Out of the Blue [May 02, 2005, 11:07 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Yesterday's trip to introduce Gunnar to his Uncle Sparky went great, everybody
got along famously, and by the end 14-year-old Sparky was horsing around with
the youngsters like he was a puppy himself. Gunnar did leave a submarine-sized
turd in the bedroom, but it cleaned up pretty readily, and he was forgiven for
his toilet training shortcomings. This morning, however, Hudson the wonder dog
resumed her recent spate of picking on the other dogs in her trail-running pack,
focusing on large males and unfamiliar faces, as she seems quite determined to
exert her dominance over the group as alpha dog... if this continues as it is, I
may actually have to stop taking her out to run with this crowd, which would be
a shame.
| Who knows what links lurk in the hearts of men? | Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant. |
| Links of the Day: |
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Time Traveler Convention. Thanks Brian. You're fired. Thanks Ant. |
| Story of the Day: |
Berman: Trek needs a rest. Down Under cemetery given OK to bury dead standing up. Washington Bureaucrats Make Way for Ducklings. |
| Science: | Testing a Sun-Powered Space Sail. |
| Auction of the Day: | Barris Motor Car Collection. Thanks Devicer. |
| Images of the Day: | Scandals 3. |
| Teh Funnies: | FoxTrot. |
| Follow-ups: |
Bill Would Outlaw Sale of Copied Cats. Scientists: Life on Mars Likely. NASA Scrubs Shuttle Launch. Thanks Loonybomber. |
Star Trek: TNG was a masterpiece because it wasn't loaded with a bunch of small talk, shooting the breeze, stupid humor, or otherwise irrelevant dialogue. It was straight-forward sci-fi, serious and to the point. It showed human potential in its efficiency.
What can you say to something like this? In my opinion, you have an extremely flawed view on Star Trek. Every Star Trek, beginning with the original series, at times focused on characters. No Star Trek ever was military-esque, and conversely a military-esque series based on the Trek universe wouldn't truly be a Star Trek series. (Of course, good military-esque series still end up focusing on the characters - see BSG!)
TNG certainly did - what with Picard's trauma from the Borg, Data's struggling with humanity, Wesley's coming of age (which I hate now, but loved as a kid) and oh just about every episode where Troy says more than two words. DS9 and Voyager was the same, I won't mention the many character-driven aspects now. I don't think Enterprise is "worse" in any such regard, if anything there's less of it (mostly just the Tucker-T'pol thing, what else?).
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