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Post by: Unknown Target on October 12, 2005, 05:52:57 pm: When I was thinking of characters for the HLP movie sequel, and comparing that to the ones that the first featured, it struck me that we seemed to have lost a lot of our mainstream members. What happened to our older members, anyway? For instance, Tiara, Icefire, TheCelestialOne, etc? IIRC TCO left because of an argument, but Tiara and the others?
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Post by: Corhellion on October 12, 2005, 05:59:25 pm: ...Oh sure...forget me why don'tcha...:)
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Post by: Unknown Target on October 12, 2005, 06:02:51 pm: Apparantly you're still active :p
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on October 12, 2005, 06:03:33 pm: Who're you?
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Post by: Corhellion on October 12, 2005, 06:06:15 pm: Me...Active?! Ha! I'm about as active as a sloth is fast.

and I'm Corhellion...you should remember me...seeing as how I lead a bunch of 'rines in a battle in the first HLP movie...we found the turret command if I remember correctly...
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Post by: Nuclear1 on October 12, 2005, 06:09:13 pm: I went somewhere.

I came back though. And I brought booze.
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Post by: aldo_14 on October 12, 2005, 06:09:41 pm: Tiara took the huff because people kept slagging star trek.
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Post by: BlackDove on October 12, 2005, 06:10:50 pm: Star Trek sucks.
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on October 12, 2005, 06:10:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Corhellion
Me...Active?! Ha! I'm about as active as a sloth is fast.

and I'm Corhellion...you should remember me...seeing as how I lead a bunch of 'rines in a battle in the first HLP movie...we found the turret command if I remember correctly...

Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot the customary smiling that goes with a joking post ;): :p
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Post by: CP5670 on October 12, 2005, 06:13:32 pm: Yeah, I've noticed the same thing, although people tend to go into denial about it if I bring it up. :p In general there have been these "waves" of community veterans every two years or so, who were very active during that period but more or less disappeared afterwards.

IceFire is still here though; he posts fairly often. I think he and Ace are probably the oldest members of the community still around. I have been around for quite a while myself, since early '99 or so.
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Post by: Primus on October 12, 2005, 06:13:46 pm: Quote
Originally posted by BlackDove
Star Trek sucks.

Aye.

And isn't IceFire here every now and then? :)
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Post by: BlackDove on October 12, 2005, 06:17:00 pm: He's around. Visits about once or twice a day.

Usually in his cave though.

I stalk him.
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Post by: ZylonBane on October 12, 2005, 06:50:05 pm: I think I miss Plasma the most.
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Post by: Nuclear1 on October 12, 2005, 07:57:23 pm: Quote
Originally posted by BlackDove
I stalk him.

You act as if stalking is a new hobby.

Check for the little red dot dancing near and around your head every once and a while, why don't you?
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Post by: BlackDove on October 12, 2005, 07:58:24 pm: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane
I think I miss Plasma the most.

I can get him for you, though it'll be up to him if he wants to make a sound.

Quote
Originally posted by nuclear1

You act as if stalking is a new hobby.

Check for the little red dot dancing near and around your head every once and a while, why don't you?

Where?

:snipe:

Oh too late :(
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Post by: achtung on October 12, 2005, 07:59:05 pm: Although I'm new Iv'e noticed a slack in Setekh's posting.
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Post by: IceFire on October 12, 2005, 07:59:17 pm: I'm still about....

Running while standing still really.
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Post by: Galemp on October 12, 2005, 07:59:41 pm: Gee, I wish I counted as a longstanding, contributing member of the community.
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Post by: BlackDove on October 12, 2005, 08:00:27 pm: Too bad you don't. :p

I kid, I kid.
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Post by: Nuclear1 on October 12, 2005, 08:05:18 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Galemp
Gee, I wish I counted as a longstanding, contributing member of the community.

But you're still reasonably active.

Though you won't be very soon.

As soon as I finish cleaning up the Blackdove mess. :D
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on October 12, 2005, 08:13:51 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Galemp
Gee, I wish I counted as a longstanding, contributing member of the community.

You go without mentioning.
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Post by: Corsair on October 12, 2005, 08:31:26 pm: :nervous:

Then again, I suppose I haven't really contributed much to the community in a long time...
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Post by: Bobboau on October 12, 2005, 08:35:45 pm: I guess I'm a newbie who hasn't done anything notable ether ;)
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on October 12, 2005, 08:41:47 pm: You post. Frequently. :p
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Post by: Ford Prefect on October 12, 2005, 09:07:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by aldo_14
Tiara took the huff because people kept slagging star trek.

*Cough* :o

(Enterprise was a disgrace.)
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Post by: BlackDove on October 12, 2005, 09:09:07 pm: (So was everything else touching It.)
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Post by: Ford Prefect on October 12, 2005, 09:11:27 pm: If you insult The Next Generation, you support terrorism.
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Post by: mikhael on October 12, 2005, 09:57:42 pm: Next Generation just sucked less than Enterprise. DS9 is the only remotely good Trek. REMOTELY. BARELY.
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Post by: Ford Prefect on October 12, 2005, 10:05:15 pm: Forgive him, oh Noodley One; he knows not his transgression.

Anyway, as far as I know, TNG was the only series to have an episode win a Hugo award.
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Post by: Mongoose on October 12, 2005, 10:42:40 pm: Quote
Originally posted by mikhael
Next Generation just sucked less than Enterprise. DS9 is the only remotely good Trek. REMOTELY. BARELY.

Um...no. Some of us actually enjoyed Enterprise (yes, even seasons 1 and 2). I happen to like all five series, and I've yet to find something that surpasses its legacy. Without Star Trek, you wouldn't have series like Bablyon 5, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, or Stargate. Just think about that. And Kirk >> everyone :D
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Post by: Cobra on October 13, 2005, 12:09:33 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
(Enterprise was a disgrace.)

ya, and where the hell did they come up with that weird design anyway? :wtf:

@ Mongoose: Kirk AND Picard >> Everyone. haven't you read Shatner's books? :p
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Post by: StratComm on October 13, 2005, 12:13:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by Cobra

ya, and where the hell did they come up with that weird design anyway? :wtf:

More importantly, why did they have to rip off the Akira class for a ship that's supposed to be ultra-retro?
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Post by: Cobra on October 13, 2005, 12:14:42 am: what was the time set, again? before kirk?
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Post by: StratComm on October 13, 2005, 12:18:23 am: Yeah. Before the UFP, before Star Fleet, before everything distinctly Trek. They forced it in later, but it just wasn't the same IMHO.
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Post by: Cobra on October 13, 2005, 12:19:07 am: GAAAYYYYY!
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Post by: Turnsky on October 13, 2005, 01:14:02 am: Quote
Originally posted by StratComm

More importantly, why did they have to rip off the Akira class for a ship that's supposed to be ultra-retro?

'cuz they're unimaginative.. i won't go into how combat ineffective the ships are, but DS9 was one of the best out of the lot, with the exception of TNG, of course..

i've recently gotten into Babylon 5, lately, only because i've bought the season dvd's.
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Post by: Ace on October 13, 2005, 02:07:40 am: Quote
Originally posted by StratComm
Yeah. Before the UFP, before Star Fleet, before everything distinctly Trek. They forced it in later, but it just wasn't the same IMHO.

Meh, the 4th season is what the show should have been to begin with. Dealing with the main species of the Federation (who are, except for the Vulcans, oddly absent from all of the shows but TOS) and their relations before the Federation.

...and yes I am of the opinion that the 4th season of Enterprise had some of the best Trek done yet. (mainly because the idiot producer got his damn hands off of it)

But Sheridan would just nuke 'em! ;)
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Post by: ZylonBane on October 13, 2005, 02:34:40 am: I'd like to see Sheridan telling Q to "Get the hell out of my galaxy."

/and at that moment, I realized B5 had started to suck
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Post by: Clave on October 13, 2005, 02:40:58 am: I was away, not through choice - HLP kept crashing my browser :mad2:
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Post by: Ace on October 13, 2005, 02:41:16 am: Oh bah! The whole psycho President Clark thing that was reminiscent of 'Dr. Strangelove' more than made up for it.
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Post by: Martinus on October 13, 2005, 04:14:41 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ford Prefect

*Cough* :o

(Enterprise was a disgrace.)

[color=66ff00]Actually Enterprise was an Akira class starship with flipped nacelles.
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Post by: Corhellion on October 13, 2005, 05:54:38 am: Except for the "Sister ship"...the Akira...it looked exactly like the new one...almost...tis most upsetting...

And the Klingons in the first episode! WTF?! I didn't catch it later on, but I hope to **** that they corrected that...
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Post by: Singh on October 13, 2005, 06:05:03 am: Ok.....seriously.....enough with trek bashing and back to the topic?
:wtf:

Trek may suck to you guys...but some of us grew up on it, and as far as I know, its the best ive seen to date. Seriously; no wonder Tiara left - such hostility is rather extreme, to say the least. :blah:
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Post by: Col. Fishguts on October 13, 2005, 06:57:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by Cobra
GAAAYYYYY!

Thank you for contributing to the thread, watch your step on your way out.

As for disappearing members, everyone goes into hibernation now and then. Most of them come back after a while, a few go beyond the outter rims into the dark void of the internet, never to be seen again.
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Post by: Sandwich on October 13, 2005, 07:23:35 am: TOS: Haven't seen it all, but the James Blish novelizations of the series all rock, without exception. Outstanding work.
TNG: Saw it all. Much corniness. Much good. Borg. Best characters (Data, Geordi, Ro Laren... mmmm). Wimpified Borg. 'Nuff said.
DS9: Saw it all. Much less corniness. Much more good. More realistic characters (they get into fights with each other). Dominion War. 'Nuff said.
VOY: Saw first season or two, and some scattered episodes. Started out good. Continued to wimpify the Borg. Can't say much else.
ENT: Saw it all. Promising premise. Didn't deliver in seasons 1 & 2. Season 3 much improved, but still didn't take advantage of prequel opportunities. Season 4 (minus last episode) rocked to no end.

And to continue the trend:

BSG: Seen it all so far. Unlimited and unbeatable rockage. All our base are belong to Cmdr. Adama. Every character (except - intermittently - for Dr. Baltar) rocks. Season 1 Episode 1 won a Hugo. Will actually spend money to buy on DVD. 'Nuff said.

Star Wars: Seen them all. Solo ownz. 4-6 rock. 1-3 aren't worthy of the name. Jar-Jar can be blamed with the rise of the Emperor. Timothy Zahn rocks.
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Post by: Darkage on October 13, 2005, 07:55:20 am: I'm still here, sort off..
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Post by: Turnsky on October 13, 2005, 08:09:24 am: i have always been here.
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Post by: Darkage on October 13, 2005, 08:48:25 am: [Lorien]
I have been here since the begining.
[/Lorien]
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Post by: Goober5000 on October 13, 2005, 09:23:01 am: Quote
Originally posted by Clave
I was away, not through choice - HLP kept crashing my browser :mad2:
*looks at title*

Crashing Firefox?
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Post by: Grey Wolf on October 13, 2005, 09:35:31 am: Sandwich: TNG had the good Borg as well. The true slaughtering of them as a race of characters was really at around FC.
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Post by: Sandwich on October 13, 2005, 11:50:37 am: Quote
Originally posted by Grey Wolf
Sandwich: TNG had the good Borg as well. The true slaughtering of them as a race of characters was really at around FC.

No, not if you think about it. They were only decent in their very first episode; starting from The Best of Both Worlds, they stopped being a network of interlinked drones and started caring about the individual (Locutus). They turned from faceless into... erm... not-faceless. :p
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Post by: Roanoke on October 13, 2005, 01:04:22 pm: nearly every episode of ST has an almost painful amount of cheeseyness.

TOS is just funny. 'specially the old cartoons.
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Post by: aldo_14 on October 13, 2005, 01:20:55 pm: Almost?