Ace

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  1. I'd say it was more of a drawn-out process of hitting its stride. For me, it started late in season 2, specifically with "Q Who." There were too many good eps in that season too ignore its quality, including "The Emissary" and "Peak Performance."

     

    It finally HIT its stride, though, in season 3.

     

    The Ensigns of Command

    Booby Trap

    The Vengeance Factor

    The Defector

    Déjà Q

    Yesterday's Enterprise

    The Offspring

    Captain's Holiday

    Tin Man

    Sarek

    Ménage à Troi

     

    and finally... The Best of Both Worlds, Part I, the episode that solidified the franchise for the seasons to come.

     

    My vote definitely goes to season 3.

     

    (As for when the series started to lose its stride, I'd say season 6, though there were many excellent eps in seasons 6 and 7.)


  2. That's decent, but not a huge success in any terms. I'm actually glad it made that much so at least it can't be considered a failure.

    One thing that helped its performance was its weak competition. Flightplan has been critically panned as far as I've heard (and the script seems to generally suck).

     

    Also:

     

    LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com)- Diehard Browncoats were able to push Joss Whedon's "Serenity" to a $10 million opening weekend, but there just weren't enough surviving "Firefly" fans to put the film ahead of "Flightplan" at the domestic box office.

    The Jodie Foster thriller pulled in just over $15 million in its second frame to take the weekend crown for the three-day period ending Sunday, Oct. 2. Despite earning mixed-to-negative reviews, "Flightplan" fell off only 39 percent, a decent retention for the genre. Playing in 3,424 locations, the Buena Vista release averaged $4,392 per theater, bringing its cumulative gross to $46.1 million.

     

    Universal Pictures' "Serenity," which brought the cast and crew of the short-lived FOX drama "Firefly" to the big screen, played in more than 1000 fewer locations (2188 in total) that "Flightplan," but averaged a slightly higher $4,616 per screen to earn an estimated $10.1 million. Given the number of devoted fans for the cult series, the true test for "Serenity" will come next weekend. The first week figures were somewhere in line with industry expectations, but don't necessarily indicate that the film has immediately found a crossover audience.

    -Zap2it

  3. I share my ...father's (if that's what you want to call him) middle name. I dislike him, therefore I don't like the name either. That's one reason I don't really like the idea of naming your kid after yourself. Let them form their own identity and not have that connection, good or bad, hanging over them all the time.


  4. I have to go with People's Court. Judge Millian is great.

     

    Second would be that.... what's his name...

     

    ::looks it up::

     

    Judge Mathis. He's a pretty funny and fair guy.

     

    I don't watch either very often, but they're not bad shows. Judy is cool but she never lets anyone else speak which gets on my nerves.


  5. I know how ya feel. I'm not looking forward to having to wait for the end to those cliffhangers, moreso BSG than the SG's.

     

    As to the new show, I really doubt one of the current shows will be axed. If one gets moved, that could be alright, but these three shows are the primary line-up and cash cows for the network. If they put anything else on Fri nights, it'll probably just take Firefly's run at 7 when it's finished.


  6. My point being is that most of these discusions end up in flaming

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    They wouldn't if people would be mature enough to refrain from posting replies such as "*rolls eyes*" in them. No offense.

     

    And again, this seems to be a case of a double-standard against Christianity since the "Satanist" thread has also been started. Satanism is a religion as well and I don't see anyone posting any snide remarks on that one yet. If that continues, it just goes to show you that these topics can be discussed if people here just learn to accept the religious views of others and move on. If it's not your kind of thread, ignore it.


  7. I loved her on TNG and I really liked her character last night. Found out a few weeks ago that Forbes would be playing this part. Now I can't wait for the conclusion to this cliff-hanger.

     

    As far as I'm concerned, Ro Laren was a great character. Others must agree since she was offered starring roles on DS9 as well as Voyager, even though she turned both down.

     

    Another bit of BSG/Trek info I didn't realize until last night:

    The woman who played "Valerie Archer" (the starfleet commander who was really a member of Species 8472) in VOY's "In the Flesh" now plays Ellen Tigh, Colonel Tigh's social-climbing wife.


  8. First off, no, this nation wasn't founded as a "Christian nation" in the strictist interpretation of the term. It was, however, formed on Christian principles. Research into the background of the founding fathers and the foundational moments of the U.S. will prove that well-enough.

     

    Should they eliminate sex education - no. Should parents be allowed to opt their child out - IMO, no. A balanced curriculum should be taught but unfortunately balance is most often what is objectionable. Study after study on teen sexuality have shown teens don't have the information necessary to make informed decisions.

     

    If a parent is offended by the teaching of the Theory of Evolution then they should enroll their child in a religious school that teaches creationism. Creationism should not be taught in a science class because it is not science.

     

    The public school system should be at the very least a secular system. If a parent wants religious matters taught then they have the right to enroll their child in a non-secular school or supplement their education at home or through their church.

     

    You say this though, Takara, because you hold these secular beliefs. There is a large chunk of the population that believes (and rightly so, in my opinion) that evolution is just as much a "faith" as Creationism (King, not now; I don't have the time. :laugh: ). As you yourself stated, TS, evolution is a theory. Unfortunately, it seems to be taught as fact in most public schools. A truly balanced education would teach both or neither. Rather than letting complete ignorance of the subject be the norm, I wouldn't mind having both forms taught and letting the kids decide for themselves.

     

    You also say that kids in public school should be compelled to sit through public sex-education, even teaching a balanced format. As you say, though, the balance is even offensive to an extent. Unlike the topic of creation/evolution, I don't support a teaching of all types of sex-ed.

     

    Teens should NOT be having sex, safe or otherwise. That's my strong opinion, and I'm sticking to it.

     

    My sentiments aside, sex-ed is the type of subject that should be taught at home (even though most parents are sorely deficient in this area), or students should definitely be allowed to opt out of the class.

     

    I actually think parents should sit through classes discussing ways to educate their children on the subject, but I digress...

     

    The fact is, alot of people hold the same opinion I do on teen sex, and just as strongly.

     

    As TUH was alluding, the real question is, "Whose toes get stepped on, and who has the right to decide that?"