Data's cat (Star Trek)

[pokerfan]

Watching the TNG marathon and this exchange from "Phantasms" always makes me laugh:


DATA: May I ask a personal favor?

WORF: Yes?

DATA: Will you take care of Spot for me?

WORF: Your... animal?

DATA: I am concerned that if I have another waking dream, I may injure him.

WORF: Of course.

Worf eyes the cat, not quite sure how to deal with it. Data gently picks up Spot and hands him to Worf. Worf handles the cat awkwardly. Data reaches out and pets Spot on the head gently.

DATA: Goodbye, Spot.

Worf heads for the door.

DATA: He will need to be fed once a day. He prefers feline supplement one-twenty-five.

WORF: I understand.

DATA: And he will require water. And you must also provide him with a sand box.

Worf nods.

DATA: And you must talk to him. Tell him he is a pretty cat, and a good cat...

WORF: (cutting him off) I will... feed him.

DATA: Perhaps that will be enough.

:rofl:

[MrsBrady]

1. we saw that earlier...

i hadn't seen that in forever.

we giggled.

[pokerfan]

11. I should have checked youtube first

http://www.youtube.com/v/BpD5cr_WZmA

[Danger Mouse]

2. Star Trek: TNG is IMHO the best Star Trek series.

My favorite cast of characters and actors. :D

[Radical Activist]

6. The entire first season was remakes

of episodes from the original series. Lots of recycling. But it did get better.

[Danger Mouse]

8. The entire first seasons is fairly lousy. But after that...

I'm sorry, but 'The Inner Light' kicks the crap out of anything in The Original Series other than 'City on the Edge of Forever'

[pokerfan]

12. Second season it started to get its legs

third/fourth seasons it was really hitting its stride. Then began to flag in the later seasons.

Babylon 5 was kind of the same. Pretty rocky first season. Better second. Fantastic third/fourth. Then a tacked-on fifth season because budget uncertainties forced them to wrap up the main arc in the fourth season. I don't even own the first & fifth season on disc. At least not yet.

[Brewman_Jax]

16. TNG was what Roddenberry wanted in the series

not the space cowboy appearance of the original.

[pokerfan]

18. I'd always heard that he pitched Star Trek

as a science fiction version of the Horatio Hornblower novels.

[Brewman_Jax]

19. I hadn't heard that

Star Trek as a scifi version of the Horatio Hornblower novels, that is. From the various documentaries I've seen, Roddenberry pitched Star Trek in the style much like TNG. He had to change it and make it a scifi western, since that was the prevailing TV style at the time. He had to fight tooth and nail, for almost every week, as well as every season. Fortunately, he had help from devoted fans writing to NBC every week. :)

[pokerfan]

20. I did not know that

Many years ago I had a book called "Making of Star Trek" and I recall the Hornblower stuff from that. It's also possible that I'm misremembering.

[elshiva]

3. AWWWW!

:rofl:


buffy/

[pokerfan]

5. I assume everyone has seen this...

http://www.youtube.com/v/Jer7RhpD9DM">Ode to Spot (90 sec video)

[Flaxbee]

4. just saw that a few hours ago... I LOVE LOVE LOVE ST:TNG

One of my favorite shows, ever. Makes me wish for an existence like that (without the possibility of encountering hostile species, however) :D

[pokerfan]

7. Yeah, my luck I would have been one of the KIA at Wolf 359

[jeff30997]

9. I want a Holodeck!!!

:bounce:

[pokerfan]

10. Holodeck technology

would be the end of the human race.

[jeff30997]

13. I didn't say everybody should have one!

Only Me!And an xxx one.Ah,the things I could do with 7 of 9. :)

[Withywindle]

14. If I didn't love Seven of Nine before the '04 IL Senate race,

I certainly do now. :rofl:

[sarge43]

15. They capped the joke

After Data leaves, Worf eyes Spot, then the bad ass super warrior starts sneezing. Yeah, this will go well.

The writers had a lot of fun with Worf.

"Prune juice. A warrior drink!"

(From memory)

Worf's in dress uniform, preparing for some soiree. Riker comes in.

Riker: Are you ready?

Worf: (Jerking at the tunic) This uniform, it looks like a dress.

Riker: Worf, I'm surprised. That's the most sexist thing I've ever heard. (Two beats) Besides, you look good in a dress.

[Brewman_Jax]

17. Don't worry, Worf

the cat will talk to you, like this guy.