@Mighty_Ponygirl:disqus I wonder if Stewart's attitude about shooting on schedule had anything to do with the fact that he was married to the assistant director/associate producer, who's specific job description is "keeping the shoot on schedule," and spends a lot of time yelling at people.

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus Individual Klingons make good characters, but unlike the Trill, or the Breen, or the Dominion, or even the Vulcans, the writers seem to have no more secrets to tell about the Klingons.  We pretty much have them, as a people, dead to rights.

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus Individual Klingons make good characters, but unlike the Trill, or the Breen, or the Dominion, or even the Vulcans, the writers seem to have no more secrets to tell about the Klingons.  We pretty much have them, as a people, dead to rights.

@avclub-0f7a7a779f5c0634aace1a350df2d833:disqus Type an at-sign, lay back, and think of England.

@avclub-0f7a7a779f5c0634aace1a350df2d833:disqus Type an at-sign, lay back, and think of England.

@avclub-2b4398f8c60d5dd9b8e3c786a3745192:disqus I'm sure a factor in all of this is that Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew are really social people who own their roles, and Avery Brooks is by most accounts bat guano plinking nuts.  A sweet man and a genius, but nuts.

@avclub-2b4398f8c60d5dd9b8e3c786a3745192:disqus I'm sure a factor in all of this is that Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew are really social people who own their roles, and Avery Brooks is by most accounts bat guano plinking nuts.  A sweet man and a genius, but nuts.

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus Gowron in TNG makes sense, but Gowron on DS9?  They coulda renamed season 5 "The Gowron Show" and people probably wouldn't have noticed.

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus Gowron in TNG makes sense, but Gowron on DS9?  They coulda renamed season 5 "The Gowron Show" and people probably wouldn't have noticed.

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Actually when you put it that way, it might be a reference to the Claymation Studios Adventures of Mark Twain.

Actually when you put it that way, it might be a reference to the Claymation Studios Adventures of Mark Twain.

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Obligatory Candide reference (NOW WITH MORE CHENOWETH!):

Obligatory Candide reference (NOW WITH MORE CHENOWETH!):

@avclub-0806ebf2ee5c90a0ca0fd59eddb039f5:disqus "There go those fighters!  Why do they always leave us bombers to defend ourselves!"

@avclub-0806ebf2ee5c90a0ca0fd59eddb039f5:disqus "There go those fighters!  Why do they always leave us bombers to defend ourselves!"

"I'm sure that we'll get over it, as Norgay said to Hillary"