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Still tugs on the heartstrings (startrek.website)

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 50 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I recently rewatched that clip because it's so good.

Data Explains How to be Second in Command

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He even did your namesake at the end of the clip!

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago

That's leadership material if I've ever seen it.

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

thanks you got me crying at work

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 28 points 2 years ago

My sincerest apologies

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

I'm not crying you're crying

[–] ensignrick@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Absolutely fantastic scene

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Damn i really did tear up

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This was excellent television, a life lesson, dramatic conflict, demonstration of how professional adults deal with issues, a resolution........ A real role model show

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And a complete modern day fantasy of how we would like to imagine ourselves and fail to achieve such high morals because we instead act like the frightened cavemen we are more closely associated to in our current time.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 years ago

It's not a fantasy. You can conduct yourself to the standard. Just requires you to be reflective of your own actions. We can all do it.

[+] woodcroft@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

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[–] koorool@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I watched Star Trek: The Next Generation first, then Deep Space 9, then started Voyager, but it wasn't as good IMHO.

Now watching select episodes from The Original Series, select episodes from Voyager, Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks.

Edit: New - -> Next

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago

Very helpful to suggest a new watcher to cherry pick from all the shows.

If you want to do it chronologically, start with TOS, TAS and their movies.

If you don’t care for the old style of acting and storytelling, start with TNG. Though the first two seasons can be a bit rough at times, the show finds its stride around the time riker grows a beard.

The two TNG spinoffs DS9 and VOY are also great, though voyager has a little less memorable characters than the other shows (with two obvious exceptions I don’t want to spoil).

When you have watched those three, you could delve into nutrek as well (discovery, Picard, strange new worlds, lower decks). Those are essentially modern Trek, which will feel a bit different, but most of them make reference to the TNG era and it is nice to have watched that already to get those.

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh so we just gonna act like Enterprise wasn't a thing now huh?

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which one? TOS or A->E?

It's like the main ship 🙄

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Strange New Worlds may be a good starting point. I know a lot of people will recommend The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine. They’re both good series, on a whole, but they both had teething problems in the early episodes. (TNG worse than DS9.) SNW is more consistent out of the gate.

[–] Philolurker@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

TNG is a good entry point, but the first two seasons can be rough. Feel free to skip them if they're on the verge of turning you off the series entirely.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Skipping S2 of TNG will mean missing some fantastic episodes. Imagine not seeing The Measure of a Man, A Matter of Honour, or Q Who.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Riker grows a beard in s2, which was such a dramatic shift in the show's quality that it caused a new saying "Riker's Beard", which means the opposite of "Jump the Shark".

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The trope is actually called "Grow The Beard".

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I've only ever heard it called Riker's Beard, but now I'll know what it means if anyone ever says Grow The Beard!

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ignore the people saying to start with SNW. Start with season 2 of TNG, then go to season 2 of DS9 after finishing TNG, then you're good. From there you can pick whatever you want, but nothing will ever be as good again. TOS can be fun, but it's very dated and campy. The TOS movies are lots of fun, especially the one with the whales. Double dumb ass on you!

[–] DunkBeast@monyet.cc 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are the TNG movies worth watching in your opinion? If so, should i watch TOS and TOS movies before TNG ones?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They're okay, not great, not bad, just okay. There are references to the original crew of the Enterprise in the TNG show a few times, but I don't remember any references in the movies. I think they can all be watched as stand-alone movies except for the Star Trek: Nemesis movie because there's a major plot development in it.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Just load up the Star Trek channel on Pluto TV and see what's playing. It's free.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Simple answer:
Episode 1 of Next Generation.
Then start watching Season 2 and skip any episodes that are boring.

Step 3: Wrath of Kahn

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why does it have to include sexist stereotypes?

[–] ccdfa@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The meme is going directly against the stereotype. That's its point.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That women are supposedly complaining about men not crying doing Titanic?

[–] ccdfa@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Alright fair, though I wouldn't say that this is a stereotype. I read the meme as being men don't cry/yes they do

[–] Soulg@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

That's just a random example lol

[–] snowyday@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

This, and the scene where Worf advises Data on picking a wedding present, are the two best Data/Worf scenes

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

I think this is the best scene in all of Star Trek TNG.

[–] alp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago

If you know...

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The line should be, "Sir - Klingon relationships weather far worse than polite rebuke." As written, it is bone-dry, even in the context of Worf getting pulled aside and chewed out.

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

...Peter David?