skip to 1:30, that's when the interview actually starts. man, i don't miss tv. they waste soo much time telling you what's "coming up." and then the intro they give him is so sad. they made Data sound miserable. sure, he wanted to be human, but he was a highly-regarded, very successful Starfleet officer. he had many awards, friends, romance, hobbies, his pet kitty. Picard fought for Data's right to be treated as a living being. he had a good life.
They should have put data between two bulkheads on the recut series and have the crew show how little they really cared about data's rights as they walk by and he asks for help through the walls.
You know Star Trek The Next Generation is still the best idea of what the future can be that has come out on TV or in movies. People with Morals, Ethics and a purpose to do go out there. Not the Military Industrial Complex's idea to create war and profit. If the future was half a good as Next Gen then we have something to look forward to.
Problem is, in the ST universe, humanity has grown beyond greed. I don't think this trait will ever be bred out of humanity. Greed is the motivator for the MIC and the most base reason for all wars.
In Star Trek they have replicators to make anything from energy, I can see why ST humans are less greedy. So if tech is always improving, then the potential is there irl.
+Imaanyi young? In 1994 he was already 45 years old (born 1949). Older than me today, an still 2 months older than my father. But the video quality is so bad that you can't see his white hairs very good. But ok, compared to today he was young, true. ^^ But who thought, that this Data that we seen in the first TNG Episode is already 38 years old? I thought he is max. around 30.
45 IS young! And 1994 was 22 years ago, a time where babies become grown ups. So yes, I know what I'm talking about when I say he was young. My father is already 77 and still knows how to have fun like a child. Same with my brother and me, and we're both in our late 30's. So my definition about age probably is a bit different to yours. If you want to declare yourself as "old", it's your good right. For me, calling people "old" starts at maybe 65 to 70. And Brent Spiner looked a lot younger than he actually was, indeed. =)
Yeah, we have a different definition about age, my definition is more in form of the lifespan, not the age of the mind itself. When I watch for example younger interviews with Patrick Stewart, than he is younger in his mind than myself, but in his lifespan he is (sadly) "very" old. *sadly because he is my favorite Actor and my "the one people in your life that you want to meet and talk with".
Imaanyi -- I remember 1994 so well. It was a helluva year, wasn't it? Life was so much simpler then, too. I truly miss it. Join me, and we will go back to that magical time together!
i notice all these awkward questions that she is asking Brent, and stating that he isn't a sci-fi fan and the last cast member to sign on to the movie. are they trying to destroy his chances after only just leaving star trek, why is she trying to make it as uncomfortable as possible, shows how great Brent is, remained cool as a cucumber and answered honestly for each stupid question, todays actors would have walked out on those
Spiner is such a troll of the comedic type. Being a coworker of his must have been great. I’d be like ugh is he gonna get me today or is it gonna be someone else? I bet he played practical jokes often, but as a guy who plays a character who doesn’t understand humour he probably understands humour better than anyone else in the cast. Watching the bloopers of TNG I wonder how they got any work done.
I can't believe it has been 7 years since 2004 and that was a decade after this... First Contact and even Generations seem like they were in theaters only yesterday. Brent looks so young.
I love his eyes and his hair. He is so beautiful and so attractive, it makes my whole body tremble. Too bad the quality of the video isn't that great.:(
This must be the cutest interview I've ever seen of Brent:) Look at the way he smiles all the time; with a twinkle in his eyes. I love his hair; is there a touch of gray? Or does it appear to be gray? It looks very distinguished anyway. He sure is handsome and very sexy:D
He is sexy, even when he's trying to answer the questions that they're not giving him enough time to answer! Even through all that he still remains hot! He is still my favorite actor! ❤ WE LOVE YOU BRENT SPINER!!💋❤
That lady must have watched All Good Things & got his rank wrong because Data was never a Lieutenant! He was a Lieutenant Commander. The glitch in All Good Things was he was wearing a Lt uniform in the flashback scenes to Farpoint.
Why is everyone criticizing the interviewer? She gave a fine interview. She wasn't cutting him off at all, Mr Spiner clearly wasn't too talkative that particular morning and only gave brief answers. She was just keeping the interview moving forward, especially as they only had 3 minutes to cover a range of topics. As for her tough questions, I like tough questions.
Imagine getting 8, 9 or 10+ seasons of TNG... just the mere thought gives me goosebumps. It could have gone on for a long time... even Voyager got 7 seasons.. I think they should never have made Voyager and used their resources and ideas on TNG instead.. as for Deep Space Nine it was a better than Voyager, but I could never really get into it and I think they should have used the best stuff and ideas from that show and continued TNG instead.
Yeah, sadly I think you're right. Unfortunately I think television is changing in such a way that shows like Star Trek and a lot of TV from the 80's and 90's wouldn't get made now cause it wouldn't get enough of an audience. Entertainment seems to be in a bit of a transitional period where no one medium is dominant and the old ways I grew up with are going out of fashion. Who knows what's going to be the big thing in 10 / 20 years time.
I can never work out why they didn't do more TNG movies. Only three seems like selling it short but maybe the demand wasn't there so much as it was for the Star Trek TOS cast? They certainly never took DS9 or Voyager to the big screen though Jayneway made a cameo appearance in First Contact or Insurection, I forget which
That comment is confusing to me, 90s television was terrible wasnt it? Maybe I am spoiled since I only watch the best shows when I want, as many episodes in a row that I want and with no commercials.
This is the most sedate I've ever seen Brent. He's a very talented actor. I never liked the Data make-up - the yellow eyes and silver shiny tin man make-up, though I get they wanted to create a distinct look.
@Googlagahummike I was born the YEAR TNG came out so for me it was.... 1994, Brent Spiner, age 45 and brilliant actor. 1994, me, age 7, absolutely in love with Commander Data and watching the first reruns of the show. But still just a little too young. I could have stood to be born a generation earlier. xD
He should have said "Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" or is that too Doctor Who for every body? certainly the non nerds who tuned in to the show.
around 2:20 Spiner: yep, but I am not actually brent spiner... I am an android built by mr. spiner. You could say i'm the son of star trek... my real name is actually data. Lady: what the hell is this?! Get off of my show! Right then Data reveales he's actually Lore and deals with the shows security pretty quickly, taking the host hostage... until "whomever or whatever you are, I want you to stop it"... picard moves in to the rescue.
DSN had a more "homely" attitude, a mix of a soap opera and Star Trek but with all the good soap opera bits (continuity, interesting recurring characters, evolving friendships, etc.). TNG became better and better as the series went on and yeah, Voyager paled badly in comparison and 7 of 9 was probably the only reason why it wasn't shut down.
Yeah, the series should have gotten a better finale (neither All Good Things or Nemesis did). Some of the movies were good and it was better than nothing, but I'd rather just have one more season of the tv-show than the movies. The movies felt more like a consolation price. cancelling the show at the height of it's popularity to make the movies was a mistake in every day and the success never translated very well to the theatres.. and the show could easily have gone on for several more seasons.
