u/makeshiftpython

Don’t ask me about what I thought of the puppet episode, I haven’t even seen it.

Rick Berman productions were known for being very strict about actors reciting lines as exactly written in the scripts, known DLP (Dead Letter Perfect). It was a way of saving production time so that there wasn’t any extra time spent on altering lines. However, “The Outrageous Okona” was one of the few exceptions where the rule was lifted. Both Whoopi Goldberg and Joe Piscopo being comedians were allowed to do ad-libbing for their scenes as they felt the scripted humor was lacking.

The original writer of the teleplay was producer Burton Armus, who left after 13 episodes. His only other writing credit for TNG was “A Matter of Honor”.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbbS9QAFF6S

So I shared this, you can probably figure out what happened next. If I’m gonna make an exit, it might as well be with this parody by Cracked.

https://www.cracked.com/blog/how-zack-snyder-gets-modern-superman-wrong

I don’t even think I was being negative about Snyder. I just wanted it illustrate why WB reacted the way they did back in 2016. It’s ironic they want Gunn to be removed due to Supergirl’s box office performance, but don’t seem to realize the irony in that it was one of the reasons WB were more than happy to let go of Snyder.

Been reading the THE STAR WARS ARCHIVES. Pretty wild to see in this version Anakin would have appeared as a ghost on Degobah, knighting Luke and having him repeat an oath, with Ben and Yoda (named Minch in this version) raising their lightsabers in the air. Luke’s sister was supposed to be a whole new character we wouldn’t see until a much later entry, not being Leia. Feels very fantasy trope. Han gets a side quest trying to get politicians to join the rebellion and use their influence and money. And that original climax feels so… anticlimactic. I can see why Lucas opted to hire a different writer to give a different interpretation of the loose concepts Lucas had.

https://www.tumblr.com/glassonion14/59215537457/wesley-crusher-ordinary-teenager-17-a-tale-of

Not the end of the season for DS9, but Voyager was about to close a chapter for its first two seasons with the Kazon. The idea of the crew being stranded on the planet, with their ship having been taken over by the big antagonist is a great idea of a cliffhanger on paper. But with the Kazon, it never felt as grand. They just didn’t really pan out as a memorable antagonist. Seska was a bit more of potentially compelling case, but having her at the side of the Kazon didn’t really compliment that. Now, imagine if it was the Jem’Hadar doing something like this, that feel more believable than these people who can’t produce water.

https://www.tumblr.com/glassonion14/59015044091/wesley-crusher-ordinary-teenager-16-whoopee

“To the Death” features the debut of Weyoun and a guest appearance by Clarence Williams III (!!!) as a Jem’Hadar teaming up with the DS9 crew to fight renegade Jem’Hadar. What’s not to love?

“Resolutions”… kind of a Janeway/Chakotay tease that goes nowhere. Skippable.

Well, this week in Trek went pretty hard.

Not a remarkable DS9 entry, but “The Thaw” is easily one of my absolute favorite Voyager episodes. Michael McKean makes a great one off villain and that final scene between him and Janeway is chilling.