--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alberto wrote: > >>TNG is infected by that ridiculous Q. > > JJ replied: > >Hey, hey!! Don't mess with Q!!! :) > > > >The idea of an omnipotent character is something > that continually surfaces > >in Rodenberry's work. In TOS, it was Trelane, then > Q. I found Trelane > >really annoying. But Q is a piece of work. I think > John DeLancie plays it > >to perfection, and it provides a nice little foil > for Picard.
And then there's the scene where Sisko punches Q, who indignantly proclaims that 'Picard wouldn't hit me!' ;) > And some ST fan(atic)s say that Trelane in The > Squire of Gothos, was probably a young Q. I don't recall the title, but one of the ST paperbacks definitely uses that idea. And another builds on the son that Q and Lady Q create (in a Voyager episode), while tying in the god-like character from STV (Null? X? whatever-its-name-was) who captures the young q... (Actually, I think there's a Q trilogy.) Omniscience Would Be Boring Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
