If Any Man, Woman Or Child Is Harmed... I Will Have Your Head
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Star Trek The Next Generation s03e01 Evolution
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Artificial intelligence in star trek is both incredibly rare and hard to create, and also extremely easy to accidentally create with a few words to the holodeck computer or leaving a few minor nanites alone in a lab for a while.
it's also becoming a seemingly unintentional flaw written into the federation that they are usually pretty horrible in the treatment of it outside the moral paragons who push back against their efforts (usually). Granted the series Picard's handling of it isn't exactly stellar, but the narrative thread has been there especially in TNG and Voyager.
@@benjaminbierley2074 it's probably because the real world problems these stories are based on, assorted bigotries and systemic biases towards marginalized groups, haven't changed. Also there's the fact that star trek has always been a balance between artists and writers who want to say something meaningful about these issues and portray them in a sophisticated and nuanced light and studio execs too afraid of offending conservatives and dropping ratings to push the envelope of public acceptability, like how Roddenberry and most of the cast had to fight tooth and nail to get the first inter racial kiss broadcast in that one episode but were never able to get a gay couple featured in TNG despite constantly promising it because of that one asshole writer whose name I keep forgetting. It's all a back and forth between progressive creative types and money/ratings concerned corporate types. got to be profitable to get it on air after all. Also sometimes they just have bad writers for various other reasons.
I mean quite a few of the cast look gay or at the very least highly metrosexual.
I doubt they'd need a gay kiss.
Am sure Will and Grace did it. Never realised the father from Frasier was gay in real life til it was pointed out 😂 he always had the straightest of lines
What can I say? You can never have too many allegories for racism!
Maybe that is the only way to create new life from scratch. Maybe the impulse cannot possibly come from intellectual control schemes.
“Who has two thumbs and doesn’t give a crap? Bob Kelso, how ya doin?”
He added the funny voice to keep it fresh.
You say Dr. Stubbs, I say Dr. Kelso in an ingenious disguise.
I bet Dr Stubbs is on the holo deck all the time doing reruns of scrubs.
@@Darilon12 every episode of scrubs was from the holodeck. all if it was programmed by Dr. Stubbs. the whole Scrubs world came from Dr. Stubbs' imagination.
damn was about to type that and then saw you beat me to it by a month :)
I don't think Bobbo there understand Picard will be asking forgiveness for his murder, not permission for his execution.
Bobbo! 🤣
....Doctor Cox...is that you?
@@reliant1701 That comment just made my day SO MUCH. :)
@@kihaakui792 I live to serve :)
He did say that he'd have his HEAD before the authorities. Maybe in a bag.
I love that Picard was literally like “Data... plx help?” And Data was like, yo, I got this.
Data never said "yo, I got this".
@@menacelurkingyet8345 whoosh!
Collective intelligence$$$$$
@@Thurgosh_OG whoosh goes another wind.
@@menacelurkingyet8345 No, he says "Yo, I have got this..." Contractions
"good point"
Picard: we don't listen to worf.
Worf is necessary. His arguments usually favor maximum safety and need to be weighed in the balance, even if they don't carry the discussion very often. Picard listens to Worf even though he rarely does exactly what Worf wants.
@@hagamapama good points. This is why I love this franchise, all voices are heard.
Worf: "Captain! I must protest-"
Picard: "Shut up, I hate you!"
[from ABK's "Every Episode of Popular Space Show]
At times, I pity Worf. At this point in his life and career, his Klingon mindset of “bash ‘em in the head” as the first idea to any problem is still very pervasive.
Why do you assume Worf was talking about exterminating the nanites?
As soon they start taking the Doctor to his quarters to confine him, the issues with the ship ceased (would have to watch the episode again to remember if any more problems arise between this and the resolution). From the context of this scene alone, it is as if the nanites were watching every little thing they were doing, and approved of Picard's actions and attitude towards this narrow minded jerk.
i thought the exact same thing
It does
I thought that the timing of the ship’s issues were pretty peculiar...yes, they probably were being observed.
Agreed. I was like, "The Nanites Approve"
They try to off him in his quarters, right?
He confined him to quarters and the moment he left the bridge all the lights went back on... and the whole Bridge crew didn't seem to notice one bit haha
LOL ya so silly for them to miss a key like that.... If they noticed they they wouldn't need to wonder how far they advanced... Just gotta get Data to write a program to pick up there conversation and translate it to the humans...
Seems like the nanites are already quite capable of understanding the humans. Now they just need to make communication happen in the other direction.
He pissed off Picard, that's something you do not want to do.
Do not anger The Picard.
Better then pissing off Kirk.... But ya Picard is not to be played with also....
@@jonathanbair523 Except that by Picard's time, the Federation had _infinitely_ more resources and Picard was _infinitely_ more subtle. Kirk -- you know what's coming. He all but tells you to stop him if you can. He's basically all military all the time.
Picard? The knife is already sticking out of your chest before you know what the hell is going on. Without even going to red alert.
Consider some of those exchanges he had with various Klingons during the rite of accession. Some of the scariest dialog in the whole saga, because he issued threats without actually threatening anything -- but made it damn clear he knew the game they were playing and was three steps ahead.
@curious968 An angry "The Sisko" is pissed watch out he's the worst. He sterilized a planet. Tricked an empire into aiding in war. And is almost a demi god. And he makes a mean Gumbo shrimp Scampi.
"I will have your head"
Damn, Picard really is French.
"Universal Translator": greatest hand-wavey plot device ever.
*The alternative is to have the episode Darmok happen for EVERY time they encounter a new species of life.*
Hand-wavy plot device twist: it’s really a stolen sonic screwdriver.
Heisenberg compensator would like a word.
Do you think that the Universal Translators of their age are just a vocal English to X dictionary or something?
Given how many languages it can translate across all kinds of different races, it's likely built to break down input into a form more easily translated before being reconstituted into the output language, and as science advanced there are likely many well established methods that have gone into automating the understanding of a new language, all put into the translator. And as advanced their computers and techs/engis are, it would take very little work to take the data from scanning the nanites and send it to the translator.
Of all the means available to them, using a device to do what it's suppose to really isn't that big a stretch.
What IS a stretch is how accurate the translations are. But that'd just introduce all kinds of tedious sidetracking and what would become meaningless drama after the first instance of translation accidents causing wars.
Also, Data sure as hell isn't going to go into the details of his projects. Even if the crew let it slide (which they rarely if ever do), the show's decision makers sure as hell won't.
@@FiltyIncognito I didn't read all that. You know what the Heisenberg compensator does? It allows transporter technology to disassemble a trillion trillion TRILLION molecules to their component fundamental energy particles, shoot them a thousand miles at the speed of light, then faithfully reconstructs them exactly as they were. With our current computational technology, we'd need to build a string of supercomputers from here to the sun AND BACK just to stand any chance of creating a successful matter transporter.
And we honestly don't get so much as a handwave to explain how that shit works.
"Ugly bags of mostly water"
E-X-Actly, the line, I was going to say, also! I haven't deteriorated, as far as I thought, at 75 !
Different episode. That episode was called "Home Soil."
1:36 - The way Picard leans forward with his hands on his knees had me thinking I was watching another intake.
Guy's lucky Data's emotion chip wasn't around while being admonished.
Never realized that he ended up as the head Doc on 'Scrubs' until now.
... and Captain of the Heracles on "Babylon 5".
KELSO!
Picard was so pissed, he demoted the doctor back to the 20th century
@@davejefferynf Those are Sheridan's ships. Never seen one before now.
Lol… same.
This episode addresses how unhealthy Wesley’s adolescence on the Enterprise has been for the first time. In fact the doctor is supposed to be a middle aged Wesley. An obsessive workaholic with no interpersonal skills. And former child “prodigy” who never quite lived up to sky high expectations.
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Data is simply the best Star Trek character ever. I know, I know. There are plenty of you that will argue Spock or Bones, maybe Scotty, but really? Data is by far the best Star Trek character. Performed with such endearing sincerity, Brent Spiner brought this futuristic Pinocchio to life. Every episode where he secretly stole the show was the writer's hidden joy. We all wish we could be more like Data as he wishes to be more like us. It's the greatest audience and character connection portrayed in television or film ever.
watch ds9
That is your opinion, but Data is sure to be on the top five favorites of anyone's list. 😁
Or, at least top ten list.
@@logandabrute Who on D.S. 9 do you consider to be the best character in all of Star Trek?
I'd bet you are thinking of either Odo or Kira.
Or, maybe Nog.
@@TheNoiseySpectator Actually, after running it through the Ship's computer, it is a conclusive and incontrovertible fact, Data is the best Star Trek character invented ever, and ever, x infinity. Though it seems like opinion, it's simply observing the truth and then corroborating it with available resource. You can't argue with the Ship's computer. (It's the second greatest character in Star Trek, according to it.)
Meh, Data is a massive risk and all he is is a reverse Spock character. Don't get me wrong I love TNG and the cast but that is all he is, reverse Spock, he even somehow does a magic Vulcan Nerve Pinch even though he has no spiritual energy.
Riker: Lights are on. Everything look cool? Give it a sec... OK, we cool.
Bob Kelso was on StarTrek ;)
And once again a colossal douche.
Who has two thumbs and doesn't give a crap about nanite sentience?
@@FutureDeep damn! Beat me to it. 👏👏👏👍👍
The shaking sound effect in this scene was absolutely wonderful in how immersive and chilling it was. I think it might be a slowed-down version of the standard "weapons impact" sound effect. either way, for some inexplicable reason, this sound effect was never used again. A big missed opportunity.
Hmm I think you are right on hearing it again
Man... Kelso was always a mean doctor, wasn't he.
When Picard says something like that, you know you're in trouble
He was close to making his “scanning for life forms” face at the end there
Life forms--
You tiny little life forms--
You precious little life forms--
Where - are - you?
@@BJovanovic1987 too-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo . . doo-doo-doo!
@@BJovanovic1987 perfection.
Dr. Kelso will still be Dr. Kelso even a couple hundred years in the future...
If you break your legs, don’t come running to me...
I love how Captain Picard confined Stubbs to his quarters. If it were me, I would thrown Stubbs into brig like he did with Q once.
Oh, absolutely, by that point in the episode, I agree!
Also, it would have been an all around better idea to not leave Stubs alone, at any time. 😒
@@TheNoiseySpectator:
I believe that Worf would have made certain that Stubbs remained confined to his quarters.
Just realized this isn’t a 5+ year old upload after seeing all the comments be only hours old lol
Yes, I'm having fun reading all the comments as I rewatch the show, but the clips started to bump up in views the other day and now I'm struggling to keep up with them. Can't complain.
The algorithm is a fickle and unknowable mistress
who has two thumbs and is a representative of the highest command of the federation? bob kelso
1:36 How many years of training went into Sir Stewart naturally fixing the levels of this scene with what SHOULD be an incredibly awkward moment of blocking?
@TheRenaissanceman65 You trying to get me to change it to Ser? :p
Ser Stewie! :p
@TheRenaissanceman65 I'm just fucking with you. Sheesh.
@TheRenaissanceman65 Well, I unfortunately lack the time travel capability to retroactively not fuck with you. Sorry. Would be nice if I did, though.
@TheRenaissanceman65 That's exactly what made it so much funnier. :D
Yet another one of TNG's most remarkable episodes. So many in that series subtly poked at our modern behaviours, and made us question our assumptions.
I Miss this Show my friends. Was One of the Best. Thanks.
Who has 2 thumbs and doesn’t give a crap? Bob Kelso.
Brutally Logical as always, Data.
Data is great. Like a Vulcan on logic steroids.
@@andmicbro1 even vulcans are impressed with Data
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Except when he tried to murder Fajo in cold blood.
@@beingsshepherd Well, sometimes Data has "bad" days....
2 points:
1.) The most boring Will has ever sat in a chair
2.) The look Will gives Picard in the last seconds, almost grinning at the "I'll have you head" comment.
Not as big as the grin when Picard hung up on the Sheliak. "You enjoyed that." "You're damned right!"
I freaking love Data.....to be faced with someone being so blatantly racist toward him and very matter-of-factly putting him in his place with the deepest cut possible in that very moment, all obviously without emotion and with absolute logic and undeniable truth.
Who also sits on the highest ranking of the federation, 👍👍this guy, "Bob Kelso" ...10 in
He's a distant relative of Big Bob.
@@stevenjennings197 naa, it's Robert K
I really wanted him to say: "What's got two thumbs and doesn't give a rats ass?" (points his thumbs at his own chest) "This Guy...Bob Kelso!!!"
"It's like a 🥖"
@@howlbigbadwolf you rat basterd - beat me to it
Note Picard said he would have Stubbs head before the highest levels of the Federation. If Stubbs causes harm to the Enterprise crew and families, the head might be the only part left identifiable.
Tbf, it's kinda on starfleet for having families on board the ship in the first place
@@89Keith The enterprise is regarded as a diplomatic vessel first and foremost meaning its war capabilities come second to to its peaceful missions. Being an exploration vessel means its travel takes it across vast distances and those families belong to crew and allies alike.
There's more information regarding this but no true warship would be carrying anything more than the crew necessary to keep it functional.
@@MrPr1nglz officially yet, but let's face it, starfleet of that era was a bit delusional in that regard when they believed themselves to not be a military, a delusion that was swiftly forced into reality during the dominion war. But even buying into the premises that it was solely designed for diplomacy and exploration, how much crazy and/or dangerous stuff did they encounter on those exploration missions?
@@89Keith For plot obviously because without a jack of all trades starship as the protagonists vessel, it would be kinda hard to come up with engaging stories that captivate the audience. Granted, there were plenty of fillers including the Sherlock Holmes episodes but in the end, people just want to see stuff blown up.
The federation was obviously no stranger to war but they also precluded themselves as peacemakers which means their military might was minimal at best. The whole premise of the series was centered around exploration and not active war unless the plot required it and even then they tiptoed until much later seasons.
@@89Keith It's rare... but transporter malfunctions do happen. Transporting JUST HIS HEAD to to the council would be a nice touch.
"Whoops... buffer issue... only his head made it. My bad." - Transporter Chief
1:38 And that was the last time Picard ever adopted that posture.
When Picard's ship is at stake, he doesn't fool around! He tells it like it is! This episode titled "Evolution," explores that possibility of micro-machines capable of sentience and/or intelligence. Wesley's experiments with the "nanites" soon got out of control, and thanks to the narrow-minded Stubbs, who destroyed the nanites, reacted by "attacking" the Enterprise. Stubbs's line, "You can't have a civilization of computer chips!" only emphasizes Stubbs' ignorance of their current dilemma. In galactic space, ANYTHING is possible, including a budding community of sentient micro-computer chips!
Any Captain who is worth their salt would definitely put the safety of those under command before anything else
Dr. Stubbs had jeopardized the safety of the Enterprise when he fired that phaser blast into the computer core killing some of these nanites, thus causing them to retaliate
Doc Crusher’s back on the ship for ONE DAY and everything just goes to crap
Well, every time they let Troi drive the ship she loses half of it and crashes what's left.
@@TheDarkestSmurf, someone needs to put Gangsta’s Paradise over Troi driving. That does make more sense as to why Crusher was the designated driver for a while instead of Troi tho
When picard threatens to have your head...Take that seriously...Hes french after all...
And then he went to go work in a hospital with goofy but amazing doctors
It was his punishment.
I'd totally forgotten that Dr. Kelso was in TNG.
I love Data, my favorite character in all of Star Trek.
Troy just sitting there thinking about her life:)
She feels "something," but isn't sure who is emoting or what it means.
Not just the men, but the women, and children too
I HATE them!
They’re like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals.
If this would have been dealt with when the problem started, then nothing like this would happen. But the crew let a self reproducing computer parasite infest the ship on a suspicion that it may eventually become sentient.
And sometimes it does.
But where's the fun in that? What do you want to do, sit around bored ib space all day observing gravitational anomalies? Live a little, man.
Shhhhh, let people enjoy things
@@scottmatheson3346 make the episode about the nanites fighting for survival and have the crew reach the conclusion afterwards rather than allow the ship to be overtaken by the nanites and then have the nanites harass and nearly kill the whole crew because one guy on board doesn't think they're cute.
I've always enjoyed the moments with Picard and Data, the way the captain will just give his trusted shipmate and good friend his undivided attention when he puts a theory forward.
Or rather _supercomputer._
I enjoy that, too.
They seemed to know each other before the series began, I wonder how they met?
This clip breaks my Tuscaloosa heart.
"Data, chill your peoples out, ok, fam?"
Luckily they didn't speak so stupidly
Picard never took Worf's suggestions seriously but Dr. Stubbs did!
Lol when the time required he did, this was not one of those moments tho
As soon as Stubbs was confined to quarters, the bridge malfunctions suddenly subsided.
the frame rate makes me think of 90s-early 2000s game cinematics
Yeah, sorry, fixed it for later uploads.
Michael Pillar and Marvin Rush along with many of the new people involved with the show made the show really fantastic from Season 3 onward.
Picard stalwart morals have been an inspiration to me my whole life.
That's sad.😢
Dr Kelso looks good for his 426 years.
Then the crew breaks out and begins singing "We Never Listen to Worf" sung to the tune of "We don't talk about Bruno"
Since when does Picard say ‘proceed’? What the heck happened to ‘make it so’?!
He has said it a bunch of times, though I can't remember any other examples right now.
@@mmjahink I got you:
Picard: "Proceed."
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Picard: "Proceed."
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Picard: "...Proceed."
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Picard: "Make it--proceed."
NO ONE TELLS CAPTAIN PICARD WHAT TO DO ON HIS SHIP
Ask if they've got insurance
1:37 Stewart feeling his lunch in a bad way, and working it into his performance.
Who has two thumbs and doesn't give a crap about nanites ?
“Bags of mostly water”
1:36 i love how picard like squats down to listen to data like, ok time to buckle in for this explanation, as his eyes glaze over
Waiting for Dr Cox to enter via transportation and go into an epic rant
I had the good fortune to meet will Wheaton on a private beach in Massachusetts
he was one of the nicest people I have ever met my pleasure to have made his acquaintance
Back when Trek was good.
The Thumbnail makes it look like Picard is telling Riker "If Any Man, Woman Or Child Is Harmed... I Will Have Your Head" LOL
I enjoy that as soon as the Picard orders him to quarters, the nanites stop futzing with the lights etc. It is a nice touch and nod to their greater in intelligence.
That was a weird crouch that Picard did towards the end.
The slight eye movements right before he did it, almost looks like it he was receiving direction from the director.
My lifelong philosophy in a nutshell (doubly so if a child is harmed by an abusive parent).
Love Picard. Having said that, if Sisko delivered that line, Dr. Stubbs wouldn't have said a word.
Bob was confined to his quarters where he happily played pacman.
Data typing. Life forms. You timy little life forms. You precious little life forms where are you.
Power is fluctuating, so they take a turbo elevator...
Who has two thumbs, a funny voice, and still doesn't give a crap? Bob Kelso! I added the funny voice to keep it fresh
Love the music at the end of these bits!
I - love - beans, duggie-do!
I forget... was it coincidence that the ship went back to normal when the Idiot was ordered confined to quarters?
Picard is ruthless
Damn straight, Data.
Pretty sure the dude missed that PIcard was offering him a guided tour of the hull - without a space suit.
Picard: "Mr. Data. Can you find me some way to communicate with these things?"
Data: "Things? I mean... wow. Wow. A second ago, we're talking about collective intelligent, but now you turn to the Android and we're calling them "things."
Worf: (gently) captain, loudly *THE SHIP IS AT RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
"Captain Picard, who got 2 thumbs and don't give a crap about the safety of the folks on the Enterprise?"
"Paul Stubbs, how you doin?"
"Dr. Cox! If you think this hospital..."
I just love Star Trek
Whoops Wesley accidentally created life again?
He's probably just hiding out from Enid
Captain Hall is still as pig headed as ever and still endangering ships only to get confined to his quarters
"It depends on if they have learned how to talk or not - but sure, no problem Cap'n Ill get right on that and it will be no problem" - Data
"Super easy. Barely an inconvenience..."
Oh this is the one where Wesley accidentally created sentient life while doing a school project.
I like that data obviously got pissed by the screw loose comment
So once Picard put that fool in detention things dramatically improved didn't they?
“I think they heard you Captain…😮”
I see what you're doing here....Bringing pertinent ethical points of STNG to this day and age... good idea. But I'm not buying you coffee unless you want to borrow a kitten for a few hours. :}
Bob Kelso going beat mode lol
The nanites simply want to taste our beans! What's the big deal? 😆
Transformer architecture in AI is basically an universal translator
Insert Dr Kelso joke here
Dr Bob Kelso in Star Trek. Maybe The Janitor or Ted is also in an episode. LOL :)
Data said some stuff picard was like uhhhh yea do that
Data, the cuddly face of AI