From: pjohnson@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Peter Johnson)
Subject: Re: Rascals:  Kanamorites have missed the point again...
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 06:52:23 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.211615.26911@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> kevin@csd-d-2.Stanford.EDU (Kevin Ernst Duckworth) writes:
>     You Kanamorites have missed the point.  In fact, you were *so*
>wrapped up in the tech part of the show, you COMPLETELY lost out on
>what was the best multi-actor-for-one-character show I have ever seen,
>     The point you have missed?  This show was not die-hard sci-fi.
>It was about interaction.  Did anyone else see the Keiko/Miles scene
>except me?  I had my doubts at first, but when she grabbed him by the
>uniform, I said, "that's Keiko!"  How could you miss the repercussions
>that this scene brought up?  (besides the crass and hopefully TIC hymen
>question).  I mean, Miles' reaction was one of pure lookism.  Try 
>thinking about *this* scene next time instead of the fish scene.
>     Interaction.  "You were a jumper, weren't you?"  Beverly's insight
>on the possibilities of Picard living a second, yet painless, childhood.
>Picard's thoughts on trying something else besides Starfleet for a while.
>Old Guinan and young Ro, coloring.  Laren capturing a little, just a 
>little, of what she had so painfully missed as a child.  And Picard,
>throwing a temper tantrum, reminding me of another superior ruse he had
>put on for a Ferengi when showing his "love" for Lwaxana.
>     I laughed a lot during this show.  The Ferengi as idiots?  Hey, they
>weren't on a mission; they were bounty hunters of a sort.  They should 
>have been played as fools, beacuse anyone who tries to sell the E to
>the Romulans *is*.  The E not firing?  I wouldn't fire on a Klingon 
>ship and risk an "incident", even if unprovoked.  Better to find out 
>"what the hell is going on" instead of "shoot now, ask later", you Kirks.
>Self destruct?  Forget it, with that many people on board.  Alexander?
>If you don't like an episode just because he's in it, then you can go 
>to hell in my book, cause your prejudices are more than I can understand.
>*Especially* when they gave him something good to do.
>     And if you don't like children, then at least give 'em the benefit
>of the doubt, like Picard did in Disaster.
>
>     I give Rascals a 9.  It redefines TNG humor to a higher level.
>And I think it is an honor that they named it after our newsgroup.
>It made me laugh, and made me think.  For all those going into this not
>having seen the show, don't expect the trailer, or Cost of Living, or
>a "children episode", just experience it.  And you'll have a lot more
>open mind to it.  Kanamorism rest in hell.
>
>						Just my $20,000.02
>						Kevin Duckworth

	Did you see the humor in a couple of in-jokes, references to past
episodes?  
	(1)	Riker immediately catches on to Picard playing "Jean-Luc",
his son, a subtle reference to the episode in which Riker was made to
believe that he had a son whom he named "Jean-Luc".
	(2)	When Picard confronts the Ferengi to reclaim his Ready
Room, he refers to the Ferengi sitting in his chair.  Remember that in "The
Price" that when some Ferengi showed up to negotiate for the rights to that
supposedly stable wormhole, Picard offered the Ferengi negotiator HIS chair
when it was all the Ferengi could think about, and Picard wanted to leave
anyways.
-- 
Peter Johnson	       "There are times, sir, when men of good conscience	
Independent Studies     cannot blindly follow orders." --Capt. Jean-Luc
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