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Back in June I posted some musings on the miniskirt uniforms and Ensign Redhead found in the first few episodes of season 1 of Star Trek The Next Generation:
Film Roar: TNG: Season 1 skirt uniforms.

Now, thanks to the wonders of DVD technology and the watchful eye of my friend David C, we have photographic evidence of both of these phenomena! Ladies and Gentlemen I present the Star Trek TNG Unisex skit uniform:

And the elusive Ensign Redhead, seen here in here natural habitat: walking around the background in engineering:

Capturing a clear shot of this wild creature can be quite difficult, please excuse the loss of image clarity in this rare foreground shot.

All shots taken from Season 1, episode #6: TNG: Where No One Has Gone Before

Dear god, we are only in season two and the production is already short of cash enough to warrant a ‘flashback’ episode? How can it get any worse? Oh, I know, lets make the key to Rikirk’s survival be a collage of recycled footage from him hitting on the babe alien of the week. TNG: Shades of Gray was an awful way to end the second season of the show and is best left forgotten.

To say that Underworld (2003) has style is a bit of an understatement, however calling it a good movie is a definite overstatement. Poor acting, bad timing and a weak script undermine what is otherwise a very beautiful and enjoyable experience, which is really rather too bad because it makes it hard to give an endorsement and recommend the movie. If you do go to see Underworld, I recommend that, as I did, you check your expectations at the door, ignore the movie’s weaknesses and just enjoy the high-fashion action.
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Full of nonstop action Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003) is little more than an excuse for Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz to tromp around in skimpy outfits and generally have a lot of fun. The plot is at times hard to follow but generally unimportant. The action sequences are cut so quickly as to make it hard to figure out what might be going on.
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The explanation for how it is that a ship full of Klingongs wake up from suspended animation with bloodlust is a bit far fetched, but it does provide an excellent opportunity for some great scenes between Worf and K’Ehleyr. We get to see Suzie Plakson ooze sensual charisma as she works to make Worf squirm, and we get to see Worf’s character develop a bit as he has to deal with an uncomfortable situation. The episode TNG: The Emissary is overall a pretty good episode.

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the much maligned The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). Of course my positive reaction can probably be directly attributed to the low expectations I had going into the theater after having heard so many disparaging remarks about this movie. Being a fan of Sean Connery probably did not harm either. I can see why the film earned low ratings and poor reviews, it is poorly timed, badly written and most of the time feels rather pointless. That being said it is also a great deal of fun, especially for someone with a love for the odd, the arcane, and the Victorian.
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I know that Lwaxana Troi was written in TNG to be annoying, but man oh man, did I find her incredibly ANNOYING in TNG: Manhunt. The whole fish-people delegate side plot had little excuse, but it was fun to see Picard become Dixon Hill.