A wonderful tribute to Data, my favorite character. It always touched me how the android who strove so hard to become human was the most human character of all.
Well done. I think that it is obvious that Data does have emotions, but like Spock he is never overwhelmed by them, seldom shows them, and always tempers them with logic.
We, who were in the U.S. Army in "West" Germany (1988-91), used to receive VHS tapes of that new Star Trek: TNG. I used to brag that I came from the same great state (Texas) as Lt Cdr Data. Nnobody would believe that a Texan could pull it off! I rediscovered the magic of that show this Spring, while recuping at home with a broken foot. I watched 4 episodes a day. This Texas teacher misses Data.
I must confess, I have seen many Data tribute videos, however this one was the most touching! And to read all the responds in this comment section about their love for Data is very touching also!! This goes to show how loved Data truly is and as long as we never forget him and always remember him than he's never really gone and he'll always be in our hearts!! ❤😍
I like this video. Very fitting. I cried at the end of Nemesis. I haven't been able to watch the film again. Why kill him off?! Why kill any of them off? Long live Data, and Brent Spiner!!!
He may have been "killed off" in a movie, but because he's a fictional character, that actually means nothing. He can live on as long as you like; that's the beauty, power and infinite potential of creation/fiction. If TV and movie writers are allowed to rewrite characters back into life whenever they whist, why can't you or I?
I bawled my eyes out when I watched Nemisis. I was so set against the idea of Data dying that I wrote a fanfiction about what REALLY happened at the end of Nemisis. I've made myself believe that just as the ship was exploding, Q intervened and whisked Data away because he still owes him a debt for saving his life. LONG LIVE DATA!!!
I haven't seen any of the movies yet. I only recently gained an interest in the series. My dad's been a Trek fan forever and I pretty much grew up with TNG since it started a year before I was born. Anyway, Data is my favorite and I think it's sad that he ends up dying. I'm gonna have to watch some of these movies sometime and I'll be sure to have tissues ready if I watch Nemesis.
Unlike Spock, Data is incapable of emotion. He does not hide them, in fact he tries to imitate the proper look of emotions for appropriate situations... at least until the series ended and the first movie, "Generations", came out. He then received his emotion chip and kept it for the next 3 movies until his death. It is obvious that his character was meant to be a parallel for the character of Spock in the original series, just remember they aren't the same.
...Okay, Brent Spiner commented on this video. Now absoultely EVERYTHING I say is utterly redundant no matter how complimentary it is. Oh well *goes back to watching the video*
