Anime.... Whooo boy. Anymore, I can't stand it. I used to be really interested in it years ago, when everything wasn't cute monster collecting, some kind of card dueling, wanna-be ninjas and wanna-be samurai with spiky blonde hair. I really dug the gritty, mature themed ones like Cowboy Bebop the original Ghost in the Shell. Nowadays, I want to claw my eyes out if I see one more kid carrying a katana and a spiky blonde wig. I work at a anime convention, and I really think I'm retiring this year.
At least the Bleach and Naruto craze is better than the damn Trigun craze. God I hate Trigun.
If you never had a poster of Eddie on your wall, or don't know Norwegian death metal culture, it wouldn't make much sense at all, probably.I'm more of a metalocalypse guy myself.Man, I just don't get that show.
I can't stand metal and I find the show hilarious. And the first album was great too. The second one, not so much.
I can't stand metal and I find the show hilarious. And the first album was great too. The second one, not so much.
I can't stand metal and find the show utterly obnoxious.
History of the World is a Mel Brooks thing, not Monty Python. But yeah, I don't think they're that funny.
I'm more of a metalocalypse guy myself.Man, I just don't get that show.
I can relate. The whole show is one HUGE inside joke to metal fans. Everything, from the ways the characters talk, dress, everything. I've sat around and watched it with buddies of mine who are also metal musicians, and our sides are splitting we're laughing so hard. Everyone else in the room looks confused and slightly afraid... The creator of the show goes out of his way to insert references to obscure metal bands in each episode, which adds a scavenger-hunt element to the show as well.
At least the Bleach and Naruto craze is better than the damn Trigun craze. God I hate Trigun.
Anime.... Whooo boy. Anymore, I can't stand it. I used to be really interested in it years ago, when everything wasn't cute monster collecting, some kind of card dueling, wanna-be ninjas and wanna-be samurai with spiky blonde hair. I really dug the gritty, mature themed ones like Cowboy Bebop the original Ghost in the Shell. Nowadays, I want to claw my eyes out if I see one more kid carrying a katana and a spiky blonde wig. I work at a anime convention, and I really think I'm retiring this year.
I dunno, never really sat through much Trigun, but if I go the rest of my life with never having to see another reference to Bleach or Naruto, I could die a happy man.
If you never had a poster of Eddie on your wall, or don't know Norwegian death metal culture, it wouldn't make much sense at all, probably.I'm more of a metalocalypse guy myself.Man, I just don't get that show.
I had a full length door poster of Eddie smashing through the door. And to correct you, the culture being hyped in Norway (because of films such as Lords of Chaos and ...Until The Light Takes Us) is black metal. It's Sweden (Gothenburg, specifically) that is known for death metal.
"You know we get really, really excited about really bad ideas when we drink. And it's your job to talk us out of it." - Nathan Explosion
I dunno, never really sat through much Trigun, but if I go the rest of my life with never having to see another reference to Bleach or Naruto, I could die a happy man.At least the Bleach and Naruto craze is better than the damn Trigun craze. God I hate Trigun.
Anime.... Whooo boy. Anymore, I can't stand it. I used to be really interested in it years ago, when everything wasn't cute monster collecting, some kind of card dueling, wanna-be ninjas and wanna-be samurai with spiky blonde hair. I really dug the gritty, mature themed ones like Cowboy Bebop the original Ghost in the Shell. Nowadays, I want to claw my eyes out if I see one more kid carrying a katana and a spiky blonde wig. I work at a anime convention, and I really think I'm retiring this year.
Unfortunate. Both series are very, very good(love Tite Kubo's inclusion of Spanish culture and terminology, and Kishimoto is a HUGE Gundam fan who has at least two characters who are references to the series, and makes TONS of Rumiko Takahashi-esque kanji jokes with names and references to mythology) and surprisingly deep, but they are ultimately ruined by the more vapid elements of their fanbase.
Unfortunate. Both series are very, very good(love Tite Kubo's inclusion of Spanish culture and terminology, and Kishimoto is a HUGE Gundam fan who has at least two characters who are references to the series, and makes TONS of Rumiko Takahashi-esque kanji jokes with names and references to mythology) and surprisingly deep, but they are ultimately ruined by the more vapid elements of their fanbase.
I dunno, never really sat through much Trigun, but if I go the rest of my life with never having to see another reference to Bleach or Naruto, I could die a happy man.
My wife likes Naruto, and I've tried to sit down and watch it with her, brain-bleaching the fankids from the anime conventions out of my head. But really, I can't stand the main character. I want to punch his lights out. The CONSTANT YELLING OF EVERY WORD OF DIALOGUE drives me absolutely insane. It probably has terrific story-telling, and I'm sure there's a fantastic plot, but it's Naruto's VOICE that is like nails on a chalk board to me.
Unfortunate. Both series are very, very good(love Tite Kubo's inclusion of Spanish culture and terminology, and Kishimoto is a HUGE Gundam fan who has at least two characters who are references to the series, and makes TONS of Rumiko Takahashi-esque kanji jokes with names and references to mythology) and surprisingly deep, but they are ultimately ruined by the more vapid elements of their fanbase.
I dunno, never really sat through much Trigun, but if I go the rest of my life with never having to see another reference to Bleach or Naruto, I could die a happy man.My wife likes Naruto, and I've tried to sit down and watch it with her, brain-bleaching the fankids from the anime conventions out of my head. But really, I can't stand the main character. I want to punch his lights out. The CONSTANT YELLING OF EVERY WORD OF DIALOGUE drives me absolutely insane. It probably has terrific story-telling, and I'm sure there's a fantastic plot, but it's Naruto's VOICE that is like nails on a chalk board to me.
Please tell me you aren't watching it dubbed. Please. Because if you are, then I can see where you are coming from. I'm a die-hard Sub-only person, but Naruto's english/american voice is truly one of the most annoying things I've ever heard. Ever.
Don't even get me started on the "Believe it!!!" Drinking game. Had to help a friend hurl into a toilet after half a night of that.
Ooooh, fun thread! I won't bother defending the stuff I like that others have hated on here, because I know it's probably a fruitless endeavor. It's like all those friends who keep trying to get me to watch The Big Lebowski: I'VE TRIED IT. I DON'T GET IT. LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY.
I give Stan Kubrick about a 50% success rating: I love Dr. Strangelove and A Clockwork Orange, but 2001 was a snoozer. I'm also one of those weird people who liked Eyes Wide Shut, though, so what do I know?
I'll agree with the people who say reading Lord of the Rings is like wading through mud. I forced myself to go back through these prior to the release of the films and hated myself for it. I probably would have given up on The Two Towers had our power not been out in the wake of a hurricane, leaving me with naught to do but read by candlelight. I mean, dude: 5+ pages of descriptions of trees? Followed by 3+ pages of elf poetry? I realize that fantasy literature had to evolve to become as cool as George R.R. Martin and Joe Abercrombie, but this stuff is painful.
I don't really get the MMO thing but I'm convinced it's because I just haven't found one that appeals to me yet. I tried WoW for about a week on a free server with accelerated XP progression at the behest of a friend and still didn't like it. I did play Dungeons & Dragons Online for a few months after it went freemium, but all my raiding buddies got tired of it and went back to WoW, and it's next to impossible to solo play in DDO. I'm holding out hope for The Old Republic, though - I want that game to be cool enough to properly addict me.
Speaking of Star Wars, Boba Fett is an overrated mook. Jango gets his butt kicked by Obi Wan and killed by General Windu, Boba is a whiny, mean-spirited brat larva who grows up to get punked by a blind guy and eaten by an exostomach, and the clones based off his genetic template have an inexplicable urge to shoot doorsills and thresholds when heroes run past instead of, oh I dunno, SHOOTING THE HEROES.
I've hated every Final Fantasy game made after 6, with the exception of 9. Once they left the 16-bit fantasy/steampunk feel behind and made FF7, it was all over for me. Squaenix, take note: Less guns, more swords. Less bombs, more magic. It's called Final Fantasy, not Final Pathetic Excuse For A Sci Fi Anime.
Can't stand ren faires. Find them pretentious and smelly. The only good parts are the weapon masters and the mead.
Perhaps the heaviest of my disdain, though, is conferred upon anime. My wife loves the stuff. Personally, it makes me want to claw my eyes out and put a screwdriver through my eardrums so I don't have to listen to the shrill wail of badly overdubbed English, see someone turn into a chibi version of themselves, or watch a guy with a boner get a nosebleed. My personal idea of Hell is a con where Sailor Moon fangirls walk around jabbering on endlessly, half in Japanese, about which story line shows this character using this power or falling in love with this person. And I got nothing against gay people, but Tuxedo Mask is gayer than a Village People cover band at Carnivale.
Oh and let's burn the DeviantArt servers to the ground, too, while we're at it - or at least the ones with anime fan art on them. The Pathfinder Rule 34 stuff can stay. :D
Also: Felicia Day is superbly attractive when she eats on camera. How many women can pull that off?
Ooooh, fun thread! I won't bother defending the stuff I like that others have hated on here, because I know it's probably a fruitless endeavor. It's like all those friends who keep trying to get me to watch The Big Lebowski: I'VE TRIED IT. I DON'T GET IT. LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY.
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinon, man.
List of Stanley Kubrick movies that are absolutely awesome:
The Killing
Paths of Glory
Dr. Strangelove
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket
List of Stanley Kubrick movies that are merely good:
Spartacus
Lolita
2001: A Space Odyssey
Eyes Wide Shut
(dare I say it?) A.I.
Only Stanley Kubrick movie I didn't like:
Barry Lyndon
...and since I haven't seen that in over a decade, I'll pop on over to Netflix and queue it up to give it a second chance.
Anyway, if you think 2001 is slow and difficult to understand, I dare you to watch Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris. Not the remake with George Clooney but the original 3+ hours film in Russian. I dare you to!
Another flick that discussions of 2001 always make me think of is John Carpenter's first film Dark Star. The movie is so low-budget that the alien is literally a day-glo painted ball with plastic feet and yet it still manages to exude more wit and charm than Avatar.
My wife likes Naruto, and I've tried to sit down and watch it with her, brain-bleaching the fankids from the anime conventions out of my head. But really, I can't stand the main character. I want to punch his lights out. The CONSTANT YELLING OF EVERY WORD OF DIALOGUE drives me absolutely insane. It probably has terrific story-telling, and I'm sure there's a fantastic plot, but it's Naruto's VOICE that is like nails on a chalk board to me.
Please tell me you aren't watching it dubbed. Please. Because if you are, then I can see where you are coming from. I'm a die-hard Sub-only person, but Naruto's english/american voice is truly one of the most annoying things I've ever heard. Ever.
Don't even get me started on the "Believe it!!!" Drinking game. Had to help a friend hurl into a toilet after half a night of that.
Yeah, I watched the english dubbed ones thatw ere on Cartoon Network for a long time. I'm with you on sub-only, all the anime I personally own I watch subbed, even Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. It makes a huge difference because the dialogue is more genuine, not broken translations and spoken in a way forcing the words to fit the animation.
But Naruto is lost on me. Too much of my own negativity built up, between my now permanent association with that YELLING VOICE and the hordes of fan-kids at cons I've had to endure. And ninjas. I'm sick to death of Ninjas; especially ones wearing bright orange. I'll take your word it's a good story and move on.
I've hated every Final Fantasy game made after 6, with the exception of 9. Once they left the 16-bit fantasy/steampunk feel behind and made FF7, it was all over for me. Squaenix, take note: Less guns, more swords. Less bombs, more magic. It's called Final Fantasy, not Final Pathetic Excuse For A Sci Fi Anime.
Right here with ya man. I started on the original FF for NES back in '91, so for me FF games were fantasy, not sci-fi. I play FFXI Online, but haven't had any interest in anything after 6. I tried XIII, but oh my god, it was horrible.
...see someone turn into a chibi version of themselves, or watch a guy with a boner get a nosebleed.
I never understood this either. Maybe Freehold DM can assist? Why do characters in anime get gushing nosebleeds when they see someone attractive?
I generaly like the geek stuff. My group quotes lines from MP The Holy Grail fairly often. I like the Star Wars movies (all of them), I like the Star Trek movies (never watched the shows much), Bruce Campbell is great. Lord of the Rings was pretty good.
RPG video games are, or rather "were" great. I have yet to play a new RPG video game that compares to old school games like the old FFs and Suikoden 1-3. I used to play MMOs a lot! I got out of it and refuse to do it again... Takes up way too much time. I used to grudgingly play FPSs but I'm getting more into them since it seems like that is the genre that gets developed the most.
I don't play any other TT games besides Pathfinder, never tried 4e... I liked 3.x and it's way too different for my tastes. I've never tried Warhammer or anything like that even though the local Hobby shop has big tables with battlefields and whatnot.
Comics... I like the characters Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Silver Surfer. Not like a crazed fan with every comic in a sleeve stuffed in a box somewhere, but I do like them.
I don't get into anime... The shows I like are funny cartoons (Family Guy, Futurama, etc.) and a lot of Discovery and History shows. I really like the Ancient Aliens series and I constantly DVR the SyFy "B" movies, some are gems. Oh and I watch Football... Go Buccaneers!!!
So after all this, I'd say that I qualify as a geek.
I never understood this either. Maybe Freehold DM can assist? Why do characters in anime get gushing nosebleeds when they see someone attractive?...see someone turn into a chibi version of themselves, or watch a guy with a boner get a nosebleed.
And why do so many gracefully drawn anime characters suddenly develop blocky uglified eyes when they're surprised? Stuff like that can ruin a whole story for me.
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I've hated every Final Fantasy game made after 6, with the exception of 9. Once they left the 16-bit fantasy/steampunk feel behind and made FF7, it was all over for me. Squaenix, take note: Less guns, more swords. Less bombs, more magic. It's called Final Fantasy, not Final Pathetic Excuse For A Sci Fi Anime.
Right here with ya man. I started on the original FF for NES back in '91, so for me FF games were fantasy, not sci-fi. I play FFXI Online, but haven't had any interest in anything after 6. I tried XIII, but oh my god, it was horrible.
I never understood this either. Maybe Freehold DM can assist? Why do characters in anime get gushing nosebleeds when they see someone attractive?...see someone turn into a chibi version of themselves, or watch a guy with a boner get a nosebleed.
Okay, first a high-five to you and PWU for the FF love. I too started on the NES, and I think 6 is the pinnacle of the series.
To answer the nosebleed question, it's the PG version of getting an erection. They can't show that, so they have blood rush elsewhere. The More You Know...
TS, I'm not sure exactly what you mean about the blocky eyes, so I can't say for sure. I imagine it is supposed to be the 'blank stare' type thing.
I've hated every Final Fantasy game made after 6, with the exception of 9. Once they left the 16-bit fantasy/steampunk feel behind and made FF7, it was all over for me. Squaenix, take note: Less guns, more swords. Less bombs, more magic. It's called Final Fantasy, not Final Pathetic Excuse For A Sci Fi Anime.
Right here with ya man. I started on the original FF for NES back in '91, so for me FF games were fantasy, not sci-fi. I play FFXI Online, but haven't had any interest in anything after 6. I tried XIII, but oh my god, it was horrible.
I never understood this either. Maybe Freehold DM can assist? Why do characters in anime get gushing nosebleeds when they see someone attractive?...see someone turn into a chibi version of themselves, or watch a guy with a boner get a nosebleed.
Okay, first a high-five to you and PWU for the FF love. I too started on the NES, and I think 6 is the pinnacle of the series.
To answer the nosebleed question, it's the PG version of getting an erection. They can't show that, so they have blood rush elsewhere. The More You Know...
TS, I'm not sure exactly what you mean about the blocky eyes, so I can't say for sure. I imagine it is supposed to be the 'blank stare' type thing.
6 in my opinion is the pinnacle, though I liked 4's story much better. 11 is pretty cool for the fact that most of it is based off of the first game(has the original 6 classes as a starting point) though it's a different setting.
I guess the nosebleed thing sort of makes sense, but I think it's pretty disgusting. It really kills the boob-effect for me.
Honestly, what's that say about what we think is okay in entertainment? It's perfectly alright to watch 2 streams of blood gush from someone's face, rather than seeing a normal male's biological reaction to an attractive female? Geesh.
6 in my opinion is the pinnacle, though I liked 4's story much better. 11 is pretty cool for the fact that most of it is based off of the first game(has the original 6 classes as a starting point) though it's a different setting.
I always wanted to give FFXI a whirl, but PlayOnline is about the most user-unfriendly software in existence, especially on the PlayStation, so I never even managed to set up an account. Probably a good thing - I know people whose lives were swallowed by XI, and are now going through it all over again with XIV.
I do love FFIV, and its downloadable sequel on the Wii, even if the plot is guilty of borrowing heavily from fantasy tropes. But for raw gameplay, FFV wins hands down in my opinion, just because of the heavily customizable multi-classing options and the awesome-but-broken combos you can create with it. Ever max out a FFV character in the ninja and archer classes and then watch the fun unroll with a dual-wielding X-Attack? :D
Oh man, those were the days. Way back when I had time to let an SNES emulator be the sole focus of my life.
I guess the nosebleed thing sort of makes sense, but I think it's pretty disgusting. It really kills the boob-effect for me.
Honestly, what's that say about what we think is okay in entertainment? It's perfectly alright to watch 2 streams of blood gush from someone's face, rather than seeing a normal male's biological reaction to an attractive female? Geesh.
Japanese culture is weird like that, though. Most of their explicit pornography is heavily censored, yet you can find endless examples of kink entrepreneurialism in Japan. As I'm so fond of saying, what does one expect when talking about a country where one can buy used panties out of a vending machine?
RPG video games are, or rather "were" great. I have yet to play a new RPG video game that compares to old school games like the old FFs and Suikoden 1-3.
Drakensang, Drakensang, Drakensang.
I've hated every Final Fantasy game made after 6, with the exception of 9. Once they left the 16-bit fantasy/steampunk feel behind and made FF7, it was all over for me. Squaenix, take note: Less guns, more swords. Less bombs, more magic. It's called Final Fantasy, not Final Pathetic Excuse For A Sci Fi Anime.
Right here with ya man. Itarted on the original FF for NES back in '91, so for me FF games were fantasy, not sci-fi. I play FFXI Online, but haven't had any interest in anything after 6. I tried XIII, but oh my god, it was horrible.
I never understood this either. Maybe Freehold DM can assist? Why do characters in anime get gushing nosebleeds when they see someone attractive?...see someone turn into a chibi version of themselves, or watch a guy with a boner get a nosebleed.
From what I understand it is nothing more than a simple superstition.mothers warn their sons not to stare at ladies in the bath or have perverted thoughts or something or their noses will bleed. So they catch a glimpse of some cheesecake and there
Is anything from a trickle to a gush. It is a silly but beloved superstition.
TS, I'm not sure exactly what you mean about the blocky eyes, so I can't say for sure. I imagine it is supposed to be the 'blank stare' type thing.
'Kay, here's an example. I've seen decent artists go from this to this in one frame. From detailed living eyes and small mouths to dead monocolor eyes and huge cubist mouths. Not to mention the redundant punctuation marks and glaring stress lines.
Why go from graceful anime to ugly Saturday morning cartoon style? I'm sure some people like it, but it's just bad taste. ;)
TS, I'm not sure exactly what you mean about the blocky eyes, so I can't say for sure. I imagine it is supposed to be the 'blank stare' type thing.'Kay, here's an example. I've seen decent artists go from this to this in one frame. From detailed living eyes and small mouths to dead monocolor eyes and huge cubist mouths. Not to mention the redundant punctuation marks and glaring stress lines.
Why go from graceful anime to ugly Saturday morning cartoon style? I'm sure some people like it, but it's just bad taste. ;)
FYI, your second link returns a 403 Forbidden error when I click on it.
Weird. Let's try this. 4th and 5th pic down.
Weird. Let's try this. 4th and 5th pic down.
Mostly, it's just "the style at the time". it's animated instead of live action, and it's hard to display some emotions in animation like that, so they short hand things.
I don't dislike anime, I see it as a medium, like poetry. It's just a way to express idea's. I also understand peoples dislike of different mediums, I hate poetry.
Okay, these go on my hate list:
Anything even resembling american jingoism, including Battlestar Galactica, obviously 24, and especially all kinds of Stargate. Chuck also has a place of deep hatred in my heart.
Anything resembling american police shows, including CSI, Bones, and all that rot.
Most anime and manga, I find shallow, prosaic and unengaging. I seriously CAN NOT tell the characters apart, and they need different hair to even do that? Sure, there are exceptions, Miyazaki is good.
Any activity that people engage in to ridiculous levels. Card games can be fun, but when I see the energy and money people put into competitive play, my stomach turns. Same with all the raid-freaks in WoW and other MMORPGs.
Anything, I mean, ANYTHING, dealing with vampires as sexy. The very concept makes me shudder.
Most american animation today. Formulaic, "hip to the extreme", and utterly stupid.
Cosplaying.
I'll say that again.
Cosplaying.
On the other hand, there are things I like that should get my license revoked too:
I actually liked the Star Wars prequels.
Cosplaying.
I'll say that again.
Cosplaying.
On the other hand, there are things I like that should get my license revoked too:
I actually liked the Star Wars prequels.
*sniff* I LIKED you, man!!!!
I dated an anime girl who explained cosplaying to me, and I still don't know what it is or why it's called that. Why not just call it "in costume" or "LARPing," depending on how in-character the fan is?
I don't dislike anime, I see it as a medium, like poetry. It's just a way to express idea's. I also understand peoples dislike of different mediums, I hate poetry.
To be fair, a whole lot of poetry is overly verbose and mind-numbing. And I consider myself a poetry reader.
With the exception of some pre 1995 stuff I dislike anime, particuarly episodic TV anime of the BESM vareity.
I think Big Bang Theory blows chunks.
Ohh and my dislike of the Data+ Wesley Crusher(master of time and space)+ transporter technology can fix any problem, except homophobia. Not really seeing the homo/poly amorous acceptance one would excpect from the great and mighty utopian federation.
Other than that I am generally "the demographic" for a variety of geekdoms. I even like Wil Wheaton.
I even like Wil Wheaton.
Someone get a rope!
Ohh and my dislike of the Data+ Wesley Crusher(master of time and space)+ transporter technology can fix any problem, except homophobia. Not really seeing the homo/poly amorous acceptance one would excpect from the great and mighty utopian federation.
Other than that I am generally "the demographic" for a variety of geekdoms. I even like Wil Wheaton.
The only real Enterprise is the one with Shatner in the chair.
Oh yeah, I said it.
I dated an anime girl who explained cosplaying to me, and I still don't know what it is or why it's called that. Why not just call it "in costume" or "LARPing," depending on how in-character the fan is?
in costume isn't cool enough, and larping is too dorky.
To be fair, a whole lot of poetry is overly verbose and mind-numbing. And I consider myself a poetry reader.
I just don't have the ear for it has been the conclusion I've come to. And as a friend of lots of English majors I've been exposed to lots of poetry. Too often people tell me what they got "out of it" and I think, but that's what you brought to it, the words they mean nothing by themselves.
But bugleyman, there IS no real Enterprise. :)
Dear TriOmegaZero:
I want you to know that no one blames you -- mental illness is not your fault.
-- Bugley
I just don't have the ear for it has been the conclusion I've come to. And as a friend of lots of English majors I've been exposed to lots of poetry. Too often people tell me what they got "out of it" and I think, but that's what you brought to it, the words they mean nothing by themselves.
I would want to think that too, but oftentimes, multiple people read the same poem and interpret it the same way.
(And I, in astonishment, would think "Huh. And all I saw was a bunch of words strung together.")
I like both Star Wars and Star Trek equally.
With the exception of some pre 1995 stuff I dislike anime, particuarly episodic TV anime of the BESM vareity.
I think Big Bang Theory blows chunks.
Ohh and my dislike of the Data+ Wesley Crusher(master of time and space)+ transporter technology can fix any problem, except homophobia. Not really seeing the homo/poly amorous acceptance one would excpect from the great and mighty utopian federation.
Other than that I am generally "the demographic" for a variety of geekdoms. I even like Wil Wheaton.
Even Whil Weaton dislikes Wesley Crusher. The only person who liked Wesley was whoever writer's pet he was.
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Even Whil Weaton dislikes Wesley Crusher. The only person who liked Wesley was whoever writer's pet he was.With the exception of some pre 1995 stuff I dislike anime, particuarly episodic TV anime of the BESM vareity.
I think Big Bang Theory blows chunks.
Ohh and my dislike of the Data+ Wesley Crusher(master of time and space)+ transporter technology can fix any problem, except homophobia. Not really seeing the homo/poly amorous acceptance one would excpect from the great and mighty utopian federation.
Other than that I am generally "the demographic" for a variety of geekdoms. I even like Wil Wheaton.
From what I've read, that was Roddenbury. You'll notice that TNG improves as his hold over the show weakened. Unfortunately they've kept the same theory of "Any problem can be solved by a beam of sub-atomic particles" nonsense through the entire franchise.
A couple of contraditions also always bothered me in regards to Star Trek. On occasion, dispite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Picard would insist that Starfleet was NOT a military organization, which is just ridiculous. The other was the the Federation no longer used currency, which would be problematic even for internal workings, but it would make dealing with other cultures that DID use currency all but impossible. If he gets no paycheck, how can Chief O'Brian afford to spend time in Quark's holo-suites? Hell, how any ANY Starfleet personnel have any interaction with the Ferengi? And why the hell is Chief O'Brian the only enlisted person in the entirety of Starfleet?
And agreed on Big Bang Theory...it sucks.
The other was the the Federation no longer used currency, which would be problematic even for internal workings, but it would make dealing with other cultures that DID use currency all but impossible. If he gets no paycheck, how can Chief O'Brian afford to spend time in Quark's holo-suites? Hell, how any ANY Starfleet personnel have any interaction with the Ferengi? And why the hell is Chief O'Brian the only enlisted person in the entirety of Starfleet?
Well, you see, that all derives from the "MONEY AND WEALTH ARE BAD MMKAY" mindset that the show's writers seem to have been duped into. You'll notice that on DS9 (different set of writers, who lifted plots and possibly the whole production bible from the first season of Bab 5) the Starfleet officers have become much more pragmatic - many of them do deals on the side in order to have real currency.
Agreed on Big Bang Theory. I think it just tries way too hard to aim for a sub-genre demographic. It always bothers me when a show that's basically weak with mediocre writing relies on it's target audience to make up for it. "Look! A show with geeks! I'm a geek! I must love it!" No, not really.
Same goes for the goth-rocker forensics cop on NCISCSIWTFEVER. Not that that show is remotely resembling anything realistic to begin with, but that character alone just screams cheesecake. I can't make it through 5 minutes of that show without clawing my eyes out.