tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1060308595598676730..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek The Next Generation: JusticeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45532962983017062972023-11-08T08:29:03.413-05:002023-11-08T08:29:03.413-05:00This one sticks out in my mind more than some as I...This one sticks out in my mind more than some as I recall that 'run everywhere' thing for no readily apparent reason. <br /><br />Fun fact, there was a TNG game on the Commodore 64, can't recall which one, where one of the commands available was to kill Wesley! If you do that, the game admonishes you and locks up your controls. so you were guaranteed to lose, but it was amusing.<br /><br />Since I was a teenager when this came out, I had rather mixed feelings on this. I missed that blonde and blue-eyed point at the time since I wasn't as into history and related topics as much as I am now, but that is problematic to be sure.<br /><br />So pretty bad episode overall, but in a amusing ways!Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10327408562093311552021-11-25T15:41:24.874-05:002021-11-25T15:41:24.874-05:00The last 'he' being Picard. Oops!The last 'he' being Picard. Oops!Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-156388029691556442021-11-25T15:39:10.919-05:002021-11-25T15:39:10.919-05:00That's a very astute observation about the Ary...That's a very astute observation about the Aryan-ness. <br /><br />It's definitely an interesting take, by this episode, that if only we'd kill people over the most minor things, we'd be living in a weirdly peaceful and sensual (heteronormative) utopia (maybe Roddenberry's fantasy?). And seriously, all throughout the episode I kept wondering if anyone in that society had any sort of work to do. Like growing food, or maintaining buildings. It seemed like they did not, and spent entire their entire days just snogging and laying about. You'd think that would become boring after a while. <br /><br />An entirely different observation: I wonder if the writer(s) of this episode read Foucault or Bentham. Because the "every day one area is assigned to be surveilled for crime, but nobody knows which area" idea seems to be straight out of the philosopher Bentham's Panopticon proposal. Bentham proposed a round prison, with a guard tower in the middle, from which all cells were theoretically visible. The people in the cells would never know if they were being watched or not. <br /><br /><i>The Building circular – an iron cage, glazed – a glass lantern about the size of Ranelagh – The Prisoners in their Cells, occupying the Circumference – The Officers, the Centre. By Blinds, and other contrivances, the Inspectors concealed from the observation of the Prisoners: hence the sentiment of a sort of invisible omnipresence. – The whole circuit reviewable with little, or, if necessary, without any, change of place.</i> (Bentham)<br /><br />Foucault saw this as a metaphor for modern human society. Another part of his treatise juxtaposed the older mechanisms in society in which corporal punishment was a big thing, with modern society which had more of a focus on discipline/tweaking behavior. I wouldn't be surprised (although it's not a 1:1 match due to the Edo using a Benthanite mechanism) if this juxtaposition was translated into the Edo with their corporal punishment based society, and the Federation where as the society tweaking behavior and imprisoning people. Maybe I'm reading too much into it! But it's quite a coincedence that the Bentham-esque plot is combined with the reflection on different systems of punishment and discipline. (seems like I'm not the <a href="http://uicsocialtheory.weebly.com/foucault/foucaults-sociological-theory-in-star-trek-the-next-generation-sarah-cook" rel="nofollow">only one</a> (link to a social theory site) who observed this)<br /><br />Lastly, I don't know a lot about the prime directive. But I'm kind of confused about the fact that the Enterprise can just land, and communicate, with what seems to be a pre-spaceflight society. Wouldn't the first contact with spacefaring aliens potentially cause great societal changes? (if he had played it a little bit differently, the Edo could've seen him as a God, or have stopped seeing the other God as a non-God)Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57143530391201440362014-08-30T22:36:53.641-04:002014-08-30T22:36:53.641-04:00Great review Juliette! You made me laugh more tha...Great review Juliette! You made me laugh more than once. It is funny how what might have seemed avant garde years ago is now merely ridiculous. And it continues to amaze me how much racism, sexism, etc was evident in this show as it was trying to be very forward thinking.drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56142132079511960862014-08-18T20:42:15.063-04:002014-08-18T20:42:15.063-04:00I just watched it, even though it was tempting to ...I just watched it, even though it was tempting to skip it. I thought the Wesley stuff would be the most ridiculous, but it's really a tie with Riker acting all horndog and Data attacked by Glinda the Good Witch. And the costumes remind me of the horrible white hand-towels and white wigs in "The Apple".<br /><br />http://www.douxreviews.com/2010/10/star-trek-apple.html<br />Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-66855633841848952252014-08-18T09:47:34.854-04:002014-08-18T09:47:34.854-04:00:) You know how much I love the truly ridiculous o...:) You know how much I love the truly ridiculous ones :)Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49027848583699242692014-08-18T08:02:51.082-04:002014-08-18T08:02:51.082-04:00And I would like to personally thank Juliette for ...And I would like to personally thank Juliette for taking this stinker off my hands, since it was my turn. And writing a terrific review on top of it. :)<br /><br />At least Wil Wheaton got the last word, since he is very cool now.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com