Star Trek Fan Collective - Q Review
As Star Trek TNG fans know, Q has been one of the most consistently interesting villains in the entire franchise. In each of his episodes, he presents the crew of the Enterprise with a new moral dilemma, making not only for some of the most entertaining shows, but also the most thought provoking. John de Lancie plays the part superbly and combines an arrogance with a certain humor and ruefulness that bring a great sense of comedic relief to Star Trek. It's great to finally have all of the episodes on one disc.
My favorite Q scene: In TNG's "Tapestry," Picard is in bed (hairy chest and all) after what is presumably a night with an attractive young female. A hand from offscreen gently reaches to touch his hair. As Picard turns to look at his partner, the camera pans right to reveal Q in a Starfleet uniform beside Picard, smiling ruefully. Gotta love it!
My only problem is that the discs are not HD quality and don't have much commentary. Hopefully future versions will.
It would have been great to have a TNG movie with Q (rather than the pathetic Remans). Alas, at least we have this set! 4-DVD set collects the favorite episodes featuring the popular character "Q."
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Q it up again! - freshbakedmama -
Of all the bizarre, dramatic, engaging, and, well,...bizarre story-telling within the Trek universe, the Q episodes were the most memorable. Q was the character that allowed the writers the most room for real creativity, in my opinion. Q visitations usually gave rise to the best dialogue and situational humor, which may not have been the primary thing trekkies were looking for in Trek, but loads of fun, nonetheless. This dvd collection is full of the best the franchise has to offer in that arena.
John DeLancie, who plays Q, is the best, most subtle actor ever to show his face on the bridge of the Enterprise, and it's just pure fun to watch him portray the unpredictable, unquantifiable Q.
The Q episodes, in perhaps more purely Trek fashion, also offered the opportunity to explore some thought-provoking questions about the meaning of being human, civilized, and evolved. Of course, this was a t.v. series, so the writing mostly sort of waded in the shallow end of some very deep pools. It's enough dark water, however, to make these episodes watchable by an audience outside the fan collective.
If you like Star Trek, this is probably the collection to own. If you love Star Trek, you're going to go for them all anyway...
Jun 27, 2010 05:46:06
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