tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post3550347652255326823..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Star Trek 566: Bride of Chaotica!Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-18731876026349677172008-06-28T15:09:00.000-03:002008-06-28T15:09:00.000-03:00Using classic Sci Fi serial fodder does cause me t...Using classic Sci Fi serial fodder does cause me to forgive a lot of their crap.<BR/><BR/>But none the less. It is still putting lipstick on a pig...mwbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812827223923093037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-33903257259858977192008-06-26T12:16:00.000-03:002008-06-26T12:16:00.000-03:00And the idea of building a community with Fairhave...And the idea of building a community with Fairhaven. You make a really interesting point.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-65019702115954451202008-06-26T12:06:00.000-03:002008-06-26T12:06:00.000-03:00I think it's interesting what each Trek's "signatu...I think it's interesting what each Trek's "signature holodeck programs" tell us about each show itself. With DS9, there's obviously the Alamo et al used to mirror in microcosm the Dominion war. With TNG, programs like the Sherlock Holmes and Dixon Hill ones translate the show's focus on exploration into themes of discovery and investigation. And with Voyager, the holodeck programs seem to be fun but ultimately light examples of fluff: holiday resorts, romances, fairytales and campy pulp sci-fi.Jayunderscorezerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611897906121531154noreply@blogger.com