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I might add that I first saw this film in the theatre went it came out, and it was just as bad now as it was then. One of the things that stuck in my head all these years was "Mrs. Prostitute." Although I was a teenager, I knew what a prostitute was but I found the name too on-the-nose to be funny.
Thank you.
I've been enjoying this show immensely. Always a new twist or wrinkle. And the third episode certainly had that!
If that's what it is, just some battle, that's pretty lame from a storytelling point of view. It isn't a very significant moment. It wasn't when they made first contact with another race, or formed the Federation, or first encountered the Klingons. It apparently had "something to do with holding the Federation together." Outside of those with a deep knowledge of Star Trek, would a casual viewer really care about this battle? I think not. By comparison, the aforementioned first contact (in ST:FC, natch) was an event that even a newbie to the ST universe could understand and relate to.
I thought that the event might have to do with Michael (a strange, though not unprecedented, name for a female - since there's actress Michael Learned, of "The Waltons" fame) being the adopted sister of Spock.
"it's supposed to include an incident in Trek history that has been mentioned in the show, but never explored."
So this isn't something that's been mentioned in the ST universe previously? It's only something that they just made up?
Agree about the askew camera angles. Also, seemed like there was a lack of warmth or chemistry between the crew members. They only really spotlighted four of them, that I can see. Doesn't have the emsemble feel of earlier ST shows.
Which is?
>You wake up in Heaven, realize someone forked up and you don't belong there, your shiny new soulmate goes off to the gym before you confide in him, then your robot butler appears out of nowhere and hands you a note in your own handwriting saying "Find Chidi"?
"Fun fact: I am not a robot."
Another point about Mindy and why she wasn't real:
She shouldn't have earned points for deeds that happened after she died. While she was alive she didn't do jack-shirt for humanity. And once you're dead, all the points for your time on Earth are tallied up, no points rewarded for something that happened after your death. So wouldn't Mindy's sister be the one getting points? She found Mindy's money and decided to actually use it for a good purpose, which she totally didn't have to do.
>Going back and watching the older episodes it does seem obvious now but before I saw the last episode I just chalked all that stuff up to this being a silly light hearted show about the afterlife.
You can almost hear Michael asking, "Do you think kicking the dog into the sun was too much? Did I almost give the whole thing away??"
Playing Devil's Advocate, the walkie-talkie protocal could've been for the benefit of Tahani and Chidi, and Michael could've planted the information about Mindy in Janet's, err... brain? Circuit board? After all, Mindy did serve a purpose in torturing Eleanor more, by trying to convince her to leave her friends to be sent to The Bad Place, and only look out for herself.
>I think it was real. In retrospect, the fact that Trevor was the representative of The Bad Place in Mindy's video, but Michael wasn't the representative of The Good Place, was a clue to Michael's true nature.
There are different neighborhoods with different architects, and the woman in the video could've been the architect of whatever neighborhood the good side wanted to put Mindy in.
But does it make the sound of the TARDIS landing??
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Well said!
[url]http://doctorwhogeneral.wikia.com/wiki/Times_Doctor_Who_Was_Ruined_Forever[/url]
I doubt we'll see River or the rest of them.
"I have been shocked by the reaction of some people who would describe themselves as fans of the programme to the casting of a really good actress in the role. Some of them I know and am sad to see them vowing to 'never watch the programme again'.
It is not an unfamiliar position in fandom (and I know I risk being a troll magnet in saying this) to [b]mistake being a fan of something to owning it[/b]. A true fan of a football team supports their team even in defeat and as they slide down the leagues. I do not believe such catastrophe awaits Doctor Who and expect a renaissance – not that one is needed. Peter Capaldi was magnificent and was a refreshing contrast to the youthful trend that preceded him (who were also superb I hasten to add).
Let’s hope the disgruntled can be convinced in the end. But if we do lose some fans we will gain many more when it’s not just little boys in the playground (or bigger boys in the acting profession) saying: 'I want to be the Doctor one day.'" - Colin Baker
Have you seen the new Doctor has finally been announced??? A WOMAN!!! LET THE HATE BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!
PS: All that speculation about the next Doctor on the other thread - Kris Marshall, etc - TOTALLY WRONG! (just like I said might be the case. No one figured it be Capaldi, or Matt Smith, or David Tennant, either)
Since the past couple Doctors seem to be drawing their inspiration from earlier incarnations - Matt Smith and Patrick Troughton; Capaldi and (arguably) Pertwee (at least in how he dressed initially reminded me of Pertwee); and now we've had an appearance by the First Doctor - perhaps the new Doctor might find qualities or mannerisms similar to Tom Baker? (foreshadowing: the "Would you like a Jellybaby?" line?)
Found the link: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1BmXh-lAbM[/url]