Things you're tired of seeing in movies

[Treadwell]

In Sci-Fi or tech heavy shows, regarding ship repairs/computer reboots/system hacking etc.
When the General/Captain/Commander/Boss says: "How long will it take?" to which his underlying replies: "At least 2 hours, sir".

Only to have the Boss say "You've got 10 minutes!"

Janeway tried that in an early episode of Voyager, and Torres said, "no, when I said two hours I meant it. I don't exaggerate", and Janeway accepted it. A rare really cool Voyager moment.

 

[Riceball]

I *think* it was in the TNG episode where they pull Scotty out of the transporter, but he tells someone (Geordi?) something like always telling the captain it will take longer and then getting it done quicker. The only thing worse is the underling saying "I'm not a miracle worker!"

Over quoting a time estimate is pretty much standard for just about any job. Part of it is to make yourself look good when you get the job done quicker than quoted, but it's also to give you a buffer just in case you run into any unforeseen complications.

 

[Treadwell]

In the business world they call that "under promise and over deliver"

 

[asalaw]

In the business world they call that "under promise and over deliver"

In politics also—it’s referred to as “the expectations game,” but it’s the same thing.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I've got a new one. In movies when the ground collapses people immediately run to the edge, which just collapsed, to look in the hole. I can totally see real idiots doing that, but come on it just collapsed!

 

[Mottrex]

Bad Wigs and Actors who are obviously wearing a girdle..

There I said it..

 

[joberg]

Bad Wigs and Actors who are obviously wearing a girdle..

There I said it..

The Wrath of the ST Gods will strike you in ways...

 

[Mottrex]

The Wrath of the ST Gods will strike you in ways...

The Shat wears a Wig!
All this time I thought he was just having trouble with his Tribbles



I jest of course but the TJ one was Awesome!

 

[batguy]

At one point there was a whole website that chronicled the Shat's hair.

IIRC his hair was mostly real in the original TV series. All but the very front.

 

[asalaw]

At one point there was a whole website that chronicled the Shat's hair.

IIRC his hair was mostly real in the original TV series. All but the very front.

No, he was full-toupee from a fairly early age, full male-pattern. The toupee line is quite obvious even in standard def video.

 

[pengbuzz]

No, he was full-toupee from a fairly early age, full male-pattern. The toupee line is quite obvious even in standard def video.

I guess in The Paradise Syndrome (where Kirk was on Planet Amerind), they did that episode to keep his wigwam.

 

[jkno]

The Shat wears a Wig!
All this time I thought he was just having trouble with his Tribbles



I jest of course but the TJ one was Awesome!

The tribbles were saying: he's one of us!!

 

[Mottrex]

The tribbles were saying: he's one of us!!

 

[Psab keel]

Now I want to see a balding Shat! I bet that's not a sentence you see too often....

 

[jkno]

Now I want to see a balding Shat! I bet that's not a sentence you see too often....

In the meantime I give you this:

 

[Psab keel]

Thank you for that! I had no idea I needed that in my life but I'm all the better for it!

 

[Mottrex]

In the meantime I give you this:

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Surely that's Oliver Hardy on the right?

 

[Mottrex]

Now I want to see a balding Shat! I bet that's not a sentence you see too often....

You asked..

 

[asalaw]

You asked..
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Oh! Oh! Are we going to Addis Abbaba, Mr. Luthor?

 

[pengbuzz]

Oh! Oh! Are we going to Addis Abbaba, Mr. Luthor?

Or he could have been Charles Xavier!