They're Nothing More Than Children

Star Trek The Next Generation s04e04 Suddenly Human
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Outro Music: • STAR TREK - THE NEXT G... & • Magical Trevor : Episo... & • I Love Beans by Brak
Intro Audio: StarTrekTNG: s03e06 'Booby Trap' & s03e12 'The High Ground'

[@fryfry377]

0:25 "Marina pose like a supermodel for a minute" 1:10 "ok now suddenly be standing motionless in front of Picard."

[@justinhardt1]

lmao

[@StYxXx]

Well that was enough time to walk down the bridge. But the way she's standing is weird... well at least this time she was kind of useful.

[@alexthegordonhighlander1159]

I know, that pose was magazine worthy, not standard officer posture. Pause worthy certainly.

[@Reece8u]

"Stand motionless infront of picard" That killed me XD

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@alvideos2145]

"It could be a trap that could kill them? Lets send some of our main characters, that should give us enough plot armor so that it does not kill them.

[@josephmassaro]

Check out Marina Sirtis' action pose at the security station. For anyone wondering what it would have been like for her to play Tasha Yar, which she originally auditioned for, here you go.

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

That could have been a little shout out to Denise Crosby.

[@SSPerfectChaosRCT]

@@aggressiveattitudeera887 perhaps a little of both?

[@randomrazr]

from the back right?

[@ShanerTheGrey]

Bruh

[@HHh-qe2ch]

That was a power stance for sure, what was she looking at though

[@commanderdon4300]

"Commander, quickly!" "What is it?" "This boy... he's beans!"

[@mikevignola4213]

Typical star trek logic, this ship might be a trap, let's send 3/4 of the senior staff to investigate.

[@DeathlordSlavik]

Troi's comment basically defeated the idea it could be a trap since she could sense life on the ship.

[@DerLamer]

@@DeathlordSlavik That doesn't defeat the idea at all. Ever heard of bait?

[@DeathlordSlavik]

@@DerLamer Yes it does as Data clearly stated their tactics involved abandoning the ship after rigging it to explode meaning the ships were empty. Also before they decided to go over they had confirmation that one of the race that owned the ship was responding to the distress call and was on its way. On top of that its quite common in Star Trek for radiation to interfere with scans as such they wouldn't of caused a radiation leak if they were intending to leave bait as the radiation would defeat the whole purpose of bait.

[@nathanhale7444]

Ha! Yea

[@seikibrian8641]

@@DeathlordSlavik "... they wouldn't of caused a radiation leak..." * Wouldn't HAVE caused. (Or the contraction, "wouldn't've," the hearing of which by the poorly read is the source of the erroneous "wouldn't of.")

[@teegees]

I just realized the genius in the casting of the main crew of TNG. Vocal pitch and timbre of each character perfectly fits both the character itself, and works perfectly with each of the other characters as a whole. This show is a masterpiece.

[@debbie4503]

I've always wondered with Picard and Riker both on the Bridge what would happen if they each gave the same command at the same time, or worse, gave different commands at the same time, what would happen? 😂

[@ericstoverink6579]

Those two extras who beamed over with Crusher, Riker and Worf were probably surprised they made it back alive.

[@briancurtis4592]

You should read "Red Shirts" by John Scalzi. The crew on the ship are all scared to make eye contact with officers and they desperately avoid being assigned to away missions because it's basically a death sentence.

[@diamondunicorn1983]

Marina Sirtis sure had that "I'm being serious" stance going lol

[@RandomAmerican3000]

1:36 They've stolen our flashing lights technology! And they use it for a TRAINING ship. Have they no decency!

[@DanielJoyce]

The laser tubes is a prop that has been around for decades. Look for it in all sorts of movies.

[@Enkarashaddam]

It was in starfleet command when barklay made contact with voyager

[@jdunn813]

The Tucker Tubes!

[@frankstrawnation]

It was in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan too.

[@wizardsuth]

IIRC Dr. Soong had it in his lab, and so did Dr. Manheim.

[@JohnSmith-jb2jf]

TNG was a very special show with unbelievable chemistry among the cast. How Brent Spiner didn't win more notable awards is unfathomable. He's a piece of cinematic history and dear to so many people.

[@Elly3981]

Brent is a wonderful actor. He does well in all his roles.

[@rookie1178]

No respect for Scifi during that period

[@martynix4277]

It was a syndicated genre show, which basically meant being critically invisible back then. Just the fact that it was nominated for a Best Dramatic Series Emmy during its final season was considered groundbreaking at the time.

[@beardedchimp]

@@rookie1178 this has been true of science fiction writing for centuries. The snobby elite sneered at them as the lowest form of writing, that attitude made it difficult for a sci-fi author to publish non-sci fi books. Many maintained a nom de plume in order to separate the stigma associated with their scifi.

[@NotSettlingForSecondBest]

Sci-fi is not considered the lowest form of writing. Romance is. Most people are openly disdainful of the romance genre. I agree sci-fi does not get the respect it deserves and sci-fi books are almost never taught in schools. In 12 years of public education and 4 years of university, I only was assigned to read one sci-fi book.

[@mqbitsko25]

"Prepare your away team." "Yes, sir. MINIONS ASSEMBLE!"

[@BPond7]

🖖🤣

[@newcarpathia9422]

1:37 The thing! The thing is in this one! Take a look at that device in the foreground. If you watch Star Trek carefully, you'll see that pop up in a lot of episodes and movies. It was also used in Airplane II as a joke.

[@scrappyny7432]

Everytime I see those lasers I think of the scene where Commander Murdock was discussing why would anyone put a lot of money into a thing that all it does is flash red lights back and fourth LOL

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

"Commander, quickly!" "What is it?" "This boy, it's Chad Allen! The child star!"

[@zagnorch1336]

Freakin' Chads, amirite?

[@JWMcLay]

Yeseree Bob, in the 90s he played the older brother in Dr Quinn Medicine Woman

[@TheEacusM]

But is Star Trek part of the Tommy Westphall Universe

[@Galilee1964]

He was on My Two Dad's also.

[@chekovsgunman]

1:41 Hey, it's those lasers!

[@scrappyny7432]

Those lasers have had a longer career than most people in hollywood LOL

[@HariSeldon913]

Dr Crusher couldn't wait until after everyone was safely on the E. She had to worry about the boy being human while they were being hit with unsafe radiation. Of course, the away team doesn't need hazmat suits to go in there either.

[@johnwayne8494]

Not only that, but she just moves his head which could be injured just to show it off for some reason.

[@drockjr]

TBF, even we have meds that prevent heavy radiation absorption for short periods. Potassium iodide

[@JWMcLay]

@@johnwayne8494 yeah like, where's the neck brace

[@rionmotley2514]

@@drockjr that'd only be useful if there were fallout being inhaled/ingested. There's no pill for gamma rays or neutrons shredding your DNA. Beta and Alpha particles could conceivably be handled by a fancy onesie and a cool hairdo, obvs.

[@brianrathbone6046]

"The E" 😂

[@Gorbz]

Hey! It is the tubes with lights that go back and forth!

[@billydelacey]

1:24 Worf locked his computer so that no one could use his login to send out funny emails while he's away.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Yes, of course. 😐 Don't you do that when you use a computer at your job ?

[@cedricroberts4336]

Romulan Warbird suddenly decloaks. Picard "Damn it Worf, you've left yourself logged in again".

[@JakobIlar]

1:41 I love that prop! I want it built into a coffee table for my living room!

[@stratfordbaby8572]

0:26 Deanna's striking a pose

[@sarahberkner]

That machine with those two lights going back and forth, or one like it, is in Airplane 2, "There's a problem with this machine. It's just 2 lights going back and forth other than that it doesn't seem to have any other purpose whatsoever

[@GeekGamerTV]

1:38 - Those light beams are found in many alien engineering shops I see.....

[@Dowlphin]

I so want to make a movie where there is a prop shop selling nothing but those.

[@DavidLS1]

If they were concerned about a booby trap, why not just beam the survivors out? And since when do they need a betazoid to detect life signs?

[@LutzMowinski]

Radiation interferes with scans.

[@michaelroach3175]

They needed to give Deanna something minor to do

[@shadowsayer1516]

She has ONE job on that ship. It's STUPID, but she's going to do it!

[@DavidLS1]

@@shadowsayer1516 Galaxy Quest reference?

[@chuchulainn9275]

Agreed. This action was stupid. I would have just blown it up.

[@CybershamanX]

(1:37) Hey! It's the famous "light beams going back and forth" prop! Mostly used in numerous Trek series episodes, but also rented out to other sci-fi productions. Including the movie _Airplane 2_ staring captain Kirk (well, Bill Shatner) himself. 😉

[@trenthawkins]

And originally made for The Incredible Hulk tv series, I believe. Good 'ol prop #195-290-1

[@jsldj]

These lights appear to do nothing, sir!

[@cryptog5543]

I love how Troi is standing. It's almost like she's taking in the...shower.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Troi is one of my least favorite characters. I would have been fine with them killing off her instead of Tasha Yar, in season one.

[@ralph3333]

​@@TheNoiseySpectator Diversity hire. They needed a special little girl to walk on her tiptoes as her princess hair flies back n forth defiantly.

[@BoopSnoot]

@@TheNoiseySpectator Troi was fine, they just needed to give her more to do, which they could have done if they had never brought on that abomination that is Whoopi Goldberg.

[@irenelathrop8062]

@@TheNoiseySpectator she is the Enterprise sex symbol

[@jobram8265]

something to consider: we all now how this worked out but prior to the events playing out. Picard potentially sent Riker, Worf Crusher and two other crew member to a ship that, if booby trapped, would have killed them.

[@irenelathrop8062]

Happens in real life also, think of emergency situation in automobile trouble, swimming accidents, answering the bell….

[@FablestoneSeries]

I had such a childhood crush on Chad Allen. If I'm not mistaken he retired from acting. He's a phycologist now.

[@-wolf5196]

they absolutely loved using the glowing chubes ive seen them so many times i cant count then again i did fail maths but still

[@TheBarryM8]

Thank you once again about the playlist tip makes watch next more orderly.

[@TestUser-cf4wj]

1:40 It's the prop! Woohoo!

[@jecndojtb]

I love the opening! Can’t wait for the S5 episode with the children of Tama, you have a good eye usually showing the best scenes cut perfectly to preserve context. Great work as always!

[@tjwparso]

Thank you! :)

[@GrommyMcGromface]

It's all in the beans

[@zagnorch1336]

Heinz and Van Camp's at S&W! Goya, its can open wide!

[@captain_misaki]

@@zagnorch1336 Van Camp's, its sauce spilled.

[@zagnorch1336]

@@captain_misaki Bush's, when the crock-pot fell.

[@thanhavictus]

Who needs to scan for life signs when you have counselor troy

[@KingFireball7]

He could have had serious neck injuries but she just ripped his helmet off! Is that why she's called Doctor Crusher?!

[@StYxXx]

Maybe that's why her name is "crusher"

[@Dowlphin]

She is not a member of Doctors Without Tricorders, you know.

[@Dowlphin]

If you cannot evade a suspected trap, then give it something expendable to trigger on. (And I actually don't mean Worf or Deanna.)

[@glynncordry5965]

Ah...the famous light tube prop, of _Airplane 2_ fame. And something looks off with Brent's contacts... Grey?

[@ducknorris233]

Commander, quickly. This boy, he looks human and part boy band.

[@jebclang9403]

Omg that scifi-prop is also in this scene... well, where hasn't it been?

[@neonhomer]

Not that I'm checking out Marina Sirtis, but she had a nice figure... but then again so did Gates McFadden...

[@Malaclypse_the_Third]

Did Troy just use her abilities in a useful way?

[@Dowlphin]

Thus the confidence pose. She knows she's getting some existential purpose in a moment.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Nope, no wait. 😞 She had been coordinating with Tactical. That is why she was standing there. She saw the life signs on Worf's sensor screen.

[@jessa1895]

Damn bro making it to 11k good work

[@TheLastVoodooMan]

Wtf, Troi acts like a mannikin through the whole scene xD

[@BoopSnoot]

a sexy mannequin

[@rolandet]

Heavy radiation leak. Cool, let's beam in, instead of beaming out the injured.

[@Dowlphin]

Yeah, and as soon as they are on board, they must have some kind of target painters for locking onto the injured which they couldn't do earlier. But surely the radiation is interfering with beaming back until they got their radiant painting aura in place.

[@robbie8142]

Ah yes! It's all coming back to me now. I think. I know I'm 2 days behind BUT, is this the teenager who screams at the top of his lungs when feeling a little stressed?

[@jasonluong3862]

No matter where the ship is in space, there’s always a convenient light source to illuminate the exterior of the ship.

[@anonygent]

And always enough light to see in the interior, even decades after the power failed.

[@oncinaust5178]

Maria Sirtis: I have to go l have an ear infection and am so dizzy I'm about to fall. Rick Berman: It's fine just hold on to the tactical station for dear life.

[@woohooboy]

Deanna serving poses on the bridge!. Do it honey!!!!!

[@randomrazr]

2:05 wow they really showed this guys brain?

[@user-bg2vp9tv3r]

that is not brains it's blood on there wired alien foreheads.

[@randomrazr]

@@user-bg2vp9tv3r looks like a brain

[@Shiirow]

@@randomrazr nope its just klingon-esque skull ridges.

[@ezrazonable4992]

Hey man, I love the new intro - stick with it 👍

[@tjwparso]

Thanks :)

[@steveleeart]

So the ship could explode when they visit, but let’s send the first officer, security officer and head doctor over anyway.

[@toomanyaccounts]

how else do positions open up in starfleet? they aren't expanding their ship building until the Dominion War.

[@Dowlphin]

They were absolutely sure it is no trap because of the lifesigns.

[@Dowlphin]

@@toomanyaccounts Especially Riker is always welcome for dangerous away missions. AWAY mission. ... Get it? 😉

[@JonnyInfinite]

Never take a helmet off...

[@Dowlphin]

_Never take the helmet off your opponent, even when they bow._ - unknown Martian artist

[@jozkomrkvicka7607]

That might be a trap. Ok lets send the whole senior team out there.....

[@BuzzKirill3D]

Nice intro bro

[@randomrazr]

0:30 the way Troi is standing LOL

[@kelaarin]

Total power lean.

[@johnwayne8494]

Directors like "Do some dumb shit"

[@SplendidFellow]

3:13? You sure that's the right time stamp

[@randomrazr]

@@SplendidFellow woops 0:13. dunno how i fucked that up. POWER LEAN

[@shiningarmour6805]

... what if their crew had an incurable disease they're not aware of? Sure, radiation leak, but they could have damaged it themselves while in delirious state before passing out. Point is, going in without protection is just asking for it.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

You mean in episodes like.. - The Omega Glory - The Tholian Web - The Naked Time - The Naked Now - Unnatural Selection I could go on, but I want to say that is why I would send class one, remote controlled drones first on excursions like this. 🙄

[@iggytse]

Could they send a robotic probe to first investigate?

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

THANK YOU! 🙄 The list of problems that would have solved in episodes through out all of Star Trek would go on for Kilometers! If I were in command of a starship, I would put a transporter room right next door to the bay for class one probes.

[@among-us-99999]

1:48 is that the glowing tube device also seen on enterprise, and on stargate?

[@tommymarion622]

True. Most people are like children.😎

[@Swindle1984]

I love how they assume his broken arm from playing sports was "abusive", while at the same time allowing their own children to play Parisi Squares, which reqularly results in broken bones and occasionally deaths. Between this and the Federation spreading propaganda in season one about how the Ferengi eat their clients, and the Federation clearly isn't as enlightened and non-biased as they claim to be.

[@jrobertech]

They stole the red light machine

[@bruceparker9353]

When I saw that picture, I thought it was Zuckerberg.

[@sibhuskyguy]

those same props in airplane (the space one) forget the exact movie..... hilarious to me... I know they have also been in other movies but i cannot recall which and when....

[@ilcugginocanadese]

Why is Troi posing for a calendar behind the - what is that, tactical - station during the first like 30 seconds?

[@NewEnglandViews]

Sometimes the episodes run concurrently, so it’s like being able to watch the episode. But it seems like sometimes not? Any tips?

[@tStevester83]

1:38 HOW MANY TIMES ARE THEY GOING TO USE THIS PROP

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

🤷🏼‍♂️ So what? Why do you object to it so much? It is not in every single episode.

[@tStevester83]

@@TheNoiseySpectator when the fuck did i EVER say i objected to them using it. i was making an observation that they reuse this prop often.

[@Mogget01]

Lol, isn’t that a Ghostbusters prop? 1:45

[@robbie8142]

Somebody is a little bit behind like me. At least I'm not alone....what am I saying! I haven't seen or heard anybody for weeks/months cause COVID. Thanku for TNG

[@among-us-99999]

i _think_ it could also be one seen on Enterprise and on Stargate

[@LordMelathor]

Why the hell was Diana standing like that near Worf? Begging for it or what?

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Because, part of her job was to help decide how best to deal with touchy aliens. So she was coordinating with Tactical. 😒 Why does nobody realize that? Just because there is an attractive lady, why does everyone overlook that she is a department head and a senior officer, there to advise the captain? ... But, she is wearing a form fitting set of pajamas instead of a uniform. 💡 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@jime6688]

Troi’s stripper pose

[@madiantin]

Hilarious how she pulls off his helmet and turns his head. Uuuhhhh....so let's hope there's no neck damage, eh?

[@stratfordbaby8572]

1:45 Ancillary power??? Is that like AUXILLARY POWER when you FORGOT your lines???

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

No, "Ancillary" is a real word. ✔️ It means like backup, or second level. In fact, that scene is what inspired me to use the name "Ancillarium" for he backup memory USB drive I keep plugged into my computer as the F drive.

[@ralphralpherson9441]

"Commander! This badly injured boy! He's Human! ....and fuck C-spine immobilization, let's rip this helmet off and twist his neck all around in case he still has some bits of his spinal cord intact! --- A doctor from the 24th century.

[@Dowlphin]

I don't remember Beverly being a member of Doctors Without Tricorders.

[@ralphralpherson9441]

@@Dowlphin Ah yes, a brief waving of the magic blackberry told her there was no spinal damage at the same time it registered his human DNA. Amazing devices. C-spine immobilization is standard medical protocol for any injury of this sort, its just funny to EMTs, Nurses, Doctors, etc...

[@Stevo32969]

why is troi standing so awkwardly at tactical? shes all up in Worf's way lol. really strange

[@Deatomizer999]

The radiation was affecting all the systems?

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

That boy is dead now.

[@markw9841]

Is Troy having back problems? She starts the scene in a really weird pose.

[@artman2oo3]

Commander, this bean, he’s human!

[@adamwilson2904]

Rear troy W??

[@markfox1545]

A Doctor who pronounces 'respiratory' as 'respitory'. Bizarre.😅

[@beardedchimp]

I questioned myself on this, with my Northern Irish accent it sounds like 'respitory'. I listened to various other British/Irish pronunciations and it is mostly the same with a few using 'respiratory'. Then I listened to US accents and while the majority were 'respiratory' a few were 'respitory' like most of us. Not bizarre at all! The worst is far-future sci-fi using imperial units, I understand they are catering to a US audience but sci-fi technobabble has no real meaning anyway. Sticks out like a sore thumb when a 25th century scientist uses fahrenheit.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

For crying out loud people, you know what she means. 😒 But, if you are going to get nit picky, then remember that they are not actually speaking English. They may be speaking a language that is partly descended from English, but there is no way they are still speaking the same version of English that we speak today.

[@irenelathrop8062]

It’s the pronunciation of the future

[@Ucat66]

No matter how serious and dramatic this show pretended to be. The idea of evolved humans full of morals, ethics, ideals, lemmas, logic and rules is so far fetched against actual events, this is now comedy.

[@victorsalisbury3554]

Make me believe not scalable try corter data run star ship log embasidor try corter

[@doc8683]

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[@outerrealm]

Have to give you thumbs down for cutting it where you did

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Why? What was so important about the next part?

[@cryptog5543]

she can detect life on board from a vessel that would take hours at maximum warp to arrive?

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

@Everyone. Troi was standing at tactical because she was coordinating with Worf to evaluate if the damaged ship was actually a trap, and the best way to deal with the enemy if they really needed help.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

In other words, she saw the life signs on the Tactical Station monitor. She did not use her "Magical Psychic Powers".

[@divinedragoonkain]

The damaged vessel, not the one on the way.

[@coltrain6997]

I'm the 666th like

[@raulcastro3277]

The worst re-incarnation of Star Trek.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Disagree. I think it is the best, but not my personal favorite. Still, you say it is "The Worst"? So you like STD better than TNG? 🤔 You've had two years to think about that, now. Are you sure you want to stick with that statement?

[@LBCB94025]

*Every time they say* _"..but our sensors cant detect".. i wonder exactly what they Actually Can detect!?*_ 🧐🤔🤨🤷🏼 #Yeesh!?

[@davecrupel2817]

"This boy...he's human." Almost all your "aliens" are human. 😂

[@irenelathrop8062]

Depends upon which country they come from and how many borders they crossed