Cochrane's "Star Trek" line?

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How'd you react when Cochrane said, "You're all astronauts, on some kind of star trek!"?

Wince
6
18%
Cheer
8
24%
Secret Cheer
17
52%
Eh.
2
6%
 
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Mikey wrote:
Agreed. And ENT would have improved if it included more Steppenwolf and/or Roy Orbison.
And more drunken scientists.
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Cpl Kendall wrote:
Mikey wrote:
Agreed. And ENT would have improved if it included more Steppenwolf and/or Roy Orbison.
And more drunken scientists.
As opposed to drunken writers?
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me,myself and I wrote:As opposed to lobotomised writers?
Fixed. I don't think you can attribute something as bad as Enterprise to mere intoxication. :roll:
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Post by Sionnach Glic »

Damn right. I know people who could go out, have a dozen pints, and still be able to write better crap than what we got.
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Excellent idea. I'll let you know how I make out.
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Hey, can't be worse than waht we got. :lol:
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Oh, I REALLY think it could have :worried:
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Post by Tsukiyumi »

"Worst possible Star Trek plot" split.
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