tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post2617056121755477830..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: Half a LifeThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-70425284340090063372021-08-05T20:25:47.140-04:002021-08-05T20:25:47.140-04:00Yes, this one's tough. However, I appreciate ...Yes, this one's tough. However, I appreciate the fact that they rolled with the difficult choice this time. They usually don't.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-84658623101117030622021-07-28T10:20:19.815-04:002021-07-28T10:20:19.815-04:00This was a very sad episode and one, for me, hard ...This was a very sad episode and one, for me, hard to grasp because I can not understand dying at 60 especially when one has so much more to offer. It brings many questions and debates but this episode was touching, if not frustrating. Davis Ogden Stiers is one of my favourite actors and he brought such depth and pathos to this role. He was great as Charles and became one of my favourite characters on MASH. When he died, I was greatly saddened and still am. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-5596418996730063112021-07-24T07:52:15.523-04:002021-07-24T07:52:15.523-04:00And yet, you're not entirely wrong. TNG touch...And yet, you're not entirely wrong. TNG touches on important issues but, for the most part, pulls away before things get too sticky.<br /><br />Get ready for my broken record comment...<br /><br />This is one of so many reasons why DS9 is better. In the beginning, the faithful were worried about a Trek show that stays in one place. But it's the one series, so far, in which the principals sit in the stew with the locals and as such, they have to deal with the sticky issues over the long term. The resulting storytelling possibilities are rich and varied - depth along with breadth. The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-45344730517370120002021-07-24T05:52:31.093-04:002021-07-24T05:52:31.093-04:00Every so often I get into the mistaken mindset tha...Every so often I get into the mistaken mindset that TNG was way too shallow, that its episodes never really pushed deep into the human/humanoid condition.<br /><br />Then I get reminded of this type of episode. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-28919744312834351642021-07-23T20:38:19.107-04:002021-07-23T20:38:19.107-04:00This is definitely a turning point for the charact...This is definitely a turning point for the character. They finally gave her some dimension. There's a Season 6 episode I like, too, and for similar reasons.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-69518505729439417422021-07-23T20:37:02.744-04:002021-07-23T20:37:02.744-04:00I am curious about Lower Decks. So much good TV o...I am curious about Lower Decks. So much good TV on these days!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-27912409565519485022021-07-23T15:26:01.769-04:002021-07-23T15:26:01.769-04:00This is like a preview of the Lwaxana who would ap...This is like a preview of the Lwaxana who would appear in DS9. Her relationship with Odo was great. And that time she gave Molly too much candy…Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-5063049971342044562021-07-23T12:19:08.756-04:002021-07-23T12:19:08.756-04:00Well, now, I want to watch Better Off Dead again. ...Well, now, I want to watch Better Off Dead again. :P<br /><br />I have a vague memory of this episode.<br />Still no where near going back to watching these again.<br />We did recently watch the first season of Lower Decks, though. It's a great Trek series.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com