tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post2378708645832358321..comments2023-10-11T11:48:37.258-07:00Comments on My Year Of Star Trek: Hailing frequencies closed, sir. AshleyRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590040927422456380noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-77714803312354859152013-03-08T22:25:24.311-08:002013-03-08T22:25:24.311-08:00When I saw this as a kid I held it in until after ...When I saw this as a kid I held it in until after I brushed my teeth and went to bed, and then cried with the pillow over my face so my brother in the top bunk wouldn't hear me. Shoo wee...<br /><br />With this episode, TNG totally took the gloves off, and death/mortality became a powerful recurring theme.It may be the future, but we are still mortal. I agree, TNG was not a show where the ensigns were treated like Kleenex. A couple of other episodes that stands out to me is the one where a boy begins to imitate Data, to avoid emotions of loss/grief, and Picard dealing with sending a woman he loves into harms way...thank goodness they had a ship's counselor on board!<br /><br />Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-77545323667565550392013-03-05T07:15:42.429-08:002013-03-05T07:15:42.429-08:00This was a really great post with a great lesson. ...This was a really great post with a great lesson. Thanks for sharing!The Nested Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766564824201751747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-18980302578641411392013-03-03T20:32:12.656-08:002013-03-03T20:32:12.656-08:00Thanks, Charles! I love that you saw Denise Crosby...Thanks, Charles! I love that you saw Denise Crosby in Playboy. I'll be heading over to google now... AshleyRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590040927422456380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-73372626988006743892013-03-03T20:31:43.169-08:002013-03-03T20:31:43.169-08:00Ha! Yes, exactly. I think by this point, the whole...Ha! Yes, exactly. I think by this point, the whole "Red Shirts Die" thing was a part of popular culture and it makes sense that Roddenberry wanted to say, "Yeah, it is dangerous and if you're one of these guys, even if you're a guy with a name, you're probably going to bite it on an away mission." AshleyRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590040927422456380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-57619686879859246352013-03-03T20:30:35.309-08:002013-03-03T20:30:35.309-08:00You know, once you get past the original CGI puddl...You know, once you get past the original CGI puddle, the effects don't bother me at all. Everything that matters to me is practical. Armus is a guy in a suit actually covered in goop, the part where Riker's face surfaces is an actual plaster cast of Riker's face, and that crewmen who comes out covered in the black oil always looked cool to me. I might also be biased because I just finished watching all of TOS and, effects-wise, it's just a whole other thing. AshleyRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590040927422456380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-71264936158493751672013-03-02T17:24:35.199-08:002013-03-02T17:24:35.199-08:00I was always conflicted with this episode. The ge...I was always conflicted with this episode. The genuinely emotional acting was great, but the effects were so awful it was hard for me to overlook it. Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-38698186248594774302013-03-02T10:59:33.516-08:002013-03-02T10:59:33.516-08:00I remember watching this episode with my parents. ...I remember watching this episode with my parents. I was sure she was going to come back to life at the end. And when she didn't, I was devastated. And then my mother said "Well, if they're not going to send down random ensigns, this was bound to happen sooner or later." -LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288080305441894911.post-48411332872702689182013-03-02T10:20:41.916-08:002013-03-02T10:20:41.916-08:00Wonderful post. I too saw this episode as a child ...Wonderful post. I too saw this episode as a child and it really kind of opened a door into adulthood, or at least into a real internal discourse of death and loss. The worst part for me was that she was killed for no reason, abruptly, without warning. As a side note, Denise Crosby was in an issue of Playboy back in the late 80s. In my mind, she is the first woman I saw naked (I cant remember if she actually was naked). She was a very big part of me growing up.Charlesnoreply@blogger.com