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From: mlsa@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MICHAEL LAUREN SHERMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Saturday Night Review "The Quality of Life" SPOILERS!
Date: 23 Nov 92 08:15:04 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1eobl3INNrs8@bigboote.WPI.EDU>, satch@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Michael Victor
 Corbin) writes:
><1992Nov21.192524.369@rivers> says
>>Steven.K.Manfred says he'd give it a 9.3
>
>A 9.3. A 9.3 What was this guy thinking.  This was buy far the cheesyest
>episode of STTNG.  And really bad cheese at that.  It had many of the chedder
>qualities of STOS except they had an excuse. They time period. Don't get me
>wrong TOS was good.  Unlike "The Quality of Life."
>
>I think should take a good look at who he calls good actors and actresses.
>The woman who played the docter was awful.  She couldn't act to save her life.
>She a potentionally good episode sound like a cross between a bad commercial
>and "The Brady Bunch"  "When my reactor core breaks down I use one of these,
>The Exo-Comp. Its fast easy and there's no messy clup"  What the Hell!
>
>I Give this episode a capital "R" for Rotten Cheese

I dunno, for some reason I liked the episode besides the awful doctor and
Data's insubordination.  I think what was stupid, cheezy and downright get a
life ish was the grading of 9.3 like it was worked out with an algorithm.
When some one asks for a scale of one to ten they mean intergers, and if you
were going to be creative you could have given it an e or something, prove
what an engineering dork you are.  As for the complaining about the get a life
type sterotype of some of you trekkies:  if the shoe fits wear it.
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From: major@shuksan (Mike Schmitt)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Fistful o' Datas Comments (Spoilers)
Date: 18 Nov 92 18:38:27 GMT
Organization: Man Machine Systems Technology
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> ratner@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Dave "Van Damme" Ratner) writes:
> :)Spoilers follow:

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: Did anyone else get the feeling when Troi, Worf and Alexander went back into
: the saloon after killing off Papa Hollinder, that Worf should have been saying
: "Commander Troi, why haven't we leaped?"  Sorry, they were waiting for 
: the program to end, and there was something else programed for them to do,
: but I just couldn't help thinking the Worf was about to say, "why haven't
: we leaped"

  Yes yes yes.  (just saw the episode last night - 11/17)  Exact same thought
  went through my mind.  


  Oh boy.



  
-- 
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are protected by the 1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of
America.  If you don't like it - get out of my country.   
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From: analog@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Monahan)
Subject: Re: The Official Dorm-Rec honorary member of the week!!!
Keywords: Data is a serious stud  
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:24:12 GMT

	We, the members of Dorm Rec would like to make it known to all 
constituents of the known universe that Tony has been selected as Official
Honorary Dorm Rec Member of the Month!!! 


`
	Congratulations Tony, on your unanimous selection as O.H.D.R.M.M.

	Your free sample of Dorm Rec's own after shave, "I'm not a sexist,
but I smell like one," is in the mail!   Enjoy!



					Affectionately,

					Michael J. Monahan
					On behalf of Dorm Rec 
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From: nieboer@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Doctor Gonzo)
Subject: Communicators?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:07:48 GMT

Maybe this has been asked and answered long ago, BUT: how could those
damn communicators work?

Let's assume Riker is contacting Geordi. Riker hits his communicator 
and says "Riker to LaForge". So how is it, that before Riker mentions
any name, the message is instantly relayed to Geordi and Geordi alone?
There's no lag, at least not enough for the computer to hear "to LaForge"
and work out who it's going to.....
I guess what I'm saying is, unless the computer is telepathic, there's just
no way those damn things could work, even with all that technology.

Although, millions will probably prove me wrong in a series of posts/flames
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From: mullen@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Steven L. Mullen)
Subject: Re: "Chain of Command" spoilers and other thoughts
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:36:47 GMT

det@phlan.sw.stratus.com (David Toland) writes:

>In article <1992Nov17.085334.206@sdg.dra.com> brian@sdg.dra.com writes:
>  [much deleted]
>>For anyone who might be wondering who Ronnie Cox is, he was the villian in 
>>"Total Recall" and "Robocop", and was also the police chief in "Beverly Hills
>>Cop" and also BHCII.

>He was also the eccentric police [commissioner? chief?] in "Cop Rock".  He
>had the hots for the mayor, played by Barbara Bosson, and daydreamed Wild
>West fantasies of riding in on horseback and cleaning up the town.  He
>does always seem to play someone highly placed...

Don't forget that he was the corporate guy who came in to take over St.
Elegius (sp?) in "St. Elsewhere."

-- 

Steven L. Mullen
University of Illinois School of Chemical Sciences
E-mail to mullen@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
From: lennon@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Riker's Beard (actually his whole body)
Date: 21 Nov 92 23:07:57 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

 Is it just me, or has Riker lost weight AND picked up some 
nifty grey hairs in his beard ?

Probably too much naked pretzel, I guess.
From: crosmun@crosmun.rtp.dg.com (William Crosmun)
Subject: Why Rascals was so bad (spoilers)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 15:31:19 GMT
Organization: Data General Corporation, RTP, NC.


My problem with Rascals was that it could have been so much better if the
writers had exerted themselves just a little.  When we first discover that
Picard has become a teenager I thought, It'll be interesting to see how he
retains the command and respect of the crew as a teenager.  He'll have only
his personality to work with and we can explore whether command depends on
rank, appearance, experience, familiarity or personality.  Well, they threw
that plot line away in the first five minutes.

Ok, we can see how Picard, a man used to commanding the attention and respect
of adults and uncomfortable around children, interacts with other children.
He can't command the respect of children so we can see how he earns it.  Well,
the only child he interacted with was Alexander, whose respect he already had.
The other children were cliqued in the background and never said a word.

Ok, maybe we can see how Picard has to deal with the possibility of leaving
the ship and starting a new life, catching up on all the possibilities that he
had to forgo in his career: wife family, roots, etc.  We spent 2 minutes on
this and never touched it again.

What did we get instead?  An implausible capture of the Enterprise by Ferengi,
skilled enough to capture the ship but stupid enough not to know a thing about
computers, with Picard, fortunately having been turned into a child, being the
only adult who can ride to the rescue.  How lazy!! What a waste.



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William Crosmun
crosmun@dg-rtp.dg.com

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"Thanksgiving Day.  In the days of our  founders, they  were  willing to give
 thanks for mighty little, for mighty little was all they expected.  But now,
 neither government nor  nature  can  give  enough but what we think it's too
 little.  Those old boys  in  the fall of the year, if they could gather in a
 few pumpkins, potatoes and some corn for the winter, they were in a thanking
 mood.  If we can't gather in a new  Buick, a  new  radio, a  tuxedo and some 
 government relief, why, we feel that the world is against us."

												Will Rogers

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From: wolfone@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Patrick Chester)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: "The Universe of MOTION" For Scripts
Date: 24 Nov 92 05:53:39 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

HERE TOO?! SH*T, THIS GUY DOES NOT QUIT. HE STILL WRITES JUST LIKE THIS
TOO!!




Anyway, Trekkers and Trekkies, meet Robert E. McElwaine. Astronomer, Physicist
and crackpot theorist. Think he made a mistake posting to a science fiction
orientated newsgroup?



Picard: Lock phasers on that Cosmosphere <Don't ask, he'll repost that one
                                           here eventually. :(  >

Worf: Aye, sir.

<Nice big explosions>




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Politically Incorrect      |  all your eggs." Robert A. Heinlein
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#^%$!! Militarist          |  going to the stars." Robert A. Heinlein
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From: x91anderso33@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: My 2 cents on "Fistful of Datas"
Date: 16 Nov 92 11:46:20 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

I've now read literally hundreds of other peoples' opinions on "A Fistful of
Datas" and I thought I'd add my two cents (although I've never posted before,
so I hope I'm doing it right!)

I thought that Brent Spiner carried the episode with his six (damn, SIX!)
characters, although Marina Sirtis did a good job as Durango (although the
cigarette went too far!). And wasn't it a surprise to hear "Broccoli's" name
after seeinf that Old West prostitute; or seeing Data simply sitting in
Engineeering, with his head plugged into the ship, saying "Don't you worry,
Commander, we'll have this fixed intime for supper" in one of the most
convincing accents I've heard from him (it was the same accent that he used in
his appearance on "NIght Court" if I remember correctly).

I do have a big negative comment, though: ALEXANDER! Boy, this kid needs a
serious beating! Kinda reminds me of that annoying guy in the Encyclopedia
Britannica commercials. Do you really think A real Klingon warrior would put up
with the s*#t that Alexander gives Worf? NO! A real Klingon would belt the kid
into the middle of next season! But since "Rascals) showed what a wuss Worf is,
maybe none of this should be surprising (Wonder if Gowron is allowed to take
away Worf's honor simply for being a wimp?).

All in all, I enjoyed the episode quite a bit, mostly because the story wasn't
technical enough to let the writers screw it up!

Karl Anderson, Western Michigan University


"I'm beginning to see the appeal of this program!"  --  Worf to Alexander
From: oususasm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Subject: Re: Why 30 minute show?
Reply-To: oususasm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Organization: Montana State University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 02:04:40 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.205457.2563@ncsu.edu>, stdeprie@eos.ncsu.edu (SHAWN TEMPLE DEPRIEST) writes:
>
>It was an hour here, I think you got a raw deal ther parsnip.
>And yes, I agree it was a funny, good show.  Lots of neat little things
>thrown in that made me laugh.  I know someone will flame me, but I've 
>decided to stop overanalyzing and just enjoy the show without worrying about
>the fact that there is a wrong deck number on a turbolift door, etc.
>
>
>								Cheers,
>
>								Shawn

The show started at 5:30 on denver's KWGN and I assume that the cheyenne
station got its feed from the denver station.  I turned over to Denver at 5:30
to catch the opening credits and then decided to watch it at 6pm on the local
ABC station that does not preempt startrek for basketball games.  Denver has a
habit of starting StarTrek early on days when there is a Nugget Basketball
game.

	This should clear up the confusion.
		Scott

	p.s. Check the cable listing, it will show if and when startrek is
shown early for basketball games and other "important" events.
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From: Ira_J._Seskin@fourd.com
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 17:03:03 EST
Subject: Re: FLAME THE CREATORS

-------- 
Bruce James Robert Linley | "Well, I tried shoving a weiner in the warp drive,
Comp Sci & Engr, UCLA     |  but it didn't do a bit o' good."
<linley@netcom.com>       | - Star Dreck, c/o Dr. Demento
<linley@seas.ucla.edu>
-----------------
 
I remember that! And Mr. Snot, as well as Captain Jerk. You have a good
memory,.....or all the tapes. Seems that I find some of the tag lines more
interesting than some of the posts....not in your case, so no flame intended.
 
-Ira-

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From: mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen)
Subject: Re: ST: TNG on Joan Rivers
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 02:54:30 GMT

cad3@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (CHERYL ANN DOUGHERTY) writes:

>Jonathan Frakes: Discussed his long diastance marriage: Joan sent her best to
>Genie and asked about the possibilty of Genie moving back to the west coast.
>They talked about the accumulation of frequent flyer miles and high phone
>bills ($400-500/month--each).  Joan asked him if he ever gets lonely and goes
>out with other people.  Followed up with a question about other women (Frakes'

I must say, Frakes sure has a good looking wife...  What soap is she
on again?

>Marina Sirits: Joan made joking references to the short, tight black dress
>thatr Sirtis wore for the show.  It turns out a neighbor of hers had died that
>day after planting four cases of dynamite in her backyard.  Sirtis was
>evacuated from her house and had to go shopping for clothes to appear on the
>show.  She also discussed her husband (they showed a wedding photo), marriage,
>commitment, and her lack of an engagement ring.

No, not lack of engagement ring, but lack of a "Rock."  She had a
ring, just nothing flashy.  That's funny that the dynamite thing
happened just that day - I had heard the story on the radio a few
weeks ago.  Seems she lives under the Hollywood sign and the whole
neighborhood was evacuated.  They even printed the street name.

Mike
--
Michael Rosen						"Time and space
Tau Epsilon Phi - George Washington University		 can be a bitch."
mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu					  -Quantum Leap
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From: runyan@cup.hp.com (Mark Runyan)
Subject: Re: Lynch's Spoiler Review: "The Quality of Life"
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:09:13 GMT
Organization: HP, Cupertino, CA, USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

Rob Knauerhase (knauer@pegasus.cs.uiuc.edu) wrote:
>> tlynch@cco.caltech.edu (Timothy W. Lynch) writes:
>Spoilers for Quality of Life(minor)

>[...]
>>Geordi and Picard are trapped on board it, with radiation levels rising 
>>rapidly.  With time too short to send a shuttle or properly configure a 
>[...]
>>Data responds to this by locking out the transporter controls, and refuses to 
>>release them even under threat of court-martial.  In the end, Riker 
>
>In all seriousness, how can it be that things are so easily "locked" and are
>"locked" from just one control panel?  

Computer locks are interesting.  Given two relatively equally informed
specialists, it is possible for one to lock out something that the other
can not unlock (at least, not without rebooting the computer and even
then, with a little knowledge, you aren't assured of getting the lock
cleared).  So, why does it surprise people that Data could create an
unbreakable lock?  Aliens use to be able to do it to the ST:TOS Enterprise,
so it seems reasonable that a crew member can do it.  What's the problem?

Mark Runyan  {r.a.s. random rationalizer}
From: eak56063@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (D I S I N T E G R A T I O N)
Subject: STNG cast on stage?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:09:01 GMT

in the chicago sunday tribune (15th nov) in the arts section on page 20 there
is an ad for, i think, a musical with some of the cast in it. here's what it
says:

Live on stage * One show only

"Every Good Boy Deserves Favor"
a play for actors and orchestra
created by: tom stoppard
	    andre previn
directed by: patrick stewart
(picture of frakes, spiner, and stewart)

tickets on sale sunday 10am!

cast:
johnathan frakes    brent spiner    patrick stewart   gates mcfadden
	    colm meaney      john christian graas


and performing on stage
      60 piece symphony orchestra

      conducted by michael lankester

"a firest rate piece of serious drama" -variety
"hilarious, poignant and powerful" -LA times

Chicago theatre * April 10

executive producers: patrick stewart and kate elliot
represented by space agency concerts and theatricals

*****
does this sound familiar to anyone?
any comments? ideas? i think, if it were a show/musical, it would be 
a great experience to see....

-- 
| so when the hurting starts           |      you dont have to give in...     |
| and when the nightmares begin        |            NEVER GIVE IN             |
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From: 885celio@gw.wmich.edu (Gail Celio)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Deadwood/Lake Woebegone...
Date: 16 Nov 92 10:48:12 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

Deadwood--Where the men are Data, the women are Data, and the counselors
carry big guns.  :)

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Suffering Undergraduate		|  University thought my opinions were
Western Michigan University	|  intelligent enough to be theirs.
Kalamazoo, Michigan		|
From: pcl@engr.uark.edu (Peter Laws)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: I wanna Fistful of Troy!!!
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:03:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: engr.1992Nov16.190326.13438
Organization: University of Arkansas


>In article <1992Nov16.084230.3993@wkuvx1.bitnet> pattecd@wkuvx1.bitnet writes:
>>
>>     All analytical observations aside, I thought Troy looked rather
>>sexy in her leather pants!  8)
>>
       Here Here!  Now can we name her Deputy Cleavage instead of Commander     Cleavage?
       In fact, I think we should petition Starfleet to get her uniform changed PERMANENTLY!!!!
From: Jeremy_Reimer@mindlink.bc.ca (Jeremy Reimer)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: The Official Dorm-Rec Review of "A Fistful of Data's" (s
Date: 19 Nov 92 21:25:22 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

> Dave Schaumann writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <1992Nov16.045600.18231@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
> Posted: 16 Nov 92 04:56:00 GMT
>
> Org.  : University of Arizona
>
> In article <BxsCF9.LD5@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, myempire@mentor (Matt J.
> Martin) writes:
> >And I never met a woman that was a match for me, in any area.
>
> Don't get out much, you say?
>
> >Nope, no fear here.
>
> Yeah, right.
>
> --
> Dave Schaumann                  dave@cs.arizona.edu


Actually, the very fact that he SAYS "No fear here" is a dead giveaway
(Michael Palin voice: "Oh what a giveaway!") that he _has_ exactly that type
of fear.  That a (gasp) woman might be more skilled than him in ANY area!
Shocking!  Anyway, even though the flaming is a tad off-topic for this group,
it still needs to be done.

Personally, I _enjoy_ being around women who are of equal or greater
intelligence/wit/humour/etc than my own.  What normal red-blooded male
wouldn't? (Grin)


--
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---------------| unemployed former James Bond villains enraged at the fall
aka THE JAGUAR!| of Communism in the Soviet Union."
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From: v110p9ku@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (SUZI)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: new to the boad
Keywords: new to the group.
Date: 20 Nov 92 19:44:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Hello there, can some one send me the FAQ for this newsgroup.
 thanks.
From: chaim@linc.cis.upenn.edu (Chaim R. Dworkin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Amusing Season 6 errors (None posted previously)
Date: 18 Nov 92 18:11:05 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

In article <1992Nov15.105307.12408@reed.edu> odlin@reed.edu (Iain Odlin) writes:
>
>
>  From "Fistfull of Datas":  When Pa Hollinder (Data) is finished talking to
>  Eli (Data) at the jail, Pa turns away to walk back over to Worf.  When he
>  does so, the edge of his left arm crosses the limit of the travelling wipe
>  and disappears for a moment.       
>


What is the "travelling wipe"?


thanks.


Chaim



Chaim R. Dworkin
chaim@linc.cis.upenn.edu
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From: johnsh@rpi.edu (Hugh Johnson)
Subject: Quality of Life/Cause and Effect (minor spoilers)
Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.current
Organization: Rensselaer Polymer Institute
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:53:26 GMT

Minor, minor spoilers.

It was pretty funny, we were all watching ST:TNG in my room earlier this
week.  WXXA (Ch. 23) in Albany shows reruns of older shows at 7pm every
weeknight, and shows the current season episodes on Tuesday nights at 8pm,
so you get a two-hour shot on Tuesdays.  Well, this week "Quality of Life"
was preceeded by "Cause and Effect." If you'll recall how (each iteration)
of "Cause and Effect" opened, it was a shot of the ship in space, then to
Beverly, Wil, Worf and Data playing poker.  After it was over and "Quality
of Life" started, everyone in my room almost lost it when it started up in
almost the *same* way.  Same stock shot of the Big E in space, and to Bev,
Wil and Worf playing poker.  We thought *we* were the ones trapped in a
temporal causality loop.

Hugh W. Johnson (johnsh@rpi.edu)
Rensselaer Polyhedral Institute
Troy, New York
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