Favorite Star Trek episode

[narf poit chez BOOM]

thanks.

*join the FAAA and help end the madness! *

[oleg]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
No offense to any one implied or intended, all opinions are equal here.

There really is no connection between B5 and DS9. If you look at the stories and compare them episode to episode, there are no comparissions. The Federation never had a Civil War or a Psy Core. The only comparissions that can be made are the name Dukat, and wow, they both have a fricking space station. Whoop'd'do call the lawyers we have a lawsuit!

Seriously, B5 was the better series and we all know this. The two series were so far apart from one another that NO ONE at paramount or Warner Brothers ever said anything about the other copying anything from the other.

This comparisson is ubserd at best and ridiculous to even be discussing IMHO.

JMS himself implied that authors of DS9 plagiarized his work. Fragment of the discussion with JMS posting:
http://lists.cs.columbia.edu/piperma...ay/003950.html

[narf poit chez BOOM]

personally, i think all tv shows should be distributed via internet. that way, we could pay for the shows we like and no commercials.

[Atrocities]

I think George Lucas made the same claim about Battlestar Galactica.

The point is, simularities do not mean plagerism occured. I can understand JMS's position, but he has no proof that it occured. Besides, even it if they did steal from him, and I yes it is possible, he never filed a complaint or lawsuit over it.

To stand back 10 years after the fact now and say they stoled from him, well whats the point really? To prove me wrong and shut me up? If there is no proof, there is no proof. It all becomes speculation and accusation, and that is something I simply could careless about.

If they stoled from him, then shame on them. I don't like the people who produced DS9 for the most part as they all think they are the greatest thing to ever walk the earth. So ya it is possible that they did steal from JMS, and if they did, I sincerely hope that someday he proves it and makes them all look like the arse holes they are.

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
personally, i think all tv shows should be distributed via internet. that way, we could pay for the shows we like and no commercials.

Narf they tied that twice before. Cable and then later Satellite TV. Pay for a subscription on the premis that there will be less or no commericals, but guess what, they lied.

Eventually they will offer such a service, but again it will have commericals. IF they say it won't, remember they hold doctorate degrees in lying to people.

I wonder what an employer would think if you applied for a job and your Doctrate was Lying?

[gregebowman]

I agree. Even though there are some fairly minor similarities (whoa, a space station, whopee!!), the storylines and backgrounds were so dissimilar that I could never see any plagiarism. But I must admit, there are some episodes on both shows I never saw.

Also, Atrocities, I agree that ST 2 was the best of the movies, but there's one thing about the movie that's been bugging me for 22 years now. Who were Khan's crew? They looked way too young to be his original co-fugitives; and they looked too old to be 13 or 14 year olds, as this movie happened about 15 years after the Space Seed episode. And Joachim wasn't the original actor either; they used a younger actor. Anybody got a clue?

[Cipher7071]

personally, i think all tv shows should be distributed via internet. that way, we could pay for the shows we like and no commercials.

narf, isn't that what they said when cable TV first came out?


Must have seen all of the original Star Trek episodes three times at least, but do you think I can remember the names?

The ones alredy mentioned that I like best are "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "Spock's Brain."

Not mentioned is the episode where they come upon a planet where there are no adults, and find out that it's because a disease kills everyone as soon as they reach puberty. The catch is that it also slows down the aging process.

Another one I like is "Skin of Evil," from the 'next generation' series.