploder Scene!!! (nt) |
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Sat Nov-13-04 01:59 AM
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I must have missed this episode when the show first aired. I first saw it as a rerun I tivoed, and was glued to the screen. It remains one of my favorites.
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:18 PM
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Very scary parallel to current erosion of constitutional rights. Also smacked McCarthyism.
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Fri Nov-12-04 03:36 AM
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41. "The Defector" was another good one. |
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Many say that it was like the cuban missile crisis. Furthermore, if you listen to the last scene where the Romulan commander is talking to Picard, you will hear statements that smack of what is going on right now.
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Thu Nov-11-04 11:32 PM
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40. So many good ones. Its hard to pick. |
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Fri Nov-12-04 09:51 AM
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43. "The Measure of A Man" |
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but everyone is right, there are so many great episodes.
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:00 AM
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Appealed to the historian and museum person in me.. "Masaka is waking." http://sttng.epguides.info/?ID=343
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Fri Nov-12-04 11:51 AM
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50. most of them involving the Holideck |
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was pretty good. I loved the one where data got to bang Sasha.
Three words why Kirk was a better captain.....Flying Leg Kick..
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Sat Nov-13-04 02:06 AM
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Q or Barkley (you know the shy guy?) i always crack up on those.
the one where Barkley and everyone transform into weird Creatures because of the Doc injected something in him on accident. The one where Barkley was all-of-the-sudden a genius and takes hold of the ship. The one where Barkley and picard first meet & picard says his nickname even when he did not stand for it...(hehe)
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