As the Holodeck became an over used plot device - dare I utter such a critical thing, since it's essential tech in my own TNG episode - we tend to forget just how awe inspiring and fun the early holo eps remain, with 'Elementary, Dear Data' probably the best ep to fully employ the mind blowing potential of Trek holography.
I vividly recall watching it first run and thinking, 'Next Gen is truly blossoming' - later learning 'The Big Goodbye' inspired 'Elementary, Dear Data'.
Aye, you're quite right. But I'd like to point out the obvious, Will: your episode _isn't_ a holodeck malfunction story. You came up with a creative use for the holodeck with it still working as intended! 😂 As for "Elementary, Dear Data" - an absolute classic!
I do like this episode but the malfunctioning holodexk does seem a recurring theme. Halfway through your review I got distracted by your mention of discworld noir and now am trying to work out how I can play this classic game again!
They get good value out of holodeck malfunctions, but it does end up overused. As for Noir, alas, there is no way to play it short of buying an original copy and struggling to get it to run on contemporary OS...
As the Holodeck became an over used plot device - dare I utter such a critical thing, since it's essential tech in my own TNG episode - we tend to forget just how awe inspiring and fun the early holo eps remain, with 'Elementary, Dear Data' probably the best ep to fully employ the mind blowing potential of Trek holography.
I vividly recall watching it first run and thinking, 'Next Gen is truly blossoming' - later learning 'The Big Goodbye' inspired 'Elementary, Dear Data'.
Aye, you're quite right. But I'd like to point out the obvious, Will: your episode _isn't_ a holodeck malfunction story. You came up with a creative use for the holodeck with it still working as intended! 😂 As for "Elementary, Dear Data" - an absolute classic!
I do like this episode but the malfunctioning holodexk does seem a recurring theme. Halfway through your review I got distracted by your mention of discworld noir and now am trying to work out how I can play this classic game again!
They get good value out of holodeck malfunctions, but it does end up overused. As for Noir, alas, there is no way to play it short of buying an original copy and struggling to get it to run on contemporary OS...
I do have an original copy of Noir around somewhere. As a massive Terry P fan it was an essential purchase for me back in the day
Cool! Here's the best intel on getting it to run on Windows 10:
https://www.payneful.co.uk/blogsplosion/2017/06/15/how-to-get-discworld-noir-working-on-windows-10/