Scifi TV Discussion Thread

[The Huskar Social Union]

Here why
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Hare

Michael O'Hare left the show due to mental health issues.

This only became widely known after his death when the creator of the show, J Michael Straczynski talked about it at a convention a few years back.

Probably because Michael O'Hare voluntarily left on account of the fact that he had incredibly serious mental and physical health issues, which lead to filming being absolutely hell for him and lead to several instances of paranoid delusions, hallucinations, and fights with fellow costars and crewmembers.

...Oh...well, they couldn't find a better replacement? I never liked Bruce Boxleitner.

Sheridan is pretty good tho

[New haven america]

Here why
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Hare

Michael O'Hare left the show due to mental health issues.

This only became widely known after his death when the creator of the show, J Michael Straczynski talked about it at a convention a few years back.

Probably because Michael O'Hare voluntarily left on account of the fact that he had incredibly serious mental and physical health issues, which lead to filming being absolutely hell for him and lead to several instances of paranoid delusions, hallucinations, and fights with fellow costars and crewmembers.

...Oh...well, they couldn't find a better replacement? I never liked Bruce Boxleitner.

Eh, Sheridan's probably the best role Bruce has ever done.

[Ameriganastan]

Not warming up to Sherridan. Especially since he spent most of "A Distant Star" whining about having a station job instead of a ship job. Guy is a tool.

[Bralia]

You know, I'd like to bring up how almost every alien in the Star Trek universe is a variation of the human form. It's ultimately explained that a progenitor race seeded the galaxy with their DNA. And there have been SO MANY variations. Some variations are subtle. Many are not. Here's a short list of examples, a preface to my ultimate statement (subtle/not subtle):

Klingons: Ridges on the foreheads/organ redundancies
Vulcans: pointy ears/highly sophisticated mental attributes
Betazoids: black eyes/telepaths

And so I'd like to discuss a very specific race. They're like any other race, they've got their spots like 80% of all other humanoids do. But I want to mention my theory on the subtle feature of the race that isn't actually described in the episode.

The Taresians of Favorite Son.

It is my theory that these people are some of the most vicious looking humanoids in the history of Star Trek. You wouldn't know it by how pretty they look with their clothes on. But beneath them . . . there's a hunger there. It's what their species lives for, the harvesting of alien male DNA. And how do they harvest it, I ask you? . . . these women . . . they latch on to you and drain the life from your body, turning you into a husk, a shell. Gray, withered and consumed down to the bone. They blind you so you cannot see the horror of what awaits. They bind you so you cannot escape its grasp. They . . . don't gag you. The screams surely excite that Taresians. You thought the women were attractive. Sensual. Comforting. You had no idea. You could not have known. The Taresian vagina. Once it takes hold of you, it doesn't let go. A truly monstrous feature of an otherwise benign looking race.

I want every last person who reads this post to be truly terrified if they ever watch this episode ever again.

[Ism]

You know, I'd like to bring up how almost every alien in the Star Trek universe is a variation of the human form. It's ultimately explained that a progenitor race seeded the galaxy with their DNA. And there have been SO MANY variations. Some variations are subtle. Many are not. Here's a short list of examples, a preface to my ultimate statement (subtle/not subtle):

Klingons: Ridges on the foreheads/organ redundancies
Vulcans: pointy ears/highly sophisticated mental attributes
Betazoids: black eyes/telepaths

And so I'd like to discuss a very specific race. They're like any other race, they've got their spots like 80% of all other humanoids do. But I want to mention my theory on the subtle feature of the race that isn't actually described in the episode.

The Taresians of Favorite Son.

It is my theory that these people are some of the most vicious looking humanoids in the history of Star Trek. You wouldn't know it by how pretty they look with their clothes on. But beneath them . . . there's a hunger there. It's what their species lives for, the harvesting of alien male DNA. And how do they harvest it, I ask you? . . . these women . . . they latch on to you and drain the life from your body, turning you into a husk, a shell. Gray, withered and consumed down to the bone. They blind you so you cannot see the horror of what awaits. They bind you so you cannot escape its grasp. They . . . don't gag you. The screams surely excite that Taresians. You thought the women were attractive. Sensual. Comforting. You had no idea. You could not have known. The Taresian vagina. Once it takes hold of you, it doesn't let go. A truly monstrous feature of an otherwise benign looking race.

I want every last person who reads this post to be truly terrified if they ever watch this episode ever again.

The only terrifying thing in this post is the idea of watching Voyager.

[The Alma Mater]

You know, I'd like to bring up how almost every alien in the Star Trek universe is a variation of the human form. It's ultimately explained that a progenitor race seeded the galaxy with their DNA. And there have been SO MANY variations. Some variations are subtle. Many are not. Here's a short list of examples, a preface to my ultimate statement (subtle/not subtle):

Klingons: Ridges on the foreheads/organ redundancies
Vulcans: pointy ears/highly sophisticated mental attributes
Betazoids: black eyes/telepaths

And so I'd like to discuss a very specific race. They're like any other race, they've got their spots like 80% of all other humanoids do. But I want to mention my theory on the subtle feature of the race that isn't actually described in the episode.

The Taresians of Favorite Son.

It is my theory that these people are some of the most vicious looking humanoids in the history of Star Trek. You wouldn't know it by how pretty they look with their clothes on. But beneath them . . . there's a hunger there. It's what their species lives for, the harvesting of alien male DNA. And how do they harvest it, I ask you? . . . these women . . . they latch on to you and drain the life from your body, turning you into a husk, a shell. Gray, withered and consumed down to the bone. They blind you so you cannot see the horror of what awaits. They bind you so you cannot escape its grasp. They . . . don't gag you. The screams surely excite that Taresians. You thought the women were attractive. Sensual. Comforting. You had no idea. You could not have known. The Taresian vagina. Once it takes hold of you, it doesn't let go. A truly monstrous feature of an otherwise benign looking race.

I want every last person who reads this post to be truly terrified if they ever watch this episode ever again.

The only terrifying thing in this post is the idea of watching Voyager.

It did have a decent selection of attractive females...

[Bralia]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

[Ism]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

Geordi La Forge

[Philjia]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

Got to be Riker or Bones.

[Maichuko]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

Miles O'Brien

[Gig em Aggies]

question who here would watch a Star Trek Tv series but instead of the enterprise its about a starship and its crew from another race within the Star Trek Universe such as the malcorians or some race from the Delta quadrant?

[Ameriganastan]

Bureau 13? Okay, starting to see why people claim DS9 knocked off B5 and vice-versa.

Also, that has to be the first serious character I've seen Dwight Schultz play.

[Rostavykhan]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

I wanna say Geordi, but I'm also thinking Scotty...

[The Huskar Social Union]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

Miles O'Brien

Seconded. O'Brien is awesome.

[Ism]

Here's an interesting survey question that I've thought of and forgotten several times over the past week:

Who is your favorite fully human character who is NOT a captain?

I wanna say Geordi, but I'm also thinking Scotty...

So we got Geordi, maybe Geordi/maybe Scotty, and two for O'Brien. Guess engineers are popular in this thread.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I wanna say Geordi, but I'm also thinking Scotty...

So we got Geordi, maybe Geordi/maybe Scotty, and two for O'Brien. Guess engineers are popular in this thread.

Always love the engineers.

They keep the machines rolling.

[Ameriganastan]

question who here would watch a Star Trek Tv series but instead of the enterprise its about a starship and its crew from another race within the Star Trek Universe such as the malcorians or some race from the Delta quadrant?

Eh. It works as the occasional episode, but it'd get old kind of fast as a whole series.

[Grenartia]

You think what it means to be omniscient. Omnipresent. Omnipotent. Immortal. These concepts are at the edge of comprehension, the edge of reality. They are theories of existence expressed by those who consider themselves enlightened. To have delved so deeply into thought, to have reflected on the nature of existence and its limits . . . it gives people a sense that there is an understanding of the universe.

The truth is FAR greater than any of these mundane concepts. And only one Star Trek episode out of all of them ever comes close to bestowing an understanding of such higher realms of being.

My reverence for Threshold is absolute. Unwavering. All should strive to see beyond the concepts of "low humanity" as I do.

I think I love you.

[New haven america]

You think what it means to be omniscient. Omnipresent. Omnipotent. Immortal. These concepts are at the edge of comprehension, the edge of reality. They are theories of existence expressed by those who consider themselves enlightened. To have delved so deeply into thought, to have reflected on the nature of existence and its limits . . . it gives people a sense that there is an understanding of the universe.

The truth is FAR greater than any of these mundane concepts. And only one Star Trek episode out of all of them ever comes close to bestowing an understanding of such higher realms of being.

My reverence for Threshold is absolute. Unwavering. All should strive to see beyond the concepts of "low humanity" as I do.

Why?

[Ameriganastan]

Well, after "The Coming Of Shadows", I hate Londo. Scumbag.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Well, after "The Coming Of Shadows", I hate Londo. Scumbag.

Such a good episode, soo good. Londo is amazing, you love to hate him and you will end up loving him in general as it goes on. Same with G'Qar, bother fantastic characters.

[Ifreann]

Miles O'Brien

Seconded. O'Brien is awesome.

[Ameriganastan]

I hope they paid Claudia Christian extra for this...

[The Huskar Social Union]

I hope they paid Claudia Christian extra for this...

Knew what it was before i even clicked

[Imperial isa]

Watching TNG The Pegasus where they enter a asteroid are those searchlights on Enterprise i see being used ?