Oh no, thirtysomething is so… old?

Oh no, thirtysomething is so… old?

@jerodast:disqus  That's eminently fair. Thus, we keep watching.

@jerodast:disqus  That's eminently fair. Thus, we keep watching.

@avclub-18d84eb30b59b5f3cc748bfe9f68b472:disqus That feels like the kind of thing Roddenberry would've done, but you'd think that, much like similar high-concept didn't-quite-work ideas, it'd have been slowly phased out after he died - or at least left out of DS9.

@avclub-18d84eb30b59b5f3cc748bfe9f68b472:disqus That feels like the kind of thing Roddenberry would've done, but you'd think that, much like similar high-concept didn't-quite-work ideas, it'd have been slowly phased out after he died - or at least left out of DS9.

And I love Dr. Pepper even more, except for the caffiene.

And I love Dr. Pepper even more, except for the caffiene.

Hmmmm. I'm quite fond of root beer *and* prefer TNG to DS9. (Not that DS9 isn't great, mind you.)

Hmmmm. I'm quite fond of root beer *and* prefer TNG to DS9. (Not that DS9 isn't great, mind you.)

I'm shocked, SHOCKED to see cheesecake in Zack's!

I'm shocked, SHOCKED to see cheesecake in Zack's!

"Jadzia Dax is one of the most spontaneous, extroverted people in Trek,
and to say that Dax caused her to do a 180 from her pre-joined
personality is hard to buy."

"Jadzia Dax is one of the most spontaneous, extroverted people in Trek,
and to say that Dax caused her to do a 180 from her pre-joined
personality is hard to buy."

I remember seeing commercials for "Homeboys in Outer Space" and thinking it would be funny. I have no idea why, but watching it quickly disabused me of that notion.

I remember seeing commercials for "Homeboys in Outer Space" and thinking it would be funny. I have no idea why, but watching it quickly disabused me of that notion.

Augh. You know, it's amazing when you grow up and realize how mired in the viewpoint of Older People Who Do Not Approve that show was, and how much they wished they could put their feet down, flip the car around, and footpedal back into the '50s.

Augh. You know, it's amazing when you grow up and realize how mired in the viewpoint of Older People Who Do Not Approve that show was, and how much they wished they could put their feet down, flip the car around, and footpedal back into the '50s.

Not really a fan of either band, but they've grown on me. The Beatles, of course, rock hard.

Not really a fan of either band, but they've grown on me. The Beatles, of course, rock hard.