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Me too, kinda.

I watched the new movies but only after they made it to cable. Tried “lower decks” “discovery” and “Picard” but never really got excited about any of them. I did finish “Picard” but it just didn’t pull me in like the older stuff did.

 

Actually I did watch Picard. It was ok, I seemed to be more nit picky about it. Everything is getting too woke and it's ruining the old vibes I got from the old shows.

 

Could not agree more.

 

So...I watched one of my favorite episodes tonight- "Balance of Terror".

Synopsis: After a raiding foray into Federation Space by the Romulans, the Enterprise responds and Kirk matches wits with the warbird commander along the frontier.

Comments: A good array of tactics displayed from end run and bull rush attacks, to playin' possum, and the old "hide the obsolete nuke amongst the fake debris field" ploy.

Highlights:

Sarek's long lost evil twin:



I'd be dour and grim faced too if I had to wear these tight metal plates on my head all day:



State-of-the-art 23rd Century tactical display:

 

Gotta love the classics!

 

So........I watched one of my favorite episodes- "The Corbomite Maneuver"

A subtle test of character masqueraded as a test of might:




The Professor's long-lost panicky bridge guy twin:



not chess Mr. Spock.........poker!



nothing like a cuppa joe during a tense standoff:

 

Add some bourbon to that cup of joe and you damn skipping that will help with a tense stand off.

 

Love the Corbomite Maneuver. The first time I saw The Tholian Web, I was so scared you couldn’t have hammered a finishing nail into my ass.