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By: Jadzia-Dax (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:47:05 on Oct 20, 2004

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^now THAT'S the opening that i was talking about. it seems SF2's opening had very creative opening. i dunno why all of you aren't talking about it. it's not a "typical" teaser by any means at all. it's the first of its kind as far as i can tell. that shows you that this season is somn different. i hope i'm making some sense, no?

And what about this opening for VOY "Night" (shot in black and white):

Chaotica: "Citizens of Earth! Your destiny is in my hands. Those of you who acquiesce to my demands will be treated fairly. Oppose me, and you face a dire fate indeed as my slaves in the mines of Mercury! You have one hour."

Kim: "You'll never get away with this."

Chaotica: "Oh, but I shall. Your once proud country will fall to its knees. How ironic that I am using your rocket ship to lead my space force into battle!"

Kim: "You're wrong, Chaotica. Before you came on board, someone pushed the self destruct button. In three minutes, we'll all be dead."

Chaotica: "No!"

Paris: "The jig is up, your Majesty."

Chaotica: "Captain Proton."

Paris: "Spaceman First Class, Protector of Earth, scourge of intergalactic evil, at your service."

Chaotica: "But I saw you fall into the fiery mouth of that volcano."

Paris: "It takes more than a little lava to stop Captain Proton. Now, I want you to call off your invasion and give me back my rocket ship."

Chaotica: "There is one force in this universe that even you cannot defeat."

(EMH enters in color and Constance Goodheart screams)

EMH: "The same to you."

Paris: "Doc."

EMH: "Mister Paris. I should have known it was you monopolising the holodeck."

Chaotica: "Who is this insolent fool?"

Kim: "He's one of our men. Computer, adjust the Doctor's spectral frequency."

EMH: "I have no interest in your frivolous fantasy. I'm here to rehearse a duet from Don Carlo and you've already gone three minutes into my scheduled--"

Chaotica: "Enough! Robot, attack! Destroy them. Start with him."

EMH: "Computer, freeze program."

Paris: "Doc, this is the final chapter. Satan's Robot Conquers the World. We can't stop now."

EMH: "Does the phrase to be continued mean anything to you?"

Paris: "Your opera can wait."

EMH: "This program is a waste of photonic energy."

Paris: "Oh, really. Take a look around you. This is how the twentieth century saw the future. We are studying sociology."

EMH: "Perhaps you can teach a course at Starfleet Academy. Satan's Robot - an Historical Overview."

Now THAT is an irony of all ironies and teasers. A science fiction show where the characters are participating in a re-enactment of a science fiction show. ;-)

I hope this makes sense regarding "creativity".

And BTW, with respect to montages, Trek has a number of them in eps - mostly VOY, eg., VOY "Random Thoughts", VOY "Cold Fire", even DS9 has them, eg. the finale DS9 "What You Leave Behind I & II" has a real long montage.

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