TransporterMalfunction
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By the way here is a picture of K-9 as he will appear in the latest episode:
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According to reports there have been no US television stations willing to take on Doctor Who, even though it has been a major ratings success here in the UK.
Personally I think the new series is fairly good but not the best ever in the show's history. It is a good effort for the first year back and The Unquiet Dead is the one really stand-out episode written by Mark Gatiss. Overall Russell Davies has clearly taken a lot of influence from US television shows to try to update it (especially Buffy if you like that sort of thing).
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Actually I thought Cisse's first goal (that took it to extra time) was rather lucky as it bounced nicely off a defender straight into his path with an open goal ahead, allowing him an easy tap in. CSKA Moscow were right to feel aggrieved as they were were a bit unlucky for it not to fall their way. Nevertheless well done to Liverpool.
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A sad loss, his portrayal of Admiral Cartwright was extremely good and highlighted his talent
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My very first memory of watching Star Trek is of being enthralled with Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan when I was very young, after that my first episode (that I remember) was Obsession. I had probably seen some other episodes on television before, as I was brought up with Star Trek, but that was the first video tape I owned of the show and I must have watched it many times as it has now stuck as my first memory of the classic series.
Where No Man Has Gone Before is my personal favourite episode of the original series and in my opinion the best of all the shows.
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K9 came along in the show during the Tom Baker days but after the producer Philip Hinchcliffe had left. As a result of the loss of the Hinchcliffe/Holmes style the show began a steady decline but if you look at some of the best stories to involve K9 he was a good bit of fun.
Of anyone who has not seen K9 in the classic series I would recommend The Sunmakers and Androids of Tara.
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I never doubt the guy's knowledge of Star Trek.And the episodes he wrote and produced were certainly superior to Berman and Braga's efforts. Although IMO they were still poor.
But IMO, the next Star Trek project needs to be darker and more complex and that's why Behr, Moore and Piller need to be in charge of the creative direction of the franchise.
Coto can write episodes and be an influential voice on the creative team, but those three guys I mentioned should get the final say.
In that sense Coto would take a role similar to Naren Shankar who wrote the occasional episodes and acted as sort of contributor and consultant for the show.
Well as I said, that is your opinion. Personally I completely disagree and think you are wrong but I respect your right to those views.
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TV ARK is an online Television Museum which has video clips of old adverts, title sequences for programmes and TV Channel Idents etcI love this site becuase it makes me feel very nostalgic
A great site and one I often visit for a good laugh (have you seen the clip of John Cleese and Tom Baker?).
Probably more of a site for British users but some good American stuff as well.
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Well that's your opinion, not mine. I think his knowledge of Star Trek is a massive benefit, as seen in some of the great episodes last season, and for my money he could continue the good job.
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Like MJ for me it was between season 1 and 4. I voted four in the end because of the great efforts of Manny Coto and the people that help to make that season the closest to the classic Star Trek.
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I disagree. I think Coto's inclusion in season 4 of Enterprise made it the best season of that show and saw some great stories even more in the mold of TOS. Personally I'd be quite happy for him to tale over the top job if Rick Berman did not come back.
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Manny Coto
Never should Josh Whedon be considered. If he was producer the series would become a teenfest dealing with angst, sex, relationships, break ups, and of course very bad dialogue. Star Trek is and always should be interlectual drama, JW would dumb it down.
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I think it is because in DS9 and Voyager we started to get the feel that characterisation was more important than story. The stories were more internal, but of course this seems to be a modern trend highlighted by such shows as Buffy...Other shows such as TOS (my favourite) had character evolution but it was very subtle and the focus was more on the new kind of threat the crew were facing each week. The characters served the plot instead of the plot serving the characters.
I think the trend towards characterisation started around season 3 of TNG. I can remember an interview with I think Michael Piller where he talked about TNG getting away from the "alien of the week" episodes of season 1. Personally, I've always thought of TNG as being a character driven series that didn't need to introduce a new threat or disaster every week to be interesting or relevant.
I agree completely. TNG started the trend to some degree, and that is why I like the earlier seasons better than the later ones. With the later seasons we did see characterisation coming to the forefront but there was still a good majority of monster of the week stories to keep you going, even some of the stories that were clearly geared up to evolve a character had strong plots beyond that intention, of course others didn't and the number of these per season seemed to increase as time went on.
With the later shows I always got the feeling that characterisation (or overt characterisation) overtook the need for a story behind that on occasions and therefore weaker plots beyond that of characterisation seemed to be more and more frequent. That's why I liked Enterprise so much (and likely why others disliked it) because we saw a move away from the precedence characterisation in stories and saw a more classic format.
On a more positive note, one of my favourite stories from DS9 was the one where Worf and Martok are trapped in a prison and forced to fight with each other. That was a story that developed character but it also had a strong adventure plot as well. Can't remember the name of the episode at the moment.
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Definately. So far I have watched The House on Haunted Hill (an utter classic and seen before), The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (a very interesting B-movie, can see why it gained a cult following), The Vampire Bat (an old classic), The Last Man on Earth (low budget classic for Vincent Price - top form) and Beast of Yucca Flats (utter rubbish with no dialogue but a voice over because someone forgot to hire sound equipment. Still a bit of laugh in the Ed Wood mold :P).
Now what next?
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I never thought that DS9 and Voyager were anything alike stylistically. DS9 featured a continuing saga of religious and political intrigue, plus a war that dominated the latter half of the series. Voyager was episodic with a little T & A thrown in (Where did they find those bras for Jeri Ryan .... yowsa! I'd buy one tomorrow if I could find one.)
How do you feel that DS9 and Voyager's styles were similar? Perhaps I am missing something :P .
I think it is because in DS9 and Voyager we started to get the feel that characterisation was more important than story. The stories were more internal, but of course this seems to be a modern trend highlighted by such shows as Buffy...
Other shows such as TOS (my favourite) had character evolution but it was very subtle and the focus was more on the new kind of threat the crew were facing each week. The characters served the plot instead of the plot serving the characters.
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I just found this set while on holiday in the US and thought it was a really good price for so many films. Anyway here is the link to it on Amazon for a good read:
Titles include:
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde starring John Barrymore
Blue Beard starring John Carradine
The Corpse Vanishes starring Bela Lugosi
Night of the Living Dead starring Judith O’Dea
Doomed to Die starring Boris Karloff
The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
The Indestructible Man starring Lon Chaney, Jr.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Lon Chaney, Sr.
Nosferatu starring Max Schreck
Swamp Women starring Mike Connors
The World Gone Mad starring Pat O’Brien
The Little Shop of Horrors starring Jack Nicholson
Tormented starring Richard Carlson
The Monster Walks starring Rex Lease
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet starring Tamio Kawaji
The Gorilla starring The Ritz Brothers
A Shriek in the Night starring Ginger Rogers
Bloodlust starring Robert Reed
The Amazing Mr. X starring Turhan Bay
Last Woman on Earth starring Robert Towne
The Bat starring Vincent Price
The House on Haunted Hill starring Vincent Price
The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price
Dementia 13 starring William Campbell
Phantom from 10,000 Leagues starring Kent Taylor
Carnival of Souls starring Candace Hilligoss
Atom Age Vampire starring Alberto Lupo
Creature from the Haunted Sea starring Robert Towne
Nightmare Castle starring Barbara Steele
Black Dragons starring Bela Lugosi
Invisible Ghost starring Bela Lugosi
One Body Too Many starring Bela Lugosi
White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi
Attack of the Giant Leeches starring Ken Clark
The Screaming Skull starring John Hudson
Beast of Yucca Flats starring Tor Johnson
The Terror starring Boris Karloff
Revolt of the Zombies starring Dean Jagger
The Giant Gilla Monster starring Don Sullivan
The Fatal Hour starring Boris Karloff
Dead Men Walk starring George Zucco
The Mad Monster starring George Zucco
Maniac starring Bill Woods
Metropolis starring Gustav Frolich
The Vampire Bat starring Fay Wray
The Ape starring Boris Karloff
The Monster Maker starring J. Carol Naish
The Killer Shrews starring James Best
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die starring Jason Evers
King of the Zombies starring Joan Woodbury
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I agree that there was too much Trek (especially when we had two shows running at the same time). Personally I never really liked DS9 or Voyager, of course I have probably seen all the episodes and can enjoy them on the odd occasion but for me they do not get be excited to watch them like I was for TOS and TNG. Enterprise was a return to form and gave me that excitement back, it was a great series that was more in tune with the classic series but sadly I think the fanbase had become adjusted to the style of later shows like DS9 and Voyager, which is why there was a section of fandom who disliked it.
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That is very crass if true, although I've never been a big Letterman fan.
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Here is a copy of the teaser poster of their third full producion:
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I have added this thread so that users of Startrekfans.net have a regular place on the site to catch up and stay informed with updates on the Star Trek New Voyages productions.
For those who have not heard of Star Trek New Voyages, it is a fan project involved in the creation of episodic film productions focusing on the original crew of the starship Enterprise. Produced by Cow Creek Films the entire crew has been recast and stories are set after the third season of Star Trek, designed as a continuation of the series. Once finished the "webisodes" are available for free download at their site newvoyages.com. The work they turn out is very good indeed and highly recommended, definitely worth a look!
The Mission of "New Voyages"
We believe in the type of future envisioned by Gene Roddenberry. "New Voyages" is our vision of Star Trek. A Star Trek set in the 23rd century and created in the 21st. It's a Star Trek with a familiar look, a familiar crew, but something new, and we think, something special.
There are other fan films - some want to imitate the 60's look and feel of the show - some are focused on other parts of Roddenberry's universe, and all are made with love and passion.
However, New Voyages is not the Trek of the 60's. It is the Trek of the future; a Trek that looks as modern and flows as fast as any action adventure show on TV today.
New Voyages was created in April of 2003 by James Cawley and Jack Marshall. Our goal is to tell stories that fall within the 4th and 5th year of the five year mission. These "short films", continue the original 5-year mission of the Enterprise and are produced currently at a rate of 2 per year. As such we consider each short film an "event" not merely a new episode of a weekly TV show.
Enjoy the show - and enjoy the science fiction!
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I think that Enterprise got back to a forumla that focused on story more than any of the recent shows and made characterisation subsequent to that, as opposed to the other way around. Like TOS we had a fair bit of characterisation but it alway fit in between a plot focusing on science fiction concepts i.e. alien attack, however in later shows like DS9 and Voyager the relationships were the major focus.
I think that Enterprise was a step up in quality but did not cater towards popularist attitudes.
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1. Kate Pulaski - easy choice, one of the only ones to actually have a personality.
2. Uhura
3. Tasha Yar
4. Nurse Chapel
5. Lieutenant Ilia
6. T'Pol
7. Counselor Troi
8. Guinan
9. Dr. Crusher
10. Hoshi Sato
Top 5 shows
in Holodeck 1: 20th & 21st Century Entertainment
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1. The Twilight Zone (original)
2. Dad's Army
3. Faulty Towers
4. Yes Minister
5. The Adventures of Robin Hood (With Richard Greene)
Others considered: The Outer Limits (original), The Prisoner, Danger Man, Doctor Who, Hammer House of Horror, Quamtum Leap, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, U.F.O, The Quatermass serials (would have been in but they were serials rather than series).