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diff --git a/content/star-trek/tng/crew.md b/content/star-trek/tng/crew.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6d1513d..0000000 --- a/content/star-trek/tng/crew.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,188 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Crew of The Next Generation" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2023-11-17T23:00:00+01:00 -categories = ["star-trek"] -draft = false -weight = 2003 -primary_menu = "star-trek" -abstract = "The crew of USS Enterpise during TNG" -[menu] - [menu.star-trek] - weight = 2003 - identifier = "crew-of-the-next-generation" - parent = "tng" - name = "Crew" -+++ - -The greatest thing about serving aboard Enterprise-D was the crew. -I loved each and every one of them. -They felt like friends, like family. - -What helped to create that bond was the free time activities I could witness. -Picard's Shakespearean's performances; Riker's concerts; Data's poetry readings. - -Even in the grimmest of circumstances, everyone remained professional and human. -This is what I miss the most in recent adventures, the human part. - -This is the greatest crew of I have ever met. - - -## Captain Jean-Luc Picard {#captain-jean-luc-picard} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-picard.jpeg" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Picard was 51 when he became the captain of USS Enterprise. -His age surely helped him at the command, but also made it more difficult to deal with the crew -Enterprise-D was created in time of relative peace, so it was not a warship. -It was designed to accommodate entire families and so the crew was living with their children. -And if there are two things Picard could not stand, one of those were children. - -He kept a clear line between himself and his crewmates. -Yes, he bonded, and the bond changed him - but he was the commander, so his will would always need to be final. -This is why he allowed the rest of the crew to spend time together but without him - they needed to rely on each other as mates, but the commander can not become one. -This made him a bit of loner, always skipping late night poker games. - -The deck was his entire world. -Picard is a born diplomat, always ready to create peace instead of conflict - be it when dealing with the crew or with treats. - -We've all heard about Picard Maneuver before he joined, but after serving under him the name became synonymous with tucking in shirt. -Jean-Luc did it all the time. - - -## Commander William T. Riker {#commander-william-t-dot-riker} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-riker.jpg" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Will Riker was the first officer at USS Enterpise and an amazing right hand of Jean-Luc. -Much less strict and more risk taking than his superior officer. -Always ready to banter and play games with the crew. -An amazing trumpet player (a Jazz fan! I always love meeting fellow jazz fans) and a well known womanizer. -And, initially, an owner of a magnificent beard. - -We still laugh remembering when he proposed Picard to take a day off at Risa. -Our captain was never fond of lower forms of entertainment, so he was not aware that he went to a burdello-planet equipped with jamaharon, a symbol of sexual interest. -I'm sure he was at least a bit amused, but he never showed it. - -Will, however, was a great tactician known for several invented strategies. -What made him great was not following the protocol, but the contrary - at one point Data calculated that Riker followed standard practices only 21 percent of the time. - -I also fondly remember talking about his undercover missions. -A real life human chameleon! - - -## Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge {#lieutenant-commander-geordi-la-forge} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-geordi.jpeg" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Geordi moved ranks - starting with lieutenant junior grade aboard the USS Enterprise, but always being the person best understanding the ship. -Whenever we needed to make it go faster than it should - he was there. - -He was blind and his visors were the only way he was able to see the world. -On a few occasions he was able to cure his eyesight, but always rejected the possibility. - -La Forge was the best friend of Data. - - -## Lieutenant Tasha Yar {#lieutenant-tasha-yar} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-tasha.webp" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Tasha was a security officer when we first joined Enterprise. -We had not many chances to learn about her, due to hear death by end of first year. -All I can say is that she was a strong woman, fitting for a security officer in the Starfleet. - -Luckily we were able to meet her again, a few years later. -She was alive in another dimension. - - -## Lieutenant Worf {#lieutenant-worf} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-worf.jpg" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Worf son of Mogh, was the Klingon from House of Martok who was raised by human family of Rozhenko. -Proud warrior torn between two races who sworn his allegiance to the federation - in fact he was the first Klingon to serve in the federation. -At Enterprise, he served as command division bridge officer up till Tasha's death, after which was appointed to be security chief. - -Worf is a mixed bag, we were rarely able to predict him. -As a Klingon, his honor was the most important. -He was always ready to fight, never thinking about own survival. -Often we saw him saving a crewmate even before we knew what was going on. - -But he was also raised as a human. -He was living according to Klingon's customs, but the environment he was raised in added a huge doubt in them. -He was unlike any Klingon I've ever met. - -Later on he had a son - a Klingon named Alexander Rozhenko. -I felt that he was unable to find himself in fatherhood and his father stories were the ones I felt least interesed in. -The son left Enterprise, and we've never heard of him again. - - -## Doctor Beverly Crusher {#doctor-beverly-crusher} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-bcrusher.jpeg" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Beverly was the chief medical officer aboard the Enterprise and the mother of Wesley. -She was, as it seems, the closest friend to Jean-Luc (sans Riker), and maybe even more? -Picard was a friend of her late husband and their friendship goes far back. - -One time a ghost of her dead grandma possessed her, and it was the most off the wall adventure we had. -Glad it's over, and I never want to talk about this one ever again. - - -## Commander Deanna Troi {#commander-deanna-troi} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-troi.png" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Deanna was a Betazoid–Human who served as counselor aboard the Enterprise. -As a half-betazoid she was capable of extra-sensory empathy, what allowed her to help the crew with loads of emotional problems. -Another trick up her sleeve was limited power of telepathy, which proved very useful during Picard's negotiations on the bridge. - -Whenever her mother visited the ship, Jean-Luc had to hide as he never hid having the hots for him. - -She was also very, as you may put it, close with William, often refering to him as **imzadi** ("Beloved" in Betazoidian). -They also knew themselves from before the journey, so who knows what happened? - - -## Commander Data {#commander-data} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-data.png" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Commander Data, an android, was our operations officer. -He was the first android to serve in the Federation. - -His primary goal in life was to experience it as a human. -This pushed him towards music and owning a cat, Spot. -He was also known for writing poetry, some of which you can find [on my website](_star-trek/tng/data-poetry_) - -His brother, Lore, was unlike Data, -Envious and happy to deceive - always a problem. - - -## Starfleet Cadet Wesley Crusher {#starfleet-cadet-wesley-crusher} - -{{< img-r "st-tng-wesley.jpg" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Wesley, was placed aboard the Enterprise as son of Beverly Crusher. -Soon after he joined the Starfleed Academy where he was allowed to learn while serving on the Enterprise. - -Some other Starfleet Cadets may have hated his guts, saying that he was unfit for service. -I hover was very fond of him as his adventures - even if a lot of problems aboard the ship were a direct result of his failed experiments. diff --git a/content/star-trek/tng/data-poetry.md b/content/star-trek/tng/data-poetry.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5948df3..0000000 --- a/content/star-trek/tng/data-poetry.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,89 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Data's Poetry" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2023-11-16T23:00:00+01:00 -categories = ["star-trek"] -draft = false -weight = 2002 -primary_menu = "star-trek" -abstract = "Poems by Commander Data" -[menu] - [menu.star-trek] - weight = 2002 - identifier = "data-s-poetry" - parent = "tng" -+++ - -{{< img-r "st-tng-data.png" >}} -The Next Generation -{{< /img-r >}} - -Data, our Operations Officer aboard USS Enterprise was a Soong-type android. -He was sure that his goal in life was to learn what it means to Human; to experience the world like his cremates. -One attempt to achieve that was by writing poetry. -Below are two poems he wrote as a result. - - -## A Sunset Bloom {#a-sunset-bloom} - -Beginning part of the poem is considered to be lost. - -> [...] -> -> "Then we sat on the sand for some time and observed -> -> How the oceans that cover the world were perturbed -> -> By the tides from the orbiting moon overhead -> -> ‘How relaxing the sound of the waves is,’ you said -> -> I began to expound upon tidal effects -> -> When you asked me to stop, looking somewhat perplexed -> -> So I did not explain why the sunset turns red -> -> And we watched the occurrence in silence instead.” - -(from S06E25) - - -## Ode to Spot {#ode-to-spot} - -Spot was cat Data kept aboard the USS Enterprise. -This poem was written in his honor. - -> "Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature, -> -> An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature; -> -> Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses -> -> Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses. -> -> I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations, -> -> A singular development of cat communications -> -> That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection -> -> For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection. -> -> A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents; -> -> You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance. -> -> And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion, -> -> It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion. -> -> O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display -> -> Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array. -> -> And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend, -> -> I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend." - -(from S06E08) diff --git a/content/star-trek/tng/episodes.md b/content/star-trek/tng/episodes.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8834b2a..0000000 --- a/content/star-trek/tng/episodes.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,233 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Adventures (Episodes of The Next Generation)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2023-11-16T23:00:00+01:00 -categories = ["star-trek"] -draft = false -weight = 2001 -primary_menu = "star-trek" -abstract = "List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes" -[menu] - [menu.star-trek] - weight = 2001 - identifier = "adventures-episodes-of-the-next-generation" - parent = "tng" - name = "Episodes" -+++ - -The Next Generation consists of 7 seasons and 176 (DVD and original broadcast) or 178 (syndicated) episodes. - -Well worth it, though some episodes have not aged gracefully, - -Episodes marked with star (★) are considered essential watch - I got the list from [r/DaystromInstitute](<https://www.reddit.com/r/DaystromInstitute/wiki/algernonguide_tng/>). -Episodes marked with checkmark (✓) were seen by me. -I've watched the series years before starting this site, so there are no notes. -Sorry, all I can do here is just an informative but boring list. - - -## Season One {#season-one} - -- S01E01 Encounter at Farpoint (counts as two)[^two-parter] ★ ✓ -- S01E03 The Naked Now ✓ -- S01E04 Code of Honor ✓ -- S01E05 The Last Outpost ✓ -- S01E06 Where No One Has Gone Before ★ ✓ -- S01E07 Lonely Among Us ✓ -- S01E08 Justice ✓ -- S01E09 The Battle ★ ✓ -- S01E10 Hide and Q ✓ -- S01E11 Haven ✓ -- S01E12 The Big Goodbye ✓ -- S01E13 Datalore ★ ✓ -- S01E14 Angel One ✓ -- S01E15 11001001 ✓ -- S01E16 Too Short a Season ✓ -- S01E17 When the Bough ✓ -- S01E18 Home Soil ✓ -- S01E19 Coming of Age ★ ✓ -- S01E20 Heart of Glory ★ ✓ -- S01E21 The Arsenal of Freedom ✓ -- S01E22 Symbiosis ✓ -- S01E23 Skin of Evil ✓ -- S01E24 We’ll Always Have Paris ✓ -- S01E25 Conspiracy ★ ✓ -- S01E26 The Neutral Zone ★ ✓ - - -## Season Two {#season-two} - -(shorter due to screenwriters strike of 1988) - -- S02E01 The Child ✓ -- S02E02 Where Silence Has Lease ✓ -- S02E03 Elementary, Dear Data ★ ✓ -- S02E04 The Outrageous Okona ✓ -- S02E05 Loud as a Whisper ✓ -- S02E06 The Schizoid Man ★ ✓ -- S02E07 Unnatural ✓ -- S02E08 A Matter of Honor ★ ✓ -- S02E09 The Measure of a Man ★ ✓ -- S02E10 The Dauphin ✓ -- S02E11 Contagion ✓ -- S02E12 The Royale ✓ -- S02E13 Time Squared ★ ✓ -- S02E14 The Icarus Factor ✓ -- S02E15 Pen Pals ★ ✓ -- S02E16 Q Who ★ ✓ -- S02E17 Samaritan Snare ✓ -- S02E18 Up the Long Ladder ✓ -- S02E19 Manhunt ✓ -- S02E20 The Emissary ★ ✓ -- S02E21 Peak Performance ✓ -- S02E22 Shades of Gray ✓ - - -## Season three {#season-three} - -- S03E01 Evolution ✓ -- S03E02 The Ensigns of Command ★ ✓ -- S03E03 The Survivors ✓ -- S03E04 Who Watches the Watchers ★ ✓ -- S03E05 The Bonding ✓ -- S03E06 Booby Trap ★ ✓ -- S03E07 The Enemy ★ ✓ -- S03E08 The Price ✓ -- S03E09 The Vengeance Factor ✓ -- S03E10 The Defector ★ ✓ -- S03E11 The Hunted ★ ✓ -- S03E12 The High Ground ★ ✓ -- S03E13 Deja Q ★ ✓ -- S03E14 A Matter of Perspective ✓ -- S03E15 Yesterday’s Enterprise ★ ✓ -- S03E16 The Offspring ★ ✓ -- S03E17 Sins of the Father ★ ✓ -- S03E18 Allegiance ★ ✓ -- S03E19 Captain’s Holiday ✓ -- S03E20 Tin Man ✓ -- S03E21 Hollow Pursuits ★ ✓ -- S03E22 The Most Toys ✓ -- S03E23 Sarek ★ ✓ -- S03E24 Menage a Troi ✓ -- S03E25 Transfigurations ✓ -- S03E26 The Best of Both Worlds ★ ✓ - - -## Season Four {#season-four} - -- S04E01 The Best of Both Worlds, Part II ★ ✓ -- S04E02 Family ★ ✓ -- S04E03 Brothers ★ ✓ -- S04E04 Suddenly Human ✓ -- S04E05 Remember Me ✓ -- S04E06 Legacy ✓ -- S04E07 Reunion ★ ✓ -- S04E08 Future Imperfect ★ ✓ -- S04E09 Final Mission ★ ✓ -- S04E10 The Loss ✓ -- S04E11 Data’s Day ★ ✓ -- S04E12 The Wounded ★ ✓ -- S04E13 Devil’s Due ✓ -- S04E14 Clues ✓ -- S04E15 First Contact ★ ✓ -- S04E16 Galaxy’s Child ★ ✓ -- S04E17 Night Terrors ✓ -- S04E18 Identity Crisis ✓ -- S04E19 The Nth Degree ✓ -- S04E20 Qpid ✓ -- S04E21 The Drumhead ★ ✓ -- S04E22 Half A Life ✓ -- S04E23 The Host ✓ -- S04E24 The Mind’s Eye ★ ✓ -- S04E25 In Theory ✓ -- S04E26 Redemption, Part I ★ ✓ - - -## Season five {#season-five} - -- S05E01 Redemption, Part II ★ ✓ -- S05E02 Darmok ★ ✓ -- S05E03 Ensign Ro ★ ✓ -- S05E04 Silicon Avatar ✓ -- S05E05 Disaster ✓ -- S05E06 The Game ✓ -- S05E07 Unification I ★ ✓ -- S05E08 Unification II ★ ✓ -- S05E09 A Matter of Time ✓ -- S05E10 New Ground ★ ✓ -- S05E11 Hero Worship ✓ -- S05E12 Violations ✓ -- S05E13 The Masterpiece Society ★ ✓ -- S05E14 Conundrum ✓ -- S05E15 Power Play ✓ -- S05E16 Ethics ★ ✓ -- S05E17 The Outcast ✓ -- S05E18 Cause and Effect ✓ -- S05E19 The First Duty ★ ✓ -- S05E20 Cost of Living ✓ -- S05E21 The Perfect Mate ✓ -- S05E22 Imaginary Friend ✓ -- S05E23 I Borg ★ ✓ -- S05E24 The Next Phase ✓ -- S05E25 The Inner Light ★ ✓ -- S05E26 Time’s Arrow, Part I ✓ - - -## Season six {#season-six} - -- S06E01 Time’s Arrow, Part II ✓ -- S06E02 Realm of Fear ✓ -- S06E03 Man of the People ✓ -- S06E04 Relics ★ ✓ -- S06E05 Schisms ✓ -- S06E06 True Q ✓ -- S06E07 Rascals ✓ -- S06E08 A Fistful of Datas ✓ -- S06E09 The Quality of Life ✓ -- S06E10 Chain of Command, Part I ★ ✓ -- S06E11 Chain of Command, Part II ★ ✓ -- S06E12 Ship in a Bottle ★ ✓ -- S06E13 Aquiel ✓ -- S06E14 Face of the Enemy ★ ✓ -- S06E15 Tapestry ★ ✓ -- S06E16 Birthright, Part I ✓ -- S06E17 Birthright, Part II ★ ✓ -- S06E18 Starship Mine ★ ✓ -- S06E19 Lessons ✓ -- S06E20 The Chase ★ ✓ -- S06E21 Frame of Mind ✓ -- S06E22 Suspicions ✓ -- S06E23 Rightful Heir ✓ -- S06E24 Second Chances ★ ✓ -- S06E25 Timescape ✓ -- S06E26 Descent, Part I ★ ✓ - - -## Season seven {#season-seven} - -- S07E01 Descent, Part II ★ ✓ -- S07E02 Liaisons ✓ -- S07E03 Interface ✓ -- S07E04 Gambit, Part I ✓ -- S07E05 Gambit, Part II ✓ -- S07E06 Phantasms ✓ -- S07E07 Dark Page ✓ -- S07E08 Attached ✓ -- S07E09 Force of Nature ★ ✓ -- S07E10 Inheritance ★ ✓ -- S07E11 Parallels ★ ✓ -- S07E12 The Pegasus ★ ✓ -- S07E13 Homeward ★ ✓ -- S07E14 Sub Rosa ✓ -- S07E15 Lower Decks ★ ✓ -- S07E16 Thine Own Self ✓ -- S07E17 Masks ✓ -- S07E18 Eye of the Beholder ✓ -- S07E19 Genesis ✓ -- S07E20 Journey’s End ✓ -- S07E21 Firstborn ✓ -- S07E22 Bloodlines ✓ -- S07E23 Emergence ✓ -- S07E24 Preemptive Strike ✓ -- S07E25 All Good Things… (counts as two)[^two-parter] ★ ✓ - -[^two-parter]: Two episodes were initially aired as two normal-length ones, but since then we often see them combined into single episodes of double length. |