For those of you who are not aware, I have been stuck in Sheboygan for the last couple of weeks for winter break. Luckily, I was smart and brought my gamecube along, meaning a lot of videogame playing – in addition to the large amount of movie and tv watching, and occasionally some reading.
Lately, I started watching some Star Trek The Next Generation episodes, and in trying to reconcile my memory with my library of VHS tape recorded episodes (that I inherited from my uncle. And I’m only missing one!) I stumbled on to Wil Wheaton’s blog and his commentary of TNG episodes that he’s been doing for TV Squad. Wil’s review are really sweet and have made me not only a reader of his blog, but also want to buy his book.
In the spirit of his reviews, I have thought of at least some comments of my own on the episodes that I have watched this break.
- Why is bad news always carried on a secure channel? Is Picard specially trained in the breaking of bad news?
- Why are there never any other starships around to answer to distress calls? I mean seriously, isn’t this StarFLEET. A Fleet usually implies more than one ship.
- When Data invariably stumbles onto the answer to the episodes mystery, why are there at least three more scenes confirming the fact that Data is figuring things out?
I’ll certainly be adding more as I continue to re-re-re-watch the series. But like my first political science professor said, “You should realize from my intricate knowledge of Star Trek, that in order to make fun of it, I myself am a Trekkie”. (I’m not making this up.)
