It's so bubbly, cloying...and happy. - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    As someone who knows almost nothing about Star Trek, you finally made a meme that I cannot comprehend on any level. Well done.

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      Star trek opening credits were always these expansive, gorgeous classical pieces. Highly aspirational, with intense, driving music but very grandiose. Much like the show itself, with its themes of exploration, discovery and compassion.

      This was the case for the first 4 star trek shows, but when the 5th show Enterprise premiered, a show about the federation leading up to the original series timeline, its intro was a country pop power ballad. Think “I love my blue jeans, I love my truck, l love my beer and America” style.

      Its still inspirational and driving, but it was a wild departure from the more cerebral intros that came before it.

      People have…feelings about it.

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        Think “I love my blue jeans, I love my truck, l love my beer and America” style.

        My wife dun died and my dog dun divorced me.

        Still, there should be emphasis on the power in power ballad. I hate that song a lot, but at the same time it’s such a powerful earworm that I love it.

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        Honestly, the TOS and TNG theme songs were different from the DS9 and Voyager themes. The former being more powerful, driving themes. The latter being more somber, contemplative themes.

        It makes sense to change it up every once in a while. And honestly the more grounded, hopeful theme of Enterprise felt right for the theme of the show, setting up the eventual foundation of the United Federation of Planets at the end (spoilers, sorry).

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            True. But I do wish they would have had Avery Brooks talk over the music, to honor tradition.

            “Space: The final frontier. These aren’t voyages at all, and - I don’t understand why Admiral Jellico insists on a log recorded in this format. I have important work that can’t wait. Computer, erase this log and send my regrets to Admiral Jellico.”

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          They were different, but they were all still instrumental. When most people think of Star Trek music, they think of horn and violin music. Enterprise had none of that and was heavily lyrical.

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      The quotes are parts of the theme song to Enterprise.

      It was the only Star Trek show that didn’t use a variant of the Trek theme song.

      The show also had a rough start. But got good.

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      That’s because ♫I’ve got faith of the heart, I’m going where my heart will take me♫

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      Terribly awesome, and feeling that way makes you terrible too.

      That song is schadenfreude in musical form.

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    Day 50: red bloodshot eyes trickling tears … snaps flute in half … someone hands him another flute

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    You’re right, and everybody who hates it is right.

    It’s cheap, hokey, sentimental, and goddamnit it fucking works on me.

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    Sorry, but the utter inanity of “faith of the heart” as a lyric kills any possible enjoyment of the song for me. The bland but overwrought vocals don’t help, but if the lyrics were good enough, I could look past that.

    I’ve said it before, I didn’t mind a lyrical theme song, I minded that song. It was just so damn empty and cookie cutter. Like, the frakking Dr Pol theme song is better because it’s at least not pretending to be something it isn’t.

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      You can’t just refer to it as “faith of the heart”, it’s “faith of the heaarrr-arrr-arr-arr-arrrt”.

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      Yeah, need to add a panel of grumpy old pissed-off Picard lambasting the horror that is the remix.