Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2: Episode 10 – “Sanctuary”
Jadzia Dax: Are all your leaders women?
Haneek: Yes.
Julian Bashir: All of them?
Jadzia Dax: You heard her, Julian.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6: Episode 4 – “Relics
Montgomery Scott: What is it?
Data: It is… [sniffs the bottle] it is… [sniffs the bottle again, looking puzzled] …it is green.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2: Episode 2 – “The Circle”
Odo: Quark, I hate to do this, but I guess I’ll have to…
Quark: That’s not fair!
Odo: I haven’t done anything yet.
Quark: Whatever you’re going to do, it’s not fair.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1: Episode 17 – “The Forsaken”
Odo: Madam, I am not like you! Every sixteen hours, I turn into a liquid!
Lwaxana Troi: I can swim.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1: Episode 4 – “A Man Alone”
Odo: I’ll never understand the humanoid need to … couple.
Quark: You’ve never “coupled”?
Odo: I choose not to. Too many compromises. You want to watch the Karo-Net tournament, she wants to listen to music, so you compromise: you listen to music. You like Earth jazz, she prefers Klingon opera, so you compromise: you listen to Klingon opera. So here you were ready to have a nice night watching the Karo-net match and you wind up spending an agonizing evening listening to Klingon opera.
Friday Favorites: Favorite Scene – Star Trek: Generations
Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
It would be safe to say that Data is one of my favorite characters in all of art, literature and storytelling. He’s most certainly my favorite TV character. There’s something about his story of an android longing to be human, without realizing that in all the ways that matter he already is, that’s innately compelling. Add in a dash of Pinocchio and Frankenstein’s Monster and you’ve got Data. Those of us who were big fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation were thrilled for many reasons when it transitioned to the big screen at the end of its run. But for me, one of the greatest joys of the movie is Data’s acquisition of the emotion chip, leading to this small scene, which remains one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen:
In the film, Data installs the emotion chip after a failed attempt at humor during Worf’s promotion ceremony. Continue reading
Why is it so hard to make a good soundtrack album?
The third CD that I ever bought was a film soundtrack (the first two were Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” and Garth Brooks’ “Greatest Hits”). It was the soundtrack to Independence Day, and I actually bought it in the hopes of it having R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” which for some reason I really wanted on CD. I was disappointed when the song was missing from the soundtrack album, but after listening to the CD I realized how much I enjoyed the score, composed by David Arnold. Thus began my obsession with film scores, and my collection of albums showcasing them.
I’ve been listening to the Jurassic Park soundtrack for the past week or so on my commute to work, and I’ve realized that there are several very big problems with the film score album as a whole in the industry. I don’t know why it’s so damn hard to put together a decent album from a film score, but I’ve come up with a list of several of the problems: Continue reading
Patrick Stewart Fights to Stop Violence Against Women
Just in case you needed another reason that Patrick Stewart is awesome, there’s this video, which has been making the rounds lately. Many people tend to criticize celebrities who speak out in support of or in opposition to an issue, a cause, or a politician, though most only seem to criticize when the celebrity supports a position they themselves are opposed to and have no problem when a celebrity supports their side. Aside from the fact that celebrities have the same right to voice their opinions as any other person, they also are in a special position given their fame. And in no way is violence against women or empowering women a “political” issue, no matter what some people may try to say. Take a look (Click here to read more from the woman who asked the question on her blog):
Are Patrick Stewart’s opinion and views more important than yours or mine? No, of course not. However, they are in a special position because of who he is. Celebrities can reach a much wider audience than the average Love Pirate with a blog. Continue reading
Friday Favorites: Favorite Shot – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a bit of an oddity. It’s the third film in a trilogy of sorts, one that started with The Wrath of Khan and continued with The Search for Spock. It has none of the hallmarks of any other Star Trek movie: there are no space battles, no action to speak of, no Enterprise, and almost none of the film takes place among the stars at all. The Voyage Home is half fish-out-of-water comedy and half environmental sermon, and it’s the latter half that’s so remarkable. In fact, it can be summed up by just one shot, my favorite in the film:
The Voyage Home was a bold move for Star Trek. Continue reading
Update: Star Trek Into Darkness Writer Apologizes
In my previous posts about Star Trek Into Darkness (read the review here, and the analysis here), one of the things I complained about was the gratuitous scene whose only purpose was to showcase Alice Eve in her underwear. The writer of Star Trek Into Darkness, Damon Lindelof, just issued a series of tweets apologizing to fans for the scene. Read on for the image in question and Lindelof’s apology. Continue reading
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