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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: Expletives on TV #20642 03/08/01 01:27 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Don't speak what I assume to be Klingon, Nor do I, but an online dictionary assures me that the phrase is a powerful insult, translated as, "Your mother has a smooth forehead." I agree that spin-offs in general are rarely a patch on the original, but what interests me about NG is its origin. I reads somewhere that NG was Roddenberry's own creation, and was his attempt to recapture the intent of the original series. I stress that I am only regurgitating here, but according to the article Roddenberry felt that his ideals for the show, both in terms of its ensemble nature, and overall philosophy, had been hijacked by Shatner, and that it was this usurpation which led him to try again with NG. On the subject of successful spin-offs the best example that I can think of is Frasier, or does that pit Wgtn vs. HB again? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Expletives on TV #20643 03/08/01 06:26 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England On the subject of successful spin-offs the best example that I can think of is Frasier, or does that pit Wgtn vs. HB again? Well, yes and no. I never liked Cheers in the first place, so you can imagine how high my expectations for Frasier were. And I think they were still too high, frankly. And referring back to Klingon insults, I just KNEW it was going to involve removed anatomy! The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,316 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 342 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,533 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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