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I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks Quinteros looks like a Picard clone! Why did they do that? 😂

quicker upload speed.

Sorta reminds me of the way Klingonese evolved over the course of ST: III, whenever Lloyd or another actor playing a Klingon would mispronounce something, instead of having them redo the line, the creator of the language changed the syntax of Klingonese to match how the actor said his line. Glad you enjoyed the short!

It could be an alien idea to Klingons, but Kruge understood what was happening enough to yell "Get out of there!" My big point is that, once he realized what was happening, he should have had them beamed out, instead of just yelling an order that would do no good.

@@MetaTrek Yes, it's surprising any sort of away team doesn't have a constant transporter lock on them ready for an emergency beam out. It also seems off because Torg seems like an intelligent guy (a top of the line model for Klingons). But this scene does work dramatically as it's been stuck in my head for 40 years. I can't hear a 10-9-8 countdown without hearing Kruge yelling "GET OUT, GET OUT OF THERE". Every time.

It definately works damatically.

Preventing the enemy from getting intelligence on your stuff is surely a universal reason for self destruct.

The whole back and forth between speaking Klingon/speaking English was kinda a mess in that movie. Klingon's on board the Bird of Prey go back and forth between the two. Perhaps all the English spoken by the Klingons (except for when Kruge is speaking to other English speakers) for the sake of the audience. But even if the boarding party didn't realize what was happening with the countdown, which is very possible, Kruge knew, and should have had them beamed out immediately instead of yelling "Get out of there!"

I'm guessing it's the hair.

Once again you’ve asked a lot of great questions and have raised a lot of great points. The idea that Moriarty is a shadow of Data (and originally a shadow of Holmes as well) is intriguing, as he was created for the purpose of defeating Data. I’ve come to the conclusion that, in fiction, any antagonistic character can be a representation of the shadow archetype, especially if they have some personal connection to a protagonist. In many ways they are a mirror reflection of a them, and if written well, their interaction with the protagonist can teach the protagonist (and us) something new about the protagonist, and/or the protagonist acquires some skill or something else they need to continue on their journey of personal growth. Returning to the example of Moriarty, he could be a conflation of shadow elements from the ship’s computer (or perhaps the subsystems that operate the holodeck), as well as aspects of not only Data, but of Picard, and perhaps even La Forge. I would have to review the episodes he was in to get a better determination, but I do believe that, in fiction, shadow representations can arise from aspects of more than one protagonist, like Dr. Sevrin from “The Way To Eden,” who I view as a shadow figure of both Spock and McCoy. I love your take on the Q Continuum, and I could see them arising from a myriad of sources. The creators are also the created, depending on which perspective you view them from. Your comment has left me with a lot to consider. One thing about the tech/godlike power dichotomy, I’d argue that crewmen like Deanna Troi still possess innate godlike powers, and that any aliens with superhuman abilities are sf representations of mythological gods. Interesting how most of the Enterprise crewmen who possess these abilities are more like demigods, half human/half other. Magic and technology are closely related in many ways, so the tech that the crew relies on is a natural progression from the powers of the gods.

Thank you so much for the kind words! Exploring the mythological aspect of Star Trek is a return to what this channel is about. I'm glad the psychological angle of mythology resonated with you-it's a concept I’m fascinated by. Your support means a lot, and I'm so happy you found this video a fitting conclusion to the Q trilogy. Thanks again for watching and sharing your thoughts!

Oh yeah, lol!

Certain topics are best explored though humor. I gave Lower Decks a shot, but couldn't make it past the first episode. I don't know how much the series explored the general issues that fans have had regarding Star Trek, but that would have been a great use of the series.

I really like this take on the merger between V’ger, Decker, and Ilia. Thanks for sharing it!

@@MetaTrek of course! TMP is my favorite Star Trek production so I love to analyze it.

I don’t recall Picard hating on Data, is that something from the _Star_ _Trek_ _Picard_ series?

@@MetaTrek Nope. I don’t consider that slop canon. All my evidence comes from TNG and the movies. •In The Measure of a Man, Picard initial wants Data to turn himself over to Maddox before being convinced by Guinan that Data is a person and he should treat him as such. •In The Offspring, Picard scolds Data for building Lal, and tells him he should’ve asked permission. He only ceases when Data points out to him that he doesn’t require the organic crew members to ask for permission before reproducing. •In Clues, Picard is very hostile and suspicious of Data immediately, not extending to him the same level of doubt and trust as he does the organic crew members. •In First Contact, he orders Data to deactivate his emotion chip before the initial confrontation with the Borg in engineering, denying him his right to experience emotion. Something he can’t do with any organic crew member, and therefore should not with Data either. •and last but not least, throughout the show and movies, he treats Data as an expendable object, often sending him first into dangerous situations which ultimately culminates in his death in Nemesis.

Picard’s encounter with Q was technically the very next thing to happen after V’ger in Roddenberry’s version of Star Trek, so your fascinating idea about the V’ger/Q connection adds an intriguing layer to the Star Trek timeline! One thing about Star Trek that always puzzled me is how a single enemy race like the Klingons, Romulans, or Cardassians could consistently challenge the entire Federation, which is made up of dozens of alien races. It never quite added up for me. What do you think?

@@MetaTrek well it really depends on which empire and which era. In TOS it’s clear that the Romulans and Klingons have mutual treaties and some sort of loose alliance. They exchange technology and weapons. (Klingons get cloaking tech from the Romulans, Romulans get D7s.) On their own, the Federation could defeat them, but the lines aren’t clear on if there was an actual war. The only time the Federation and Klingons did go to war, the Organians ended it almost immediately (but not before the Enterprise takes out a D7 with little difficulty.) By the time of TNG, the Federation is just a shell of its former self. There is absolutely no way the post-Praxis Klingon Empire could take them on. They are constantly in a state of civil war, and they have turned in to backwards savages obsessed with “honor.” They are a far cry from the devious intelligent Klingons of the 23rd century. The Romulans of this time, however are a significant threat. They’ve spent a century building up their forces and honing their technology, so a war with them would be very difficult, but possible to win. The one that is ridiculous is the Cardassians. They are absolutely nothing. Their ships are antiquated, their numbers inferior, and they seem like they’re one food shortage away from total collapse. The only reason they aren’t completely wiped out is because the Federation for some reason won’t take them out, even though they should and would have absolutely no problem doing so.

Very well put. It was a mind meld that changed Spock forever!

I remember that time, and the feeling well! For me, when the movie finally came out, I had literally waited a lifetime to see it (9 years).

​@@MetaTrekI even bought the LP soundtrack for the movie. That music where the Klingons open the movie had me on the edge of my seat! The scene where the shuttle circled The Enterprise was way too long, I remember thinking in the theater, but I guess it was intended to feed the thirst we all had for that ship.

I, too, have the soundtrack, and the Klingon Theme is outstanding! The long Trek around the Enterprise was intended to be a treat for the audience.

Although beyond the scope of what I intended for this video, your suggestion would make for an interesting follow up.

My mother's role model was "Lone Ranger" while my role model was Asimov's "The Mule" who sings the blues of "Heavy Metallic" with a "visi-sonar" to "adjust emotional dials" so they think he is "psychic" similar to how a villain in of "Star Wars" used "divine right psychology of hero worship" to cause someone to choke on from of indignation.

I also think that was really cool, and I suspect they may have had some insider information regarding the projected date of the moon landing. It's a shame the moonlanding didn't happen six months earlier, as the interest in space travel that it generated may have saved Star Trek from cancellation, and most likely led to it becoming so popular in reruns.

That's a great observation, thank you for sharing it!

Seriously!

Unfortunately the iconic moment when Shatner narrated the opening monologue was never captured on film, but what we could only imagine before, now we can see! Glad you enjoyed it.

@@MetaTrek I'm glad you made it happen!😃

​@@MetaTrek So is the video AI or did Shatner lip sync himself later? I watched TOS when it was originally broadcast and I don't remember seeing him do this on the show. Outtake?

It's AI lip sync. I thought it would be a neat thing to see after all these years.

That makes two of us!!!!

Three of us!!! :)

4 of us!

Nothing will ever kill my love for the original Star Trek either.

True, so true.

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Not his hair either, lol.

AI, actually.

@@MetaTrek it was the lips, but l grew up on Capt Kirk and he knew camera. ❤

@@user-gg6qb2bv4l It definitely doesn't convey Kirk's expressiveness, but it's close.

@@MetaTrek yes😎