OK Trekkers - Name this Alien

[zippy890]

I will donate an xtra $10 to DU if anyone can name the alien or the episode

this was one of my favorite TNG episodes

[Deja Q]

1. Paul Winfield!

Oops! It's Darmok! :P

Wait, are we talkin' the one on the left or the right? I see Captain Picard, but he always came across as being a bit alien...

[xultar]

3. GOOD! n/t

[LostInAnomie]

5. His name isn't Darmok.

That was a character in his analogy.

[zippy890]

6. You got the actor right

I'm impressed!!!

But now, you say 'Darmok' -- could you be more specific?

[unblock]

7. darmok and jilahd, at tinagra.

darmok, on the ocean.
jilahd, on the ocean.
darmok, with arms open.
the beast at tinagra, his face black his eyes red!
darmok, at rest.

[LostInAnomie]

2. Darmok and Jalad on the Ocean

The beast at Tenagra.

[zippy890]

8. "with arms wide"

and "sails unfurled"- the aliens spoke in metaphors

[Penguin31]

4. Here we go:

Name of Alien: Dathon
Race: Tamarian
Episode: Darmok (Season 5)

Knew it on SIGHT.

Life...what's that?

[zippy890]

10. BINGO-- WOW you guys are GOOD!

The Tamarians- you really nailed it.

$10 to DU !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lannes]

9. 'Shaka when the walls fell' n/t

[LostInAnomie]

11. Does anyone ever wonder why everyone remembers this episode?

Not only do they remember the episode but the dialog as well.

It's CRAZY!!! :crazy:

[Rowdyboy]

16. No, its just a brilliantly written episode...It was one of the most

original Star Trek scripts ever. I connected to it because it was deeply serious in a way very few episodes were.

[kedrys]

12. Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel

That was a great episode! :)

[zippy890]

13. It was one of the most popular episodes

I read somewhere. I think it was very creative and well written - here were 2 species who wanted to communicate, needed to, but couldn't, even with the universal translator.

but the determination of Picard to try and understand and communicate with them...was so inspiring.

'Chins up in court'

I've only seen it about 15 times

[kittynboi]

14. Gilgamesh.

According to the itnerviews on the season 5 DVD set, after they aired that episode, which had Picard recounting the Gilgamesh story, a college proffesor called Rick Berman or one of the produces or writers, and said that as a result of that, at that moment, more people knew the story of Gilgamesh than at any other time in human history.

[cestpaspossible]

15. I miss TNG