Any opportunity to see Brent out of his Data getup is a treat. Even in casual conversation you can pick up on his talent. I hope we get to see some new shows (outside of trek) with both Brent and Jonathan!
Love Trek humor. I wish they would have included Robert Picardo in this, since I believe he is one of the funniest actors to every be a principle cast member on a Trek series.
@@willdwyer6782 One of my favorite episodes of Voyager ("Body and Soul" in Season 7) is the one where Seven, The Doctor, and Kim get captured by the villains of the week and in the process of being captured, they have to hide the Doctor because this race of people are the ones that are xenophobic about holograms. Anyway, they quickly decided the best way to hide the doctor was to upload him into Seven's borg neural implant and so most of the episode is Jeri Ryan having to play Seven as if she is 100% possessed and controlled by The Doctor. It is simultaneously one of the most brilliant acting performances and the comedy was hilarious. Not that I wasn't already a fan of her, but that episode really made me realize how great an actor Jeri Ryan is. I've re-watched that episode many times and her performance is flawless. I fully believe that The Doctor is inside of Seven's body the entire time!
@@willdwyer6782 What freaked me out was when I realized Picardo played the werewolf on The Howling. He was creepy and scary. Then as you say he is freaking hilarious.
Dunno if anyone gives a damn but if you're stoned like me atm then you can watch all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Been watching with my brother recently =)
He already was back then (early 2000s). I think he always believed that Star Trek is just one step in his career and wanted to be much more as an actor. He played in Independence Day the crazy scientist and that's about it. He was and is stuck with Trek geeks and fandom. Now with the last episodes of Picard he had to play Data once again, and he seems to have made peace with the fact that not much more will come up in his career. Everything else he got was small roles and parts in lesser TV series.
_Guy walks into the doctor's office. The doctor tells him you need an operation. Guy says "I want a second opinion." Doc tells him "Okay you're ugly too". Badoom Boom!_
@@porpus99 And said by Data in 'The Outrageous Okona' when he's trying to master humour. Coupled with Brent Spiner's brilliant hand movements, arguably one of the funniest moments of the entire show.
You can always tell when Johnathan Frakes is directing no matter which interation of Star Trek he directs. It's always a bit lighter and has more subtle humor. That being said one of my funniest recollections from TNG is when Geordi suggests that Data should use a phaser on stun to train Spot.
I had the Enterprise D bridge play set the engineering set and the transporter and all the figures. TNG was my childhood I still watch it and you guys are the best thank you. Q said the funniest thing in tng Q says to worf very clever worf eat any good books lately? I was in tears 😂😂😂😂😂
YES - "Data's Day" is one of the top 5 or 10. There are so many good episodes on TNG. I hope Wil Wheaton has a lot of success with this show he host! The TNG guest are great!
This is a great panel. I have always felt that Star Trek was one of the funniest shows. The humor could be really funny, tongue in cheek. Definitely fairly self aware humor too. The Ferengi on DS9 were always hilarious, definitely more on purpose. Martok and Worf could be laugh out loud too. Thanks for the fun and interesting panel. Glad Paul took time off from his Confederate Navy reenacting to do this panel.
I thin one important thing McMahan said is ensuring people that he's not making fun of Star Trek with "Lower Decks." There's a huge difference between "making fun of" and "having fun with." It's the same as "laughing at" versus "laughing with."
It's not canon, but according to more than one Star Trek novel, Wesley has a half brother named Rene Jacques Robert Francois Picard. He married a daughter of Riker and Troi named Natasha.
19:25 My Wesley Crusher story is that he is in fact the son of Q, that is where he got his powers. Wesley's true mother is actually Vash, {AKA "Captain's Holiday" Picard's girlfriend, before she goes away with Q.} Q went back in time with her, caused the accident, and gave his and Vash's son to Beverley, because he did not know if Wesley would have the powers, and might have to destroy him. Much like the episode "True Q", Q caused a accident that killed Beverley's husband, and their child. So Q replaced their child, with his own. And for that reason Q had to hide Wesley's true identity. And the character from that episode "Amanda Rogers" falls in love with Wesley as they are both half Q.
@@beesod6412 As much as I originally like Wesley, I grew to strongly dislike him because he was so..." special ". But I really like this explanation for why he was so special.
I think the episode Mike McMahon is talking about where Geordi is in a tree is The Last Outpost, Season 1 Episode 4. Geordi Materializes upside down on a planet and his foot it caught in a high bush that looks vaguely tree-ish.
it really goes back to the original series. the interaction between spock, kirk and mccoy is so full of irony and humor, that wants you even more to be engaged with the characters.
I think the TNG episode Starship Mine has to be the most under appreciated comedic episodes in Star Trek: Picard running around the Enterprise like John McClane from Die Hard, Data and the admiral making small talk to the amusement/torture of the main cast, Picard using the Vulcan nerve pinch on Tim Russ’s character (not that funny unless you know that Russ would play a Vulcan a few years later),, and the episode ending with the call back to Mr. Ed with the statement that Picard’s saddle is “for a horse. Of course.”
Trivia Time! End credits Picard S3-E1, there are musical notes behind the end credits, in D major and 6/8 time signature, what is the tune? Pop Goes the Weasel!
I agree that comedy is needed. It's like being on Red Alert forever. You need yellow Alert to wind down a little and catch your breath. You can't run Red Alert all the time or you will burn out.
Comedy is Star Trek...Best casting ever in a movie is the new trio of Kirk, Spock, and Bones. Chris Pines is a GREAT James T Kirk. But my fave character of the tv series is Data.
THe opening joke (Encounter at Far Point) I remember is Picard getting splattered with holographic snowballs "accidentally" by Wesley, or Data trying to whistle.
frakes brought such a sense of natural comedy and timing to ryker in the first season of picard-" u think i was just gonna sit in the woods and make pizza while u had all the fun? or something like that
People love laughing with Honest Trailers Trek episodes, How It Should Have Ended Trek edition, Robot Chicken's Trek clips, Family Guy Trek cutaway jokes, etc poking fun of Star Trek but why are some people mad over Star Trek Lower Decks? I grew up on Trek and still love it but this cartoon is just a full comedy/parody not a canon cartoon series, where things don't have to fit into a perfect order, timeline or pre-set events which is like watching Family Guy - Trek cutaway scenes they get lots of laughs or Robot Chicken - Trek mini-scenes. Try watching Archer 1999. Tripping The Rift, Futurama, Red Dwarf, even Galaxy Quest. It's ok to love Trek and still laugh at this one silly show. Original actors, including the ones who play Riker and Q, have come back to do voice work on this and said they enjoyed doing it. If they are ok with it, shouldn't the viewers be ok with it or just do not watch and ignore it? BTW the actors who played Riker and Troi were in Disney's Gargoyles animated series. It's like watching Blue Harvest, Something, Something, Darkside. Just have a good laugh. Why couldn't Star Wars try this in a cartoon and go full comedy too? Life can be too serious so escape it for a short moment and just laugh.
One look at Data's thumbnail gives me such fond memories of Star Trek at it's peak of coolness & creativity. Back when an AI cast was around to be awesome and ask fundamental questions to human behavior. Data is up there with KITT, Uncle Bob, Vicki.. to name a few from the era.
Is it just me or does Wil Wheaton really look a lot like Jonathon Frakes did 25 years ago? If they ever recast a new TNG they don't have to look far for an actor to play Will Riker.....and he already has the right first name! Great discussion and hilarious comedy clips from TNG!
Levity and Character development is really what makes star trek. Its one of the biggest things that set it appart from other sci fi space operas. The action, effects and lore came secondary to the characters and writing, one of the things i love about it.
Omg. I love this. I have been binge watching everything TNG. I grew up on it, I remember the air it first aired, the time it was on. And as I got older (in Queens, NY), I would not go to sleep until 12 because WPIX11 would air TGN at 11:30am. Then it would change. I slept later lol. It was Seinfeld at 11, Cheers 11:30am, TGN at 12am and at 1am The Honeymooners and that’s when I knew to go to sleep. When that Moon came up on the show lol. I’ve followed everything Star Trek. It wasn’t till recently that I realized I’m a huge Trekkie lol. I love Star Wars but I’ve watched EVERYTHING that’s Star Trek. Because all the shows literally acknowledge the before shows and I love that. The connection.
Excelent interview Wil! All of you guys were on fire today, but above all you guys are taking Trek in the right direction thank you! I can't believe Wil knows all the collectables, there is too many to remember them all Lol
My favorit funny moment is when Gordi is getting shocked by a panel in engineering and data throws him across the room and the look on datas face is priceless
Wil Wheaton forgot that one person is not like the others. Four out of Five panelists wears a pair of glasses. Which is the same number of dentists that agree that this brand of chewing gum, mouthwash, and teeth whitener is good for you.
I wasn't that interested in TLD, but now that I know that it's the Season 8 guy, I'm absolutely watching it......'cause clearly nobody knows TNG funny like him.
I'm a huge Star Trek fan. But I have to say, and almost hate to say, that I don't care for Lower Decks. It's just a little too "teen dramatic", but that's just me. Definitely aimed at a different demographic than myself.
Lower Decks is absolutely terrible and has absolutely no business whatsoever as part of the Star Trek franchise. It is as bad as if not worse than Stargate universe which has no business in that franchise either
Ugh. will wheaton is such a sycophant toad. That whole bit of apologizing that that they didn't tick a box to have their racist token minority on. How disgusting and racist of him.
I like Mike's comment at the end about the character growth. Some of my favorite characters are the ones who have the arc (Data, Seven, the Doctor). As far as the humor goes that goes to my favorite character in all of Trek John DeLancie's Q. When you see his name come up connected to an episode you know there will be hilarity of some sort. He is the one who utters my favorite line in all of Trek when talking to his son on the deck of Voyager. "If the Continuum's told you once, they've told you a thousand times: DON'T - PROVOKE - THE BORG!" Ever since I have always wondered what would happen if the Borg had been able to assimilate a Q. I also wonder is it even possible. but then the quote makes me think it must be because otherwise why would they worry so much.
I loved watching Brent on Night Court. Mind you I watched Night Court after I had already known Spiner as Data and Laroquette as Maltz. Seeing them both on Night Court after already seeing them in their respective Star Trek rolls was fun. Both actors and characters are really funny.
Mike bemoaning the toxic elements of trek fan "criticism" culture of really not great dogpiles is 110% true but for me personally, I honestly love any trek that comes out, I had so many criticisms of Picard seasons 1-2 but ultimately I still enjoyed then for whatever reason. Just my view on it.
I have great admiration and respect for all the actors of the star trek series. I feel sad that almost all the time people talk about how they loved the character. I had the opportunity to go to comic con when John de Lancie, Nicole de Boer and Renee Auberjonois were in Winnipeg. I loved being able to let them know how much I appreciate them as actors and got to know their other interests. They are people first and actors second. It's a grueling job to memorize scripts and very long days. They deserve respect for the dedication and long hours they put in to give us these episodes. I really love Star trek. Will ,Brent and Jonathan, I may never have the honor of meeting you but I want you to know that you're all excellent actors and more importantly people first. God bless you all 🙂 Praying for you 🙏 Diane Delorme Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦
I find it amusing that during this particular podcast that you’re doing well, Leaton that they’re in a commercial break, they played a commercial for a Star Wars. I will repeat Star Wars video game, find it amusing.
i remember that scene on the klingo9n warbird where data and Picard were going undercover to Romulus to find Spock and data watching him hehehehe you might not see him watching but you can feel him watching you sleep ummm please dont watch me sleep mr data hehe that same episode Riker flipping a table on a ferengi in a space bar the giant fish looked so much like a Magikarp from pokemon i had some of the japanese ones at the time in 1992 oh great memories just recently after watching another great interview on the ready room with wil i saw a red green show interview of bob Bainborough and he as of now looks just like Jonathan frakes im going if they ever decide to bring back the transporter version of Riker in the live action area having them side by side that would freakkin be awesomes and my absolute very first contact is the late 70's animated series of Star Trek and the original series too kstw channel 11 1980 i was 4 but boy i understood it like i was living it and for an unknown reason i had a special kid crush on M'RESS the CAITIAN Lt who shared the communications job with Uhura on different shifts even now i still have that special place in my heart for CAITIANS and M'RESS especially one storyline id love to see brought back even if on a special live action series like PICARD or even lower decks or even a new series a return to MEGAS TU at the center of the galaxy lucius the fawn gets into a power argument with Q on who has more power or even the leader of the Megan's oh carp that would be something off the charts if i can find them i have the novelized versions of the animated 70's star trek series that really fleshed out the stories of most of the episodes im i guess a lifelong Trekkie myself
I write sci-fi stories as well. But I admit that I don't think I have enough comedy in them. Which would be more effective? Situational comedy? Or more comment related comedy? I'm trying to have my main character have a good sense of humor, without making her into a silly jokester.
Will! she is fancy! and i appreciate you acknowledging the cringe! i admire the way you do that. i instinctively cringe expecting some of the stuff ive heard on other trek podcasts. thank you. -signed, someone that shows love by being hypercritical
As to Paul's response to the final question, I think that is why I like shows like NCIS because that is a good example of what he is talking about. Compare NCIS to Criminal Minds. I think NCIS has that balance better and Criminal Minds is a little too serious. The humor is what makes NCIS. Using this as an example I get what he is saying with that answer. You can't have a show that is too serious especially in today's bingeable society. If you want someone to stay invested it is ok to have a serious show, but it needs to be tempered with humor. Mind you I do love both of the aforementioned shows I just like NCIS better for the above-mentioned reasons.
Data pitching Geordi ten feet to the deck in Engineering after he gets zapped by the Iconian Probe Virus in "Contagion", was and is hysterical. The way Data visibly cringes, I'm still crying. 😂
I wish I still had my trek toys. Had a tos and a tng phaser. A tng tricorder. And the tnt teleported for action figure. The one that made toy disappear. Lol. If only.
Thank God this show came out in a time when networks would give you a couple seasons to find your footing. Nowadays it would be cancelled almost immediately.
Brent Spiner is very talented and funny man. Lower Decks, like all the other Bad Robot projects, is awful. I just gave up the franchise when they signed up with them again. Now it's time to just hit "not interested" on every Trek video until they stop showing up in my feed.
I know this probably off topic, but it's beautiful that Jonathan Frakes ALWAYS so loving when he talks about his wife in interviews
Any opportunity to see Brent out of his Data getup is a treat. Even in casual conversation you can pick up on his talent. I hope we get to see some new shows (outside of trek) with both Brent and Jonathan!
Love Trek humor. I wish they would have included Robert Picardo in this, since I believe he is one of the funniest actors to every be a principle cast member on a Trek series.
Seriously. He was a master of comedic timing.
Robert Ricardo and Jeri Ryan were freaking hilarious in Voyager.
@@willdwyer6782 One of my favorite episodes of Voyager ("Body and Soul" in Season 7) is the one where Seven, The Doctor, and Kim get captured by the villains of the week and in the process of being captured, they have to hide the Doctor because this race of people are the ones that are xenophobic about holograms. Anyway, they quickly decided the best way to hide the doctor was to upload him into Seven's borg neural implant and so most of the episode is Jeri Ryan having to play Seven as if she is 100% possessed and controlled by The Doctor. It is simultaneously one of the most brilliant acting performances and the comedy was hilarious. Not that I wasn't already a fan of her, but that episode really made me realize how great an actor Jeri Ryan is. I've re-watched that episode many times and her performance is flawless. I fully believe that The Doctor is inside of Seven's body the entire time!
@@willdwyer6782 What freaked me out was when I realized Picardo played the werewolf on The Howling. He was creepy and scary. Then as you say he is freaking hilarious.
Dunno if anyone gives a damn but if you're stoned like me atm then you can watch all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Been watching with my brother recently =)
I must protest! I am not a merry man! Classic!
Was just thinking about that!
Started watching TNG last month. I'm hooked, love data!
Welcome!
I got hooked in 1987, and I´m still hooked :)
Data is also my favorite
I started watching TNG around 1989 1990. Still love that show to this day. Stick with it dude. It gets really really good from season3 onwards.
I understand you. I've had 2 romantic dreams about Data :)
I like every Data centric episode.
Brent Spiner’s face during this is gold. He’s just looks like he’s so over this. 🤣
He already was back then (early 2000s). I think he always believed that Star Trek is just one step in his career and wanted to be much more as an actor. He played in Independence Day the crazy scientist and that's about it. He was and is stuck with Trek geeks and fandom. Now with the last episodes of Picard he had to play Data once again, and he seems to have made peace with the fact that not much more will come up in his career. Everything else he got was small roles and parts in lesser TV series.
The Geordi in a tree episode was QPid, where Q sends them all to Nottingham and makes Picard the legendary Robin Hood.
Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏
_Guy walks into the doctor's office. The doctor tells him you need an operation. Guy says "I want a second opinion." Doc tells him "Okay you're ugly too". Badoom Boom!_
Copy and pasted a joke from the late, great, Rodney Dangerfield.
@@porpus99 And said by Data in 'The Outrageous Okona' when he's trying to master humour. Coupled with Brent Spiner's brilliant hand movements, arguably one of the funniest moments of the entire show.
@m "That was...?"
_"Not_ funny."
Worf has had the funniest lines to me. Lines like "I will feed him" when Data asks Worf to feed his cat.
"Q the miserable, Q the desperate! What must I do to convince you people?"
"Die."
Best of all time.
When Michael Dorn uses that voice, all I hear is Kalabak!
Wow Will is an amazingly smart man! Go Wesley!
You can always tell when Johnathan Frakes is directing no matter which interation of Star Trek he directs. It's always a bit lighter and has more subtle humor. That being said one of my funniest recollections from TNG is when Geordi suggests that Data should use a phaser on stun to train Spot.
Frakes.. you gotta up your microphone game!
Jordi in a tree was a transporter mess-up , as I recall Data was upside down and hanging from a ledge !
I had the Enterprise D bridge play set the engineering set and the transporter and all the figures. TNG was my childhood I still watch it and you guys are the best thank you. Q said the funniest thing in tng Q says to worf very clever worf eat any good books lately? I was in tears 😂😂😂😂😂
YES - "Data's Day" is one of the top 5 or 10. There are so many good episodes on TNG. I hope Wil Wheaton has a lot of success with this show he host! The TNG guest are great!
Wil wheaton looks like Riker's long lost son.
I know that he wasn't on this panel, but Cirroc is looking more and more like Captain Sikso every time I see him now, too.
This is an awesome talk on Star Trek humor. Great panelists!
This is a great panel. I have always felt that Star Trek was one of the funniest shows. The humor could be really funny, tongue in cheek. Definitely fairly self aware humor too. The Ferengi on DS9 were always hilarious, definitely more on purpose. Martok and Worf could be laugh out loud too.
Thanks for the fun and interesting panel. Glad Paul took time off from his Confederate Navy reenacting to do this panel.
its always the little jokes, like Data grows a beard, or Riker kisses Diana with a beard and she goes "Yuck" so he goes and shaves it.
Or when he tried out sneezing. That was funny LOLOLOL
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When did Riker grow a beard and kiss Deanna and then went and shaved it because she said yuck? I don't remember that.
@@jsullivan2112 Insurrection
@@robinwagner340 That would explain why I don’t remember it. I hated that pos. Tried rewatching it recently. Nope! 💩
I thin one important thing McMahan said is ensuring people that he's not making fun of Star Trek with "Lower Decks." There's a huge difference between "making fun of" and "having fun with." It's the same as "laughing at" versus "laughing with."
And self-deprecation humor works too.
I am waiting for Wesley to appear in Picard
It's not canon, but according to more than one Star Trek novel, Wesley has a half brother named Rene Jacques Robert Francois Picard. He married a daughter of Riker and Troi named Natasha.
Dr McCoy was my favorite character in the original by far. That's how a lot of people would be.
Worst actor in the history of Hollywood
then: SHUT UP WESLEY
now: let's have wesley host his own talk show
Wil Wheaton HATES the phrase "shut up Wesley" he'll block people on facebook if they post it.
19:25 My Wesley Crusher story is that he is in fact the son of Q, that is where he got his powers. Wesley's true mother is actually Vash, {AKA "Captain's Holiday" Picard's girlfriend, before she goes away with Q.} Q went back in time with her, caused the accident, and gave his and Vash's son to Beverley, because he did not know if Wesley would have the powers, and might have to destroy him. Much like the episode "True Q", Q caused a accident that killed Beverley's husband, and their child. So Q replaced their child, with his own. And for that reason Q had to hide Wesley's true identity. And the character from that episode "Amanda Rogers" falls in love with Wesley as they are both half Q.
They made Wesley out to be something very special and then just stopped. that always irked me. I like this explanation.
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As much as I originally like Wesley, I grew to strongly dislike him because he was so..." special ". But I really like this explanation for why he was so special.
Nice pitch.
I think the episode Mike McMahon is talking about where Geordi is in a tree is The Last Outpost, Season 1 Episode 4.
Geordi Materializes upside down on a planet and his foot it caught in a high bush that looks vaguely tree-ish.
it really goes back to the original series. the interaction between spock, kirk and mccoy is so full of irony and humor, that wants you even more to be engaged with the characters.
Actually it was Data in a tree in the pilot episode when Riker and he meet for the first time. He was trying to whistle.
On the holodeck.
Nah, it was probably The Last Outpost. When they transport down to the planet, Geordi materializes upside down hanging from a tree by his leg.
Worf had the funniest joke in the entire TNG series. Q What must I do to convince you people?
WORF: Die.
Q's comeback "Eat any good books lately?" was icing on the cake. I lost it.
Geordi on a tree appears on the episode QPid S04E20 playing a medieval instrument
Georgi LaForge in a tree--- it was Data in the tree and Riker finding Data in that tree whistling Pop Goes the weasel with Riker finishing the tune
I think the TNG episode Starship Mine has to be the most under appreciated comedic episodes in Star Trek: Picard running around the Enterprise like John McClane from Die Hard, Data and the admiral making small talk to the amusement/torture of the main cast, Picard using the Vulcan nerve pinch on Tim Russ’s character (not that funny unless you know that Russ would play a Vulcan a few years later),, and the episode ending with the call back to Mr. Ed with the statement that Picard’s saddle is “for a horse. Of course.”
It's a good one for sure.
Trivia Time! End credits Picard S3-E1, there are musical notes behind the end credits, in D major and 6/8 time signature, what is the tune?
Pop Goes the Weasel!
I agree that comedy is needed. It's like being on Red Alert forever. You need yellow Alert to wind down a little and catch your breath. You can't run Red Alert all the time or you will burn out.
Just finished Picard season 3, and Worfs quips were laugh out loud hilarious! "Swords are fun!" 😂
Love these guys, and I'm gonna give Lower Decks a look now!
I agree humor is the based of any enjoyable show, I am glad to see you are in good health. I thank you all for sharing your thoughts.
Comedy is Star Trek...Best casting ever in a movie is the new trio of Kirk, Spock, and Bones. Chris Pines is a GREAT James T Kirk. But my fave character of the tv series is Data.
Wesley NEEDS to come back to the shows. Season 2 of Picard with all the time travel please?! 😍🖖🏼
Agreed
Would it kill Johnathan Frakes to get a real mic 🎤 love the guy but dang it was a struggle to listen threw this.
Riker- "You're blended alright". Data- "My timing is digital."
this is a primitive culture- i was just trying to blend in, youre blended alright- one of the funniest lines
THe opening joke (Encounter at Far Point) I remember is Picard getting splattered with holographic snowballs "accidentally" by Wesley, or Data trying to whistle.
frakes brought such a sense of natural comedy and timing to ryker in the first season of picard-" u think i was just gonna sit in the woods and make pizza while u had all the fun? or something like that
People love laughing with Honest Trailers Trek episodes, How It Should Have Ended Trek edition, Robot Chicken's Trek clips, Family Guy Trek cutaway jokes, etc poking fun of Star Trek but why are some people mad over Star Trek Lower Decks?
I grew up on Trek and still love it but this cartoon is just a full comedy/parody not a canon cartoon series, where things don't have to fit into a perfect order, timeline or pre-set events which is like watching Family Guy - Trek cutaway scenes they get lots of laughs or Robot Chicken - Trek mini-scenes.
Try watching Archer 1999. Tripping The Rift, Futurama, Red Dwarf, even Galaxy Quest.
It's ok to love Trek and still laugh at this one silly show.
Original actors, including the ones who play Riker and Q, have come back to do voice work on this and said they enjoyed doing it.
If they are ok with it, shouldn't the viewers be ok with it or just do not watch and ignore it?
BTW the actors who played Riker and Troi were in Disney's Gargoyles animated series.
It's like watching Blue Harvest, Something, Something, Darkside. Just have a good laugh.
Why couldn't Star Wars try this in a cartoon and go full comedy too?
Life can be too serious so escape it for a short moment and just laugh.
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Yes. 2 weeks ago... 😊 🖖
im here just because of data.... dats all
One look at Data's thumbnail gives me such fond memories of Star Trek at it's peak of coolness & creativity. Back when an AI cast was around to be awesome and ask fundamental questions to human behavior. Data is up there with KITT, Uncle Bob, Vicki.. to name a few from the era.
Is it just me or does Wil Wheaton really look a lot like Jonathon Frakes did 25 years ago? If they ever recast a new TNG they don't have to look far for an actor to play Will Riker.....and he already has the right first name! Great discussion and hilarious comedy clips from TNG!
Actually in this video I thought Will looked more like J.J. Abrahams?
It's just a goatee.
Their facial features look nothing alike.
Levity and Character development is really what makes star trek. Its one of the biggest things that set it appart from other sci fi space operas. The action, effects and lore came secondary to the characters and writing, one of the things i love about it.
Paramount, please bring Will Wheaton back!! He is the perfect fit for the new shows
Good joke about star trek
I think the people are People
I still want to know why the Ferengi was in the gorilla suit.
As soon as I saw this was about Trek comedy, I thought of that scene of Data watching Picard sleep. I love that he brought that up!
geordi in a tree is in an episode about him being stuck on a planet and somehow he gets changed into an alien
Mr. Frakes in particular has an excellent sense of comedy timing.
The episode Mike is thinking of is the episode QPid.
Great scene with a good Worf moment too.
Smashing the guitar. One of the funniest moments on the show.
@@Pat_S "I am NOT a merry man."
Omg. I love this. I have been binge watching everything TNG. I grew up on it, I remember the air it first aired, the time it was on. And as I got older (in Queens, NY), I would not go to sleep until 12 because WPIX11 would air TGN at 11:30am. Then it would change. I slept later lol. It was Seinfeld at 11, Cheers 11:30am, TGN at 12am and at 1am The Honeymooners and that’s when I knew to go to sleep. When that Moon came up on the show lol. I’ve followed everything Star Trek. It wasn’t till recently that I realized I’m a huge Trekkie lol. I love Star Wars but I’ve watched EVERYTHING that’s Star Trek. Because all the shows literally acknowledge the before shows and I love that. The connection.
Excelent interview Wil! All of you guys were on fire today, but above all you guys are taking Trek in the right direction thank you! I can't believe Wil knows all the collectables, there is too many to remember them all Lol
Space dads lol
Still love Dorn's "Ro Laren" story where he and Spiner start doing the British and German accent versions - while Stewart is losing it big time.
Wasn't Brent the one up the tree in that scene in the pilot episode with him and Jon?
why the hell everyone got the skin smoother filter on
Does anybody think Paul looks like Mario?
Great to see Jonathan and Brent.
I was thinking of the Captain (Daryl Dragon) from The Captain and Tennille singing duo. Because I'm old.
My favorit funny moment is when Gordi is getting shocked by a panel in engineering and data throws him across the room and the look on datas face is priceless
Wil Wheaton forgot that one person is not like the others. Four out of Five panelists wears a pair of glasses. Which is the same number of dentists that agree that this brand of chewing gum, mouthwash, and teeth whitener is good for you.
I wasn't that interested in TLD, but now that I know that it's the Season 8 guy, I'm absolutely watching it......'cause clearly nobody knows TNG funny like him.
The funniest TNG moment was when Wesley was told to shut up by both Picard and Beverly.
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*Star Trek the Animated Series (1973)
“Am I a joke to you?”
I love the star trek the next generation actors 😍
Lower decks is badass. Cant wait for the next season.
I'm a huge Star Trek fan. But I have to say, and almost hate to say, that I don't care for Lower Decks. It's just a little too "teen dramatic", but that's just me. Definitely aimed at a different demographic than myself.
Lower Decks is absolutely terrible and has absolutely no business whatsoever as part of the Star Trek franchise. It is as bad as if not worse than Stargate universe which has no business in that franchise either
Ugh. will wheaton is such a sycophant toad. That whole bit of apologizing that that they didn't tick a box to have their racist token minority on. How disgusting and racist of him.
I like Mike's comment at the end about the character growth. Some of my favorite characters are the ones who have the arc (Data, Seven, the Doctor). As far as the humor goes that goes to my favorite character in all of Trek John DeLancie's Q. When you see his name come up connected to an episode you know there will be hilarity of some sort. He is the one who utters my favorite line in all of Trek when talking to his son on the deck of Voyager. "If the Continuum's told you once, they've told you a thousand times: DON'T - PROVOKE - THE BORG!" Ever since I have always wondered what would happen if the Borg had been able to assimilate a Q. I also wonder is it even possible. but then the quote makes me think it must be because otherwise why would they worry so much.
To the guy that need lower decks... thank you!
Yup thanks for doing a braindead trek series
Talking DS9 some of the funniest part of the show was the interactions between Odo and Quark.
This "Lower Deck" crap is in the same shit bucket as Discovery......as is Wil Wheaton.
I loved watching Brent on Night Court. Mind you I watched Night Court after I had already known Spiner as Data and Laroquette as Maltz. Seeing them both on Night Court after already seeing them in their respective Star Trek rolls was fun. Both actors and characters are really funny.
Mike bemoaning the toxic elements of trek fan "criticism" culture of really not great dogpiles is 110% true but for me personally, I honestly love any trek that comes out, I had so many criticisms of Picard seasons 1-2 but ultimately I still enjoyed then for whatever reason. Just my view on it.
I have great admiration and respect for all the actors of the star trek series. I feel sad that almost all the time people talk about how they loved the character. I had the opportunity to go to comic con when John de Lancie, Nicole de Boer and Renee Auberjonois were in Winnipeg. I loved being able to let them know how much I appreciate them as actors and got to know their other interests. They are people first and actors second. It's a grueling job to memorize scripts and very long days. They deserve respect for the dedication and long hours they put in to give us these episodes. I really love Star trek. Will ,Brent and Jonathan, I may never have the honor of meeting you but I want you to know that you're all excellent actors and more importantly people first. God bless you all 🙂
Praying for you 🙏
Diane Delorme
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦
I find it amusing that during this particular podcast that you’re doing well, Leaton that they’re in a commercial break, they played a commercial for a Star Wars. I will repeat Star Wars video game, find it amusing.
i remember that scene on the klingo9n warbird where data and Picard were going undercover to Romulus to find Spock and data watching him hehehehe you might not see him watching but you can feel him watching you sleep ummm please dont watch me sleep mr data hehe that same episode Riker flipping a table on a ferengi in a space bar the giant fish looked so much like a Magikarp from pokemon i had some of the japanese ones at the time in 1992 oh great memories just recently after watching another great interview on the ready room with wil i saw a red green show interview of bob Bainborough and he as of now looks just like Jonathan frakes im going if they ever decide to bring back the transporter version of Riker in the live action area having them side by side that would freakkin be awesomes and my absolute very first contact is the late 70's animated series of Star Trek and the original series too kstw channel 11 1980 i was 4 but boy i understood it like i was living it and for an unknown reason i had a special kid crush on M'RESS the CAITIAN Lt who shared the communications job with Uhura on different shifts even now i still have that special place in my heart for CAITIANS and M'RESS especially one storyline id love to see brought back even if on a special live action series like PICARD or even lower decks or even a new series a return to MEGAS TU at the center of the galaxy lucius the fawn gets into a power argument with Q on who has more power or even the leader of the Megan's oh carp that would be something off the charts if i can find them i have the novelized versions of the animated 70's star trek series that really fleshed out the stories of most of the episodes im i guess a lifelong Trekkie myself
I write sci-fi stories as well. But I admit that I don't think I have enough comedy in them. Which would be more effective? Situational comedy? Or more comment related comedy? I'm trying to have my main character have a good sense of humor, without making her into a silly jokester.
A really good Data funny moment is when he gets caught in the Chinese finger trap in S1E5 The Last Outpost. I cracked up.
Will! she is fancy! and i appreciate you acknowledging the cringe! i admire the way you do that. i instinctively cringe expecting some of the stuff ive heard on other trek podcasts. thank you.
-signed, someone that shows love by being hypercritical
As to Paul's response to the final question, I think that is why I like shows like NCIS because that is a good example of what he is talking about. Compare NCIS to Criminal Minds. I think NCIS has that balance better and Criminal Minds is a little too serious. The humor is what makes NCIS. Using this as an example I get what he is saying with that answer. You can't have a show that is too serious especially in today's bingeable society. If you want someone to stay invested it is ok to have a serious show, but it needs to be tempered with humor. Mind you I do love both of the aforementioned shows I just like NCIS better for the above-mentioned reasons.
Data pitching Geordi ten feet to the deck in Engineering after he gets zapped by the Iconian Probe Virus in "Contagion", was and is hysterical. The way Data visibly cringes, I'm still crying. 😂
I wish I still had my trek toys. Had a tos and a tng phaser. A tng tricorder. And the tnt teleported for action figure. The one that made toy disappear. Lol. If only.
Funny cause on ds9 they pronounce bajor different every other show
Geordi in a tree was The Last Outpost, he materializes upside down hanging from one when they beam down to the planet.
I’m betting he was watching last outpost cuz I feel like Geordi is in a crystal which sort of resembles a tree
Paul put some glasses on! My brain started singing "one of these things in not like the other, one of these things doesn't belong..."
Who's the Captain Kangaroo guy?
It's kind of weird when you remember that none of these guys have ever been to space lol.
Thank God this show came out in a time when networks would give you a couple seasons to find your footing. Nowadays it would be cancelled almost immediately.
5:35 You apologized? I'm embarrassed for you.
Who is the bus driver chap , with the stupid hat on ? Does he think he looks cool ? LOL.
In star trek race doesn't matter so Mr. Wheaton there was no need to apologize. I love you guys so much.
Is moustache guy the voice of Mr.Peanutbutter? If i close my eyes i can see a cartoon dog saying the words.(*edit He is indeed Mr.Peanutbutter)
Brent Spiner is very talented and funny man. Lower Decks, like all the other Bad Robot projects, is awful. I just gave up the franchise when they signed up with them again. Now it's time to just hit "not interested" on every Trek video until they stop showing up in my feed.