I’m about to destroy whatever shred of nerd cred I have, so let me start this post by saying the following”
Buffy!
Harry Potter!
Lord of the Rings!
Ahem.
My dad is a Star Trek fan from way back. When we got a VCR, he started taping every episode of the original series. He watched them…a lot. So I had a marginal familiarity with the cast. I could identify the actors. I know what tribbles are.
So, in passing conversation, Rand was completely and utterly incredulous that I’d never seen Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. (in my defense, I wasn’t completely ingnorant. I knew that Khan was played by Mr. Roarke…er…Ricardo Montalban) We were out shopping at FYE one night, and he found a bunch of Star Trek movies on sale for super cheap. So he bought some. But only the even-numbered ones, of course. Because as everyone knows, the odd-numbered ones suck. 😉
Previously, the only one I had seen was four…the one about the whales. I really liked it.
He also got First Contact. I was slightly less familiar with The Next Generation, but again…my dad watched regularly, so I knew the characters. Like Geordi, the blind guy with the banana clip visor. Anyway, I really enjoyed this movie. The casting was great. Alfre Woodard and James Cromwell were both fantastic. (on the down side, this fantastic level of acting made some of the regular cast look really, really bad. Deanna Troi, I’m looking at you. Speaking of which…I kinda thought she looked like a drag queen. But I digress.)
And in my continuing education, Rand also picked up a DVD set with selected episodes of TNG. We’ve watched Darmok and The Inner Light, both of which I’ve really enjoyed.
I welcome your comments and recommendations. 🙂
Even *I’ve* seen The Wrath of Khan! And I’m not a Star Trek fan. 🙂
I’m sorry. That’s my comment, but as you know I really really care less most of what you just mentioned!
Um (about) I missed an about.
Did you fail regular classes and this is Summer School? 😉
Hahahahahahaha…
*wipes eyes*
Ahahahahahaha!
Oh you are so geeky now! 😉 BTW: You are not a true TNG fan until you walk out of the room saying “Oh shut UP Wesley.”
Okay, see Khan. It’s worth it. Some of the best Trek lines come from Khan, really. You aren’t a geek unless own “Buckaroo Banzai”. You know, like me.
Oh, no, Deo…we already watched Khan. 🙂
No picking on Counsellor Troy, eh?
Oh, Ray…are you actually saying you think she’s attractive? I don’t really see it.
I have to chime in now…Marina Sirtis looks *soooo* much better now. She’s shown up on Stargate, and a few other places, and I have to wonder what the make-up/costuming folks at NextGen had against her.
Khan is essential.
And like Matt, I adore DS9…which Spike or some other channel runs during the day, a couple episodes at at time.
Too bad that block is already spoken for by Backyardigans and Wonderpets!
I don’t *hate* Wesley…and I have all kinds of sympathy for Wil Wheaton, who had the misfortune of growing up in front of a national audience. The character was annoying, but I’d wager Buffy’s kid sis could out-annoy ensign Crusher, anyday.
I still haven’t watched all TNG episodes, tho The Inner Light is one of my faves.
Not to pick nits but…
The sixth movie is “The Undiscovered Country” with the Klingons spouting Shakespeare as the plot progresses. Where Kirk’s crew attempts to thwart an assassination attempt on the President of the Federation.
“First Contact” is actually movie number 8, or TNG number 2.
Oops…I’ll make that edit. 🙂
If only one of the local bloggers had once posted a series of ruminations on all the Star Trek movies…and included links to those posts on his sidebar…if only….
Anyhow, if you’re looking for individual episodes of the TV shows, I recommend watching the following:
Original Series: City on the Edge of Forever (the greatest Trek episode ever), The Menagerie, Balance of Terror, The Trouble with Tribbles, Shore Leave (fans of “Lost” may like this one), Amok Time, The Enterprise Incident. (But really, watch the whole series. Even the awful third season, which had some really painful episodes.)
TNG: Yesterday’s Enterprise (the greatest TNG episode ever), Best of Both Worlds parts I and II, Tapestry, The Pegasus, All Good Things.
DS9: Heck, just watch the whole series. It was almost always high quality.
BTW, some f***ing pinhead reviewer with The News actually spoiled in print the fact that the first contact in First Contact was with the Vulcans. That would have been a delightful surprise had I not known it was coming. Jerks.
I will not admit how many times I saw “Wrath of Khan” in the theatre when it first came out… but it held the record for the movie I’d seen most at the theatre, until “Fellowship of the Ring” came out :).
I love “The Inner Light”. Especially the flute and the flute theme that plays throughout the episode.
I’ve always preferred the original cast movies to the Next Gen movies. Well, the even-numbered ones, anyway :).