A Look at Reg Barclay

[@S1nwar]

hes like the anti neelix. he rarely shows up and is always a pleasure to see. and hes competent.

[@hariman7727]

S1nwar he was also refreshing to watch because he wasn't absolutely perfect.

[@Roboshi2007]

Yeah but Neelix got a lot better once they cut Kes out of the show, she was like a dead weight around the cast dynamic's neck. The only problem that came from Kes leaving was the loss of a ships nurse.

[@hariman7727]

Roboshi neelix was still barely tolerable even then. The staff also had no idea what to do with Kes, aside from a few entertaining psychic enemy episodes.

[@BathoryQueen]

Competent is not a word I would use for Barkley

[@falconJB]

At least with Neelix you know you don't have to worry about walking into the holodeck and finding him banging a holo of your girlfriend.

[@colinp2238]

Plus he was instrumental in the return of the Voyager.

[@patrickcoyle5469]

In the right time and place, Reg would make the BEST recruitment material for Starfleet. He proves you don't have to be some impossible perfect ideal in order to be an important contributor to human progress.

[@DFloyd84]

He's my favourite TNG character because I identify with him the most: a brilliant man in his field, but a basketcase when interacting with other people.

[@Juidodin]

so in what field are you brilliant then?

[@VineFynn]

Barclay possesses modesty..

[@Zionswasd]

yeahp

[@Kaldurahm1]

Reg and Seven? I had not thought of this perfection. That's a really great point.

[@dragon22214]

that would have destroyed his character

[@stevemanart]

not if it was a post series flash forward thing. Just like, 10-15 years down the line and we see him with Seven and they're just being close and clearly an item but none of the really awkward impossible for Trek to write well romance. We him as a bit more mature and a bit more confident and she's there being her usual self. And she overhears say.. Chakotay and Harry going "Barclay? Really?" she can just go "His outward demeanor. regardless of your preconceptions, is meaningless as it is his stimulating intellect I found attractive."

[@liamhalliday8437]

Maybe it's what she saw toward the end of The Omega Directive? :)

[@Kaldurahm1]

@@stevemanart I agree. The awkwardness? The trauma? The mutual way they could help each other be better people? The way he single-handedly reached out across quadrants to connect with her and her far-flung crew, the lone persevering voice in the wilderness letting them know they weren't forgotten? Reg is a fucking hero! But seriously. He could show her the unabashed joy in things the average Starfleet officer would find mundane. He could teach her to let go. Set up scenarios that would help her explore her feelings. Help her navigate social anxiety and the ways to deal with human society from the standpoint of a person who doesn't quite fit in. She could help him find more of his confidence, keep him from falling into self-pity and inaction, provide logical, no nonsense advice, and even check his vitals for anomalies. They could be a fun couple.

[@AlistairAi]

I'd love to see that in PICARD series (what do you think of the newest trailer)

[@sfdebris]

Part of the reason for the delay was I wanted to re-record all the audio. Obviously my situation made it impossible to do more than a line here or there, so apologies for the audio quality.

[@DaemianLucifer]

Relax Chuck,nurse that sexy voice of yours to full health before jumping back in.

[@Robert5hw]

You did a great job regardless. Keep up the good work.

[@sousaphonist]

I was actually getting worried about the unscheduled break, like something dire had happened to you or your family...but all's well?

[@sfdebris]

I have laryngitis, doctor told me to go easy for a while to avoid risk of permanent injury. There's an up-to-date schedule on the website: sfdebris.com

[@SavageDragon312]

Howling mad murdock in the mirror universe should have been an episode.

[@kenneth6731]

I think ST would benefit from a crazy guy, Murdock type character!

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

I was hoping that Mr. T would appear as a visiting Klingon Captain who Barclay would drive crazy. Oh well.

[@minski76]

EVERYBODY is a better match for 7of9 than Chakotay....

[@kellswitch]

Especially Tom Paris ;O)

[@DrewLSsix]

If the show had the stones Janeway would have been basically ideal. They already had one of the better relationships in the cast. But then Trek never seems to do romance like real humans do so they probably would have made it.... weird.

[@cosmodeus1720]

Even Neelix??

[@mish375]

I think the only pairing that would have made sense was Seven and The Doctor. They spent so much time building up that relationship... only to completely abandon it. It was so disappointing.

[@JanetStarChild]

@@kellswitch Tom Paris was a man-child; A poor fit for a mature, no-nonsense character like 7of9. The Doctor was the obvious best match for 7of9, being an intellectual equal with her; Though, I have to admit, I never considered Reg Barclay until this video, and honestly, it's actually a good match.

[@HiroshiMizushima]

I definitely feel that Reg is something of a viewpoint character, that many people (not just fans) can sympathize with. You have these larger than life main characters, but then there's Reg, this easily overlooked guy who doesn't always communicate well and prefers to be left to his own devices. Glad to have the character videos coming back up!

[@OtakuboyT]

Neat that this is coming back out now since right now the IDW comics has Barclay focus series "Terra Incognita" in which Mirror Barclay has snuck over and taken over for "Normal" Barclay.

[@brendanmccabe8373]

I think Barclay should have been a crew member on voyager full time

[@KommandantLoskene]

Yes, they should have brought him over to become a regular cast member like Worf on DS9. Even if they had found some excuse to keep the holographic Barclay around, more closely based on the real one back home. Say they needed his insight for some problem and the connection to starfleet was too shaky for reliable comms with the real Barclay, so they send a hologram like they did in message in a bottle with a much more detailed replica of Barclay to be their liaison. Then perhaps something goes wrong and they lose connection completely during the transfer, and the hologram is badly corrupted, the only way to save it being to supplement the program with some of the Doctor's fixes that helped him keep his program together running long term without a reset. The unexpected side effect of this being the Barclay hologram gaining sapience and they're stuck keeping it around after the job is done because it has the same capabilities and rights as a lifeform as the Doc. Man I wish they'd done something like this, would have added a lot to the show. I'm picturing scenes of banter between him and the Doctor about holographic existence, maybe he's confined to sickbay and the astro lab since they only have one mobile emitter, and he's always trying to "borrow" it to follow up on some idea that needs testing in another part of the ship. Some awkward conversations between him and the real Barclay on Earth, where they're each a little put off by the similarities and differences between the man and the uncanny valley facsimile with its identical appearance but divergent set of experiences, until they come across some brilliant solution to a problem and get to work as if they were childhood best friends. So many wasted opportunities when I think about any aspect of Voyager. They had a chance to make a show that could've been TNG meets Battlestar Galactica, with what we got instead, there's enough room to imagine what could've been done better with barely any effort at all.

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Tim Forrest yep

[@malkavthejester]

I always loved Barclay. He seems like the most realistic character on the show. I enjoyed watching him come to terms with himself over the few episodes they gave him, and saw a lot of growth in him. He should've gotten more episodes, or been a main character in a story arc somewhere.

[@herbsandlemons]

Barclay has always been a favorite of mine in the series great to see a video on him.

[@Seal0626]

I love Barclay. He's so incredibly relatable, and such an exceptionally accurate embodiment of high functioning(read: fairly good at hiding it) autism, which can only have happened by accident, since that point of the spectrum wasn't recognised at the time. I didn't find him all that interesting the first time around, when I was a child, I think because as far as I was concerned he was just really, really normal(i. e. just like me, and of course I wasn't diagnosed back then) and what's interesting about that? Twenty-whatever years later, and I can see that that very representation is what makes him so important. The fact that a character with difficult to explain issues, awkward, strange, a magnet for bullying and alienation, desperate to be accepted but clueless and terrified of trying to be in the real world with real people, is not the punchbag comic relief but someone crucial to the overarching plot, without whose atypical neural pathways a whole bunch of revelations would never have been made and Voyager would never have had contact with Earth - that's amazing. That's awesome. That probably only happened because they weren't aware that they had a character who should have had a diagnosis.

[@Dowlphin]

You called by name what made him so relatable to the Trek fandom. 😉 (Although I don't consider him the most typical example. We don't know what he experienced in his childhood. Someone can get pushed to the sidelines for any kind of deviation from the norm, and that can make insecure and clumsy. In fact, I would say he could also be distinctly non-autistic; that his high sensitivity and virtuous willingness to self-doubt led to who he is.) eqi.org/invalid.htm

[@phoebewoodsworth4572]

Iouiu

[@Seal0626]

@@phoebewoodsworth4572???

[@khartog01]

I think Barcley is exactly the kind or person Starfleet needs. Sure he's not the military example of an officer but he can be the kind that betters the Federation.

[@bliastreb6466]

I go back to Schultz as Mad Murdock on The A- Team. He seems nuts, but George Peppard's character always trusted him. The same way Admiral Paris came to trust Barclay.. Time to binge watch some A-Team!

[@mattkennedy4126]

Another excellent episode.. I appreciated Dwight Shultz from his time on "The A Team" and I was amazed and enraptured by his performance on TNG, specifically "The Nth Degree" .."The moon.. yes, that will be my home.." and Dr. Crushers reaction really "sells it" kudos to her, as well.

[@donovanporter4545]

Reg is the Starfleet everyman the guy who clocks in for his shift works his job and then clocks out and go home

[@Redrally]

I thought that was Miles O'Brien?

[@colinp2238]

Or to the holodeck.

[@oliverweidemann1553]

Mr.Schultz already had a recognisable fanbase from A-Team (->1987) before he joined StarTrek (1990->). This is an asset for producers to let him stay in the show whereas I am not aware that the other actors had that standing.

[@SciFiBrony]

Reg has anxiety out the wazoo and that's why I love him and why I find him so relatable!!!! He helps me to feel like I'm not alone and I'm not a freak. Reg is my spirit animal!

[@bowenorcutt78]

Barclay strikes me as the kind of guy that the villain could feel free to gloat about his plan to, because nobody'd believe him. Similar to the second Blue Beetle, God rest his soul.

[@catjudo1]

You completely forgot that Reg is the only Enterprise crew member (aside from Data) who is at ease with Spot, and whom Spot is completely at ease with. He even has a gorgeous cat named Neelix in his Voyager appearances. I always enjoyed Reg's appearances. Dude's socially awkward, kinda weird, and loves cats. Trek version of me!

[@kalaong]

What I love about that moment (4:46) of "Ship In A Bottle" is that it's the end of the episode. The "computer" *did* end the "program", but because he's *part* of the program, he ended with it and never noticed that everything turned off until the program was re-started(another episode was realeased). Barclay, I'm sorry, but sometimes you just can't win even if you *did* figure out the rules of the game!

[@Anacronian]

I always imagine that the 99.9% of starfleet we dont see are people like Reg and he just slipped though somehow.

[@MrNoban0]

My 2 favorite star trek characters are Barclay and garak.

[@oddish4352]

Reg Barclay's appeal is that he's one of us: a person who doesn't have all of his 💩 together, but still makes a contribution. Him and Sylvia Tilly.

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

The actor's skills are first rate as a character actor (like he was on A-Team). Definitely became a fan favorite of returning actor in Trek. Reg as a character was a hidden genius who saved the day several times.

[@alexandercross9081]

I always kind of felt like the rest of the cast especially in tng were a little too bereft of flaws, they either just plumb didn't have them, or they were things like ego (usually earned ego) or wrath, the type of thing thats a fatal flaw in greek literature only without teeth because the only one who actually died for reals was Tasha Yar, and she may have had a fatal flaw, but trying to sneak around a tar monster, wasn't expressing it. Barclay on the other hand has a character that isn't perfect, and evolves over time, he's the most complete character arc any of that cast ever go through, and he's competent without pulling crap out of his ass on a regular basis, he's like if you put an actual person in setting

[@DrewLSsix]

Barclay actually works as a meta commentary on TNG era trek also. He exposes their most significant flaw, their apparent perfection and the skewed perspective it gives them. They dont flinch in the face of the most bizarre alien customs but a human that stutters? THATS what takes the shine off their all encompassing benevolence? I doubt it was intended as such but his stories can be read as sharply critical of the status quo of the show, as if he were written by someone outside of the production.

[@alexandercross9081]

@@DrewLSsix and we're sure he never showed up in DS9?

[@DrewLSsix]

@@alexandercross9081 who said that?

[@alexandercross9081]

@@DrewLSsix what?

[@DrewLSsix]

@@alexandercross9081 who said he never showed up in DS9? That had nothing to do with what I said about my particular read of him and his role in TNG.

[@benjaminscott8198]

Barclay episodes on TNG and Voy are still some of my favorites, because they are good episodes and I'm a Dwight Shultz fan from way back.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Fun fact, if you play Star Trek: Elite Force II, Barclay is seen in main engineering and appears to be in charge in Laforge's absence (who possibly went on to become captain of the USS Challenger), suggesting that after Project Pathfinder was over with the return of Voyager, he returned to the Enterprise as Chief Engineer. It may or may not be cannon but I'd like to think Reg finally came back to the enterprise a fully confident and capable officer. A happy ending for the character.

[@M.A.S.K._Crusader]

Barclay is awesome!!!!!!!!!

[@hariseldon3786]

At the heart of it, Barclay is a "good man". He's insecure because being a "good man" is kinda difficult - its easier to hide than shine. He's not sure that he's up to the job. But he is... so good for him...

[@thomashill6347]

I agree he is a interesting character with a wonderful ability to see what is around him in a different way then others. I did like his character. YES he did become a great asset to Voyager while working on the Voyager's Pathfind project.

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Michael Piller remarked, "It really was not intended directly at Star Trek fans. It was certainly about fantasy life versus reality. More than any other character in the three years I have been at Star Trek, the character of Barclay was more like me than anybody else. My wife watched that show and saw what was going on, and said that's [me] because I'm constantly in my fantasy world. Fortunately, I make a living at it. I have an extraordinary fantasy life and use my imagination all the time. It's real life that I have the problems with. I was delightfully happy with the episode." In fact, Barclay's line about "[standing] in the corner, trying to look comfortable examining a potted plant" was taken near-verbatim from something that Piller himself said to Ira Steven Behr shortly after the latter joined the show's writing staff; Behr subsequently added the line to the script when he performed a rewrite on the episode.

[@marshallhuffer4713]

I've always scene Barclay as like the Star Trek equivalent to Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter: starts out unsure of himself and how he was perceived as not good enough. But he gradually gains confidence and eventually proves himself.

[@Roboshi2007]

I think Barley was used initially (ie before he became a fan favourite) because he served as a supporting character who the cast could dismiss for a reason other than a suspicion of hostility.

[@shaftoe195]

And let's not forget that, despite being human, when he was infected by some weird space disease, Barclay "devolved" into a spider.

[@JAMESLEVEE]

I see quite a personality development in Barclay. In his early episodes, he was just sort of a bumbling everyman with insecurity issues, but in Realm of Fear he had to overcome them, and, in the process, he became a hero, both to his crewmates and to himself. After that adventure, he became much more confident, and competent around people, because he knew he could be be called upon to put his talents to use and rise to the occasion.

[@astrayadventurer4450]

I agreed that many fans identify with Reg because most of us nerds suffer from his same problems. Far better every man for that fan base than Wesley. Reg and 7 of 9 my heart melts.

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

I think Reg represents the every man and thats why he's so relatable and welcome when he shows up.

[@gotisc]

Barclay got me into Star Trek. I'd caught parts of TOS episodes and seen bits of the films, but had never really watched it. Then I caught Hollow Pursuits one night while flipping channels and was amazed at how there was a character who was just like me.

[@JohnWhitehurstNX01]

Great video, I totally agree with you on Seven and Barley getting together, working on my Fanfic now, I call it: Sevclay ! (sorry it made me laugh in my head)

[@ReaverLordTonus]

He was also featured in the Video Game Elite Force 2 as chief engineer of the Enterprise E

[@dallasshumaker6148]

For him to have not been in a lot of episodes, he was memorable. I thought he was around a lot then he was.

[@youngThrashbarg]

More interesting character for sure compared to many perfect starfleet officer types.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

I actually found it interesting that when he saw what appeared to be monsters in the transporter beam, he sees past that and is paranoid more about an actual medical condition that would cause hallucinations. Typically someone in the main cast would say they saw monsters and everyone would be diagnosing it as a medical problem. Despite his imagination on display in the holodeck, in the real world he always goes straight for the most logical and realistic possibility.

[@callumbush1]

Broccoli was an interesting character I enjoyed his appearances!

[@Dowlphin]

Brocco Lee is most nutritious. And as Albert R. it forms bonds.

[@Robert5hw]

Very well done video. Keep up the great work.

[@energicko]

He went from a Lieutenant junior grade called "Reg" to Commander Endicott Reginald Barclay III. Wes always stayed Wes. Jake always stayed Jake. (& yes O'Brien & Nog has some mad props as well)

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

I think a big part of why Broccoli is so likeable is that he was only on a few episodes. In theory he would've been great on Voyager, however the writers would've cocked him up. He'd have ended up like Neelix. Remember that Neelix is portrayed by a great actor.

[@DrewLSsix]

And his character had great potential, but like the maquis he was just made one of the crew with apparently little effort off screen.

[@arklestudios]

Chuck: "Get to work on thoese fan fics." Me: "Already did." Everyone: "Uh, he meant Seven and Reg, not that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-sized Seven/Samantha Wildman fic you won't shut up about." Me: "Details, details."

[@HitBoxMaster]

...link plz?

[@diosoth]

With all of the hostile aliens, subspace anomalies, wormholes, unknown diseases and the starships that randomly go missing or the entire crews dying off due to all of that, it's a miracle half the alpha quadrant wasn't as paranoid as Barclay. I should also point out that most of Barclay's paranoid experiences ended up being more or less correct.

[@myriadmediamusings]

Barclay only made a few apperances, but they were great appearances. His first episode also cemented my overall dislike for Riker.

[@colinp2238]

I think Riker was a character to fill in the JTK parts that Picard lacked which I felt was over the top. Riker could have been more of a Horatio Hornblower character and it would have worked well with the Picard character.

[@a.z.foreman74]

Riker was a douchebag

[@myriadmediamusings]

A.Z. Foreman “Gaze upon me, the world’s biggest douchebag!”

[@cosmodeus1720]

I like Riker, but he was an absolute unemphatic shmuck to Barclay. Hard to believe people would act like that to socially awkward people in TNG Trek.

[@williamanthony9090]

Guys, don't forget Jordy had to be ORDERED to befriend Mr. Barclay!

[@drockjr]

I love you chuck. And barclay.

[@VictorKane115]

I always did like Mr. Broccoli.

[@SampoPaalanen]

While I have not seen all season 1 from what I've seen there's quite a lot in common with Silvia Tilly and Reg Barclay, both are reasonbly talented officers who are still socially awkward but well liked by the crew. While I know it's heresy to imply (let alone say) that Discovery did anything right I think here they took the character stereotype that Barclay is and changed enough that it's not just a "younger rule 63" of Barclay.

[@ZemplinTemplar]

I can sort of see it. Tilly is presented a little too goofily at times (at least for my tastes), but she does have a similar assortment of principled and awkward qualities as Barclay. I'd say the main difference is that Sylvia seems generally easy-going and sometimes a bit lippy, while Reg is a lot more self-conscious whenever people are around, as if afraid they'd judge him for every minute thing. Tilly doesn't have that many qualms about people judging her. To me, at least, it seems she's more conscious about getting along with others and making friends. Tilly's also certainly a better character than the likes of Lorca (whatever the hell they were trying to do with him, beyond the obvious bad guy reveal). In fact, one of my main criticisms of Discovery's wannabe-edgy writing is that a cheerful, sunny character like Tilly feels exceedingly weird and mismatched with the dark-and-gritty tone they tried to set for the ship's crew. If the place is supposed to engage in almost "black ops" and "secret research" style shenanigans, isn't the recruitment of a wide-eyed, rather sensitive cadet a bit of a contradictory decision ? Barclay's character didn't clash with the TNG era crews in such a way. He still felt at home, rather than almost misplaced into a hostile context.

[@garywalker5000]

he is the human factor

[@betotrono]

I think Picard was serious when he speculated that his own/their own existence could be a simulation.

[@beaugrieve1913]

There is something that sometimes people miss, he has a stutter

[@VotePaineJefferson]

Oh my God Mr. Broccoli was great

[@its_A_me_Njobe]

I loved him in Voyager

[@mrnorthernspitfire3067]

I see little parts of myself in Barcley, I work in a technical field and have anxiety an confidence issues and have done for most of my adult life. Your comment about the shyness and worrying about what people think really resonated with me.

[@Mirandorl]

Everyone on the 1701-D was a genius. A superman in space. Most viewers are not supermen. Many viewers are awkward fuckwits like me who cannot hold a conversation with other humans. Barclay was the one we identified with. He made us feel heard. He lived out our fantasies of unlimited power - in contrast to our daily experience of feeling like a fuckwit - and experienced the hard return to reality when it left. That's us. The nerds. That's our reality. Not Picard, not Data, not Geordie. Those are the people we want to be, those are the people we will never be. Barclay made it ok to just generally suck but aspire to be more, whilst being massively awkward around Troi because she was hot.

[@TheOneZytel]

Get to work on those fan fics! Hahahaha, love that one, Chuck. XD

[@sugimura135]

I think they went for the ultra conventional route by matching 7 with Chakotay, if she's the prom queen he's the jock. I've seen the same thing in other shows, Lynn for example would be a better match for Alan Partridge than Sonia but Alan refuses to admit it because she's not a 40 year old scorcher, yet they actually work together better as a couple in terms of their interactions. Ditto for that 2000 dramatisation of Jason and the Argonauts, I can't remember the name but there was an archer woman who was clearly interested in Jason but of course he had to get married to the princess/Queen or something. However, irc he had way more chemistry with the archer. It's funny how these things manifest from the scripts that the writers possibly didn't intend.

[@a.z.foreman74]

Will you be doing a look at Barclay's Voyager days, too?

[@prettypiglet829]

Sonya Gomez makes an appearance as captain in Lower Decks lol

[@resolute123]

It's because he's Howling Mad Murdock. Nuff said. LOL.

[@robslack5468]

Great video!

[@niceguy60]

Mad Dog Murdock "I aint getting on no transporter pad Hannibal"

[@jonahfalcon1970]

Be fair, Shelby was there for Picard insurance.

[@jdzencelowcz]

Ah, it's good to have more character looks!

[@GeraldLassaline]

I actually thought of Reg and Seven too lol, although you'd know who would wear that pants in that relationship. Reg I found was more like a normal person with the most obvious flaws written about him but in a way that wasn't in your face and seemed natural.

[@LordSpleach]

I salute Lt. Broccoli!

[@Dowlphin]

I don't think he and Seven would be a good pairing though, because that requires more than just looking at similar experiences, being in the same boat. I think Reg's ideal partner would be very gentle, kind, loving, because such a person would help bring out the best in him to shine over his flaws, while Seven would rather further enforce his escapism. They'd be something like a drama-rich, clumsy nerd couple that would never quite work. (Maybe good as a character study for TV, but not for nourishing harmony.) They are iconically compatible for a friendship relationship, though.

[@judithhoglund6673]

I think Kira Nerys from Deep Space Nine would have been a lovely match for Reg.

[@drewpamon]

Barcley is insulting. He's what the star trek producers think their fans are like.

[@TheAltarOfMadness]

i think he's coming back.....

[@cptnric]

Howlin' Mad Murdock!

[@lynngreen7978]

Will there be additional entries covering Barclay's canon appearances post All Good Things?

[@widdershinnz]

Agreeing with the Barclay7 ship! I didn’t pike Chakotay at alllll

[@Kikilang60]

There is this book called, A First Rate Madness. The book points out, perfect people are kind of pointless. Yeah, they look good, and if there is no problems, they are the person for the job. Once the shit has hit the fan, you need to push the Golden Boys aside, and get the people, who are little off, to do the hard work. During times of crisis, it's our world leaders, Who are deeply depressed, who get the job done. The Golden Boys are in the corner, whimper. Both Abramham Lincoln, and Winsten Churchill were deeply depressed, but they function very well, when all hope was lost. Take World War two for example. When world war two first broke out, everyone want to join. The only took the best, of the best in the military. In the beginning of the war, we had an army of Golden Boy. Golden boys had lived their lifes, where they world fell at their feet, and life was gift handed to them. They all snapped, and coundn't handle it. "Why don't people just fall down, when I show up." was basically how they seen battle. When everyone started coming home in boxes, they had to draft people. Before, criminals, the mentally ill, and homosexual were reason you were banned from service. Afterwards, criminals, the mentally ill, and homosexual were just fine for cannon fodder. The things, these type did not break. Why? Hell, they have had the worse done to them, already. Think what it was like being a homosexual in 1930s America. Here an example. A nine year boy in Texas knows he's different, but still hasn't figured it out. Oh, but his mom knows. She talks to the minister. and he tells her how to fix her son. Her son comes home from school. The mother tells her son, "I got do something, I don't want to, but it's for your own good." She gives her son a shot gun, and has him carry it to the backyard. She tell her son, "Dig a hole." Her son digs a hole. As he digs, she tells her own flesh and blood, she doing this to save his soul." By the time the hole is finished, She tells her son, "You are an abomination in God's eye. I'm going to kill you, before you actually sin. this is for your own good. She puts the shot gun to her son's head, and say "Honey, mama don't want to see you looking at her, when she has to shoot you. Close your eyes like a good boy. Being a good boy, he closes his eyes. His mom, turn the gun around, and puts the butt end to the boy's head, and pulls the trigger. The recoil, feels like your being shot. The boy rolls around in the grave screaming, because his mom just shot him. When the pain fades, and the blood stops flowing from his nose, they boy figures out, he is not dead. The mother says, "I did this, so you know god hate faggots. and everyone hates you. So you better not do anything." Is that your childhood. Let me tell you, if that was your childhood, fight nazi is down hill. So, most of feel like Barclay. Remember, you are made of tougher stuff.

[@koppadasao]

Ah, Lt Broccoli. From A-Team to not so A-Team…

[@Dowlphin]

I always found the A-Team to be lacking that certain something that could have elevated them to A+Team.

[@judithhoglund6673]

I think Major Kira Nerys would have been perfect for Reg. Kind, strong, pretty and Bajoran. Reg seemed to have a thing for Bajorans according to that pyscho girlfriend, Leosa. Bet he would come out of the holodeck for her.

[@varianschirmer9375]

Never had a layover on DS9. That was a mistake.

[@SageofStars]

Does anyone know a good Reg/Seven Fic? I mean, I write stuff, but not for trek, so I couldn't do it, but it sounds like it might be an enjoyable read in the right hands.

[@deterlanglytone]

Is that a new opening title thing? or haven't I been paying enough attention to the opening of you stuff sfdebris

[@AnthonyDaFox]

i really like barclay.

[@ServantOfOdin]

Barklay deals with the hand he's given while Riker has a stacked card. "Believe when I make a joke about Riker, you'll know it...." yeaaa..... I see what you did there.

[@Dowlphin]

It makes a huge difference. Many people who attained 'success' and claim they struggled a lot to get there and try to convince others to do the same ... if you dig deeper you may find they were actually pushed along by fate and merely had to follow and endure and handle the hardships of that and then if others believe their bullshit they torment themselves, believing they have to improve themselves and build up willpower, hopefully eventually realizing they have been gaslit by a convenient, reactionary, cog-in-a-machine society. In such a troubled society, "success" all too often means building on your pain so that no one sees what a mess you are without your fortunate support factors.

[@ServantOfOdin]

@@Dowlphin Uhm... That was just a quote from the show... No need to go on a rant about the apparent, Ensign Obvious

[@Dowlphin]

@@ServantOfOdin Sorry, I wasn't aware your ramblings were supposed to be of no value.

[@jffblvlvrdn904]

Murdock ?!?!

[@LivWildStyle]

Out the way, It's Barclay. Oh my You got my wheels turning. I tell you what I could ship the effe Out of any Seven of Nine romantic interest That actually makes sense Come to think it, Barclay too He's a good actor. The O'Brien family was amazing I feel like they could have existed on a show where they were the only good thing about it- know what I'm saying? It was so organic ( DS 9 is a masterpiece, In case that's not clear..... And I also have much affection for Voyager.) Anyway Barclay.

[@LivWildStyle]

Though let's be real, she could get any woman or man she wants. Lol

[@op_snooze]

This one probably needs a re-recording of the lines. They're kind of tinny and garbled.

[@ericferrey1706]

Christ. I'm Lt. Barkley.

[@tonyperone3242]

The way he was treated by the other officers and crew was as not consistent with more enlightened time they lived in. While it's common for people like Barkley to be laughed at or even bullied today it should have been out of place in the times of TNG.

[@jonathanross149]

Love Broccoli

[@richardmoores]

I love broccoli.

[@Vladimir_The_Impaler]

Commander Riker was a aristocrat

[@wandaperi]

Maybe he is a descendant of Russian Alaskan nobility

[@StuartHetzler]

Broccoli was a far better character than troi or crusher

[@hgwells1899]

He's a card

[@Xel963]

7of9/Barclay 5evar!!!

[@shmee123ful]

We are going to agree to disagree on the shop of seven and Reg. As I actually like seven and chakotay. I have a few reasons why but you probably don't care