It's been pretty busy today. Busy enough I couldn't write a proper blog post. I did write some stuff. What I'm going to post is a collection of thoughts ranging in subject from Star Trek and Brent to Alexander and work. This is bound to be boring.
To be completely honest.
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking and testing how I really feel about my latest interest. I have come to a conclusion.
It’s Data I love, it’s Brent’s work I admire and Brent who fascinates me and I haven’t let go of Alexander yet.
This said, I prefer to watch Brent playing Data, though a Franz or Dennis is acceptable too, and I really need to revisit ‘Wij Alexander’ and ‘De Troon’.
Last week I was watching Star Trek the Next Generation which from now on will shorten to STTNG. Surprise, surprise. To be precize, I watched one episode from the seventh season and then some of the extra’s. One, which I really liked, was the Captain’s tribute, in which Patrick Stewart talked about his time on the show and about his cast mates. About Brent he said it took him longer to get to know Brent. That sparked a little theory in me. I must admit, it wasn’t really sparked, but rekindled. The idea had already sparked after my two lenghty reactions on Bravura I blogged about yesterday. The idea was also rekindled, because some people confirmed it.
Brent is a very privat person, which is fair. It does mean he doesn’t really talk about his private life and there is not much known about his life outside his work; people don’t even seem to be sure he and Lori are married.
To protect his private life he tends to give bullshit answers to questions and the man we get to see is a very public persona and has, presumably, not that much to do with the real Brent Spiner. Ironic choice of words since his website is therealbrentspiner.com.
He’s playing the persona so often and so thoroughly, it did make me hope he could unwind propperly when home. To me it seemed to be a very exhausting way of living your life.
Sure, everybody probably uses the public persona when outside, but I think most of us stay very close to ourselves. Not that I expect Brent to be completely different, but I do expect him to be more peaceful at home. He seems well balanced, mentally. He doesn’t look like he necessarily needs all the fanfare and hussle. He doesn’t need all the noise. Maybe he really is as silly and sarcastic. I don’t know. The feeling remains, his public persona is a very tight and fan proof screen (as opposed to waterproof). It makes trying to get to know ‘the Real’ Brent Spiner more of a interesting challenge and it makes the real person more of a mystery. Exactly what the Doctor ordered.
Sometimes I really feel they put too much faith in me. Other times I can’t believe the praise, because I felt the job was really simple. In any case, I don’t take praise well.
In my job the colleague I work most with now let’s me do stuff I feel he does much better. I suppose, since I’m the only other person knowing the process and ins and outs, I’m the most suitable person to take over. Still, his faith in my abilities I often find misplaced, or at least exagerated. Sure, I’m not stupid, I can understand simple to medium complex processes. However, I am not as smart as some people might think, neither am I functioning as well as I think I should, or they think I am. Sure, I get my things done, but I feel I could be much more efficient and effective.
For a few years I’m more wondering why I’m attracted to certain people than actually enjoying the new interest. Mainly because I was caught off guard a few times. It started with Jake. Throughout my whole Jake period all I could think was: “What-the-hell!?!?!?” Same with Brent now: “What-the-hell!?!?!?”
I can’t see my interest in Brent going for very long. I’m expecting it to last as long as my interest in Jake. I am still loyal though, I will try to keep up with what they’re doing, but I won’t follow frantically.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Take A Look Back...No Wait...
I've been meaning to post this, but only now found out how: https://vine.co/v/hnKDKj3PXWa
ETA on 8 Oct: By how many times I watched this on a loop, they should be very drunk by now.
ETA on 8 Oct: By how many times I watched this on a loop, they should be very drunk by now.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
"Take a Look, It's in a Book" ...or on the Web
I really admire LeVar's dedication to this. He used to be the host, I believe as well as the producer and he did it for a long time. He still does something with the project and it's definately a noble one.
Lately, I'm developing a fascination with childrens' programs, the educational ones. Back here, in the Netherlands, we've got 'Het Klokhuis' in which, in a twenty minutes format, one subject is discussed, explained, experimented with/on, all to teach children. It's wildly popular. It's been very important to my generation. There was an outcry when the TV station wanted to take it off the air.
Then there is 'Blue Peter' in Britain. The format is a bit different; they're in a studio with usually about three presenters present tackling a variety of subjects. But just like in the Netherlands, it's wildly popular, and generation after generation has grown up with it.
Same goes for 'Reading Rainbow'. I have to support it, since the children are our future. Since I understand more and more how much influence these shows have. Since I understand more and more how much pleasure people take from it. And since I see how important these shows are for children and adults alike.
If there is something I really would love to talk about to LeVar, it's definately this. Go here:
http://blogs.familyeducation.com/blogs/erin-d/getting-kids-take-look-its-book. LeVar gives some very useful advice.
Lately, I'm developing a fascination with childrens' programs, the educational ones. Back here, in the Netherlands, we've got 'Het Klokhuis' in which, in a twenty minutes format, one subject is discussed, explained, experimented with/on, all to teach children. It's wildly popular. It's been very important to my generation. There was an outcry when the TV station wanted to take it off the air.
Then there is 'Blue Peter' in Britain. The format is a bit different; they're in a studio with usually about three presenters present tackling a variety of subjects. But just like in the Netherlands, it's wildly popular, and generation after generation has grown up with it.
Same goes for 'Reading Rainbow'. I have to support it, since the children are our future. Since I understand more and more how much influence these shows have. Since I understand more and more how much pleasure people take from it. And since I see how important these shows are for children and adults alike.
If there is something I really would love to talk about to LeVar, it's definately this. Go here:
http://blogs.familyeducation.com/blogs/erin-d/getting-kids-take-look-its-book. LeVar gives some very useful advice.
A Few Pictures
I've been meaning to post these yesterday, but didn't. Here they are anyway.
All taken from: http://brentspiner.ning.com/photo
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| Once tweeted by LeVar Burton |
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| After all these years, he still looks fantastic. |
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| I find this a very untypical, yet very striking photo. |
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| A very young Brent. |
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| Brilliant!!! |
All taken from: http://brentspiner.ning.com/photo
Looking Back, Once Again
Lately, I've been doing quite a bit of advertizing. Anyway, this is quite fun, I don't want to keep this from you. Brent reacting in his typical way made me snigger and post.
Spiner And McFadden In The Last Look Back
A mini-Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion will take place when Gates McFadden and Brent Spiner appear together in a play next month.
The play is The Last Look Back, to be shown at the Ensemble Studio Theater/LA.
McFadden will be directing the play, which tells the story of the last day of Frank Sinatra‘s life where a “pretty young intern embroiled in a presidential sex scandal meets the legendary entertainer – and so begins a lesson she could learn from no one else. The Last Look Back is a surreal pairing of kindred spirits and a hallucinatory comic ride about mortality, redemption, and the end of the twentieth century.”
Spiner will be taking on the role of Sinatra. Sadie Alexandru (Mad Men) and Tracey A. Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS) will also be in The Last Look Back, which was written by Steve Serpas.
The pair compared working in the theater with working on The Next Generation. “Probably the biggest difference is there’s lots less time spent on hair and makeup, which means most of the time I look like hell,” said McFadden. “I used to think our TNG craft services was lame, but compared with what EST/LA provides for actors, the TNG craft services was high buffet at the Four Seasons. However, I do miss having a chair with my name on it. I found that helpful whenever I was feeling lost.”
“Probably the biggest difference, like Gates said, is there’s a lot less time spent on hair and makeup,” said Spiner. “So, as you can imagine, I look much better. I’ve had to dye my hair gray, which makes me look surprisingly handsome and not a day older.”
The Last Look Back will be performed on Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5 at 8 PM at the Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA in Los Angeles. To purchase tickets, head to the link located here.
Source: http://www.trektoday.com/content/2013/09/spiner-and-mcfadden-in-the-last-look-back/
Spiner And McFadden In The Last Look Back
A mini-Star Trek: The Next Generation reunion will take place when Gates McFadden and Brent Spiner appear together in a play next month.
The play is The Last Look Back, to be shown at the Ensemble Studio Theater/LA.
McFadden will be directing the play, which tells the story of the last day of Frank Sinatra‘s life where a “pretty young intern embroiled in a presidential sex scandal meets the legendary entertainer – and so begins a lesson she could learn from no one else. The Last Look Back is a surreal pairing of kindred spirits and a hallucinatory comic ride about mortality, redemption, and the end of the twentieth century.”
Spiner will be taking on the role of Sinatra. Sadie Alexandru (Mad Men) and Tracey A. Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS) will also be in The Last Look Back, which was written by Steve Serpas.
The pair compared working in the theater with working on The Next Generation. “Probably the biggest difference is there’s lots less time spent on hair and makeup, which means most of the time I look like hell,” said McFadden. “I used to think our TNG craft services was lame, but compared with what EST/LA provides for actors, the TNG craft services was high buffet at the Four Seasons. However, I do miss having a chair with my name on it. I found that helpful whenever I was feeling lost.”
“Probably the biggest difference, like Gates said, is there’s a lot less time spent on hair and makeup,” said Spiner. “So, as you can imagine, I look much better. I’ve had to dye my hair gray, which makes me look surprisingly handsome and not a day older.”
The Last Look Back will be performed on Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5 at 8 PM at the Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA in Los Angeles. To purchase tickets, head to the link located here.
Source: http://www.trektoday.com/content/2013/09/spiner-and-mcfadden-in-the-last-look-back/
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
DataLore Mania - Confessions of a Fan
I spent doing this:
Another really long reaction. Bear with me, or just go do something useful, like watching Brent.
In one of the comments it was said that if Lore didn’t have such intense resentment, he may have gone on to great things. However, it’s not resentment alone that ruined Lore, it was also an attitude problem. Just like Counselor Troy once said to Data, emotions itself aren’t negative, it’s what we choose to do with it. I agree with that, for a part. Even from resentment, great things could come. However, Lore choose to go the opposite way. If he was anything like me, he’d gone on his way proving everyone, and especially, Dr. Soong wrong by becoming a great, I don’t know, leader, scientist, comedian….
I do agree with the notion that multi-sensory input modalities linked to decision and human emotions is a tenuous balance at best. If only Dr. Soong had given Lore the attention he needed, things might have turned out quite differently. We might have had Lore on the Enterprise instead of Data. Ooh, I just had a dazzling idea, what if Dr. Soong had improved Lore first and then built Data; you could have had the fantastic twin. Ooh, the possibilities!!!
I love Lore. Not for his bad-boy ways, but for the good I recognized in him. I saw possibilities and I believe with the right attention, Lore could have become more than his programming. I love Lore for his frustration, his anger, his pain, his sincere love, his complexity, for who he is in basis. He deserves a fair chance, just like any other android, just like Data. That fair chance was taken from him, and it frustrates me (in a fictional way) just as much as it frustrates Lore.
Brent and humor…That’s another one I can go off on a tangent on. I understand his sarcastic humor; hell, I do it myself all the time, I’m even veering towards cynical. However, I also know not everyone understands and people tend to be offended at the weirdest things. Then again, I might just be downright rude. Same goes for Brent. I think Brent can be hilarious. I think Brent can come off rude. I don’t think he means to be rude. In some cases, had I been standing behind him, I would have told him off. Not because I thought he was rude, but because I feel someone perceived it as rude. Sometimes, you just have to hold back. And sometimes, it’s not as funny as you think.
Maybe a reason I like Brent, and I’m laughing to myself now, I do tend to fall for the guys who are not only sarcastic, but also whine a lot, or for the grumpy ones. With grumpy I mean the act they’re playing out, while deep down, they’re sweethearts and joyous.
I love watching actors work. I tend to search for the weak spots in performances, which usually comes down to seeing the actor rather than the character. Yes, most actors bring themselves into the role. I don’t think they do it on purpose. I think, no matter what you do, you always bring yourselves into your actions, beit building androids (I’ll come back to this one), or beit acting. There have been moments in Brent’s performances where I thought: “Oh, there’s Brent!”. Most of the times, I saw Data, or whatever character he was playing. Though I think I can now recognize his style. I see it the least in Data, which made me think Data was a real full job to play, while in all other characters, bits and pieces of Brent were present. That doesn’t mean I think Brent’s a bad actor. Not at all. I think he’s brilliant.
People not understanding Brent’s jokes don’t necessarily lack intelligence, they just don’t get his jokes. My boyfriend, a really smart guy, doesn’t get jokes. Whenever I’m joking he’s taking it serious. You have no idea how often I have to tell him I was just joking. His brain is just not equipped for distincting jokes, but it is brilliantly equiped to solve software problems. I probably would have brought him in to tinker on Lore and laugh at him concerning humor. He and Data would make an interesting, beit scary, combination. Geordie should be careful not losing his best friend.
I don’t know how someone can’t recognize a joke, but it happens without taking away from their intelligence. Humor in any case, is an interesting concept. You can’t blame Data for not getting humor. It’s one of the most complex things associated with people.
Brent doesn’t play just bad guys, or good guys for that matter. Brent always plays much more than the characterization we can see on the surface. Brent always adss a complexity to the characters. None of Brent’s characterazations are flat or simple. I’m going to say something ironic now: Brent always makes characters real people. That includes Data. That’s why I love his work.
If I had to choose, I wouldn’t want to. I love both for different reasons. I would have tinkered on Lore to make him more balanced and goodness. I would have nurtured Data and explained human ways to him. I would also tinker on Lal. I would have been exhillerated at finding out there is fully functional android with all the emotions, aging process and all that humans are used to in the form of Juliana, Data’s “mother”. I would have become as obsessed as Dr. Soong was, like I am now with my contest scheme for the club I volunteer doing time registration for. Putting it together, that’s the art. Don’t lose your vision, always go for even better. I’m not claiming to be as brilliant as Dr. Soong, I am certainly not, but I can try, right?
Would Lore be more popular than Data if STTNG was broadcast now? Of course I can’t be sure, but I don’t think so. I think why characters are popular has to do with writing, performance and also what personal style and technique an actor brings to it. Yes, time probably might have its influence as well, but when I look around at popular characters now, the good ones are still very popular as well, just not in TVD at the moment.
Now, don’t you think we get to know Dr. Soong through his androids? Even Soong acknowledges they’re probably more alike than they think.
*Stares at her sandwich.* After about two hours still haven’t eaten my lunch. It was about 12.30 pm when I bought the sandwich. It is now 2.49 pm.
here: http://brentspiner.ning.com/forum/topics/data-lore?id=4788475%3ATopic%3A2040&page=2#comments
If only I had something useful to do...
Another really long reaction. Bear with me, or just go do something useful, like watching Brent.
In one of the comments it was said that if Lore didn’t have such intense resentment, he may have gone on to great things. However, it’s not resentment alone that ruined Lore, it was also an attitude problem. Just like Counselor Troy once said to Data, emotions itself aren’t negative, it’s what we choose to do with it. I agree with that, for a part. Even from resentment, great things could come. However, Lore choose to go the opposite way. If he was anything like me, he’d gone on his way proving everyone, and especially, Dr. Soong wrong by becoming a great, I don’t know, leader, scientist, comedian….
I do agree with the notion that multi-sensory input modalities linked to decision and human emotions is a tenuous balance at best. If only Dr. Soong had given Lore the attention he needed, things might have turned out quite differently. We might have had Lore on the Enterprise instead of Data. Ooh, I just had a dazzling idea, what if Dr. Soong had improved Lore first and then built Data; you could have had the fantastic twin. Ooh, the possibilities!!!
I love Lore. Not for his bad-boy ways, but for the good I recognized in him. I saw possibilities and I believe with the right attention, Lore could have become more than his programming. I love Lore for his frustration, his anger, his pain, his sincere love, his complexity, for who he is in basis. He deserves a fair chance, just like any other android, just like Data. That fair chance was taken from him, and it frustrates me (in a fictional way) just as much as it frustrates Lore.
Brent and humor…That’s another one I can go off on a tangent on. I understand his sarcastic humor; hell, I do it myself all the time, I’m even veering towards cynical. However, I also know not everyone understands and people tend to be offended at the weirdest things. Then again, I might just be downright rude. Same goes for Brent. I think Brent can be hilarious. I think Brent can come off rude. I don’t think he means to be rude. In some cases, had I been standing behind him, I would have told him off. Not because I thought he was rude, but because I feel someone perceived it as rude. Sometimes, you just have to hold back. And sometimes, it’s not as funny as you think.
Maybe a reason I like Brent, and I’m laughing to myself now, I do tend to fall for the guys who are not only sarcastic, but also whine a lot, or for the grumpy ones. With grumpy I mean the act they’re playing out, while deep down, they’re sweethearts and joyous.
I love watching actors work. I tend to search for the weak spots in performances, which usually comes down to seeing the actor rather than the character. Yes, most actors bring themselves into the role. I don’t think they do it on purpose. I think, no matter what you do, you always bring yourselves into your actions, beit building androids (I’ll come back to this one), or beit acting. There have been moments in Brent’s performances where I thought: “Oh, there’s Brent!”. Most of the times, I saw Data, or whatever character he was playing. Though I think I can now recognize his style. I see it the least in Data, which made me think Data was a real full job to play, while in all other characters, bits and pieces of Brent were present. That doesn’t mean I think Brent’s a bad actor. Not at all. I think he’s brilliant.
People not understanding Brent’s jokes don’t necessarily lack intelligence, they just don’t get his jokes. My boyfriend, a really smart guy, doesn’t get jokes. Whenever I’m joking he’s taking it serious. You have no idea how often I have to tell him I was just joking. His brain is just not equipped for distincting jokes, but it is brilliantly equiped to solve software problems. I probably would have brought him in to tinker on Lore and laugh at him concerning humor. He and Data would make an interesting, beit scary, combination. Geordie should be careful not losing his best friend.
I don’t know how someone can’t recognize a joke, but it happens without taking away from their intelligence. Humor in any case, is an interesting concept. You can’t blame Data for not getting humor. It’s one of the most complex things associated with people.
Brent doesn’t play just bad guys, or good guys for that matter. Brent always plays much more than the characterization we can see on the surface. Brent always adss a complexity to the characters. None of Brent’s characterazations are flat or simple. I’m going to say something ironic now: Brent always makes characters real people. That includes Data. That’s why I love his work.
If I had to choose, I wouldn’t want to. I love both for different reasons. I would have tinkered on Lore to make him more balanced and goodness. I would have nurtured Data and explained human ways to him. I would also tinker on Lal. I would have been exhillerated at finding out there is fully functional android with all the emotions, aging process and all that humans are used to in the form of Juliana, Data’s “mother”. I would have become as obsessed as Dr. Soong was, like I am now with my contest scheme for the club I volunteer doing time registration for. Putting it together, that’s the art. Don’t lose your vision, always go for even better. I’m not claiming to be as brilliant as Dr. Soong, I am certainly not, but I can try, right?
Would Lore be more popular than Data if STTNG was broadcast now? Of course I can’t be sure, but I don’t think so. I think why characters are popular has to do with writing, performance and also what personal style and technique an actor brings to it. Yes, time probably might have its influence as well, but when I look around at popular characters now, the good ones are still very popular as well, just not in TVD at the moment.
Now, don’t you think we get to know Dr. Soong through his androids? Even Soong acknowledges they’re probably more alike than they think.
*Stares at her sandwich.* After about two hours still haven’t eaten my lunch. It was about 12.30 pm when I bought the sandwich. It is now 2.49 pm.
here: http://brentspiner.ning.com/forum/topics/data-lore?id=4788475%3ATopic%3A2040&page=2#comments
If only I had something useful to do...
Why Brent!? WHY!?
This is my reaction to a thread post here: http://brentspiner.ning.com/forum/topics/arik-lore-younger-vs-older
I’m sorry this turned out as long as it did. If you manage to get through this whole reaction, I applaud you.
Lore: Watching, especially, the episode ‘Brothers’, I always end up wanting to mother Lore. Or tinker on him, trying to make him more stable and balanced. Nurture him. There’s good in him, the sincere love he feels for both his father, Dr. Soong, and his brother, Data. The building blocks are there for goodness. Also, I do understand Lore’s frustration and anger. He didn’t get the love he deserved, and Dr. Soong’s argument that the logical step was to build Data first before working on Lore again, is not acceptable to me. However, I might be wrong and it was the most logical step. I would love to have a look at Dr. Soong’s designs, though I’ve got the distinct suspicion he didn’t write anything down, like any true developer.
I’m fascinated by Brent in all ages. There’s so much life in that man and so much joy. That comes out, every time, even in the more shy, depressed, repressed and nervous characters he has played. Not necessarily as the joy Brent, the actor, was feeling, but in the subtle performances he gave. From his performances you can tell Brent always threw himself at his work and went for it, and I like to believe, he still goes into new work with the same zeal. I agree, Brent should have won a multitude of awards for his work.
I agree with the ‘confidence’ argument. I’m not sure that confidence was absent when he was younger, or was misplaced and rather arrogance or cockiness. I think Brent always had the goods to back his confidence up. As for the ‘Daddy-like’ attraction; I’m not sure that’s true for me. I have a habit of being attracted to people who are quite a bit older than I am. I am 32, while most of my friends are around their 50’s and older. Even in my work I’m “nearly” the youngest by far. Only my manager is younger than I am. So, Brent fits well in the catalogue of people in my life.
As for Data’s reaction to other people’s emotional reaction, and this is based on my knowledge of computers which Data basically is: Data observed, saved (memorized if you will) and pulled out ‘experiences’ whenever applicable and acted as he memorized was right for that once experienced situation. That’s why he sometimes got it wrong, because people always do and say everything with underlying meanings and intentions in situations that might influence our reactions.
That said: I think, most of the times, Brent has simply played Data as an android without emotions. I do agree Brent is too unasuming about that particular performance. What he did with Data is a thousand times more mysterious, complex and quite honestly brilliant, than he regards it. I mean, who else can play a character emotionless, but in the process evoke the missing emotions from viewers and actors alike? Name me one actor! And if you dare, explain to me how the hell that works?
This opinion was brought to you by Wiwik and made possible by Mr. Jonathan Frakes.
Let’s study some situations. I can understand why emotion was provoked when Data called Dr. Soong ‘Father’ and Dr. Juliana Taner ‘Mother’. It has everything to do with our own lives, our own parents and our knowledge of the importance of the relationships between parents and children. We understand how Dr. Soong and Dr. Taner felt at that precise moment.
This moment’s always at the front of my head: Data eating desert with his young worshipper in Ten forward. It’s from the episode ‘Hero worship’. The young boy doesn’t realize Data cannot taste his desert and that he only recognizes the ingredients, but doesn’t like nor dislike it. He tells the boy he would gladly accept all the negative emotions he might have, only to be able to taste/enjoy his desert. That evoked a very deep emotion in me (maybe because I absolutely adore deserts).
What I sense there is almost regret. On the other hand, Data does not have the ability to feel regret, so why should I feel sorry for him? However, I do in this instance.
Do I find Brent attractive? Yes and no. I could sum up a list of things I don’t like about him, but I won’t. I will tell you what attracts me about him: “His ability to sway me”. For about ten comments he makes which I don’t like, there’s always one comment he gets me in stitches with. For about ten things he does or doesn’t do which I don’t like, there’s always an understanding on my side of the why. I also always have to admit, if it had been me instead of him, I’m not sure I would have done as well. I’m not talking acting here, I know for a fact I couldn’t have acted it the way he did. His work is the one single thing I never have a doubt about, because for the ten performances I adore, there is only one moment that causes me itches in a bad way. I can live with most of them, or I just ignore them. No-one is perfect, I know that, and I’m not expecting Brent to be.
He fascinates me.
I’m sorry this turned out as long as it did. If you manage to get through this whole reaction, I applaud you.
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| Lore's and Data's insides look like candy |
I’m fascinated by Brent in all ages. There’s so much life in that man and so much joy. That comes out, every time, even in the more shy, depressed, repressed and nervous characters he has played. Not necessarily as the joy Brent, the actor, was feeling, but in the subtle performances he gave. From his performances you can tell Brent always threw himself at his work and went for it, and I like to believe, he still goes into new work with the same zeal. I agree, Brent should have won a multitude of awards for his work.
I agree with the ‘confidence’ argument. I’m not sure that confidence was absent when he was younger, or was misplaced and rather arrogance or cockiness. I think Brent always had the goods to back his confidence up. As for the ‘Daddy-like’ attraction; I’m not sure that’s true for me. I have a habit of being attracted to people who are quite a bit older than I am. I am 32, while most of my friends are around their 50’s and older. Even in my work I’m “nearly” the youngest by far. Only my manager is younger than I am. So, Brent fits well in the catalogue of people in my life.
As for Data’s reaction to other people’s emotional reaction, and this is based on my knowledge of computers which Data basically is: Data observed, saved (memorized if you will) and pulled out ‘experiences’ whenever applicable and acted as he memorized was right for that once experienced situation. That’s why he sometimes got it wrong, because people always do and say everything with underlying meanings and intentions in situations that might influence our reactions.
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| For some reason, this always makes me lust for Brent |
This opinion was brought to you by Wiwik and made possible by Mr. Jonathan Frakes.
Let’s study some situations. I can understand why emotion was provoked when Data called Dr. Soong ‘Father’ and Dr. Juliana Taner ‘Mother’. It has everything to do with our own lives, our own parents and our knowledge of the importance of the relationships between parents and children. We understand how Dr. Soong and Dr. Taner felt at that precise moment.
This moment’s always at the front of my head: Data eating desert with his young worshipper in Ten forward. It’s from the episode ‘Hero worship’. The young boy doesn’t realize Data cannot taste his desert and that he only recognizes the ingredients, but doesn’t like nor dislike it. He tells the boy he would gladly accept all the negative emotions he might have, only to be able to taste/enjoy his desert. That evoked a very deep emotion in me (maybe because I absolutely adore deserts).
What I sense there is almost regret. On the other hand, Data does not have the ability to feel regret, so why should I feel sorry for him? However, I do in this instance.
Do I find Brent attractive? Yes and no. I could sum up a list of things I don’t like about him, but I won’t. I will tell you what attracts me about him: “His ability to sway me”. For about ten comments he makes which I don’t like, there’s always one comment he gets me in stitches with. For about ten things he does or doesn’t do which I don’t like, there’s always an understanding on my side of the why. I also always have to admit, if it had been me instead of him, I’m not sure I would have done as well. I’m not talking acting here, I know for a fact I couldn’t have acted it the way he did. His work is the one single thing I never have a doubt about, because for the ten performances I adore, there is only one moment that causes me itches in a bad way. I can live with most of them, or I just ignore them. No-one is perfect, I know that, and I’m not expecting Brent to be.
He fascinates me.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Last Look Back
It seems Brent is working on making my wishes come true; "More of him to watch".
Look here at "the Last Look Back"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyhTxIrJev4
Look here at "the Last Look Back"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyhTxIrJev4
No Pay, Nudity
Last week I posted a youtube vid in which Mr. Spiner nearly fake crashed a car...twice. It was a promo to support a project, 'No Pay, Nudity'. Now you can go here and put in a pledge. What you can get for whatever amount of money you're willing to put down, is quite funny....or maybe not.
I have not decided yet and neither do I promo over Facebook. I leave it all to you dear (non-existent) readers.
Go here to put in a pledge: Pledge for 'No Pay, Nudity'
I have not decided yet and neither do I promo over Facebook. I leave it all to you dear (non-existent) readers.
Go here to put in a pledge: Pledge for 'No Pay, Nudity'
Monday, September 23, 2013
Dreamland - Review
This weekend I listened ‘Dreamland’ three times.
It’s not bad. Maude Maggart, as expected, is a great singer. Brent, as expected, wasn’t bad either. The story was somewhat prozaic, yet molded in an interesting form. The cd was not just music cd, not quite an audio play or musical, but something in between. For me, it did what the title promised to do, transport me to Dreamland. Not in a bad way, though the imagery, the script and the songs were very distracting for me; I kept drifting off into my own dreamland leaving the characters to it.
Time slipped away quietly and quickly. When I reached the end of the cd, 45 minutes had passed unnoticed. That must mean something.
I must admit, at this point, I’m more in awe of Brent than his cd. I try to stay sharp. This leads me to saying Brent’s singing is not bad at all, but neither is he the best singer I’ve ever heard. Neither is he the best story teller I’ve ever heard a story of. I’m not sure he was aiming for that. He did, however, succeed in creating a tapestry of dreamlike situations, mainly in song.
Maude Maggart is a great singer, but she does not have the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. Her technique is good, her voice by nature unremarkable.
Mark Hamill playing several characters was a bit too obvious for me. It distracted me.
The story line was a bit predictable. In some places so predictable, it made me roar in laughter. It did cause me to come up with the following line aimed at Brent: “I didn’t know you were a dirty old man”. If you listened the cd, you know what I mean.
Still, overall, a pleasurable experience.
It’s not bad. Maude Maggart, as expected, is a great singer. Brent, as expected, wasn’t bad either. The story was somewhat prozaic, yet molded in an interesting form. The cd was not just music cd, not quite an audio play or musical, but something in between. For me, it did what the title promised to do, transport me to Dreamland. Not in a bad way, though the imagery, the script and the songs were very distracting for me; I kept drifting off into my own dreamland leaving the characters to it.
Time slipped away quietly and quickly. When I reached the end of the cd, 45 minutes had passed unnoticed. That must mean something.
I must admit, at this point, I’m more in awe of Brent than his cd. I try to stay sharp. This leads me to saying Brent’s singing is not bad at all, but neither is he the best singer I’ve ever heard. Neither is he the best story teller I’ve ever heard a story of. I’m not sure he was aiming for that. He did, however, succeed in creating a tapestry of dreamlike situations, mainly in song.
Maude Maggart is a great singer, but she does not have the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. Her technique is good, her voice by nature unremarkable.
Mark Hamill playing several characters was a bit too obvious for me. It distracted me.
The story line was a bit predictable. In some places so predictable, it made me roar in laughter. It did cause me to come up with the following line aimed at Brent: “I didn’t know you were a dirty old man”. If you listened the cd, you know what I mean.
Still, overall, a pleasurable experience.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Dreamland - Autograph Study Continued
Just before throwing away the packaging the cd Dreamland came in, I noticed something.
I don't think someone else than Brent signed this. Which also means that my initial idea of him going to the post office to send it off was also correct. Which also feeds the suspicion it was him on the other end of the line....of the short email contact.
Don't feel the need to test it. Things like that makes me feel stupid. I did it once, big mistake, though Jude (Cole) was very graceful and fun.
Still haven't listened to the cd, I'm still stuck in George's world, or Stephen's (Sondheim).
I don't think someone else than Brent signed this. Which also means that my initial idea of him going to the post office to send it off was also correct. Which also feeds the suspicion it was him on the other end of the line....of the short email contact.
Don't feel the need to test it. Things like that makes me feel stupid. I did it once, big mistake, though Jude (Cole) was very graceful and fun.
Still haven't listened to the cd, I'm still stuck in George's world, or Stephen's (Sondheim).
Friday, September 20, 2013
Left Overs - Mainly Brent and Star Trek
I’ve been collecting bits and pieces of interviews, forums, etc that amuse me. Some of it has already found its way to this blog, some have not. Since I’m cleaning up the document I use for writing blog posts, I’m goint to dump those bobs right here, right now.
Greatest question: Which is harder for you, playing Data in high altitude or underwater?
I was laughing my head off at that one.
Source: From some interview
Yeah, I can see how that works.
That made me laugh. I want a t-shirt of that.
Greatest question: Which is harder for you, playing Data in high altitude or underwater?
"And here’s another piece I love: Another scene was in Generations where Patrick and I were on a platform. Now Patrick has no fear of heights. He loves heights, and he knows my fear of heights. So, he started bouncing on the platform. It was like being on a diving board. He was killing me and he knew it."
I was laughing my head off at that one.
Source: From some interview
"His comedy isn't confined to the makeup trailer. One weekend last March, Spiner and a few of his co-stars beamed themselves into an Orange County (Calif.) arts center production of Tom Stoppard's Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, in which Spiner, as a Russian mental patient, got a favorable notice from the Los Angeles Times's Timothy Mangan, who called him "the perfect lunatic."Source: From some interview
Yeah, I can see how that works.
"Man: …so why does a post by a woman talking about Star Trek turn me on so much?Source: Forum conversation about Brent Hazzling Patrick Stewart
Woman: Could be because we’re practically mythical beasts: Intelligent career women who like gaming, comics, sci-fi, and costuming.
Rarer than unicorns."
That made me laugh. I want a t-shirt of that.
Dreamland
A few days ago I told you about how I ordered Dreamland. You can read it here. Yesterday it was in my mailbox, personalized and all. Whoever signed that, and I initially had not much faith it was actually signed by Brent himself, stuck to a minimalist personalization. Oh well.
In bed I did a little research. Mind you, I’m no handwriting specialist, but I can compare stuff, autographs included. That’s exactly what I did. Problem with my research was, I could in no way confirm the autographs I compared my version to were authentic, so I’m nowhere near solving the issue of the autograph. Sorry for my cynicial mind. I have decided it really is Brent’s autograph and he even took the effort to personalize it, walk to the post office and send the thing off to me. So, thank you, Brent.
But what worth is a signed cd if you weren’t there for the signing? What worth has it when you didn’t actually have eye contact, maybe even for only a second?
I haven’t listened the cd yet. I want to in my bed, but for that, I have to rip it, put it on my MP3 player and move my speakers to my bedroom. Oh, I could also listen to it in the bath. Maybe a lil too much information here. I'll write a review next week.
But what worth is a signed cd if you weren’t there for the signing? What worth has it when you didn’t actually have eye contact, maybe even for only a second?
I haven’t listened the cd yet. I want to in my bed, but for that, I have to rip it, put it on my MP3 player and move my speakers to my bedroom. Oh, I could also listen to it in the bath. Maybe a lil too much information here. I'll write a review next week.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Keep Brent Spiner Off the Street
After watching this little ditty, I think this project needs support. I mean, somebody think of the children!!!
A Sunday Afternoon in Focus
Can you tell me which part of the painting this is? The clue is in the previous post.
Listen this song while studying it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REqWBgEhU6w&list=PLqDBOic9NDiFw4vBdPiPmwBHk1TTX_k86
Listen this song while studying it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REqWBgEhU6w&list=PLqDBOic9NDiFw4vBdPiPmwBHk1TTX_k86
A Sunday Afternoon...
Yesterday I was yapping about how I wanted to say something about the painting ‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’, or about Seurat’s life and the technique he said. I’m not sure what I said, I forgot. Did I post that yesterday or the day before? Hmmm…
Anyway, having thought this over and in keeping with how I usually approach subjects like these, I decided not to focus on any of the before mentioned, but on what I think of that painting and its technique. All that from a very amateuristic point of view.
Right now I prefer to be in George’s world. On an ordinary Sunday, in a perfect park, by the blue triangular water and on the soft green elliptical grass. That’s what the painting does, it draws on our references to Sundays; dressing up, going out, hanging around, doing nothing. It’s a sentiment most people have and/or know. Because of that, the painting speaks to a lot of people.
What do I think of the technique used? I find it interesting from the science point of view and from an IT point of view. I love how Seurat used pure colours, no mixes, and arranged them in such way we perceive all the colours and the intended, but not painted mixes. Look at the hat; it has blue and red and the eye mixes it into violet. Brilliant.
Other than that Seurat laid the basis for how screens on TV’s and computers work. These days we spend a great deal of our time looking at dots and let our eyes mix it all up.
When you take a closer look at the painting you can actually see the pointillist brushstroke. It gives the painting another dimension, as if you can see right into the structure of the fabric or into the bodies of the people. Up close I find it more interesting than from afar; the reason being that ‘perspectives’ really ‘don’t make sense up there’. There lies a danger in that as illustrated in the below quote:
“He fears that the more you look at him, the less you see; that there isn’t anything really there.”
From: The Value of Social Media for Writers: Self-Promotion or External-Validation?
Please, read the rest of that article, because it puts the finger on the pain of the post before this one.
But there's a lot there. There's even more there than you can see. There's a sentiment there. There's life there in all gradations known back in the 19th century Paris. There are references there, memories, lifestyles, leisures in all sorts and forms. It's life as we know it.
To see more of the painting’s technique, go here: Art Institute of Chicago Museum scroll down.
Incidentally, I was listening the song 'Sunday' from the musical 'Sunday in the Park with George' while writing this. If you can, when studying this painting, listen to the song, it makes for quite an intense experience.
Anyway, having thought this over and in keeping with how I usually approach subjects like these, I decided not to focus on any of the before mentioned, but on what I think of that painting and its technique. All that from a very amateuristic point of view.
Right now I prefer to be in George’s world. On an ordinary Sunday, in a perfect park, by the blue triangular water and on the soft green elliptical grass. That’s what the painting does, it draws on our references to Sundays; dressing up, going out, hanging around, doing nothing. It’s a sentiment most people have and/or know. Because of that, the painting speaks to a lot of people.
What do I think of the technique used? I find it interesting from the science point of view and from an IT point of view. I love how Seurat used pure colours, no mixes, and arranged them in such way we perceive all the colours and the intended, but not painted mixes. Look at the hat; it has blue and red and the eye mixes it into violet. Brilliant.
Other than that Seurat laid the basis for how screens on TV’s and computers work. These days we spend a great deal of our time looking at dots and let our eyes mix it all up.
When you take a closer look at the painting you can actually see the pointillist brushstroke. It gives the painting another dimension, as if you can see right into the structure of the fabric or into the bodies of the people. Up close I find it more interesting than from afar; the reason being that ‘perspectives’ really ‘don’t make sense up there’. There lies a danger in that as illustrated in the below quote:
“He fears that the more you look at him, the less you see; that there isn’t anything really there.”
From: The Value of Social Media for Writers: Self-Promotion or External-Validation?
Please, read the rest of that article, because it puts the finger on the pain of the post before this one.
But there's a lot there. There's even more there than you can see. There's a sentiment there. There's life there in all gradations known back in the 19th century Paris. There are references there, memories, lifestyles, leisures in all sorts and forms. It's life as we know it.
To see more of the painting’s technique, go here: Art Institute of Chicago Museum scroll down.
Incidentally, I was listening the song 'Sunday' from the musical 'Sunday in the Park with George' while writing this. If you can, when studying this painting, listen to the song, it makes for quite an intense experience.
Birth of a Blog
Or is that 'Burp of a Blog'?
According to my stats page yesterday I had 94 pageviews. Diving into it deeper I found out most pageviews came from vampirestat.com; a site that gathers data and statistics. Every time someone queries vampirestat about my blog, vampirestat comes to my website, gathers data and statistics and disappears again. In other words, no real readers, just people keeping an eye on what I’m doing. A bit ‘Big Brother is Watching You’. Great! It also explains why I hardly ever get comments.
It begs the question why people are so interested in my Data ( points and laughs) and my stats. My blog is just an insignificant part of the Internet lacking structure, goal and sense. There’s not that much to get, I would think. It’s just a mind blurp sprouting from my brains to, in the first place, amuse myself since I still don’t believe anyone really reads this. Sure, I take on different subjecs, in some cases even really dig into it, for one post only. But here’s nothing substantial to blow the roof off. There’s nothing anyone else has already said. So why would my blog be interesting to eye? Why?
I suspect a lot of people just mistyped: wiwipedia instead of wikipedia. It was partially for that reason I choose that name for my blog. The other reason is that my official name is Wiwik. I thought it was a fun wordplay.
Did I ever tell you about the history of this blog? Or rather its reason of existence? I think I have, but since none of you ever read that particular post, I’m going to tell you again.
Back in 2007 this blog came into existence. This is not my first blogspace, I swerved around a bit. What happened was, I followed both Mayer and Mraz around and they kept swerving from Myspace to Blogspot, then back to Myspace and back to Blogspot. I simply moved with them.
Before I landed here and put my anker out, I had two other attempts on blogspot. At that point I wasn’t quite sure about the name. The name is like a promise, like a declaration of what you stand for. Pretty much like the Doctor’s name. Those other two blogs don’t live up to that, or at least not quite. That’s my dark secret *cue dooming/exciting music*.
The first blog was a blog called ‘For the Harder’, it counted one post titled ‘Trying Life’. This was the entire post: “Trying life” ( linking to this blog; Wiwipedia) and the word “Test”. It got me three comments, fine examples of spam:
The second blog was named ‘Trying Life’ and counted ten posts. What that blog had and this one hasn’t is a load of interesting links to other websites. I’m sure after all these years most of the links are now dead. Overall, that blog got me more comments per post than this blog usually gets. It has to be said, I was still firmly in my Jude Cole period during that time. Jude Cole fans are the friendliest, most sensible and loyal people I have ever met online. They also proved to be the ones I am still talking to after nearly ten years, and thus are the best online (and some even real time) friends. As a matter of fact, I had Jim visiting me a week back. I’m afraid I was not very entertaining. Sorry, Jim. Still love you.
Looking back over the years, I can’t say I succeeded in my setup, did I? My blog still has no real direction, or goal. It’s probably the reason why I can’t hold any readers. In the end, it’s only a blog…and I am fine with that.
According to my stats page yesterday I had 94 pageviews. Diving into it deeper I found out most pageviews came from vampirestat.com; a site that gathers data and statistics. Every time someone queries vampirestat about my blog, vampirestat comes to my website, gathers data and statistics and disappears again. In other words, no real readers, just people keeping an eye on what I’m doing. A bit ‘Big Brother is Watching You’. Great! It also explains why I hardly ever get comments.
It begs the question why people are so interested in my Data ( points and laughs) and my stats. My blog is just an insignificant part of the Internet lacking structure, goal and sense. There’s not that much to get, I would think. It’s just a mind blurp sprouting from my brains to, in the first place, amuse myself since I still don’t believe anyone really reads this. Sure, I take on different subjecs, in some cases even really dig into it, for one post only. But here’s nothing substantial to blow the roof off. There’s nothing anyone else has already said. So why would my blog be interesting to eye? Why?
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I suspect a lot of people just mistyped: wiwipedia instead of wikipedia. It was partially for that reason I choose that name for my blog. The other reason is that my official name is Wiwik. I thought it was a fun wordplay.
Did I ever tell you about the history of this blog? Or rather its reason of existence? I think I have, but since none of you ever read that particular post, I’m going to tell you again.
Back in 2007 this blog came into existence. This is not my first blogspace, I swerved around a bit. What happened was, I followed both Mayer and Mraz around and they kept swerving from Myspace to Blogspot, then back to Myspace and back to Blogspot. I simply moved with them.
Before I landed here and put my anker out, I had two other attempts on blogspot. At that point I wasn’t quite sure about the name. The name is like a promise, like a declaration of what you stand for. Pretty much like the Doctor’s name. Those other two blogs don’t live up to that, or at least not quite. That’s my dark secret *cue dooming/exciting music*.
The first blog was a blog called ‘For the Harder’, it counted one post titled ‘Trying Life’. This was the entire post: “Trying life” ( linking to this blog; Wiwipedia) and the word “Test”. It got me three comments, fine examples of spam:
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| Header of second blog |
The second blog was named ‘Trying Life’ and counted ten posts. What that blog had and this one hasn’t is a load of interesting links to other websites. I’m sure after all these years most of the links are now dead. Overall, that blog got me more comments per post than this blog usually gets. It has to be said, I was still firmly in my Jude Cole period during that time. Jude Cole fans are the friendliest, most sensible and loyal people I have ever met online. They also proved to be the ones I am still talking to after nearly ten years, and thus are the best online (and some even real time) friends. As a matter of fact, I had Jim visiting me a week back. I’m afraid I was not very entertaining. Sorry, Jim. Still love you.
Looking back over the years, I can’t say I succeeded in my setup, did I? My blog still has no real direction, or goal. It’s probably the reason why I can’t hold any readers. In the end, it’s only a blog…and I am fine with that.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Sunday in the Park - Homage
I like this:
Source: http://parodiesandvariations.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/seurat-sunday-afternoon-on-the-island-of-la-grande-jatte-red/
The original:
The original:
The used technique is very clear in this image.
Online Q&A From a Year Back
Here’s a pretty funny online Q&A with Brent Spiner: Online Q&A with Brent Spiner: Q&A
Must say, the funny’s come mainly from the fans.
Pieces of my favourite parts:
Question: My question is; What was it like in all that makeup for your character Data? How long did it take to put it on? Was it uncomfortable, or did you get used to it?
Brent: The make-up was a nightmare. Particularly the contact lenses. Took an hour fifteen. That process was made very pleasurable by Michael Westmore, a genius and a very nice man.
Question 2: Who hated the make-up chair more, you or Michael Dorn?
Fan answer: Michael Dorn didn’t ware make-up. That’s just what he looks like in the mornings. So they shot all his scenes at dawn.
Fan reaction: I always pictured Dorn as a method actor… He played Worf for so long, I’d assumed he just wore the makeup everywhere. Like at the grocery store…”Give me a … BAGEL! [snarl]”
Brent: You’d have to ask him. I’d guess we both like the chair and hated the make-up.
Fan reaction: I bet Frakes hated that ridiculous fake beard.
Fan reaction 2: They’re so damn itchy! Also, how about Patrick Stewart and that stupid bald cap.
Question: When playing Data on such a constant basis did you ever dream of electric sleep?
Brent: No, I dreamt about Michelle Pfeiffer in those days.
Fan reaction: We all did, man.
Fan reaction 2: I can conform this.
Fan reaction 3: …how long have you waited for this opportunity?
Question: What’s it like having your character in Independe Day compared to Steve Collins, who’s on the NASA Curiosity team?
Brent: I think they compared him to me, didn’t they? But, honored. As I’m sure he is.
Fan reaction: He is very flattered!!!
Steve Collins reaction
Fan reaction 2: They are both flattered bye ach other’s flattery of each other. OW, MY HEAD.
One falling under the ‘Creepy Fans’ header: In the movie ‘Trekkers’, one crazy woman talked about her love of Brent Spiner, then walked into her backyard, pointed to the light of a house in the distance and said, “he lives right there.”
My reaction: “Eeeeeeeeeep!”
Another favourite line for a t-shirt, besides the ‘Rarer Than a Unicorn’ one: ‘Set phasers to love me!’
Question: My wifre is to shy the ask this question so I will do it on her behalf: why are you so awesome?
Brent: She knows. She’s just pretending she doesn’t know me.
Fan reaction: He is fully functional.
Fan reaction 2: programmed in…multiple techniques.
Question: [I refuse to type this out, because it’s too much. One was if Brent and Levar really were good friends, however.]
Brent: I didn’t know LeVar before ST. We became good friends as did the entire cast. We are still very close. All of us.
Fan reaction: But don’t take his word for it. Ba da buh
Question: Who would you pick to play Data in a TNG reboot?
Brent: Are they doing a reboot? Don’t know. May never happen. Maybe my son can do it when he’s old enough.
Fan reaction: Maybe my son can do it when he’s old enough. Oh god that would be too meta.
Fan reaction 2: Metadata?
Must say, the funny’s come mainly from the fans.
Pieces of my favourite parts:
Question: My question is; What was it like in all that makeup for your character Data? How long did it take to put it on? Was it uncomfortable, or did you get used to it?
Brent: The make-up was a nightmare. Particularly the contact lenses. Took an hour fifteen. That process was made very pleasurable by Michael Westmore, a genius and a very nice man.
Question 2: Who hated the make-up chair more, you or Michael Dorn?
Fan answer: Michael Dorn didn’t ware make-up. That’s just what he looks like in the mornings. So they shot all his scenes at dawn.
Fan reaction: I always pictured Dorn as a method actor… He played Worf for so long, I’d assumed he just wore the makeup everywhere. Like at the grocery store…”Give me a … BAGEL! [snarl]”
Brent: You’d have to ask him. I’d guess we both like the chair and hated the make-up.
Fan reaction: I bet Frakes hated that ridiculous fake beard.
Fan reaction 2: They’re so damn itchy! Also, how about Patrick Stewart and that stupid bald cap.
Question: When playing Data on such a constant basis did you ever dream of electric sleep?
Brent: No, I dreamt about Michelle Pfeiffer in those days.
Fan reaction: We all did, man.
Fan reaction 2: I can conform this.
Fan reaction 3: …how long have you waited for this opportunity?
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| One question was what he was reading here. |
Question: What’s it like having your character in Independe Day compared to Steve Collins, who’s on the NASA Curiosity team?
Brent: I think they compared him to me, didn’t they? But, honored. As I’m sure he is.
Fan reaction: He is very flattered!!!
Steve Collins reaction
Fan reaction 2: They are both flattered bye ach other’s flattery of each other. OW, MY HEAD.
One falling under the ‘Creepy Fans’ header: In the movie ‘Trekkers’, one crazy woman talked about her love of Brent Spiner, then walked into her backyard, pointed to the light of a house in the distance and said, “he lives right there.”
My reaction: “Eeeeeeeeeep!”
Another favourite line for a t-shirt, besides the ‘Rarer Than a Unicorn’ one: ‘Set phasers to love me!’
Question: My wifre is to shy the ask this question so I will do it on her behalf: why are you so awesome?
Brent: She knows. She’s just pretending she doesn’t know me.
Fan reaction: He is fully functional.
Fan reaction 2: programmed in…multiple techniques.
Question: [I refuse to type this out, because it’s too much. One was if Brent and Levar really were good friends, however.]
Brent: I didn’t know LeVar before ST. We became good friends as did the entire cast. We are still very close. All of us.
Fan reaction: But don’t take his word for it. Ba da buh
Question: Who would you pick to play Data in a TNG reboot?
Brent: Are they doing a reboot? Don’t know. May never happen. Maybe my son can do it when he’s old enough.
Fan reaction: Maybe my son can do it when he’s old enough. Oh god that would be too meta.
Fan reaction 2: Metadata?
Pointless Post
I have had a few ideas for blog posts. None of them have come into fruition yet, maybe never will. Do not despair, some might. In no particular order:
• Amsterdam Doctor Who Arc of Infinity bike tour;
• George Seurat’s painting style in general and his painting ‘Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’ in particular;
• Can you blame them? Fans can be seriously creepy!
All three of them will be very substantial, which is the reason I’m not sure I’m going to do them. Though the Amsterdam bike tour sounds like a lot of fun. In that case the weather might fail us. Or a trip to Paris to visit the island of La Grande Jatte is an idea. Not something I have in the planning, but possibly interesting none-the-less. The fans idea halts where I want to post stories about the creepy things some fans do. I know a few of those crazy stories, but most are fairly mild. I suppose what I really want to do is defend “idol’s” choices to do or not do certain things. The point being, you can never be sure what kind of fan is opposite you.
I do have some lines for at least two of the ideas:
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Right now I prefer to be in George’s world. On an ordinary Sunday, in a perfect park, by the blue triangular water and on the soft green elliptical grass.
Frightingly, I already mastered the lyrics. Now, what about the painting?
Can you blame them? Fans can be seriously creepy!
We now officially determined Brent Spiner is human.
Source: http://meanstars.com/profile.php?cid=386
Let’s see what happens.
• Amsterdam Doctor Who Arc of Infinity bike tour;
• George Seurat’s painting style in general and his painting ‘Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’ in particular;
• Can you blame them? Fans can be seriously creepy!
All three of them will be very substantial, which is the reason I’m not sure I’m going to do them. Though the Amsterdam bike tour sounds like a lot of fun. In that case the weather might fail us. Or a trip to Paris to visit the island of La Grande Jatte is an idea. Not something I have in the planning, but possibly interesting none-the-less. The fans idea halts where I want to post stories about the creepy things some fans do. I know a few of those crazy stories, but most are fairly mild. I suppose what I really want to do is defend “idol’s” choices to do or not do certain things. The point being, you can never be sure what kind of fan is opposite you.
I do have some lines for at least two of the ideas:
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Right now I prefer to be in George’s world. On an ordinary Sunday, in a perfect park, by the blue triangular water and on the soft green elliptical grass.
Frightingly, I already mastered the lyrics. Now, what about the painting?
Can you blame them? Fans can be seriously creepy!
We now officially determined Brent Spiner is human.
Source: http://meanstars.com/profile.php?cid=386
Let’s see what happens.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
If All Existence Was Brent Spiner
I must have entered a vacuum. A vacuum in which the whole of existence revolves around Brent Spiner.
The Internet always has a big influence on my daily going on’s. Today it seems the impact is felt even stronger.
The first message I read is that Brent Spiner had died. Thankfully, he has not. It did cause my heart to skip a beat. Didn’t think it was funny.
The next message I read was that ‘Independence Day’ was declared ‘best movie of all time’. That made me spontaneously burst out in laughter. It’s a fun movie, but it’s not the best I’ve ever seen.
The message under the above one said: ‘Brent Spiner Highest-Paid actor in the world’. Yeah, right. My initial thought was: “No, he’s not!”
It all comes from here: http://en.mediamass.net/people/brent-spiner/deathhoax.html . Scroll down for the rest of the weird headlines.
I think I’m scared, because this feels all wrong.
The Internet always has a big influence on my daily going on’s. Today it seems the impact is felt even stronger.
The first message I read is that Brent Spiner had died. Thankfully, he has not. It did cause my heart to skip a beat. Didn’t think it was funny.
The next message I read was that ‘Independence Day’ was declared ‘best movie of all time’. That made me spontaneously burst out in laughter. It’s a fun movie, but it’s not the best I’ve ever seen.
The message under the above one said: ‘Brent Spiner Highest-Paid actor in the world’. Yeah, right. My initial thought was: “No, he’s not!”
It all comes from here: http://en.mediamass.net/people/brent-spiner/deathhoax.html . Scroll down for the rest of the weird headlines.
I think I’m scared, because this feels all wrong.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday
I never liked Sundays. I always found them boring and restrictive. I regard Sundays like I regard many things from my youth; with dislike and sentiment. It causes an interesting feeling where I’m not sure if I like it or don’t.
I never liked Sundays. Looking back, I remember visiting my grandma, picking daisies in her front garden, playing football in the school area and kicking the ball on the roof. I remember the freedom in fancy dress, running around getting my Sunday clothes dirty. I remember Sundays always being sunny. But I never liked Sundays, because they were boring and restrictive.
It’s amazing how a day can generate such emotions. ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ does exactly that. Sundays as I remember Sundays. Apparently, Sundays as a lot of people remember Sundays.
Of all the days in the week, the Sunday is one that stands out. It’s tranquility. It’s freedom. Its breaking away from conventional way of life. Its posing, strutting and hanging.
I wish we had a park when I was young. We had no such thing. We had a football field, the wood and many living rooms and homely gardens. Never a park. We had kids’ tv early in the morning when even my own mother wasn’t up yet. We had afternoon visits to grandma. We had studio sport in the evening. Sunday always was something else, something I always tried to get through as quickly as possible. Saturdays were always my favourite.
I think that is what it is. I think that is what resonates from the painting, in the musical and all the songs. That is what a lot of people recognize. It’s that what binds us. Sundays.
Now that I am grown up and I can fill in my Sundays in any way I want, Sundays aren’t nearly as bad as they used to be. Something like this I like about it:
“White. A blank page of canvas his favorite. So many possibilities.”
Yeah, I think I understand that. Looking forward to all the Sundays still laying ahead of me.
I never liked Sundays. Looking back, I remember visiting my grandma, picking daisies in her front garden, playing football in the school area and kicking the ball on the roof. I remember the freedom in fancy dress, running around getting my Sunday clothes dirty. I remember Sundays always being sunny. But I never liked Sundays, because they were boring and restrictive.
It’s amazing how a day can generate such emotions. ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ does exactly that. Sundays as I remember Sundays. Apparently, Sundays as a lot of people remember Sundays.
Of all the days in the week, the Sunday is one that stands out. It’s tranquility. It’s freedom. Its breaking away from conventional way of life. Its posing, strutting and hanging.
I wish we had a park when I was young. We had no such thing. We had a football field, the wood and many living rooms and homely gardens. Never a park. We had kids’ tv early in the morning when even my own mother wasn’t up yet. We had afternoon visits to grandma. We had studio sport in the evening. Sunday always was something else, something I always tried to get through as quickly as possible. Saturdays were always my favourite.
I think that is what it is. I think that is what resonates from the painting, in the musical and all the songs. That is what a lot of people recognize. It’s that what binds us. Sundays.
Now that I am grown up and I can fill in my Sundays in any way I want, Sundays aren’t nearly as bad as they used to be. Something like this I like about it:
“White. A blank page of canvas his favorite. So many possibilities.”
Yeah, I think I understand that. Looking forward to all the Sundays still laying ahead of me.
Sunday in the Park with George
Last week I told you what I did in my holiday and one of the things I did multiple times was watching the musical ‘Sunday in the Park with George’.
I am hooked.
Not only is the story telling entertaining and the performances really good, the music is beautiful and/or catchy. My favourite song is an obvious choice. It’s simply a fantastic, epic, beautiful and powerful song. I even thought of downloading it to have it as my alarm on my phone, for Sunday mornings. That says a lot. I don’t normally download songs to use for my alarm clock.
That’s what I love about my way of fandom; it has always led me to new things, to new interests, to more interests and marvels. If it hadn’t been for Brent, I would never have known. I would never have watched it.
Since we’re on the subject of Brent; I bought his latest album (from 2010) on his website. You could choose from a few options of which the option to have it personalized by both Brent and Maude Maggart (who sings with him on the album), was the only one not available anymore. I choose the option to have it personalized just by Brent, because I was quite curious how personalized it would get.
Whoever was on the other side of the line, or whoever is responsible to ship the ordered cd’s or reply to email, was very quick. After I paid I got no confirmation my order was received so I sent off an email to the mail adress listed on the PayPal account. I was told my order was received in good order and the cd would be shipped the same day. Wow, I was actually impressed.
Funny to note the mail was not signed by anyone. Could have been Brent himself, could have been entirely someone else.
Since we’re talking about buying cd’s, I’m seriously considering buying the cd to the musical, the one I started this post with. I already checked on Amazon for the DVD. I can watch it on Youtube, but I’d like to watch a better quality. There’s a ‘All regions’ version on offer, but I don’t quite trust it.
There’s a structure to everything. There’s a resonance in our mind.
I wrote these two sentences a few weeks back, but I had no subject I thought it go with. It's like the pre-echo I keep hearing when watching the version on YouTube.
See if I can remember the words: *thinks* nope, not a chance.
Looked up and these are the words uttered by the character George (Seurat and his great grandson George):
"Order"
"Design"
"Tension"
"Composition"
"Balance"
"Light”
“Harmony”
Just go watch the damn thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-bjPPmg8a4
I am hooked.
Not only is the story telling entertaining and the performances really good, the music is beautiful and/or catchy. My favourite song is an obvious choice. It’s simply a fantastic, epic, beautiful and powerful song. I even thought of downloading it to have it as my alarm on my phone, for Sunday mornings. That says a lot. I don’t normally download songs to use for my alarm clock.
That’s what I love about my way of fandom; it has always led me to new things, to new interests, to more interests and marvels. If it hadn’t been for Brent, I would never have known. I would never have watched it.
Since we’re on the subject of Brent; I bought his latest album (from 2010) on his website. You could choose from a few options of which the option to have it personalized by both Brent and Maude Maggart (who sings with him on the album), was the only one not available anymore. I choose the option to have it personalized just by Brent, because I was quite curious how personalized it would get.
Whoever was on the other side of the line, or whoever is responsible to ship the ordered cd’s or reply to email, was very quick. After I paid I got no confirmation my order was received so I sent off an email to the mail adress listed on the PayPal account. I was told my order was received in good order and the cd would be shipped the same day. Wow, I was actually impressed.
Funny to note the mail was not signed by anyone. Could have been Brent himself, could have been entirely someone else.
Since we’re talking about buying cd’s, I’m seriously considering buying the cd to the musical, the one I started this post with. I already checked on Amazon for the DVD. I can watch it on Youtube, but I’d like to watch a better quality. There’s a ‘All regions’ version on offer, but I don’t quite trust it.
There’s a structure to everything. There’s a resonance in our mind.
I wrote these two sentences a few weeks back, but I had no subject I thought it go with. It's like the pre-echo I keep hearing when watching the version on YouTube.
See if I can remember the words: *thinks* nope, not a chance.
Looked up and these are the words uttered by the character George (Seurat and his great grandson George):
"Order"
"Design"
"Tension"
"Composition"
"Balance"
"Light”
“Harmony”
Just go watch the damn thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-bjPPmg8a4
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Android
And since we're on the subject: I've got me a new Android and I've been playing with it quite a bit.
Things After Return
Back after having been absent for a week. This is what I did:
1) Having a cold.
2) Cleaning the house in between loads of nose blowing
3) Watching Star Trek TNG in between loads of nose blowing
4) Picking up Jim from the airport in between loads of nose blowing
5) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Friday evening while doing a lot of nose blowing
6) Shopping, heading into Amsterdam centre, nose blowing and coughing
7) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Saturday evening while doing a lot of nose blowing and coughing
8) Taking a bath, nose blowing and coughing
8a) Watching 'Sunday in the Park with George' with Jim sleeping on the sofa while nose blowing and coughing
9) Doing some Sunday shopping including a 40 mins walk, nose blowing and more coughing
10) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Sunday evening while doing a little less nose blowing and more coughing
11) Watching 'Sunday in the Park with George' for the second time with Jim sleeping after the half way sign on the sofa while nose blowing and coughing
12) Monday morning sofa hanging
13) Shopping again
14) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Monday evening, only partly watching 'Sunday In the Park with George (and Louis)'
12/13/14) All the while coughing like mad. Nose blowing has been reduced.
15) Tuesday morning sofa hanging, coughing with Jim
16) Tuesday afternoon bringing Jim to airport and coughingly say goodbyes
17) Star Trek Watching/coughing
18) Wednesday all day, Star Trek watching/coughing
And now I'm back to work.
Anyway....
This is what I really wanted to say:
Thought that was pretty funny.
1) Having a cold.
2) Cleaning the house in between loads of nose blowing
3) Watching Star Trek TNG in between loads of nose blowing
4) Picking up Jim from the airport in between loads of nose blowing
5) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Friday evening while doing a lot of nose blowing
6) Shopping, heading into Amsterdam centre, nose blowing and coughing
7) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Saturday evening while doing a lot of nose blowing and coughing
8) Taking a bath, nose blowing and coughing
8a) Watching 'Sunday in the Park with George' with Jim sleeping on the sofa while nose blowing and coughing
9) Doing some Sunday shopping including a 40 mins walk, nose blowing and more coughing
10) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Sunday evening while doing a little less nose blowing and more coughing
11) Watching 'Sunday in the Park with George' for the second time with Jim sleeping after the half way sign on the sofa while nose blowing and coughing
12) Monday morning sofa hanging
13) Shopping again
14) Hanging on the sofa with Jim on a Monday evening, only partly watching 'Sunday In the Park with George (and Louis)'
12/13/14) All the while coughing like mad. Nose blowing has been reduced.
15) Tuesday morning sofa hanging, coughing with Jim
16) Tuesday afternoon bringing Jim to airport and coughingly say goodbyes
17) Star Trek Watching/coughing
18) Wednesday all day, Star Trek watching/coughing
And now I'm back to work.
Anyway....
This is what I really wanted to say:
I thought Lore was Windows and Data was Apple--since in Hollywood, theSource: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.tv/4NUt3iq4qnc
heroes use Macs while villains use windows (e.g., 24, INDEPENDENCE DAY, SEX
IN THE CITY, etc.)
Thought that was pretty funny.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
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