Resistance is Futile
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meddowTo answer my craving for Trek, I rented the Borg Fan Collective DVD set, which is all Borg, all the time, and which works out to be 1 episode of Enterprise, 5 of Next Gen and 7 of Voyager. This suits me well, but not my currently Trek crazy flatmate, who has taken the stance that 'if there's no Kirk, it's not proper Star Trek'. Considering her stance a month ago was that 'if there's no Shatner, it's not proper Star Trek' and I had to drag her to XI which she loved, I think she just needs to actually watch the spin-offs to develop an appreciation for them.
Anyway, I went for the Borg set because the Borg give me the creeps in the same way the Cybermen do on Doctor Who, the difference being that while Cybermen episodes tend not to utilise the Cybermen's creepiness and the inherent horror of their creation and existence and instead tends to make them lumbering and silly, Star Trek actually uses the Borg right and makes them terrifying. Or at least it did in Next Gen, I haven't gotten around to watching the Enterprise or Voyager episodes yet.
Plus I really wanted to watch The Best of Both Worlds, which I've only ever seen once when I did I was a kid, but has stuck with me all these years. I remember Picard being turned into a Borg completely flooring me, and also there being an epic space battle in which the Enterprise separated, which I at the time thought was the most awesome thing ever. Unsurprisingly, the space battle isn't nearly as epic as it was in my memories, and the special effects at the time let it down. But still, it holds up as a great pair of episodes.
Of the other episodes I watched so far of which I have no memories of watching as a kid, Q Who? was the Borg at their creepy best and just goes to show that sometimes the bad guys completely ignoring the good guys can be really effective at setting up just how dangerous they are. And Picard at his most Picard-esq. Also I, Borg was really well done and I even got a bit teary at the end.
Anyway, when I'm done with that I might rent the Captain's Log box set, because it's got Chain of Command – 'There are four lights!' being another cherished Trek-related childhood memory of mine.
Anyway, I went for the Borg set because the Borg give me the creeps in the same way the Cybermen do on Doctor Who, the difference being that while Cybermen episodes tend not to utilise the Cybermen's creepiness and the inherent horror of their creation and existence and instead tends to make them lumbering and silly, Star Trek actually uses the Borg right and makes them terrifying. Or at least it did in Next Gen, I haven't gotten around to watching the Enterprise or Voyager episodes yet.
Plus I really wanted to watch The Best of Both Worlds, which I've only ever seen once when I did I was a kid, but has stuck with me all these years. I remember Picard being turned into a Borg completely flooring me, and also there being an epic space battle in which the Enterprise separated, which I at the time thought was the most awesome thing ever. Unsurprisingly, the space battle isn't nearly as epic as it was in my memories, and the special effects at the time let it down. But still, it holds up as a great pair of episodes.
Of the other episodes I watched so far of which I have no memories of watching as a kid, Q Who? was the Borg at their creepy best and just goes to show that sometimes the bad guys completely ignoring the good guys can be really effective at setting up just how dangerous they are. And Picard at his most Picard-esq. Also I, Borg was really well done and I even got a bit teary at the end.
Anyway, when I'm done with that I might rent the Captain's Log box set, because it's got Chain of Command – 'There are four lights!' being another cherished Trek-related childhood memory of mine.
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Date: 2009-06-14 02:42 am (UTC)Your flatmate and I are of a similar mindset in regards to one James T. Kirk ;)
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