Love it, you guys are hilarious. Also, regarding why everyone is so rushed at the beginning of the episode... I can confirm that this is the way it actually is in the Navy because the ships come in and have to fit into the shipyards schedule. There are a lot of things on a ship that cannot just be turned off or secured until the ship has been fully docked and personnel evacuated. One ship pulls out and the next pulls in for the service like going through a car wash. They have very limited time to get in and out.
3:40 - Come on now! You're going to mention some obscure actor from Christine but you're not going to mention Tim Russ playing Tuvok or Space Balls?!?! Come on now!
2:40 to me it seemed like the captain did this walk around because he had never seen the bridge totally empty. It's just him and his ship, the ship that he has captained for several years. I liked the moment of reflection, it seemed to fit.
@@spencerbissett3417I don’t think that’s true - based on outtake videos and what they’ve said, Nick was a fan of TNG and DS9 and Robert was a fan of TOS. They don’t always include references that people expect them to. Honestly I think they do that because they like to see the annoyed comments from ST fans 😂 They are nitpicky when it comes to certain things and I sometimes disagree with ratings but I usually can see where they’re coming from.
I suppose neither are that familiar with Tim Russ and Voyager...still, as experts in a way on Star Trek, it does seem like theyd have to be living in exile or a cave not to recognise the Tuvok coincidence, unless it was so obvious, but I didnt get a sarcasm vibe like normal.
Aww you missed the irony of Tim Russ getting taken out by a Vulcan neck pinch. I think the only reason this episode is remembered fondly is because of Data's small talk subroutines. Everything else is forgettable shlock. Whenever I binge-rewatch TNG, I usually get to that point and then skip to the next one. Or to season 7.
Tim Russ once joked about it, saying that at hat time, Tuvok was undercover to catch the thieves, their buyers and other personell. It was a huge Operation pefectly laid out untill Picard showed up, actively inceased the bodycount and overall made things worse because now the people behind it all could not be found. Picards neck pinch never worked, tuvok was faking it while being weirded out by this utterly dumb behaviour of Picard. "Computer, Security alert, lock down ship and recall security personell" would have been the appropriate reaction. Not going john Mclane.
I remember the episode fondly because Die Hard In Space worked for me. Die Hard was also very culturally relevant at the time and there was a market for similar stories, e.g. The Negotiator, Speed, and The Last Boy Scout. I think this episode worked a little too well with the audience because Patrick Stewart became Discount Bruce Willis in the movies and resolved everything with shooting and kicking.
@@macktheinterloper Yeah I know…I’m surprised I stumbled on this channel before it hit 50,000 subs (I think it was at 1.3k when I found it) but it’s got steady growth and a good Patreon base backing it, which is a huge plus.
The worst stick up crew in the Galaxy. They are stealing the flagship of the Federation in a high stakes plan yet don't know what the captain of the ship they are stealing looks like.
It's kind of funny Star Trek writers didn't expect Wikipedia. I don't think it would have taken too much forethought. They already had a digital personnel system; they just needed to anticipate a public encyclopedia version of it.
Come Out To The Starbase, We'll Get Together, Have A Few Laughs... Another fine review... I chuckled 7.24 times. Including a full laugh out loud chuckle at data and the small talk guy before one of you asked if the other thought it was funny... which I missed.. because I was laughing. That's the actor who plays Tuvok right?
When he blows up the enemy ship, with the Trillithium “bomb,” is that why the title is “Starship Mine,” because he blew them up like they were a “mine” (planted bomb)?
Glenn morshower was also agent peirce in 24 and the gym teacher in alex Mac. Plus he had a tiny role in star trek generations plus he appeared before in a season 2 episode of tng.
I think the OBVIOUS WINK stuff is just an artifact of TV in a time when there was no pausing, and you had to assume that even the people trying to pay attention were periodically getting distracted. I did really enjoy this episode when I was 11.
11:07 When you think there are more valuable things they could [sell], you are probably right! They are on a Galaxy-class starship of the Federation, and are willing to cut parts out of the wall… There’d be all sorts of things with all sorts of buyers…from beyond the Federation…that they could get…😅
You guys note how combadges don’t work without the computer. I think it’s a matter that they have limited range and control. The computer routes communication to the right person. I’d have to watch episodes where crew are separated from any computer system to see how they work independently.
When Picards com badge is located in the turbolift by one of the terrorists,she says over her radio that it belongs to an officer.....doesn't EVERYONE on the Enterprise wear a com badge and if they do,surely they are not all officers ?
Thanks a lot, now I can't unsee Rikers stunt double lol. I mean, Frakes couldn't pretend to be punched in the gut? Also, it is remembered fondly probably because we were 12yrs old when we first watched it.
I am surprised you did not use the diehard music at the end you know the bethovaen song that plays for diehard( not let it snow although that would have been just as appropriate lol)
weird bit... um... saddles are molded to the horse. not the rider. so each horse has their own saddle, they cant be switched out. it makes 0 sense that Picard has his own saddle.
Data's imitating Hutchinson's small talk is v funny and then when he and Hutchinson's small talk together, it's hilarious. I wonder if the Enterprise crew felt bad after Hutchinson got shot, as they'd be major arse holes for taking the piss out of him?
Tuvok, that guy got around. He was in Star Trek Generations as a human, now hes a human again 70 years later, then he is a vulcan a couple years after that.
I think this one is the biggest disagreement I’ve had with you yet. I give this one a B+. Mainly because Picard kicking ass is great! The silly jokes added to the vibe and let me know not to take its continuity with the rest of the show too seriously. Anyway, great review as always.
Trillithium, I think, is used in one of the first episodes of Deep Space Nine by a (Bajoran?) terrorist trying to blow up the wormhole (by collapsing one end of it).
I'm eating while watching this and the comment about the ship being taken over by idiots which made them equally match. I almost sent some stew across the table.
So... Buffy Season 4? (I've been wanting to ask for ages, but finally we reached an episode so unworthy of respect that I don't feel guilty commenting on something unrelated.)
Harsh grades this time around. I think this was a C episode. It was a rather middling attempt at action, however as it was pointed out, it is good to shake things up a bit. This episode still beats 90% of Deep Space Nine episodes.
Love it, you guys are hilarious. Also, regarding why everyone is so rushed at the beginning of the episode... I can confirm that this is the way it actually is in the Navy because the ships come in and have to fit into the shipyards schedule. There are a lot of things on a ship that cannot just be turned off or secured until the ship has been fully docked and personnel evacuated. One ship pulls out and the next pulls in for the service like going through a car wash. They have very limited time to get in and out.
3:40 - Come on now! You're going to mention some obscure actor from Christine but you're not going to mention Tim Russ playing Tuvok or Space Balls?!?! Come on now!
Picard knocking off Tuvok with a Vulcan nerve pinch is so funny😂
The irony is .... logical.
2:40 to me it seemed like the captain did this walk around because he had never seen the bridge totally empty. It's just him and his ship, the ship that he has captained for several years. I liked the moment of reflection, it seemed to fit.
“Starship Mine” is the title, and is this why? Because it is HIS ship-and Picard would say-“I will fight to protect what is mine!”(?)
It does fit. These guys go out of their way to make fun of TNG. It’s fairly exhausting to listen to.
Really surprised they didn't mention the first thief on the ship Picard encounters is the same actor playing Tuvok in Voyager
And that he knocked out proto-tuvok with a Vulcan neck pinch!
He was a drug dealer in Death Wish 4, and some guy on Spaceballs.
Two roles much more important.
These guys don't know their Trek. They just like to whine about each episode. To quote the two, "they're just stoopid."
@@spencerbissett3417I don’t think that’s true - based on outtake videos and what they’ve said, Nick was a fan of TNG and DS9 and Robert was a fan of TOS. They don’t always include references that people expect them to. Honestly I think they do that because they like to see the annoyed comments from ST fans 😂
They are nitpicky when it comes to certain things and I sometimes disagree with ratings but I usually can see where they’re coming from.
I suppose neither are that familiar with Tim Russ and Voyager...still, as experts in a way on Star Trek, it does seem like theyd have to be living in exile or a cave not to recognise the Tuvok coincidence, unless it was so obvious, but I didnt get a sarcasm vibe like normal.
Kelsey's weapon is the same prop used for the Varon T disruptor from The Most Toys.
Man you really upped your thumbnail game with this one.
Aww you missed the irony of Tim Russ getting taken out by a Vulcan neck pinch. I think the only reason this episode is remembered fondly is because of Data's small talk subroutines. Everything else is forgettable shlock. Whenever I binge-rewatch TNG, I usually get to that point and then skip to the next one. Or to season 7.
Tim Russ once joked about it, saying that at hat time, Tuvok was undercover to catch the thieves, their buyers and other personell.
It was a huge Operation pefectly laid out untill Picard showed up, actively inceased the bodycount and overall made things worse because now the people behind it all could not be found. Picards neck pinch never worked, tuvok was faking it while being weirded out by this utterly dumb behaviour of Picard.
"Computer, Security alert, lock down ship and recall security personell" would have been the appropriate reaction. Not going john Mclane.
@@trazyntheinfinite9895 Ha!
I remember the episode fondly because Die Hard In Space worked for me. Die Hard was also very culturally relevant at the time and there was a market for similar stories, e.g. The Negotiator, Speed, and The Last Boy Scout. I think this episode worked a little too well with the audience because Patrick Stewart became Discount Bruce Willis in the movies and resolved everything with shooting and kicking.
@trazyntheinfinite9895 It was obviously Soren and the Duras sisters, so Picard was actually responsible for all that nonsence 😂
It beyond me that you guys don’t have ten times the subscribers that you have. So much fun
It takes some time for the algorithm to bite, but once it does, they'll be up to 50k in no time.
Let's hope so. Thanks for the support!
@@macktheinterloper Yeah I know…I’m surprised I stumbled on this channel before it hit 50,000 subs (I think it was at 1.3k when I found it) but it’s got steady growth and a good Patreon base backing it, which is a huge plus.
The worst stick up crew in the Galaxy. They are stealing the flagship of the Federation in a high stakes plan yet don't know what the captain of the ship they are stealing looks like.
It's kind of funny Star Trek writers didn't expect Wikipedia. I don't think it would have taken too much forethought. They already had a digital personnel system; they just needed to anticipate a public encyclopedia version of it.
Die Hard on the Enterprise. I really liked this episode. Let's see what your opinions are.
EDIT: Ouch.
I liked the episode but could have done without the Worf/PicardSex scenes TBH
"Now I have a disruptor. Ho, ho, ho!" -Jean-Luc McClane
Come Out To The Starbase, We'll Get Together, Have A Few Laughs...
Another fine review... I chuckled 7.24 times.
Including a full laugh out loud chuckle at data and the small talk guy before one of you asked if the other thought it was funny... which I missed.. because I was laughing.
That's the actor who plays Tuvok right?
Yup, that’s Tuvok (Tim Russ), which makes his takedown via Vulcan nerve pinch especially ironic
Tim Russ also played the "We ain't found shit" guy in Spaceballs in the scene where they comb the desert.
Now I know what a TV Dinner feels like...
I'll never forget how Picard caused Tuvok to die.
Tim Russ's character didn't die
@Emily well if he remained unconscious when the green cleaning beam hit him he will be.
It may not be amazingly executed, but I like the idea of it.
I like the idea of the baryon sweep cutting off parts of the ship. That was exciting
Picard's body count keeps going up. You know he kills many Borg's between episodes.
When he blows up the enemy ship, with the Trillithium “bomb,” is that why the title is “Starship Mine,” because he blew them up like they were a “mine” (planted bomb)?
I have been waiting for this review for so long…literally since I first discovered your channel
How do you not have more subs? You guys are hysterical! Guess I'll go like all your videos to try to help you get traction.
Excellent job with the thumbnail, guys. ♥ I loved this ep back in the day. I thought the Hutchinson / Data parts were hilarious.
Glenn Morshower was also the officer at tactical on the Enterprise D in Peak Performance
Glenn morshower was also agent peirce in 24 and the gym teacher in alex Mac. Plus he had a tiny role in star trek generations plus he appeared before in a season 2 episode of tng.
That guy always has work!😄
@@HopeAndrea_HFG well I have not really seen him around lately lol
2:27 Lol...Godzilla holding an Academy award. THAT will never happen.
Aw....I'm glad I was wrong!
I think the OBVIOUS WINK stuff is just an artifact of TV in a time when there was no pausing, and you had to assume that even the people trying to pay attention were periodically getting distracted.
I did really enjoy this episode when I was 11.
Another artifact of this is when you see a reshoot of the scene you just watched after the commercial.
3:44 Missed opportunity for eg: "Picard sees Tuvok is on the wrong show and gives him a taste of his own medicine." :)
I gotta commend you on that thumbnail. Very nice
I thought you would mention Tim Russ, especially as Picard makes him unconscience using a Vulcan neck pinch.
11:07 When you think there are more valuable things they could [sell], you are probably right! They are on a Galaxy-class starship of the Federation, and are willing to cut parts out of the wall… There’d be all sorts of things with all sorts of buyers…from beyond the Federation…that they could get…😅
You guys note how combadges don’t work without the computer. I think it’s a matter that they have limited range and control. The computer routes communication to the right person. I’d have to watch episodes where crew are separated from any computer system to see how they work independently.
When Picards com badge is located in the turbolift by one of the terrorists,she says over her radio that it belongs to an officer.....doesn't EVERYONE on the Enterprise wear a com badge and if they do,surely they are not all officers ?
Brilliant thumbnail.
08:00
I think that tall alien
is the same actor from the
VOYAGER episode
DAY OF HONOR
he accused
7of9
of assimilating his family
Thanks a lot, now I can't unsee Rikers stunt double lol. I mean, Frakes couldn't pretend to be punched in the gut?
Also, it is remembered fondly probably because we were 12yrs old when we first watched it.
Isn't it ironic that Picard defeated Tuvok with nerve pinch?
4:16. Are you kidding? It was SCREAMINGLY funny!
I am surprised you did not use the diehard music at the end you know the bethovaen song that plays for diehard( not let it snow although that would have been just as appropriate lol)
2:50 that’s frikin TUVOK!
This episode is a remake of Die Hard. They should've found cameo roles for Bruce Willis and/or Alan Rickman.
weird bit... um... saddles are molded to the horse. not the rider. so each horse has their own saddle, they cant be switched out. it makes 0 sense that Picard has his own saddle.
Data's imitating Hutchinson's small talk is v funny and then when he and Hutchinson's small talk together, it's hilarious.
I wonder if the Enterprise crew felt bad after Hutchinson got shot, as they'd be major arse holes for taking the piss out of him?
Tuvok, that guy got around. He was in Star Trek Generations as a human, now hes a human again 70 years later, then he is a vulcan a couple years after that.
Tuvok has literal doppelgängers
Well, does anyone have any feedback as to why the name is “Mine?” Is it because they mine the trillithium, like the ship is a trillithium mine?
2:11 I’d recognize Aaron from “24” anywhere😃
This is the best TNG review series on the internet.
So you missed Tim Russ??????
And Patricia Tallman?
I think this one is the biggest disagreement I’ve had with you yet. I give this one a B+. Mainly because Picard kicking ass is great! The silly jokes added to the vibe and let me know not to take its continuity with the rest of the show too seriously.
Anyway, great review as always.
Hilarious - 'I could practically hear her wink'
"trilithium" was a plot device in Star Trek Generations, which is a good reason to not care about it.
05:39
NOBODY PUTS
PICARD IN THE CORNER
Trillithium, I think, is used in one of the first episodes of Deep Space Nine by a (Bajoran?) terrorist trying to blow up the wormhole (by collapsing one end of it).
Remove the B-plot of the reception and just focus on Picard, and this would have been a great episode.
ST: Voy had some very good story arcs, like the Seska thing.
i was shocked, that Tuvok started his starfleet carreer as terrorist KEK
I'm eating while watching this and the comment about the ship being taken over by idiots which made them equally match. I almost sent some stew across the table.
Just saw that I made the same comment a year ago. Because it is still that hilarious
Rick's mortality. Nick and Robert make Rick and Morty.
neither of you have watched Voyager. It's really evident for evident reasons to whoever have watched Voyager.
So... Buffy Season 4? (I've been wanting to ask for ages, but finally we reached an episode so unworthy of respect that I don't feel guilty commenting on something unrelated.)
It is in the works.
Data abd Commander Hutchinson talking about nothing. Jerry Seinfeld also ought to get a cameo.
3:45 Somewhat ironic.
4:12 well I thought it was hilarious :p
Harsh grades this time around. I think this was a C episode. It was a rather middling attempt at action, however as it was pointed out, it is good to shake things up a bit. This episode still beats 90% of Deep Space Nine episodes.
DS9 slaps what are you on about?
@@wewlad8697 Later DS9 seasons were better than its earlier seasons but I never got into the series as much as I was into TNG.
DUDE! Ship was taken over by idiots...so at least they are evenly match.
No more Buffy???🥺🥺🥺😔
Stay tuned...
I get so sick of you guys calling things "Stoopid."
Your critiques are base, at best.
Kelsey was sweltering hot. For that alone it should at least get a B-.
MOT is slang for public hair or wig.
Wrong
Harsh