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Topic: Scott Bakula! Scott Bakula!
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Hallam
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posted May 12, 2001 03:42 AM
  
There's going to be a new Star Trek series.Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap's Sam Beckett) will play the captain of the Enterprise. I love Scott Bakula. I think he's perfect for Star Trek. I'm really excited ------------------
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Treasure
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posted May 12, 2001 04:09 AM
That might almost make me watch Star Trek. Bring back Quantum Leap, that's what I say.------------------
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daybreaker
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posted May 12, 2001 04:18 PM
They have to get Dean Stockwell to make a cameo in an episode or two... that would be neat.IP: Logged |
Toon
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posted May 12, 2001 06:49 PM
You do know, of course, that at some point Captain Bakula is going to have to hear some bad news, gulp, and say "Oh boy."------------------
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Harmonious
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posted May 12, 2001 10:18 PM
Hehehehehehehehehehehehehe!Toon, I'm still bright pink! I might get cable and turn Trekkie, just to see him there! ------------------
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sourwookie
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posted May 12, 2001 10:39 PM
I don't care who's captain, just bring back the Enterprise!What are we on now, the NCC 1701-J? ------------------
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RedTwo
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posted May 12, 2001 11:46 PM
*considers suggesting Captain Jesse Ventura, after sourwookie's little comment, there*------------------
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Morat
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posted May 12, 2001 11:48 PM
If I remember what I read, this is a "prequel" of sorts. Prior to Kirk and the Original Series. Mainly Earth/Vulcan getting along, I suppose. Big plot stuff with meeting the Romulans and starting off on totally the right foot with the Klingons. (You have to love a race whose marriage ceremony reminds you that they killed their own Gods to become lords of the universe. That's a fun group. 
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Element97
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posted May 12, 2001 11:57 PM
I'll second the "bring back Quantum Leap" motion.------------------
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Toon
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posted May 13, 2001 06:04 AM
(Morat: I've always thought the same thing about the Klingons. "Their marriage ceremony involves a creation myth! And according to their creation myth, the first two Klingons killed all the gods! How cool is that?")------------------
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Crestfallen Sloth
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posted May 14, 2001 08:38 AM
cool. thats all I really have to say, cool.[edited to say: does anyone know what It is going to be called?] ------------------
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Cropherb
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posted May 14, 2001 09:03 AM
Am I the only one who thinks Scott Bakula kind of looks like Huey Lewis?------------------
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Element97
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posted May 14, 2001 09:06 AM
No, you're not, Croph. I could have sworn that was Scott Bakula on the cover of Fore!------------------
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Roy G Bivins
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posted May 14, 2001 11:26 AM
Not to get myself shunned or anything, but isn't it time to let the whole Star Trek thing die? At the very least, take it in a new direction? If Michael Dorn or John De Lancie (or whatever "Q's" name is) show up in this one...well, you might as well just stamp "CANCELLED" on it. It will just show that the writers are totally out of ideas.Maybe we should let it go until the next Next Generation? Wasn't Voyager ended because of low ratings? I think they'd be well served to give the franchise a rest for a while. Just work on the next movie and not try to pump out yet another series. Also, I don't understand the yips of joy over Scott Bakula. To me, he's a poor man's Richard Dean Anderson. And Richard Dean Anderson ain't exactly Sir Laurence Olivier. edited to add a "Please don't hate me" [This message has been edited by Roy G Bivins (edited May 14, 2001).] IP: Logged |
Earl Junior
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posted May 14, 2001 12:57 PM
I don't hate you Roy. I want your head on a pole because it's pretty.I've heard several reports about this new series, and the similar thread seems to be that this will be a prequil series. Hopefully disclosing some of the origins of the Federation. And whatnot. By the by, I hate hate hate hate hate Star Trek Voyager. And what Roy said about Q can also be applied to Warf, Data, Reg and all the other bastard crossovers. Except Deanna (she's a hottie). ------------------
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RichardT
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posted May 14, 2001 02:53 PM
Cropherb, I hadn't noticed it before but now you have pointed it out I am forced to agree that Scott Bakula does indeed look disturbingly like Mr Lewis of News accompaniment fame.IP: Logged |
denzdel
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posted May 14, 2001 04:21 PM
My apologies, but I can't help but think that haviong the "Quantum Leap" guy (and that's all I will ever think of him as) as the captain of any Enterprise. And by the way, if its a prequel, and Kirk was the captain of the first Enterprise, how the hell does that work??? I've heard that the series will be called Star Trek: Enterprise, so now I'm actually gonna have to watch the damn show to find out what the hell's going on.And yes, Voyager sucked, and the should'nt be trying a new series. IP: Logged |
Sally Field
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posted May 14, 2001 07:58 PM
Voyager doesn't suck. The Trekkie inside me wants to erect a Level 4 force-field around you and teach you a lesson for that comment. But the Wayist deeper and farther down inside understands that all opinions eventually form a narrative of good and that I can appreciate your disgust, as the Way commands so.But Scott Bakula for a Sci-Fi captain? Someone at that Writer's Meeting must've been doing heroin. Or had a substantial amount of cash appear in their checking account overnight. IP: Logged |
annenayne
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posted May 14, 2001 08:50 PM
This has always bugged me. Does Bakula rhyme with Blackula or Chocula?IP: Logged |
Jesse Dangerously
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posted May 15, 2001 06:15 AM
yeh, which they used to buy HEROIN.I've heard this "Voyager doesn't suck" theory before, but I have yet to be convinced of it. What is it about Voyager that doesn't suck? IP: Logged |
Maimy
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posted May 15, 2001 07:03 AM
Jesse, there are those who are sold on just Seven of Nine. I have to say it, the woman does have a preternaturally great bod.Me, I just watch it because it's shitty sci-fi, and I will opt for shitty sci-fi any time, if the other option is to switch on Pam Anderson's show or Lawrence Welk or - heaven forfend! - sports. I do watch Voyager, but not because I think it's a very good series. I did like DS9, though. Even though Worf did whore himself out for that one, I loved Jadzia Dax and some of the Ferengi stuff. Eh. *Shutting up now* IP: Logged |
Roy G Bivins
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posted May 15, 2001 07:06 AM
annenayne -> Bakula sounds like Blackula or Dracula.------------------
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Earl Junior
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posted May 15, 2001 07:29 AM
Maimy- Saying that Voyager was good because Seven of Nine is a hottie is like saying Baywatch was decent because of bouncing boobies. Oh. Wait. Um, objection withdrawn.IP: Logged |
Maimy
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posted May 15, 2001 07:40 AM
Heh, EJr! Even *I* have half a crush on that woman. She's quite well built - even expertly built - as Douglas Adams would have said.Let's face it: RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. I don't say it makes Voyager a "good" show. But it sure makes it watchable, for a lot of people. And that's all the advertisers want to know, in the end.
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Toon
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posted May 15, 2001 10:55 AM
I haven't watched Voyager more than two or three times since shortly before Kes left. And of those times, most of them were because I'd heard that we'd be seeing Reg Barclay again. Forgive me, but I love Reg.I don't hate Voyager. I have no particular feelings about Voyager. It just isn't good enough to make me take the time to watch it. Despite this (or because of it?), I'm happy about the idea of a new Trek series. One set further in the past might be more interesting than one further in the future. We'll see. ------------------
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OpticBoom
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posted May 15, 2001 11:44 AM
KES LEFT?!?!?!?!?
wow, I really didn't miss anything...
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pecos
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posted May 15, 2001 12:45 PM
Scott Bakula? puuurrrr....He is yummy and I would love to have "Quantum Leap" back (a rerun of "The Leap Home" was in last night - ahh, the memories). But since that ain't likely to happen, I'd be happy to find him scrumptious as an Enterprise captain. ------------------
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Roy G Bivins
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posted May 15, 2001 02:46 PM
You know, that's another problem I have with Scott Bakula in this thing. How long before everyone who sees this stops calling him "Captain Sam" or "Hey look, it's that Quantum Leap guy"? I think it's a bad idea to cast someone already well known in another SciFi series. It would be a far better idea to go with unknowns. The storylines are going to be lost in the midst of fans looking for sly QL references. For that reason, under NO circumstances should there be a Dean Stockwell appearance.But like I said, I don't think this series has much of a chance anyway. Sur it will have it's initial good ratings, but I just can't believe they'll be sustained for any length of time. *agrees that 7 of 9 is a hottie, but doesn't feel like that's enough of a reason to watch the show*
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clawdia
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posted May 16, 2001 10:45 AM
Here's what I wonder.If this is a prequel how are they possibly going to get the ship to look any crappier than the original Enterprise did? Remember all those bad dials and flashy lights? IP: Logged |
Maimy
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posted May 16, 2001 11:17 AM
Posterboard.Silver duct tape. Some machine to go *BING!* IP: Logged |
Toon
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posted May 16, 2001 12:02 PM
Well, they established in the DS9 episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" that the whole Kirk-era look was a deliberately retro design ... I don't buy it for a second, but like the odd shape of Klingon heads in that era, it's the sort of thing about which we just have to nod and smile and act like we believe it makes sense.------------------
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Earl Junior
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posted May 16, 2001 12:37 PM
Maimy, your post has raised some new and somewhat frightening questions. Duct tape is one of the major marvels of our time. It can be used for everything from clothing, to emergency medical equipment, to automotive repair, to major household repairs. Every single mechanic I know, and every single shop I’ve ever been in has had at least one roll on hand. I carry a roll in all of our rigs, and two rolls in my snowmobile. Seems to me the Enterprise could have used a few million rolls. I’d like to see what a genius like Scotty could have done with the stuff. I bet that damn transporter beam wouldn’t have been broke down quite as often. And I bet those Tribbles would have been less of a problem as well. So, I have to wonder, why they didn’t have duct tape. Was it because of their advanced technology? Did they invent something better than duct tape? Is that even possible? I doubt it. If we look at the current form of duct tape, I think the answer becomes apparent. Have you ever removed duct tape from something you patched/fixed/created? It leaves a sticky film behind. The film is hard to get rid of. Only two things I’ve tried remove that film with any kind of success: carburetor cleaner, and WD-40. The problem with carb cleaner is that it has a tendency to eat plastics, WD-40 does not. We can see that WD-40 and duct tape are almost as close to opposites as one can get. One lubricates, the other ceases movement. One is slippery while the other is sticky. And the two don’t mix well. I think that it is obvious what happened. Sometime in the future, things got so bad on earth that WD-40 and duct tape started to be viewed as deities. They became Gods among the mechanically minded. Soon these two opposing factions began tossing around WD-40 or Duct Tape jokes, much like most of the civilized world tosses about Polish jokes. And tempers began to flare. Who can guess when it began? Who can know which straw it was that broke the camel’s back? Who among us can foresee the event that started the war? But obviously it was a war. A long and terrible, destructive war. The war eventually spread to space. Remember in First Contact? Obviously a major war had just recently ended. Also remember, that Zefram Cochrane had neither duct tape nor WD-40! Two things every handy man has. Proof positive of my theory! Look in your father’s garage, I bet you’ll find both items there. For working on the lawn mower he’ll probably explain. And Cochran was building the first warp drive for Earth a task a little more involved than sharpening the blade on a mower. I can’t think of a more likely place to see duct tape and/or WD-40. The utter lack of these marvelous items lends weight to my war theory. After cooler heads prevailed it was probably decided to forever rid the planet of the two things that caused such disaster. The people of Earth bundled up all their duct tape and cans of WD-40 (along with the recipes for each) and sent them careening into the sun. Ridding our progeny of any further temptation to war. I think we can all learn a lesson from this sad episode in our future. What that is I don’t know. But look in your own heart and see what it says.
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Maimy
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posted May 16, 2001 12:46 PM
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