From: trogers@watson.ibm.com
Subject: Re: Star Wars vs ST:TNG(Post-Roddenberry)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:15:14 GMT
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In <1992Dec25.073503.4998@pro-freedom.cts.com> kfr@pro-freedom.cts.com (Kurt Roithinger) writes:
>In <1h5j7lINNg3d@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> lyon@egr.msu.edu (Scott Lyon) writes:
>
>>Before I start, to all who plan to flame me for this post, PLEASE DON'T!
>>Special note: This is intended to be humorous. Whether it is or not is up to
>>you... Now that thats out of the way...
>>
>>
>>Bear in mind that I am (gasp!) both a Star Trek (including TNG) fan and a Star
>>Wars fan... However(as may be obvious after reading this), I am much more of a
>>fan of Star Wars rather than ST:TNG. But, being fans of both, I've noticed some
>>interesting parallels this season on TNG, and was wondering if anyone else
>>picked up on them:
>>
>>
>>In the TNG episode "Relics" (The one where Scotty returned), when the
>>Enterprise was being pulled into the sphere, who else was expecting Wesley
>>Crusher to suddenly be on the bridge and remark "Why are we still moving
>>towards it?!"
>>
>>In the same episode, when the Enterprise finally escapes the sphere, who else
>>recognized Han Solo's "Bank" manuever?
>>
>>In the TNG episode "Chain of Command I", how many people were waiting for the
>>Ferengi to say "So you're looking for passage to the Alderaan system?"
>>
>>In the same episode, didn't that bar remind anyone of the cantina at Mos
>>Eisley?
>>
>>Has anyone noticed the similiarity between the skin color of the Borg from TNG
>>and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader(unmasked)?
>>
>>
>>Well, thats all I've found so far... I have noticed (coincidence?) that most of
>>these (if not all) are post-Roddenberry, meaning the TNG episodes were
>>written/produced/created AFTER the death of Gene Roddenberry. Do you suppose
>>the writers, since his passing, are letting their Star Wars influences show
>>through a little more?
>>
>>-Scott Lyon
>
>i watched "chain of command 1" with a couple of friends last saturday.
>just offhand i noticed a couple of items which i thought to be cleverly
>disguised tip of the ol' hat to star wars. but i for the life of me can't
>seem to remember them.
>
>hey, david...how is your short term memory this week?
>
>
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Instances in STNG CoC1&2 that resemble SW (IMHO):

 1) Going to the bar to seek transport.

 2) Picard lead to Cardasian torture expert (I forgot the name, sue me).
    He was wearing black, hands bound in front, and flanked on each
    site by Cardasian troopers.  Watch the scene, it is eerie how much
    it resembles the initial Luke/Emperor scene.

 3) Sneaking through the caves of the Cardasian outpost.  Searching for
    the weapon that must be disarmed (sorta like taking the tractor
    beam out of commission).

 4) Rappel (sp?) down a cliff == swing across open drawbridge (sorta).

Some of these are stretches I know.  #1 is a given.  The others are just
"things that make you go hhhmmm".

Regards,
Tom Rogers
roy@trigger.watson.ibm.com
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