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LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO START

by Tom on May 11th, 2009
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Pretty much all weekend long I've been talking about Star Trek. So much so, that Cami feels she's missing out a little bit.

Over dinner I expressed that it was too bad that she never got into Star Trek: The Next Generation because it was a really good show.

Much to my surprise, she said, "I'd be open to watching some of those shows if we can rent them using Netflix."

I just about fell out of my chair.

So now I'm thinking that I have an incredible opportunity to expose my wife to a cultural touchstone, but I'm not sure where to start.

Logically, you would think "Start at the beginning." But here's the thing... as much as I love The Next Generation, I don't think the first three seasons are very good. My rule of thumb is, if Ryker doesn't have a beard, it's a bad episode. If Tasha Yar is in it, it's a bad episode. If Worf doesn't have his ponytail, bad episode. If Wesley Crusher is in it... Well, you get the idea.

I have it in my head to start Cami out on Season 4, but I'm worried she might miss out on some important character development. Admittedly, it's been years since I've sat down to watch a complete episode. I would catch them from time to time on Spike or G4, but I was never patient enough to sit through the whole thing. Renting the past seasons on DVD would be a way for me to get caught up as well.

So I guess the question is this: For someone who has never watched Star Trek before - let alone The Next Generation - where is a good place to start? Would you suggest starting from the beginning, or do you think there are better episodes to be found in later seasons?

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1977 – 2073

by Tom on January 11th, 2008
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1977 – 2073

"Why did you draw yourself like Gollum?"

That was the first question Cami asked me when I showed her the artwork for today's strip. I noticed it myself after I inked it and I think it works! Old Tom should look like of goblin-like, don't you think?

I'm really happy with the way this comic turned out. Pretty much once I decided that future-Tom should live in an environment reminiscent of The Jetsons, things started falling into place. Sometimes I think of a point I want to make first and then wrap a joke around it. This is me just being silly. It feels good.

Of course you know I had to throw in a Futurama reference for good measure.

As for The Bucket List? I don't know. In real-life, I'm not all that excited about it. While I'm attracted to any movie that stars Jack Nicholson or Morgan Freeman, I'm not attracted to a film whose main conceit is "Hey! These guys are gonna die soon!" I don't need to be reminded of that. Basically, to me, The Bucket List looks like Grumpy Old Men with a mortality twist and I don't trust director Rob Riener to be capable enough of reigning in the schmaltz.

That's it for now. I know I talked about getting you my Best of 2007 list today and I still want to make that a reality. I just have to delay it for the time being. I'm going to try and get it done over my lunch hour, though. So come back this afternoon!

See you then!

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