Knicks · OT: The ‘How to Spend Your Exile’ thread (page 12)
GustavBahler wrote:Can make a case that this is a Led Zep tribute band. But I still love cranking it in my truck. The drummer is awesome. Must be played very loud.
Cannot get the their performance on Saturday Night live out of my head. The lead singer looked like he was dressed in Drag as the Brittney Murphy character in the movie “Clueless” but went to the Brady Bunch wardrobe first.
Nalod wrote:GustavBahler wrote:Can make a case that this is a Led Zep tribute band. But I still love cranking it in my truck. The drummer is awesome. Must be played very loud.Cannot get the their performance on Saturday Night live out of my head. The lead singer looked like he was dressed in Drag as the Brittney Murphy character in the movie “Clueless” but went to the Brady Bunch wardrobe first.
Lol Nalod, thanks for the fashion report.
On top of this baskatball practice with my varsity team has been good to Keep my mind busy but the gyms have now also been closed since the beginning of November (which of course is absolutely correct to do! But it sucks big time! I had a super talented team to work with this season!!!)
So to not get completely nuts… thanks guys checking out the election in the US has not helped either… 
(Just a Little after the final results!)… ive started working out at home again… so Im basically back doing ball handling drills every day… and some strenght Training...
Also Ive already pre-ordered Cyberpunk 2077 for my PS4 which should keep me busy during the Xmas vacation time!
Regarding the classic what can I watch/stream to get the time by… Ive come to like "The Queen's Gamibt" on Netflix... has been pretty fun!
Being a big Walking Dead Fan Ive started to watch "Walking Dead World Beyond" which actually really sucks as much as social media has indicated… its really super boring!
The newest Season of "Fear the Walking Dead" however has some nice Moments!
I have to say that Im missing really good movies at the Moment... not much there… Ive watched "1917" lately… which really was great but other than that… not much there… any ideas?!
Oh and something that my wife and I really started to get into is playing "Exit" games at home… is this something popular in the States as well?
Those riddle games? You know what Im Talking About?
GustavBahler wrote:NYKBocker wrote:GustavBahler wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:NYKBocker wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:Terrible aging makeup, but really great episode- one of my favorites. If you found that moving, wait until you see "the Visitor" ep in Deep Space 9smackeddog wrote:A lot of really good episodes. I just finished watching "The Inner Light". Wow. This has to be the best TV episode I have ever seen. That damn flute got me at the end.NYKBocker wrote:I like Troi because I am also a counselor, so like that people with my profession get to sit up front next to the captain on the bridge of the ship in the future- not so sure about the kind of outfit I'd have to wear though!NYKBocker wrote:I am on Season 5 Episode 12. A lot of Data episodes which I like a lot. My favorite character is Data, Picard then Worf. I know everybody likes Troi but I think Dr. Crusher is one hot mama.smackeddog wrote:Just finished watching Icarus factor. Yup.NYKBocker wrote:When you see the ep 'the icarus factor', you'll understand why Riker is so f'd up, lolsmackeddog wrote:I'm on the middle of the 2nd season. Riker is weirding me out. The way he walks and stands. What the heck is that lean?NYKBocker wrote:I also started watching Star Trek The Next Generation. Never saw it before. Planning on watching the whole series then the movies then Picard. I was never really a star trek fan but I started watching The Orville and Star Trek Discovery and really liked both. Enjoying it so far.It gets way better after the first 2 seasons (I hate season 1 and season 2 is very corny!)If you like it all, do give Deep Space Nine a try, it's my favorite, has aged the best, and has an ongoing story arc (takes a few seasons to get going), is a bit darker and better character development.
They hired some very good writers for this show. The amount of made up science jargon used is amazing.
The show definitely moved to focusing on Data and Picard after a few seasons (I liked Worf too). Really didn't like how they portrayed data in the movies, but he was great in the TV show.
Remember you have the new Picard show when you've finished TNG- it's great so far (I've only just started watching it).
I feel kind of sad watching TNG now- at the time it felt like the future we might be heading towards (in terms of attitudes), but nowadays it feels like we're heading in completely the opposite direction. In fact I doubt TNG would even have any success nowadays- it's amazing how well it did considering it's focus on sciences, a lot of eps were essentially morality plays, there wasn't much violence, and the focus was on dialogue, understanding and diplomatic solutions rather than killing.
The last ep of TNG was one of my favourite series ending too
I finished TNG. Loved it. I also finished watching the 4 movies. Data with that epic line against the borg was awesome.
Started DS9. Thank you for recommending this. Great episodes. I am on the 2nd season now. Great episodes.
Jadzia Dax is beautiful. 😋
Ha, she is- I used to admire her beauty every episode when it first aired! People used to complain she wasn’t a great actor or didn’t have a handle on her character, but I honestly never noticed!
I am on S3E10 now. Wow. I love the new bad guys with the Dominion. Gul Dukat is also a complicated dude.
I didn't notice anything wrong with Jadzia Dax either.
In regards with Commander Sisko... I was like..."I know this dude". Then it dawned on me.... It's Hawk! From "Spenser for Hire". He is a different commander/captain. He is my favorite character in DS9.
I wasn't too impressed with Sisko at first, back when it first aired, but when he changed his look later in the show and they developed his character more, I thought he was great. Apparently the racist studio bosses insisted he look like a 'safe' middle aged dad and so the actor wasn't allowed to have his usual look of shaved head and beard. Ridiculous. But then that was around the same time as when the creators of Homicide: Life on the Streets were getting notes from the studio bosses complaining if they had 2 or 3 black actors in a scene together with no white characters- they'd send notes saying there needs to be a white character in the scene. Sheesh. Also the female actors throughout Star Trek had to put up with horrid sexist stuff from some of the producers, like being told they look bad for having gained weight, and comments/instructions about their chests etc etc. creepy stuff.
I liked all the cardassian characters, they always seemed to be great actors- Garak was a great one too!
Can't wait until you get to season 4- let me know when you do!
I am on Season 4 now. The 1st 2 episodes were awesome. Adding the Klingons into the frey is brilliant. Worf!
You were right about "Visitor". The only thing is my allergies started acting up.
I am on "Little Green Men" right now. Rom is a genius. Who knew?
I am now on S7 E14. Not too happy about what happened to Jadzia Dax. I am really liking DS9. Maybe my favorite Star Trek series right now. I also like Garak. I can't wait to see how they are going to finish of Dukat. Dude needs to die a gruesome death.
Benny Russell I thought was a great very meta and very well done. Sisko is equal to Picard in my pov. Can't wait to finish DS9 then start Voyager.
Apologies, I somehow missed your season 4 post! I loved the changes in season 4- Worf plus Sisco’s new look somehow made him even better! I watched the Visitor again after my dad died- it was an even harder watch! Really captured something moving about dad-son relationships and loss, love that episode even if it is difficult to watch.
suspension of disbelief,
You got to s7 fast- yeah, I hated what they did to Dax, the producers were a**holes to the actress as she wanted to cut back her workload so she could do films, so they essentially fired her instead. DS9 is my favorite trek too- just all the character development of the main cast, all the zillions of semi regular characters, some great acting and a long story where episodes have consequences. It’s aged really well too. Let me know what you think of the ending.I agree, I didn’t like Sisko at first, but now I think he’s equal to Picard- very different character, but great.
Another blasphemosity! Janeway was better than Sisquo IMO. Not a knock on the actor, but the writing. Dont believe they gave him enough to work with. Looking forward to the next season of "Discovery", hopefully with a lot less crying!
Starting voyager soon. Let's see how Janeway stacks up with Picard and Sisko.
Hope you like the show. Some of the plots are recycled from TNG, the original series. TNG did the same thing. But enough of it is new to be entertaining.
Not a big deal now, but casting an African American as a Vulcan, was controversial in the
1990s. Tim Russ does a great job. Seven of Nine needs no introdution, lol. Jeri Ryan said its the fact her character has no idea how hot she is that makes the part fun.What I like about Janeway is her intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm.
Really enjoying Voyager. Loved the string of episodes in season 2 from Meld to the season 2 finale.
Just finished Distant Origin. I love the whole premise. Really need to use suspension of disbelief but other than that it was brilliant.
Really liking Janeway as well. She is not there for me yet in the rankings but she is very close to Picard and Sisko.
NYKBocker wrote:GustavBahler wrote:NYKBocker wrote:GustavBahler wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:NYKBocker wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:smackeddog wrote:NYKBocker wrote:Terrible aging makeup, but really great episode- one of my favorites. If you found that moving, wait until you see "the Visitor" ep in Deep Space 9smackeddog wrote:A lot of really good episodes. I just finished watching "The Inner Light". Wow. This has to be the best TV episode I have ever seen. That damn flute got me at the end.NYKBocker wrote:I like Troi because I am also a counselor, so like that people with my profession get to sit up front next to the captain on the bridge of the ship in the future- not so sure about the kind of outfit I'd have to wear though!NYKBocker wrote:I am on Season 5 Episode 12. A lot of Data episodes which I like a lot. My favorite character is Data, Picard then Worf. I know everybody likes Troi but I think Dr. Crusher is one hot mama.smackeddog wrote:Just finished watching Icarus factor. Yup.NYKBocker wrote:When you see the ep 'the icarus factor', you'll understand why Riker is so f'd up, lolsmackeddog wrote:I'm on the middle of the 2nd season. Riker is weirding me out. The way he walks and stands. What the heck is that lean?NYKBocker wrote:I also started watching Star Trek The Next Generation. Never saw it before. Planning on watching the whole series then the movies then Picard. I was never really a star trek fan but I started watching The Orville and Star Trek Discovery and really liked both. Enjoying it so far.It gets way better after the first 2 seasons (I hate season 1 and season 2 is very corny!)If you like it all, do give Deep Space Nine a try, it's my favorite, has aged the best, and has an ongoing story arc (takes a few seasons to get going), is a bit darker and better character development.
They hired some very good writers for this show. The amount of made up science jargon used is amazing.
The show definitely moved to focusing on Data and Picard after a few seasons (I liked Worf too). Really didn't like how they portrayed data in the movies, but he was great in the TV show.
Remember you have the new Picard show when you've finished TNG- it's great so far (I've only just started watching it).
I feel kind of sad watching TNG now- at the time it felt like the future we might be heading towards (in terms of attitudes), but nowadays it feels like we're heading in completely the opposite direction. In fact I doubt TNG would even have any success nowadays- it's amazing how well it did considering it's focus on sciences, a lot of eps were essentially morality plays, there wasn't much violence, and the focus was on dialogue, understanding and diplomatic solutions rather than killing.
The last ep of TNG was one of my favourite series ending too
I finished TNG. Loved it. I also finished watching the 4 movies. Data with that epic line against the borg was awesome.
Started DS9. Thank you for recommending this. Great episodes. I am on the 2nd season now. Great episodes.
Jadzia Dax is beautiful. 😋
Ha, she is- I used to admire her beauty every episode when it first aired! People used to complain she wasn’t a great actor or didn’t have a handle on her character, but I honestly never noticed!
I am on S3E10 now. Wow. I love the new bad guys with the Dominion. Gul Dukat is also a complicated dude.
I didn't notice anything wrong with Jadzia Dax either.
In regards with Commander Sisko... I was like..."I know this dude". Then it dawned on me.... It's Hawk! From "Spenser for Hire". He is a different commander/captain. He is my favorite character in DS9.
I wasn't too impressed with Sisko at first, back when it first aired, but when he changed his look later in the show and they developed his character more, I thought he was great. Apparently the racist studio bosses insisted he look like a 'safe' middle aged dad and so the actor wasn't allowed to have his usual look of shaved head and beard. Ridiculous. But then that was around the same time as when the creators of Homicide: Life on the Streets were getting notes from the studio bosses complaining if they had 2 or 3 black actors in a scene together with no white characters- they'd send notes saying there needs to be a white character in the scene. Sheesh. Also the female actors throughout Star Trek had to put up with horrid sexist stuff from some of the producers, like being told they look bad for having gained weight, and comments/instructions about their chests etc etc. creepy stuff.
I liked all the cardassian characters, they always seemed to be great actors- Garak was a great one too!
Can't wait until you get to season 4- let me know when you do!
I am on Season 4 now. The 1st 2 episodes were awesome. Adding the Klingons into the frey is brilliant. Worf!
You were right about "Visitor". The only thing is my allergies started acting up.
I am on "Little Green Men" right now. Rom is a genius. Who knew?
I am now on S7 E14. Not too happy about what happened to Jadzia Dax. I am really liking DS9. Maybe my favorite Star Trek series right now. I also like Garak. I can't wait to see how they are going to finish of Dukat. Dude needs to die a gruesome death.
Benny Russell I thought was a great very meta and very well done. Sisko is equal to Picard in my pov. Can't wait to finish DS9 then start Voyager.
Apologies, I somehow missed your season 4 post! I loved the changes in season 4- Worf plus Sisco’s new look somehow made him even better! I watched the Visitor again after my dad died- it was an even harder watch! Really captured something moving about dad-son relationships and loss, love that episode even if it is difficult to watch.
suspension of disbelief,
You got to s7 fast- yeah, I hated what they did to Dax, the producers were a**holes to the actress as she wanted to cut back her workload so she could do films, so they essentially fired her instead. DS9 is my favorite trek too- just all the character development of the main cast, all the zillions of semi regular characters, some great acting and a long story where episodes have consequences. It’s aged really well too. Let me know what you think of the ending.I agree, I didn’t like Sisko at first, but now I think he’s equal to Picard- very different character, but great.
Another blasphemosity! Janeway was better than Sisquo IMO. Not a knock on the actor, but the writing. Dont believe they gave him enough to work with. Looking forward to the next season of "Discovery", hopefully with a lot less crying!
Starting voyager soon. Let's see how Janeway stacks up with Picard and Sisko.
Hope you like the show. Some of the plots are recycled from TNG, the original series. TNG did the same thing. But enough of it is new to be entertaining.
Not a big deal now, but casting an African American as a Vulcan, was controversial in the
1990s. Tim Russ does a great job. Seven of Nine needs no introdution, lol. Jeri Ryan said its the fact her character has no idea how hot she is that makes the part fun.What I like about Janeway is her intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm.
Really enjoying Voyager. Loved the string of episodes in season 2 from Meld to the season 2 finale.
Just finished Distant Origin. I love the whole premise. Really need to use suspension of disbelief but other than that it was brilliant.
Really liking Janeway as well. She is not there for me yet in the rankings but she is very close to Picard and Sisko.
Glad you're enjoying it. There are some guests from other Star Treks. Wont say when, honestly dont remember. John Savage guest stars in a two parter thats really good as well.