Watching Voyager on the Borg Collection; I forgot how good that show could be...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 15:18
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Quote:Just first season shakedown....
Originally posted by EmpXenu:
I can't forget holograms falling in love, dinosaurs leaving Earth in spaceships, people "evolving" into giant salamanders and the captain magically fixing her ship by giving it some verbal comfort. All ingenious ideas presented by the VOY writers.
Chrisisall
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I can't believe no one mentioned Timeless, which was easily the best episode, emotion-wise (I mean, all the dead bodies of the crew? Jikes). The finale was a shameless rehash of this s5 plot. And I prefer DS9 over VOY, sorry.
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Originally posted by Redwing:
Thanks, Arcadia. I wrote the original pitch for that show!
Seriously? *feels rather star struck* That's so cool.
Aw, thanks. "Memorial" was also one of mine.
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Quote:Details, Redwing! Tell us a story.
Originally posted by Redwing:
Aw, thanks. "Memorial" was also one of mine.
Your profile has no info, let us all in on the production of an episode or two, willya?
Investigating, not assimilating Chrisisall
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I had some problems with Voyager.
Mostly the people in Voyager made decisions I wouldn't make and couldn't relate to. Also, the potential conflict established in the pilot, with Maquis and Federation crew, never fully materialized. When I think of Voyager, I mostly think of 'wasted potential.' The ending also sucked. Voyager came back home with technology that would have turned the Trek franchise on its ear had it continued forward.
I had some problems with DS9.
The last season (post Jadzia) had some stellar moments, but sadly saw the deconstruction of some of my favorite things about the show. The Ferrengi, for instance, were neutered. A bogus plotline involving the Prophets and Sisko was also introduced. Sadly, they chose to ruin the greatest Trek villain, Gul Dukat.
However, DS9 had some amazing moments that I felt were missing from Voyager. I will never forget the episode where Sisko tricks the Romulans into joining the war.
I will also never forget the scene with Kira and the Cardassian resistance. We were fully placed in the awkward position of terrorists as Freedom Fighters. "But there are civillians in that building" complained the Cardassians. Kira's response? "The moment the Dominion realizes you won't hit buildings with civillians in them, they will move civillians into every potential target."
DS9 took the time to make you think, and sometimes it put you in dark places. I liked that.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Thanks for your interest! Long story short, I pitched a few ideas for the show during it's run and I was lucky enough to get a couple of sales.
There's more here on my website:
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/redwingproject/one.htm
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chrisisall wrote:
Friday, March 31, 2006 06:21
Any Voyager fan comments?
Next Gen was my favourite of all the treks but I liked Voyager too. Its been a while but I remember getting quite "on the edge of my seat" where species 8472(?) was concerned.
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Originally posted by Redwing:
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/redwingproject/one.htm
Redwing! You are so talented and lucky!!! I bow to your attainment of Kolinahr.
You have indeed gone where most Trek fans have never gone.
*Wipes the jealous look from his brow*
Er, I was a stuntman in 'Toxic Avenger 4"....
*Drops the pathetic attempt at self-importance, this is no match for real creativity*
Really, that's so cool, dude!
Voyager fans check that link!
Chrisisall, a Trek fan since he could pick his nose
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Redwing:
You page is blocked on the school computer I'm currently useing, but I have a question. Are you an agented writer, or did you get in under Star Trek's (former) open submission policy?
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Originally posted by Storymark:
Redwing:
You page is blocked on the school computer I'm currently useing, but I have a question. Are you an agented writer, or did you get in under Star Trek's (former) open submission policy?
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The latter; I knew the script co-ordinator on Star Trek personally and I'd attended the writers workshop that some of the Trek producers used to run. I wrote a spec script and off the back of that I got an invite to pitch.
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