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  • Is there a list of important/key episodes – but not just the good episodes?

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  • Yeah, I recently rewatched that episode and was really annoyed by it. The story only works because every crewmember behaves like a completely naive idiot.

  • Is there a list of important/key episodes – but not just the good episodes?

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  • So it kind of depends on how strictly you define “important.”

    You're right. Your list makes it quite clear that when the bar for importance is too low, 90% of all episodes end up being important. From season 1 I'd include 5 episodes in the list of important episodes: Encounter at Farpoint (setting up Q and everything), Where No One Has Gone Before (introduces the Traveller), Datalore (introduces Lore), Skin of Evil (kills of Tasha), The Neutral Zone (Romulans and Borg implied). Those episodes are a good example of what I was going for: none of them is above average but they're still important. "Where No One Has Gone Before" maybe comes the closest to being good.

    Sidenote: I recently rewatched TNG season 1 and found it oddly charming. There are a lot of bad episodes but almost every episode had something going for it. You could see what they were aiming for but often couldn't stick the landing. And the music was really great, unlike in the rest of the Berman era.

  • Is there a list of important/key episodes – but not just the good episodes?

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  • I've also frequented Jammer's Reviews for years because most of the time I agree with him. I also used it for the watchlist for my GF but building that list purely on good episodes gave me the idea to ask what the important episodes actually were.

    I didn't know about Kethinov. Thanks for that.

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  • I see your point. What I tried to assess is: which episodes enhance the viewing experience by rewarding the viewer for sticking around. For example, watching "Datalore" before "Brothers" is definitely not required. But it gives you some good backstory on Lore. Similarly, watching the various Maquis episodes on TNG and DS9 is not necessary to understand the Maquis characters on VOY but it's a nice slow buildup that contextualizes a few things. Or TNG's "The Price" and VOY's "False Profits" – neither of them are really good episodes but it's a "oh hey, they picked up that storyline from years ago" moment that I feel is very rewarding.

    And of course my all-time favorite joke when Worf hears that Keiko is having another baby and he reacts with "Now!?!?". It only really works when you've seen "Disaster" before.

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    Is there a list of important/key episodes – but not just the good episodes?

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    "Chaos on the Bridge" (William Shatner's Documentary about the early TNG years) available for free on YouTube

  • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Carry the Legacy and Create the Future

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  • Well, at least they recognize Worf as one of the greats. {{:-)

    But I find that "Duty! Honor! Service!" shouting really repulsive. I find it rather undignified. I can't for one second imagine Picard, Riker or any of the other classic characters doing that in their academy years.

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    Beam Me Up, Sulu | Official Trailer

  • LEGO Star Trek Enterprise REVIEW

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  • Wow, that looks great! I'm a bit envious. I need to learn how to do that to PRINT ALL THE SHIPS. 😄

    Thanks for sharing.

  • LEGO Star Trek Enterprise REVIEW

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  • You can't just talk about your 3D-printed Akira Class and not show it. 🙃

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    The Strange New Worlds Season 3 Soundtrack has been released

    blog.trekcore.com /2025/11/lakeshore-records-announces-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-3-soundtrack-beaming-down-on-friday/

  • Lego posts their Enterprise D set

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  • Check out this video at 4:00 to see how the saucer separation works.

  • MRW AWS got glitchy and my chat apps stopped working

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  • In the episode "Lessons" Patrick Stewart had a hand double.

    It's shown in this YouTube Short. Couldn't find a better source.

  • MRW AWS got glitchy and my chat apps stopped working

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  • Wait until you find out about Picard playing the flute.

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    Captain Picard and his crew try to work from home (Parody)

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    The Roddenberry Archive has been updated (details inside)

  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x01 "Hegemony, Part II" & 3x02 "Wedding Bell Blues"

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  • Did they swap La'an's and Erica's characters? Now Erica has Gorn PTSD and La'an is the easygoing one? At least the latter seemed like a very abrupt character development.

    And can the SNW costume designers finally get an Emmy Award please? Or all the awards for that matter? The costumes in this series have been amazing since day 1, and the second episode (particularly the wedding scene) is no exception.

    Also, that cameo at the end was chef's kiss.

  • ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Will End With a Fifth and Final Season

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  • So 46 episodes in total. Could have at least made it 47. 🙄

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    Official Season 3 Trailer | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

  • Wo kauft man interessante Herrenkleidung?

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  • Glaub aber die sind im Stil schon auf klassische Anzüge festgelegt

    Ja. Die Qualität ist auch sehr gut, aber ich habe dort eher schlechte Erfahrungen bei der Beratung gemacht. Bei Rooks&Rocks war es ein richtiges Gespräch, bei dem meine Wünsche berücksichtigt wurden; bei Kuhn hatte hatte ich hingegen eher den Eindruck, dass der Verkäufer einfach sein Programm abspult und mir irgendwas aufquatscht.

    War jetzt schon mehrfach bei R&R und werde da auch in Zukunft bleiben. Zu Kuhn bringt mich so schnell nichts mehr.

  • Wo kauft man interessante Herrenkleidung?

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  • Falls du Anzüge magst, gibt es genug Herrenschneider, die moderne Anzüge in "Nicht-Business-Farben" schneidern. Das sieht dann mitunter alles andere als altbacken aus. Ist natürlich nicht ganz günstig. (Persönliche Empfehlung: Rooks & Rocks, die haben dutzende (hunderte?) Muster zur Auswahl)

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    Connecting covers of Gotham Underground #1-9 (2007/2008)

  • Google Pixel 10/10 Pro/10 Pro XL Design Leaks

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  • Interestingly the base Pixel 10 seems to have a telephoto lens.

  • Google Pixel 10/10 Pro/10 Pro XL Design Leaks

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  • Interestingly the base Pixel 10 seems to have a telephoto lens.

  • New Promotional Photos of SNW Cast

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  • I hope it's not just a misdirection.

  • Film Discussion | Star Trek: Section 31

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  • Some random thoughts:

    • I like that this current era of Star Trek tries out new styles instead of simply copying the "7-ish crew members stand around on the bridge of a Starfleet ship and go on weekly adventures" formula. Some of those new styles work, others don't. Section 31 unfortunately didn't work. But this TV Movie format could be a neat way to try out new things.
    • As a lifelong Star Trek fan I liked the species they've brought back (Deltans! Cherons!) and giving the tricorders the TNG sound effect was neat too. Also, I'll have a closer look on the Federation map. I always love those canon tidbits.
    • Speaking of canon tidbits, at the end of the movie they go on a mission on Turkana IV. That's Tasha Yar's home planet on which the government breaks down sometime in the 2330s. And judging by Rachel Garret being a Lieutenant Commander she's probably still a decade or so away from commanding the Enterprise-C, so the Section 31 movie is set in 2330s. That means that Section 31 could have a hand in Turkana IV's government collapse (either causing it or trying to prevent it).
    • The characters in this movie behave just as nonsensical as the DISCO characters. They condemn Georgiou for being Literally Space Hitler but in the end they all hug and become best friends. WTF?
    • Other than that, this is a generic sci-fi action movie. If it weren't for the couple of species and namedrops, this wouldn't have any connection to Star Trek.
    • If I had a bar of gold-pressed latinum everytime they produce Star Trek movie featuring Section 31, and that movie then became the worst Star Trek movie at the time, then I had two bars of gold-pressed latinum. Which isn't a lot but it's still weird that they made that mistake twice.

  • Maybe I'm being closed-minded, but it was weird to see this guy on the news last night, right?

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  • Thanks for the chuckle. I needed it today.

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    Massive Update to the Roddenberry Archive (Details Inside)

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    Tawny Newsome, Eugene Cordero and Jerry O'Connell were contestants on After Midnight (+ cameo by Rebecca Romijn)

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    New DC All In 'Batgirl' series coming November 2024

    aiptcomics.com /2024/08/15/batgirl-november-2024/
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    DC Comics Fall 2025 solicitations include 37(!) omnibus editions (Batman: War Games, Nightwing by Tom Taylor, Suicide Squad by John Ostrander, and more)

    collectededitions.blogspot.com /2024/08/absolute-power-dc-all-in-knight-terrors.html
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    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – Official Teaser Trailer (1991)

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    F1 on track to hit its Net Zero target by 2030

    racer.com /2024/04/16/f1-on-track-to-hit-its-net-zero-target-by-2030/
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    30 Minutes Of Intense Moments From China – Official F1 YouTube Channel

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    Scott Snyder's Ultimate Line For DC Is To Be Called Absolute Comics

    bleedingcool.com /comics/scott-snyder-ultimate-line-dc-absolute-comics-all-in/
  • DACH - jetzt auf feddit.org @feddit.de
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    Tagesschau.de mit wichtiger Eilmeldung

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    Fernando Alonso signs new multi-year deal with Aston Martin to end speculation over F1 future

    www.formula1.com /en/latest/article/breaking-fernando-alonso-signs-new-deal-with-aston-martin-to-end-speculation-over-f1.14YlqBvQcJlYUwtV61LsEH
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    There are even more new locations available in the Roddenberry Archive

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    Interesting selection by Paramount+