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Posted by SCSImperium (Member # 397) on :
 
I quote from his column on pg. 171 of the September 2000 issue ...
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Voyager is the never-ending, no-budget saga of a bunch of lost Starfleet wussies, under the command of a whiny old battleaxe. Each episode digs the pit deeper and deeper --- for heaven's sake, in one episode they brought the in WWF's "The Rock" to battle Seven of Nine in a wrestling match! Next Generation never had to bring in the Hulkster. Roddenberry's rolling in his grave.


Now, mind you, the magazine has gone down in quality in recent months, but I've always had some respect for Colin Williamson's brand of humor and wit. As well as for his criticism.

I think this quote is an appropriate instigator to debate Voyager's position as it goes into its final season. Now Voyager might not be best of the four series, infact probably the worst, but it still had its moments.

Living Witness, Year of Hell, Course: Oblivion, and Equinox will go down in my memory as examples where Voyager, in the name of Roddenberry's sweat and blood, excelled. But there is, like Williamson says, many droning periods during the various seasons that are full of the most dull and bland action and charcters that have ever appeared on television.

Debate.

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Tolstoy, on a more objective note.


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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
 
To call Voyager the worst show ever indicates that one has never witnessed a great many shows that are capable of opening direct passages to hell with their awfulness.

And they need to give Colin more "eXtreme" games to review. I love those. The reviews, not the games.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
 
A flawed diamond, when all around is merely coal, is still a diamond.

You can be the "worst" of the Star Trek franchise, and STILL be better than 95% of the drek that passes for TV entertainment these days, on your worst day.

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Posted by SCSImperium (Member # 397) on :
 
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And they need to give Colin more "eXtreme" games to review. I love those. The reviews, not the games.

My sentiments exactly. My favorites would either have to be 'eXtreme Rodeo' or the recent "Swamp Buggy Racing" reviews. His short-lived column on the 'net wasn't too bad either, not to mention the long gone, internet-radio "PC Gamer Hour."

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-Small Computer Systems Interface "Scuzzy" Emperor

Operator of the Goulag Hotel, maintainer of the workhouses.

Operator of Cargill Conglomerate Publications, http://www.cargillconglomerate.com

"Woman is deprived of rights from lack of education, and the lack of education results from the absence of rights. We must not forget that the subjection of women is so complete, and dates from such distant ages, that we are often unwilling to recognize the gulf that separates them from us."

Tolstoy, on a more objective note.

 




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