GWC Podcast #205

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#41

Congratz Sean!

Audra’s idea of “Elcor Hookup” really cracked me up. I started wondering what Elcor pick-up lines might be like.

Shepard: “So, what do you do here?”
Elcor: “Flirtatious Quip: It depends on who is asking.”
Shepard: “Um, right. Can you direct me to the nearest vendor?”
Elcor: “Sleazy Innuendo: Perhaps I have what you want, Comedic Pause: in my pants.”
Shepard: “Yeah, I’m outta here.”
Elcor: “Filthy Suggestion: Do you want me to put my trunk in your junk?”

Way too much fun to be had here.

#42

This should be an official mod. :smiley:

#43

This may be the first time I’ve ever heard someone suggest with a straight face that lack of regulations is the reason something is taking so long, heh heh.

It appears that the opposite is in fact true, the govenrment provides vendors with moving targets, and switching designs mid-stream to meet their new needs has added millions to projects in the past.

Compare Maxim Faget’s original shuttle design from the early 70s against the monstrosity that flew. The Air Force and NASA both kept adding arbitrary requirements in the name of safety and capability that gave us something that wasn’t able to deliver on either one.

NASA’s concept of man-rating, additionally, has been so wild that none of the contractors even tried for astronaut contracts in the 70s-90s, for instance, and sadly, we’ve seen how those requirements didn’t work out for two shuttle crews.

With the new model, with NASA willing to purchase as a customer instead of playing Super Boss Dude, there’s a chance that we’ll see some real flying. Burt Rutan made it to 100km without NASA’s “blessing”, and it looks like SpaceX is about to go manned orbital with their Dragon and Falcon-9. It’s an exciting time to be in the black again!

BTW, I’m going to go and pour one out for my homies at Rotary Rocket. RIP, Roton. You would have rocked.

#44

Thanks for the podcast about 2001. I first saw that movie when I was a kid, and didn’t understand what was going on. But I remember loving the part where they dock the ship on the moon, and the “Blue Danube” music is playing. It’s been forever since I have seen 2010 though. I thought the same thing as what Chuck pointed out on the podcast, in that 2010 seemed not as modern and hi-tech as 2001.

2010 really redeemed HAL in my mind. He wasn’t this crazy, evil machine. He was just trying to reconcile what his superiors told him with what he was programed to do, and he dealt with it in the way he thought the most logical.

I’ve read all the books in that series- 2001, 2010, 2061 and 3001 and loved all of them. 3001 was very different from the first 3 books, but enjoyable nonetheless. Highly recommended!

#45

I liked Audra’s comment about the lack of women in the movie, and I think she’s spot on. While Chuck is right that there are only four characters, really, the fact is, over half of the world population is women (and it was higher in the fifties after so many men died in WWII), so one would expect the characters to be at least 1/2 women in an enlightened society.

I would include the mysteriously revered ST:NG in this. The main female characters are the counselor and the doctor, both of whom are nurturing types. The first doctor was more intelligent than nurturing, and guess what, she didn’t last.

#46

Well, technically, the second doctor. Crusher was the doctor, left for a season to be replaced by the one you mention (Pulaski) and then came back a year later to reclaim her position.

#47

Am I the only person who liked Pulaski? Sure, Beverly was hot and awesome, but Pulaski held her own. Who is with me? Let drift this thread stat!

#48

I liked the interaction between Pulaski and Data. I didn’t like the flirting between Bev and Picard. I’m glad they toned that down and made it more mature in the later seasons. Pulaski reminded me a bit of Dr. McCoy. She added a more comfortable atmosphere that I think TNG needed.

#49

She definitely had her moments like, spurring Data (or is it Data) on to beat the Kolrami at video games, eating tea and crumpets with Professor Moriarty, and most importantly saving Riker by stimulating flashbacks to fight off infection from a neural virus…

#50

Agreed. On the whole, I preferred Dr. Crusher (I tend to like original cast over replacements like Claudia Christian over Tracy Scoggins), but Pulaski was ok in my book.

#51

Speaking of Babylon 5 and continuing the thread drift, I can not believe Sheldon from Big Bang Theory called B5 derivative. He lost some major points with me.

#52

Ah, but Claudia Christian was not in the original cast.

#53

Correct, and he identified CC as a replacement.
EDIT: Whoops! I mistook Tracy Scoggin for the person from the pilot. Takahashi or something? Can’t remember, and choosing not to Google after Chuck twice suggesting (here and on podcast) that the only reason we called him out on Christopher Lloyd was because we must be searching the internet. No, Senor Chuck, he was the main villain in ST3, no google was required.

Just sayin’, and still a little annoyed, but I’ll get over it.

#54

I may not be much of a Star Trek fan, but there is little B5 trivia you can catch me up on. Well, that and Tolkien. Yes, my life IS small, your point?

#55

Nothing, my point was that I thought you were wrong, then realized that I, in fact, was mistaken. Thanks for being so gracious. :rolleyes:

#56

Ah sorry, was making fun of my life that’s all. Not you, or your comments, which I value. I’ll talk about B5 anytime.

#57

I loves me the B5, still can’t watch the Lord of the Rings movies without thinking at some irrational level that Tolkien ripped off JMS. :smiley:

#58

I forgive pilots and first episodes. Everyone is trying to make the show best.

My qualifier is if you were on for more than 13 episodes in the first season, you’re an original cast member. Lt. Ford from Atlantis and Doyle from Angel don’t fall into this category. Tasha Yar does. That’s just my measure though.

#59

Ford was in all 20 episodes of the first season of Atlantis, so he counts as an original cast member in my book (unless I’m misunderstanding you).

#60

Well, fine. He’s an OG then. d: Seems like he was in fewer than that. (:

But, you catch my drift.