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Topic	Eight Board-Eighters Rank Star Trek Characters
Anagram 01/22/20 11:36:29 PM #134:	23. Deanna Troi Captain, that snarling Klingon may be hostile. For all the crap Troi gets, shes not a bad character. Yes, its fun to make fun of her for giving obvious advice and constantly being ignored when she does give good advice, but honestly, the premise of this character is solid. The future is very clean and sterile and science-y, heres a psychologist whos all about emotions and who integrates it all into the futuristic society. Thats part of what I like about Star Trek, the basically optimistic future of people who solve problems with diplomacy, science, and philosophy, and who look at laser explosions and fistfights as a last resort. Troi is completely in keeping with this style of writing, so I actually kind of like her. Troi benefits a lot from being the person who everyone else goes to for advice and support, so shes usually got something to do. She gets a bad rap, but if you actually sit down and watch Troi episodes, the only bad ones are either really about her mother or the one where an alien has sex with her in order to impregnate her with himself. And really, who hasnt been raped by an omnipotent energy being in their sleep at least once? https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MTwyb-A1oak/hqdefault.jpg I will say this, however: Marina Sirtis is the worst actor in TNG, and its not by a small amount. Patrick Stewart is like a real actor, of course, Brent Spiner kills it as Data, LeVar Burton elevates a character who should be boring and lame, but Marina Sirtis doesnt do the same with Troi. I cannot imagine anyone else playing Picard, Riker, Data, or Worf, but I can definitely imagine another actress playing Troi and doing a better job of it. One of the funniest aspects of Troi to me is that Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby were originally going to play each others characters. Can you imagine a TNG where Troi dies early on and Yar stays on the whole time, except played by a woman who does not look tough at all? Like I believe Denise Crosby when she acts tough, I would not believe Marina Sirtis. Have you watched Terminator Genisys where Emilia Clarke has to act like a badass warrior and its completely absurd? Thats how I imagine the original version of Yar. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:933353340] in Eight Boar... [t:78315622]...</cite> <quote>23. Deanna Troi Captain, that snarling Klingon may be hostile. For all the crap Troi gets, shes not a bad character. Yes, its fun to make fun of her for giving obvious advice and constantly being ignored when she does give good advice, but honestly, the premise of this character is solid. The future is very clean and sterile and science-y, heres a psychologist whos all about emotions and who integrates it all into the futuristic society. Thats part of what I like about Star Trek, the basically optimistic future of people who solve problems with diplomacy, science, and philosophy, and who look at laser explosions and fistfights as a last resort. Troi is completely in keeping with this style of writing, so I actually kind of like her. Troi benefits a lot from being the person who everyone else goes to for advice and support, so shes usually got something to do. She gets a bad rap, but if you actually sit down and watch Troi episodes, the only bad ones are either really about her mother or the one where an alien has sex with her in order to impregnate her with himself. And really, who hasnt been raped by an omnipotent energy being in their sleep at least once? https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MTwyb-A1oak/hqdefault.jpg I will say this, however: Marina Sirtis is the worst actor in TNG, and its not by a small amount. Patrick Stewart is like a real actor, of course, Brent Spiner kills it as Data, LeVar Burton elevates a character who should be boring and lame, but Marina Sirtis doesnt do the same with Troi. I cannot imagine anyone else playing Picard, Riker, Data, or Worf, but I can definitely imagine another actress playing Troi and doing a better job of it. One of the funniest aspects of Troi to me is that Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby were originally going to play each others characters. Can you imagine a TNG where Troi dies early on and Yar stays on the whole time, except played by a woman who does not look tough at all? Like I believe Denise Crosby when she acts tough, I would not believe Marina Sirtis. Have you watched Terminator Genisys where Emilia Clarke has to act like a badass warrior and its completely absurd? Thats how I imagine the original version of Yar. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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