224: Star Trek: Generations

Published: May 10, 2023, midnight

Welcome back to the continuing adventures of the At The Flicks team as they talk Star Trek movies and boldly go where no man has gone before.\n\nSince we completed the first part of this series \u2013 the films with the original Star Trek crew \u2013 we have had some extended shore leave from the series. Well, now we are back as we start the next section, the Next Generation features.\n\nWhat better place to start than with the cross over episode \u2013 where old meets new. It\u2019s a captain face off, as Captain Kirk (William Shatner) meets the new guy in town, follicly challenged Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart). \n\nGuiding us through this space adventure is our captain Darren (after all it was his idea), backed up by his science officer Graham who will be looking at some of the more technical aspects. Jeff is playing the crew member who develops a God complex \u2013 well, he certainly talks a lot about religion at various points in the show. But what else do we talk about?\n\nFor Star Trek Generations our away team boldly go on to tackle such subjects as:\n\nDid the writing of this script and the final episode of the TV series Next Generation cause confusion with the writers?\n\nJust what is wrong with those uniforms?\n\nWhy didn\u2019t the rest of the original cast appear in the prologue?\n\nWas Soran (the great Malcolm McDowall) a villain to match Khan?\n\nJust what is the Nexus?\n\nAll joking aside, why does Jeff keep talking religion?\n\nThere really are two camps for this film \u2013 those that love it and the one who has to be different. Take a wild stab in the dark as to who that is. In keeping with the series, I guess his counter would be to the others that they are Highly Illogical!\n\nSo, pick a side, then prepare to boldly go, enjoy, and listen to At The Flicks as it returns to Star Trek.\n\nSee you At The Flicks