Oh man, I'm going to have to revisit some of these excellent double episodes this weekend!
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Star Trek: Alpha to Delta Quadrants & Everything In Between
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I'll just add a line here - always fun when a particular actor is allowed to perform multiple roles. Both Ethan Phillips and Jeffrey Combs come to mind. Jeffrey managed to play two species during the same episode of DS9. Also spanning out to play different species would be Tim Russ. Some people may not like using the same actor but each knew their craft well enough to have those characters created stand apart. My personal nod goes to Jeffrey Combs.
Ahh, I've always enjoyed scenes with Jeffery Combs playing some character. He played quite a few...
I think he did 6 different characters with 3 being repeating characters. Ferengi, the clone species that worked for the Founders (changlings) in DS9 and then the Andorian in Enterprise. He also did one time roles playing other species including human.
Those are two of my favorite episodes of all time, regardless of show.
There may have been other reasons, but it seemed like a liberty stop on an Earth like eden was the only one mentioned.
I found some if the subplots to be excellent given the amount of time allowed for them.
Agreed; some of them were excellent.
Oh, by the way, did anyone else love Suzie Plaxson as the half Klingon Ambassador K'Ehleyr - a highly intelligent, witty, sardonic, brave individual (and Worf's lover/mate and his clear equal)?
She infused real life into that character, making her wonderfully warm, witty, and sympathetic, and thus, ensuring that her death was a real tragedy when she was killed.
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I'm a fan of her character for sure, and yes I was actually shocked when she was killed - so many of the secondary characters were well-writted and played.
A snippet from Elementary, Dear Data - a great holodeck episode.
Yes, very much so, practically crush status.
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The Sherlock Holmes and Dixon Hill episodes rank among my favorites.
My favorite scene from my favorite episodes so far. Ironically, Moriarty cannot continue his existence outside the holodeck, yet Dr. Pulaski was able to enjoy holodeck tea and scones and leave without suffering terrible gastrointestinal pains. So maybe Dr. Pulaski just needs to eat Moriarty and then regurgitate him back outside the holodeck. It's worth a shot.
As I recall they end up giving him (and girlfriend?) the equivalent of a dedicated server to exist on.
I haven't made it past season two, and so far they've only sort of… shut him off—kept his information saved but inactive.As I recall they end up giving him (and girlfriend?) the equivalent of a dedicated server to exist on.
He reappears in a few years....and they just spoiled the end of that episode for you!
Speaking of Dixon Hill...
S1:E11- The Big Goodbye
Picard is frazzled trying to learn a difficult greeting to open a relationship with an insect species, the Jarada. Troy suggests he takes break in the Holodeck. Accompanied by Crusher, Data, and a 20th Century expert Weyland, Picard assumes the persona of Dixon Hill Private Eye, San Francisco, 1941.
This episode borrows heavily from The Maltese Falcon. Several comedic aspects are contained in this episode, Crusher chewing gum and working on her makeup and appearance emulating a woman at police head quarters who might be described as a floozy, and Data's interpretation of his character. A scan of the ship by the Jarada screws up the holodeck, trapping them inside and removing the safety protocols putting them in serious danger.
Someone even created a shirt for purchase.
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Oh, sorry. They are still worth watching.
S1:E11- The Big Goodbye
This episode borrows heavily from The Maltese Falcon. Several comedic aspects are contained in this episode, Crusher chewing gum and working on her makeup and appearance emulating a woman at police head quarters who might be described as a floozy, and Data's interpretation of his character. A scan of the ship by the Jarada screws up the holodeck, trapping them inside and removing the safety protocols putting them in serious danger.
Someone even created a shirt for purchase.
Oh, sorry.
They are still worth watching.
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Speaking of Dixon Hill...
S1:E11- The Big Goodbye
Picard is frazzled trying to learn a difficult greeting to open a relationship with an insect species, the Jarada. Troy suggests he takes break in the Holodeck. Accompanied by Crusher, Data, and a 20th Century expert Weyland, Picard assumes the persona of Dixon Hill Private Eye, San Francisco, 1941.
This episode borrows heavily from The Maltese Falcon. Several comedic aspects are contained in this episode, Crusher chewing gum and working on her makeup and appearance emulating a woman at police head quarters who might be described as a floozy, and Data's interpretation of his character. A scan of the ship by the Jarada screws up the holodeck, trapping them inside and removing the safety protocols putting them in serious danger.
Someone even created a shirt for purchase.
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Oh, sorry.
That was a hilarious (but intelligently hilarious) episode, and I got the distinct impression that the cast had an absolute ball - or hoot, or howl - or, simply great fun doing it.
Actually, that sort of episode showed how comfortable they were - or had become - with their "primary" characters (Picard, Crusher, Data etc.) that they could play with these characters seeking to challenge and extend themselves by further (knowingly) playing other characters who were not incompatible with their primary characters (and still make it believable) - the old "play within the play" (as in Hamlet) - hard to pull off in either theatre or cinema, but great fun - and wonderfully compelling to watch, when it has been pulled off successfully.
Against that, I did think that STNG occasionally over-used the "holodeck goes wonky and wrong" alibi a little too often: In real life, in such an environment - if something of that sort went wrong that often it would have been permanently placed Out Of Bounds until finally and firmly (and safely) fixed, mended, repaired.
But, that is a minor quibble.
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The malfunction in this episode was due to the equivalent of an electrical surge from an external source. I'll make note of the cause of future failures.
The technology in the holodeck, equivalent to the transporter being able to scramble matter seems very dangerous to me. It was mentioned during the episode that if the wrong fix was attempted, the crew members in the holodeck could cease to exist.
The original series was made in the 60s, and the first few films (movies) date form the late 70s.
However, STNG itself - the TV series - dates from the mid 80s to the early 90s.
If you'll allow me to geek out, the holodeck also uses the same replicators found in crew quarters/mess halls, so actual food is created and can be consumed normally on the holodeck.
Science fiction is about imagination, what-ifs and speculation about our future good and bad. I really enjoy it, but don't insist that you do too.