tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post7886244147282234344..comments2024-03-28T01:09:15.056-07:00Comments on Horrorthon: The Next GenerationOctopunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-61223887396123129492012-01-21T03:12:18.071-08:002012-01-21T03:12:18.071-08:00jordan, you sophmoric blowhard, you epitomize sole...jordan, you sophmoric blowhard, you epitomize solecism. shut your hole.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398022165220251336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-15605760156102016472010-06-29T15:40:50.248-07:002010-06-29T15:40:50.248-07:00There's one, single remaining complaint about ...There's one, single remaining complaint about <i>The Next Generation</i> that I will never, ever get past, no matter how much I change my mind about anything else:<br /><br />Picard's "engage" hand gesture. It's the most effete, prissy, mannered, actorly, clumsy bit of body English I've ever seen. It makes him look like a guy with a blanket over his knees at a rest home, playing chess. (It's particularly laughable when they try to feature it in the movie trailers. "Engage..!" Ugh.<br /><br />Later, Octo will chime in and we'll find out why this is actually the coolest, most badass, fiercest bit of physical acting since John McClane pulled the gun from his shoulder blade and shot Hans Gruber and the "Huey Lewis" guy with the handcart.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-73204106233217683202010-06-29T14:46:33.886-07:002010-06-29T14:46:33.886-07:00(I will jump in here but I'm busy at work. He...(I will jump in here but I'm busy at work. Here's a preview of my comment: <br /><br />You're all wrong about everything.)Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-43248900606606187582010-06-29T12:23:56.575-07:002010-06-29T12:23:56.575-07:00Who moved this? Weird...Who moved this? Weird...Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-5726974207187167252010-06-29T11:26:29.374-07:002010-06-29T11:26:29.374-07:00You get my point, right? Now that the fate of Trek...You get my point, right? Now that the fate of <i>Trek</i> isn't resting on Patrick Stewart's shoulders any more, it's like it's a whole different viewing experience.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-68273894973197347552010-06-29T11:12:08.282-07:002010-06-29T11:12:08.282-07:00I'm nowhere near as immersed in Trek as I am T...I'm nowhere near as immersed in Trek as I am Tolkien, SW, and Harry Potter. <br /><br />My resume is pretty much:<br /><br />- most of TOS, though not committed to memory<br />- movies II, IV, VI and JJ<br />- Galaxy Quest (which I consider a loving tribute to the whole phenomenon)<br /><br />Beyond that, I wanted to get into the Enterprise series, mainly because I heard it made the first cautious forays into pre-Kirk turf (which JJ, of course, completely went scorched-earth with).<br /><br />But I do appreciate the cogent, enthusiastic point of view. Makes me want to actually flip to it when Spike TV or whoever is doing a marathon. <br /><br />You've "made it so."HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-28625869799854376082010-06-29T10:58:46.563-07:002010-06-29T10:58:46.563-07:00You gag on the liquid nerd cheese, just like me. I...You gag on the liquid nerd cheese, just like me. It's the hard-sci-fi payoff: if you just dive into it cold, it's absolutely ridiculous...a bald guy...purple and pink carpeting...poker games...he's learning to play the recorder...but, looked at the way I'm describing, it's very rewarding.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-28413066139177187112010-06-29T10:54:36.213-07:002010-06-29T10:54:36.213-07:00This is still making me laugh two years later.
I ...<a href="http://www.theonion.com/video/trekkies-bash-new-star-trek-film-as-fun-watchable,14333/" rel="nofollow">This</a> is still making me laugh two years later.<br /><br />I could never fully embrace TNG, though I think the Borg is one of my more favorite Trek thingies.HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.com