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So I'm just going to come out and say it: My favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is "Conundrum." It's episode fourteen of season five, and I just deeply love it.
I don't know if it's because I literally just assumed Erich Anderson's Commander McDuff was a random Enterprise officer of the week (which we saw quite often during the show) when I watched it as a kid during the original run, so the twist actually worked on eleven year old me. I don't know if it's because I just like a good "everyone has amnesia" story. I don't even know if it's just because it's a good Ro Laren episode. I don't know if it's just because we learn that Starfleet doesn't give a crap about lasers.
I just like it. It's neat.
And I rewatched it last night, and feel that it holds up -- which is why I found it deeply weird that the folks who wrote the episode actually think it's not that good. My favorite episode of the entire seven season run of the show was a failure according to the folks who wrote it.
And maybe, as a writer and creator, I should remember that.
Like the hardest part of releasing creative works to the public is that often, after a while, I'll start to judge those things far more harshly than when I first made them. Or I'll compare it to the potential I thought an idea had in my head. And if I don't reach that potential, I'll think of it as "bad" -- when it might just be slightly different than that idea. I have one hundred percent published stories that I thought were just sort of okay and later had someone tell me how much it meant to them to read it.
*cough*I Hate November*cough*
So I should make sure I remember Conundrum. That one of my favorite things to rewatch is considered one of those failures by its creators. That the things I make might have value, just not in the way I originally thought they should.
It's just sort of how things work out.
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>_< and since airsoft riffles don' have orange barrel tips someone thought they were real and called the cops
Well, actually, they usually DO come with orange tips. Teeny, tiny orange tips that are hard to see from a distance…
Curious about something with other cons and how their staff handle certain shenanigans (seeing the last panel made me think about it all of the sudden xD) Does anyone ever run into issues with cosplayers that go up to tall as heck parking garages and stand up on ledges for, at least a hour, sometimes 2+ hours for “super awesome” pictures? Not groups most the time, but like only 2 people and no one else. I really hope this comes across right but i’ve seen a lot of people talking about cons they are staff of or used to be of in the comments xD
Ask Dr. Conway about that one. (Anthrocon) The result of which our attendees lost the use of the rooftop terrace of the convention center for the weekend. Plus we then had to pay for round the clock security on the roof for the entire weekend. Mr Conway had a talk with “Mr H”. I’m not sure if they found all the body parts…….
Yeah… if you’re going to do a photoshoot, or a film… have someone with a large sign or something. Not only helps keep people from wandering into your shot, helps keep the police from being called.
On the other hand, how long before some mass killer first hands out flyers about the ‘realistic paintball game’ they’re about to play?
Pretty sure this happened at No Brand one year – kid got walked through the lobby by the cops in the middle of cosplay judging so they could verify if he was part of the con, because someone looked out their window and saw his prop guns in his car.
The one I heard was people were actually roleplaying fights with various weapons in the parking garage and on the ramps.
On the one hand, if they’re outside, they’re technically out of convention jurisdiction (at least depending on the con’s contract with the venue).
On the other hand… this is why my con doesn’t allow airsofts, even if they’ve been permanently disabled.
I keep thinking of our filming for Awesome Rangers 2. The Ghostie-Wosties were a sheet with eye holes, over top a party hat. They looked a lot like KKK members, which was on purpose. Filming at the park… next to a large black family reunion… lots of very quick damage control, that those are COSTUMES worn by ACTORS who are playing VILLAINS.