tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post69289089133110794..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: DITMTLOD Special: Robot Ladies of Interest Part 2The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-82278305148226159332008-12-10T09:40:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:40:00.000-06:00Yeah, I don't know what the hell they were thinkin...Yeah, I don't know what the hell they were thinking with Neelix. I remember that guy solely for being annoying. Didn't they eventually kick him off the show?<BR/><BR/>As someone who occasionally enjoyed Quantum Leap, Scott Bakula is a likeable actor, and was a good casting choice for the style of show. <BR/><BR/>I just felt Janeway brought something totally different to the bridge, but I also didn't watch the show that much.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-7934098005537155202008-12-10T09:01:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:01:00.000-06:00I agree that the show got better after they added ...I agree that the show got better after they added Seven (and I agree that she definitely had some Borg-ish characteristics). She was probably the most compelling character on the show. I always wanted to flush Ethan Phllips' Neelix out of an airlock.<BR/><BR/>I actually watched a lot of Enterprise and thought that it started out okay, but just got away from them. I still prefer Captain Archer to Captain Janeway any day of the week.J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-32791028259215236632008-12-09T19:24:00.000-06:002008-12-09T19:24:00.000-06:00I just Googles this Hoshi Sato person, and: hubba...I just Googles this Hoshi Sato person, and: hubba hubba. Sadly, outside the scope of RLoI.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-57883082521397439062008-12-09T19:00:00.000-06:002008-12-09T19:00:00.000-06:00I actually preferred Ensign Hoshi Sato, but I hate...I actually preferred Ensign Hoshi Sato, but I hate Enterprise so much, I had to let her go... but yeah I'll let Seven of Nine take over my brain any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-3917945451003246702008-12-09T17:01:00.000-06:002008-12-09T17:01:00.000-06:00I think tjeff loves Seven of Nine and wants to kis...I think tjeff loves Seven of Nine and wants to kiss her.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-56308008423990625712008-12-09T13:37:00.000-06:002008-12-09T13:37:00.000-06:00She may not have been a robot, but she was not com...She may not have been a robot, but she was not completely human at that point. She had tendencies to be perplexed by people's emotions, much like Spock and Data. And she constantly felt the "pull" of the borg, throughout the show. Which made her fellow shipmates skeptical of her loyalties if I recall correctly. And Janeway was her staunchest defender. Seven of nine was probably the most interesting character on the show imo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-24101993081358720492008-12-08T16:21:00.000-06:002008-12-08T16:21:00.000-06:00...but I don't want to be known as #2...Yeah, I th......but I don't want to be known as #2...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I think you'd last all of about a day before people shortened your name to "Sev" or "Seven". <BR/><BR/>I think this is enough examples to get a third post brewing. I feel compelled to discuss my love of Ida at length and this is a good forum in which to do so.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-27108353646073952782008-12-08T16:17:00.000-06:002008-12-08T16:17:00.000-06:00Why didn't the humans give her a normal name, inst...Why didn't the humans give her a normal name, instead of "Seven of Nine"? <BR/><BR/>Maybe the Admiral and KareBear should've named Ryan "Two of Two".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-16171269588680449242008-12-08T16:08:00.000-06:002008-12-08T16:08:00.000-06:00If you can't understand the inherent value in Jeri...If you can't understand the inherent value in Jeri Ryan's catsuit, then I'm not sure how I can explain it to you... (seriously, though, I think her gadgets and her special suit and all that were supposed to help her compensate for hacing spent the better part of her life with Borg equipment replacing half of her body parts- she still had little Borg microbes in her blood and stuff like that). Not sure Winona Ryder deserved a whole post of her own- just pointing out that she was a robot, and robots make up a big part of the theme of the Aliens movies. I did manage to remember the Fembots from Austin Powers, though, and apparently Angelina Jolie played a robot in Cyborg 2 (which I saw, but don't remember- I found that little tidbit on the interwebs). And aren't you forgetting Mary Pat Gleason's Ida from Middleman? (ok, maybe not a sexy robot, per se)J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-57874293937847098772008-12-08T15:12:00.000-06:002008-12-08T15:12:00.000-06:00Like I said, I never watched Voyager. She had tha...Like I said, I never watched Voyager. She had that cell phone bluetooth thing on her face and HAD been a Borg. So sue me. Explain to me the catsuit? I am sure there was some reasoning.<BR/><BR/>I did forget Winona Ryder in Aliens 4. Perhaps I shall follow up if we get another example or two. I hesitate to do a whole postjust about Ms. Ryder unless we're talking about her legal troubles, but if other people have examples...The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-87459127599326050452008-12-08T14:14:00.000-06:002008-12-08T14:14:00.000-06:00Hey, I actually watched Voyager, and Seven was in ...Hey, I actually watched Voyager, and Seven was in no way a robot. She was a human child who was kidnapped and turned into a borg, and then rekidnapped by the humans and turned back into a human, with most of her borg stuff being removed (although there was a really good two part episode involving both Seven and the Borg Queen). Anyway, not a robot. And you still left out Winona Ryder from Aliens 4, who clearly was a robot.<BR/>Also, I catually really like the Jack White/Alicia Keys song from Quantum of Solace and think it's one of the better bond songs in quite a while. I think people were just pissed off that there weren't naked girl silhouettes during the opening credits (understandably, perhaps).J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-78032609162236699702008-12-08T12:42:00.000-06:002008-12-08T12:42:00.000-06:00Yeah, the GoldenEye song is good, and Tina Turner ...Yeah, the GoldenEye song is good, and Tina Turner rocks it.<BR/><BR/>I also like the Sheryl Crow song from Tomorrow Never Dies.<BR/><BR/>But you're right, Casino Royale the song blew. As did Die Another Day. Haven't seen the new film, but from what I've read, the Jack White-Alicia Keys duet is atrocious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-81750983781052724102008-12-08T11:43:00.000-06:002008-12-08T11:43:00.000-06:00And my favorite Bond tune of recent years is proba...And my favorite Bond tune of recent years is probably GoldenEye. I felt Casino Royale's tune was, sadly, one of the worst.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-91734951790878065602008-12-08T11:42:00.000-06:002008-12-08T11:42:00.000-06:00tjeff, I share your disappointment with "Enterpris...tjeff, I share your disappointment with "Enterprise". I was, at best, a casual viewer of Voyager and can't speak authoritatively on the topic. I do recall Jeri Ryan taking the role in surprising stride, despite the unitard and heels.<BR/><BR/>I kind of liked Captain Janeway. I wish they'd done more with the character sometimes. I was actually less thrilled with the rest of the cast.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-70696161011609648102008-12-08T11:39:00.000-06:002008-12-08T11:39:00.000-06:00Seven of nine was more than a sex symbol though. S...Seven of nine was more than a sex symbol though. She was basically the "Data" of Voyager. So, they were going for a sexy Data who could question her own humanity, just like Spock and Data "struggled" with this idea. And they also used Seven of nine to soften Captain Janeway's character, just like Data and Picard's dynamic. Voyager was underrated. As opposed to Enterprise, ugh..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-67656902045303186722008-12-08T10:47:00.000-06:002008-12-08T10:47:00.000-06:00By the way, I also think that song is one of the b...By the way, I also think that song is one of the best Bond tunes of the past 20 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-85785789345730069702008-12-08T10:41:00.000-06:002008-12-08T10:41:00.000-06:00Hey, that's interesting about Shirley Manson.Manso...Hey, that's interesting about Shirley Manson.<BR/><BR/>Manson seems to have prefaced this role by playing a robot version of herself in the music video for "The World is Not Enough"<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYbLR67_F9EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com