tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post3177182702041735659..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: Star Trek GenerationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-64905334573949026082012-09-06T21:53:58.197-05:002012-09-06T21:53:58.197-05:00Well, the setup is that Guinan is all-knowing, whi...Well, the setup is that Guinan is all-knowing, which is apparently synonymous with the wisdom gained from having been around for a while. Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-50219057567796808622012-09-06T20:08:38.896-05:002012-09-06T20:08:38.896-05:00Yeah, the echo thing was an obvious story cheat to...Yeah, the echo thing was an obvious story cheat to create an opportunity for exposition. I got the impression that maybe only people like Guinan would have an echo. But it doesn't make sense. It would make more sense for that Guinan to be Picard's projection, like his conscience or something (similar to "Frame of Mind"). Why would that Guinan echo know who the hell Picard is and what he is up to? Sure, they met, but she knows precious little about him before his actual birth.matthewweflenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540521459703556959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-14503244430422417662012-09-06T11:59:28.985-05:002012-09-06T11:59:28.985-05:00Ack. Soran. Soren is Riker's odd love intere...Ack. Soran. Soren is Riker's odd love interest that he was willing to give everything up for after knowing her for a couple of days. Soran is the crazy/evil dude we're on about today.<br /><br />(That could make some messed up fanfiction, though. Then again, it probably already exists.)Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-86116959824647574422012-09-06T11:55:22.722-05:002012-09-06T11:55:22.722-05:00So, at what point did this illusion of whatever yo...So, at what point did this illusion of whatever you want in lieu of reality become something normal people should try for? We're supposed to respect Guinan's opinion on things, and she likes the place, right?<br /><br />Also, if there's an echo of all the people who got ripped out of the Nexus, would there be two of her in there if she ever got back? Would there be two of Soren? Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-70689265554424353182012-09-06T11:45:23.414-05:002012-09-06T11:45:23.414-05:00It's also the happy spores, while we're on...It's also the happy spores, while we're on the subject.<br /><br />Thank you for backing up my random memory about the Geordi scene. It should be there as it makes the "heart just not in it" a standard villain pun.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582237401541322274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-30716993394681002232012-09-05T22:45:05.387-05:002012-09-05T22:45:05.387-05:00Let me start by saying that I love the hell out of...Let me start by saying that I love the hell out of this movie. It is one of the finest Trek movies they made. Love. <br /><br />I will also try not to say the same things you fellows have said already. So I'll ignore the Nexus physics or the bizarre mastermind plan. Or Data. Or the uniforms. Or the horrific and enormous crime of the naiskos being left behind. Anywho.<br /><br />I hate the lighting. To this day, I have massive issues making my brain see the Enterprise through the different color/lighting scheme. This is to the point that I sometimes can't identify what room they're in without hunting for visual clues. For instance: "Oh, there's Livingston, must be the ready room. That's the ready room?!" It is enough to pull me out of the familiar feeling that I should have when seeing these sets. They're supposed to be soft pinks and blues, not harsh greys. That being said.<br /><br />I. Love. Stellar Cartography. There's a Nella Daren in my head who wants to know where this room was when she was head of the department.<br /><br />I saw this in theaters, and did not read the novel. I remember Geordi's heart stopping. I don't know if it's because the suggestion is in my brain, now, so I've already filled it in, but I do remember it. It sounds *right*.<br /><br />Why is there a bat'leth on the wall of Kirk's younger-self's house?<br /><br />My main beef with this movie, however, is the Nexus--and not for the reasons you've cited. My problem is that it's been DONE BEFORE. Albeit, a long, long time ago, but definitely done before. In "The Cage". <br /><br />The Nexus is the Talosian menagerie. Seriously. Kirk even knew about this as it's revisited during his captaincy. Except back then... we saw it as bad. Here, it's something to be coveted. I liked it better the first way.Saranoreply@blogger.com