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NYKBocker wrote:I also started watching Star Trek The Next Generation. Never saw it before. Planning on watching the whole series then the movies then Picard. I was never really a star trek fan but I started watching The Orville and Star Trek Discovery and really liked both. Enjoying it so far.

It gets way better after the first 2 seasons (I hate season 1 and season 2 is very corny!)

If you like it all, do give Deep Space Nine a try, it's my favorite, has aged the best, and has an ongoing story arc (takes a few seasons to get going), is a bit darker and better character development.

I'm on the middle of the 2nd season. Riker is weirding me out. The way he walks and stands. What the heck is that lean?

When you see the ep 'the icarus factor', you'll understand why Riker is so f'd up, lol

Just finished watching Icarus factor. Yup.

I am on Season 5 Episode 12. A lot of Data episodes which I like a lot. My favorite character is Data, Picard then Worf. I know everybody likes Troi but I think Dr. Crusher is one hot mama.

They hired some very good writers for this show. The amount of made up science jargon used is amazing.

I like Troi because I am also a counselor, so like that people with my profession get to sit up front next to the captain on the bridge of the ship in the future- not so sure about the kind of outfit I'd have to wear though!

The show definitely moved to focusing on Data and Picard after a few seasons (I liked Worf too). Really didn't like how they portrayed data in the movies, but he was great in the TV show.

Remember you have the new Picard show when you've finished TNG- it's great so far (I've only just started watching it).

I feel kind of sad watching TNG now- at the time it felt like the future we might be heading towards (in terms of attitudes), but nowadays it feels like we're heading in completely the opposite direction. In fact I doubt TNG would even have any success nowadays- it's amazing how well it did considering it's focus on sciences, a lot of eps were essentially morality plays, there wasn't much violence, and the focus was on dialogue, understanding and diplomatic solutions rather than killing.

The last ep of TNG was one of my favourite series ending too

A lot of really good episodes. I just finished watching "The Inner Light". Wow. This has to be the best TV episode I have ever seen. That damn flute got me at the end.

Terrible aging makeup, but really great episode- one of my favorites. If you found that moving, wait until you see "the Visitor" ep in Deep Space 9

I finished TNG. Loved it. I also finished watching the 4 movies. Data with that epic line against the borg was awesome.

Started DS9. Thank you for recommending this. Great episodes. I am on the 2nd season now. Great episodes.

Jadzia Dax is beautiful. 😋

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NYKBocker wrote:I also started watching Star Trek The Next Generation. Never saw it before. Planning on watching the whole series then the movies then Picard. I was never really a star trek fan but I started watching The Orville and Star Trek Discovery and really liked both. Enjoying it so far.

It gets way better after the first 2 seasons (I hate season 1 and season 2 is very corny!)

If you like it all, do give Deep Space Nine a try, it's my favorite, has aged the best, and has an ongoing story arc (takes a few seasons to get going), is a bit darker and better character development.

I'm on the middle of the 2nd season. Riker is weirding me out. The way he walks and stands. What the heck is that lean?

When you see the ep 'the icarus factor', you'll understand why Riker is so f'd up, lol

Just finished watching Icarus factor. Yup.

I am on Season 5 Episode 12. A lot of Data episodes which I like a lot. My favorite character is Data, Picard then Worf. I know everybody likes Troi but I think Dr. Crusher is one hot mama.

They hired some very good writers for this show. The amount of made up science jargon used is amazing.

I like Troi because I am also a counselor, so like that people with my profession get to sit up front next to the captain on the bridge of the ship in the future- not so sure about the kind of outfit I'd have to wear though!

The show definitely moved to focusing on Data and Picard after a few seasons (I liked Worf too). Really didn't like how they portrayed data in the movies, but he was great in the TV show.

Remember you have the new Picard show when you've finished TNG- it's great so far (I've only just started watching it).

I feel kind of sad watching TNG now- at the time it felt like the future we might be heading towards (in terms of attitudes), but nowadays it feels like we're heading in completely the opposite direction. In fact I doubt TNG would even have any success nowadays- it's amazing how well it did considering it's focus on sciences, a lot of eps were essentially morality plays, there wasn't much violence, and the focus was on dialogue, understanding and diplomatic solutions rather than killing.

The last ep of TNG was one of my favourite series ending too

A lot of really good episodes. I just finished watching "The Inner Light". Wow. This has to be the best TV episode I have ever seen. That damn flute got me at the end.

Terrible aging makeup, but really great episode- one of my favorites. If you found that moving, wait until you see "the Visitor" ep in Deep Space 9

I finished TNG. Loved it. I also finished watching the 4 movies. Data with that epic line against the borg was awesome.

Started DS9. Thank you for recommending this. Great episodes. I am on the 2nd season now. Great episodes.

Jadzia Dax is beautiful. 😋

Ha, she is- I used to admire her beauty every episode when it first aired! People used to complain she wasn’t a great actor or didn’t have a handle on her character, but I honestly never noticed!

efw wrote:I used to be totally anti DS9. Was a total Next Generation loyalist. I finally got around to watching it 5 years ago and damn it's so good!
I like how they started to incorporate season long arcs, foreshadowing the developments in tv in the decades to come. Some of the episodes are just great drama. And you can't get better than Benjamin Sisko.
Enjoy the rest!

Yep, I felt the same at the time- think I watched a few episodes of the first series and gave up, and didn't return to it for years, then loved it. I've always liked ongoing story arcs, so was hooked as soon as I found out it had one. Definitely helped it age well. It had great character development too, glad people are still discovering it

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efw wrote:I used to be totally anti DS9. Was a total Next Generation loyalist. I finally got around to watching it 5 years ago and damn it's so good!
I like how they started to incorporate season long arcs, foreshadowing the developments in tv in the decades to come. Some of the episodes are just great drama. And you can't get better than Benjamin Sisko.
Enjoy the rest!

Yep, I felt the same at the time- think I watched a few episodes of the first series and gave up, and didn't return to it for years, then loved it. I've always liked ongoing story arcs, so was hooked as soon as I found out it had one. Definitely helped it age well. It had great character development too, glad people are still discovering it

I liked the first few seasons, lost interest near the end. Forgot the character's name. But the shapeshifter never used his powers, which was weird. Would have liked it better if it was set on a Federation built outpost.

I liked Voyager more.

Probably due to budget reasons- shapeshifting in those days was very expensive

1st 3 months was like a prolonged snow day.
2nd dealt with shoulder recovery.
3rd habit adjustment and challenge the body beyond previous
4th get ready for an unknown future but stronger.

Things are ****ed up. Control what you can. Be better for yourself and pick up others and help them.

Nalod wrote:Shoulder surgery now three months behind me and feeling pretty good. Weather nice getting more exercise and no2 3 weeks into sugar/alcohol/carb detox feeing really good. Clear the mind and body. Released 12 lbs off the scale. We organic clean eaters but our kids moved out and easy to control intake. Not unhappy. Its not denial when you pivot to something better and not hungry or deficient. Two reasons, technically I’m healthy but have some history and if covid comes a knocking i will give it a fight. Not with words but to be at my best. Been 14 months since I last played tennis and not sure when I can get back but I’m motivated to move better and woefully out of ON COURT SHAPE. Its not the pounding of basketball but many of you know what happens when you go long stretch and then start playing again. Now do that in your late 50s. I did not start to play tennis until I was 50 and it took about two years to get where my body did not cry the day after. Its like playing half court basketball. In any event this is my next 6 month way of exile.

1st 3 months was like a prolonged snow day.
2nd dealt with shoulder recovery.
3rd habit adjustment and challenge the body beyond previous
4th get ready for an unknown future but stronger.

Things are ****ed up. Control what you can. Be better for yourself and pick up others and help them.

Glad to hear you're doing better. Knee surgery didnt go as well as expected. More than a year out, trouble going up steps, cant run. Walking is s challenge some days. No internet boast, this old guy could still move like a RB, pre-surgery. Going to see another orthopedist, see if anything can be done.

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Nalod wrote:Shoulder surgery now three months behind me and feeling pretty good. Weather nice getting more exercise and no2 3 weeks into sugar/alcohol/carb detox feeing really good. Clear the mind and body. Released 12 lbs off the scale. We organic clean eaters but our kids moved out and easy to control intake. Not unhappy. Its not denial when you pivot to something better and not hungry or deficient. Two reasons, technically I’m healthy but have some history and if covid comes a knocking i will give it a fight. Not with words but to be at my best. Been 14 months since I last played tennis and not sure when I can get back but I’m motivated to move better and woefully out of ON COURT SHAPE. Its not the pounding of basketball but many of you know what happens when you go long stretch and then start playing again. Now do that in your late 50s. I did not start to play tennis until I was 50 and it took about two years to get where my body did not cry the day after. Its like playing half court basketball. In any event this is my next 6 month way of exile.

1st 3 months was like a prolonged snow day.
2nd dealt with shoulder recovery.
3rd habit adjustment and challenge the body beyond previous
4th get ready for an unknown future but stronger.

Things are ****ed up. Control what you can. Be better for yourself and pick up others and help them.

Glad to hear you're doing better. Knee surgery didnt go as well as expected. More than a year out, trouble going up steps, cant run. Walking is s challenge some days. No internet boast, this old guy could still move like a RB, pre-surgery. Going to see another orthopedist, see if anything can be done.

That sucks. Sometimes shyt don’t go as expected. Rehabs suck. I’m projecting well but way too soon to know if I’ll come all the way back. Range of motion is good but it hurts. I’ll give myself a letter grade after 12 months. How you rehab matters but not always. Infections calcification can disrupt. I know more people that gave up tennis after saying, “I dont/can’t go thru that again”.
I’m sure you gave it a great effort and hope they can find something that can accelerate progress! Good luck

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GustavBahler wrote:Ordered some movies from the last few years that I missed. Watched "Predestination" with Ethan Hawke. Has to be the weirdest time travel movie, Ive ever seen. Found myself saying WTF throughout. Worth checking out for its originality.

Very underrated movie. Definitely needs to be viewed two, maybe three times. I think it came out the same year as Looper. Good time for time travel flicks. You really need to check out Tenet. Not as good as Inception, but still is a very enjoyable time travel flicks. Right now I'm watching The Boys and Utopia on Amazon. The Boys is as dark as ever. Utopia...I think I'm more invested in the concept and the overall plot than I am the actual characters. Have read from some that the original British version is better, so I might binge that and compare.

Liked "Looper" got it in my collection. Looking forward to "Tenet". Loved "Interstellar". Just got it in 4k looking forward to watching it. Had an issue with "Inception", and the "middle level" in the 3rd act.

Moving to a place with high speed internet next year. Will watch streaming content. Like having a hard copy.

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GustavBahler wrote:Ordered some movies from the last few years that I missed. Watched "Predestination" with Ethan Hawke. Has to be the weirdest time travel movie, Ive ever seen. Found myself saying WTF throughout. Worth checking out for its originality.

Very underrated movie. Definitely needs to be viewed two, maybe three times. I think it came out the same year as Looper. Good time for time travel flicks. You really need to check out Tenet. Not as good as Inception, but still is a very enjoyable time travel flicks. Right now I'm watching The Boys and Utopia on Amazon. The Boys is as dark as ever. Utopia...I think I'm more invested in the concept and the overall plot than I am the actual characters. Have read from some that the original British version is better, so I might binge that and compare.

Anyone seen 'Upgrade' yet? should be on streaming by now- great movie, didn't get the attention it deserved when it was released

Also Ex MAchina was good (came out years ago, but enjoyable if you like futuristic/sci-fi stuff, again should be on streaming by now:

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NYKBocker wrote:I also started watching Star Trek The Next Generation. Never saw it before. Planning on watching the whole series then the movies then Picard. I was never really a star trek fan but I started watching The Orville and Star Trek Discovery and really liked both. Enjoying it so far.

It gets way better after the first 2 seasons (I hate season 1 and season 2 is very corny!)

If you like it all, do give Deep Space Nine a try, it's my favorite, has aged the best, and has an ongoing story arc (takes a few seasons to get going), is a bit darker and better character development.

I'm on the middle of the 2nd season. Riker is weirding me out. The way he walks and stands. What the heck is that lean?

When you see the ep 'the icarus factor', you'll understand why Riker is so f'd up, lol

Just finished watching Icarus factor. Yup.

I am on Season 5 Episode 12. A lot of Data episodes which I like a lot. My favorite character is Data, Picard then Worf. I know everybody likes Troi but I think Dr. Crusher is one hot mama.

They hired some very good writers for this show. The amount of made up science jargon used is amazing.

I like Troi because I am also a counselor, so like that people with my profession get to sit up front next to the captain on the bridge of the ship in the future- not so sure about the kind of outfit I'd have to wear though!

The show definitely moved to focusing on Data and Picard after a few seasons (I liked Worf too). Really didn't like how they portrayed data in the movies, but he was great in the TV show.

Remember you have the new Picard show when you've finished TNG- it's great so far (I've only just started watching it).

I feel kind of sad watching TNG now- at the time it felt like the future we might be heading towards (in terms of attitudes), but nowadays it feels like we're heading in completely the opposite direction. In fact I doubt TNG would even have any success nowadays- it's amazing how well it did considering it's focus on sciences, a lot of eps were essentially morality plays, there wasn't much violence, and the focus was on dialogue, understanding and diplomatic solutions rather than killing.

The last ep of TNG was one of my favourite series ending too

A lot of really good episodes. I just finished watching "The Inner Light". Wow. This has to be the best TV episode I have ever seen. That damn flute got me at the end.

Terrible aging makeup, but really great episode- one of my favorites. If you found that moving, wait until you see "the Visitor" ep in Deep Space 9

I finished TNG. Loved it. I also finished watching the 4 movies. Data with that epic line against the borg was awesome.

Started DS9. Thank you for recommending this. Great episodes. I am on the 2nd season now. Great episodes.

Jadzia Dax is beautiful. 😋

Ha, she is- I used to admire her beauty every episode when it first aired! People used to complain she wasn’t a great actor or didn’t have a handle on her character, but I honestly never noticed!

I am on S3E10 now. Wow. I love the new bad guys with the Dominion. Gul Dukat is also a complicated dude.

I didn't notice anything wrong with Jadzia Dax either.

In regards with Commander Sisko... I was like..."I know this dude". Then it dawned on me.... It's Hawk! From "Spenser for Hire". He is a different commander/captain. He is my favorite character in DS9.

I wasn't too impressed with Sisko at first, back when it first aired, but when he changed his look later in the show and they developed his character more, I thought he was great. Apparently the racist studio bosses insisted he look like a 'safe' middle aged dad and so the actor wasn't allowed to have his usual look of shaved head and beard. Ridiculous. But then that was around the same time as when the creators of Homicide: Life on the Streets were getting notes from the studio bosses complaining if they had 2 or 3 black actors in a scene together with no white characters- they'd send notes saying there needs to be a white character in the scene. Sheesh. Also the female actors throughout Star Trek had to put up with horrid sexist stuff from some of the producers, like being told they look bad for having gained weight, and comments/instructions about their chests etc etc. creepy stuff.

I liked all the cardassian characters, they always seemed to be great actors- Garak was a great one too!

Can't wait until you get to season 4- let me know when you do!

I am on Season 4 now. The 1st 2 episodes were awesome. Adding the Klingons into the frey is brilliant. Worf!

You were right about "Visitor". The only thing is my allergies started acting up.

I am on "Little Green Men" right now. Rom is a genius. Who knew?