Ya know, it might be time to call a halt to the feeding of io9 polls. Anyone keeping score on how many this is now? (To answer my own question: one a day for the past five days, it looks like). Let's focus on quality rather than the other thing.
Not sure that Picard teaches us that rules are made to be broken though, he adhered to the Prime Directive a lot more often than he ever broke it, even if it meant the death of innocents (those under his command - and their brothers/old captains/ex-crewmates - on the other hand, broke it most weeks ;).
And a more cynical view of Janeway's decision was that she assimilated the Maquis, forced them to become that which they despised. I did like the way Janeway wasn't particularly likeable or sympathetic, even if I think they squandered that by also not making her decisions defensible a lot of the time. Rather than being an ambiguously necessary disciplinarian she often just came across as a martinet IMO.
Ah. My bad. I would've known it wasn't a poll if I had looked at the site, which I was declining to do. Bothers me to have the Firefly/Serenity fresh meat dangled our way a little too readily.
The article was...mildly humorous. The comments, though...
Especially this one, re: dissing the Millenium Falcon by calling it "a souped-up bucket":
"Solo has a lot on his plate, what with avoiding imperial entaglements, Jabba, the bounty on his head, romancing princesses, shooting Greedo first... sorry if the guy can't run by Watto's for a tune up. And really don't apologize to me... Chewey [sic] is the one who'll rip your arms off if you offend him. "
SoddingNancyTribe | February 07, 10:58 CET
Banter | February 07, 11:10 CET
crossoverman | February 07, 11:12 CET
Succatash | February 07, 12:02 CET
This was an entertaining Article this time, with not a Poll in sight.
TDBrown | February 07, 14:11 CET
Not sure that Picard teaches us that rules are made to be broken though, he adhered to the Prime Directive a lot more often than he ever broke it, even if it meant the death of innocents (those under his command - and their brothers/old captains/ex-crewmates - on the other hand, broke it most weeks ;).
And a more cynical view of Janeway's decision was that she assimilated the Maquis, forced them to become that which they despised. I did like the way Janeway wasn't particularly likeable or sympathetic, even if I think they squandered that by also not making her decisions defensible a lot of the time. Rather than being an ambiguously necessary disciplinarian she often just came across as a martinet IMO.
Saje | February 07, 14:44 CET
Passion | February 07, 17:48 CET
SoddingNancyTribe | February 07, 19:51 CET
Especially this one, re: dissing the Millenium Falcon by calling it "a souped-up bucket":
"Solo has a lot on his plate, what with avoiding imperial entaglements, Jabba, the bounty on his head, romancing princesses, shooting Greedo first... sorry if the guy can't run by Watto's for a tune up. And really don't apologize to me... Chewey [sic] is the one who'll rip your arms off if you offend him. "
ShadowQuest | February 07, 23:10 CET