tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post1521012638738164668..comments2024-03-28T02:14:56.036-07:00Comments on Goblinoid Games: Star Trek: Forehead ProliferationDan of Earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957424338566461756noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-22916292859592630452010-04-17T09:07:35.167-07:002010-04-17T09:07:35.167-07:00The best description that I heard for the alien fo...The best description that I heard for the alien foreheads was "aliens with seafood on their head" and that stuck in my mind.<br /><br />I, too, love the original series of Star Trek. Some of the reasons: a positive view of technology and exploration. Star Fleet is military. Free traders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-33897394422899424812010-04-16T11:01:40.828-07:002010-04-16T11:01:40.828-07:00The aliens also generally had standard human cultu...The aliens also generally had standard human culture and values, except with one or two differences. HOW?!<br /><br />It's like Sliders. My problem with Sliders was that every universe had one change, one difference from the home Earth universe. Maybe it was "dinosaurs didn't become extinct" and then other things followed from that. But mainly, it was like the writers sat around and thought, "okay, this week the world will have only see-through clothes". <br /><br />For one thing, it was very transparent (har!) that they were doing this. But when you think about it, it meant that the home Earth was actually a very special place. <br /><br />Because anyone who went from the home Earth to another universe would see exactly one new feature. Someone who went from Universe X to the home Earth would find exactly one changed feature. But someone who went form Universe X to Universe Y would notice exactly two changed features! Any slide involving a non-Home Earth results in double the number of strange differences. <br /><br />Of course, we're not meant to think about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-78622938043863262732010-04-13T14:38:26.593-07:002010-04-13T14:38:26.593-07:00Although he was in the Voyager show and not Next G...Although he was in the Voyager show and not Next Generation, there's a hilarious short interview clip online featuring Ethan "Neelix" Phillips ripping on some of the more awful aliens (and forehead-of-the-week syndrome).<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiC_tgwyIlgWill Mistrettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403399118961902073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-36583771342499421512010-04-12T12:12:54.990-07:002010-04-12T12:12:54.990-07:00Papa Joe is right, those are good rules.
We used ...Papa Joe is right, those are good rules.<br /><br />We used to call this phenomena "forehead of the week"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-63410877637978840682010-04-11T18:18:35.055-07:002010-04-11T18:18:35.055-07:00Those of you looking for an excellent version of t...Those of you looking for an excellent version of the Original and Animated TREK series as Old School styled RPG (based on the MicroLite d20 rules)are invited to check out "WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE" available for download at this site right here:<br /><br />http://69.51.142.222/trek/PapaJoeMambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761277227069180245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-29299280282438495932010-04-11T13:06:56.864-07:002010-04-11T13:06:56.864-07:00Oh, and The Onion beat us all:
http://www.theonio...Oh, and The Onion beat us all:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/star-trek-introduces-alien-character-with-totally,4265/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theonion.com/articles/star-trek-introduces-alien-character-with-totally,4265/</a>Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-38290365475760491192010-04-11T13:04:14.197-07:002010-04-11T13:04:14.197-07:00You know how I know you're right about the abs...You know how I know you're right about the absurdity of forehead proliferation?<br /><br />Because when I and my friends watched TNG, we invented the term "forehead alien". And as we came into contact with other people who watched the show, we discovered that practically everyone else had invented the term "forehead alien", too.<br /><br />Obvious creative laziness is obvious.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-54029836206222812632010-04-11T07:35:01.307-07:002010-04-11T07:35:01.307-07:00How! Can you SAY! The acting! Is! Exaggerated?!
:...How! Can you SAY! The acting! Is! Exaggerated?!<br /><br />:)Mark Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13648399258393669436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-51881579694007701732010-04-11T03:22:10.981-07:002010-04-11T03:22:10.981-07:00If you can find a copy, Star Trek the Original Ser...If you can find a copy, Star Trek the Original Series RPG is worth finding. It is very well done.pookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521454715536568847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-737080860119263961.post-58252118799713222662010-04-11T00:26:40.657-07:002010-04-11T00:26:40.657-07:00I recently picked up a few supplements from FASA&#...I recently picked up a few supplements from FASA's RPG including the awesome tricorder "prop" thingy. And The Star Fleet Technical Manual and The Medical Manual which I'd never heard of. Which are books not RPGs.<br /><br />I was thinking how cool it would be to run a TOS game based on pretty much just whats in the Technical and Medical manuals.<br /><br />But realistically, were am I gonna find a group who wants to play game based on a 50 year old TV series and who aren't insufferable, cannon spewing trekkie dorks?Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.com