Friday, April 19, 2013

Q is for Q

I Love Sci-Fi/Fantasy Because...
...of Star Trek's Q.

John de Lancie's character was named Q, not to be confused with everyone else in the Q Continuum, who were also all named Q.

Q delivers one quotable quip after another in every episode that featured him. We saw him in at least one episode every season on The Next Generation. We saw him at Deep Space Nine where Sisko punched him. We saw him in the delta quadrant with Janeway who refused to mate with him.

The guy is everywhere. All the time. He's omnipotent with an IQ of 2,005. He introduced us to the Borg. Carried us back and forth in time, not to mention other dimensions and places that don't exist.

He was an adversary we loved, looking down at the pitiful bipedal species called humans, yet endlessly curious about our quirks and oddities. He put the entire human race on trial and then gave us just a little bit of help to exonerate us.

And when this adversary shows up to do something nice for you, you'd best put the ship on high alert. Q is one reason why I love science fiction and fantasy.

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12 comments:

  1. L.G. KeltnerApril 19, 2013 at 12:31 AM

    I love Q! He's easily one of my favorite fictional characters ever!

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  2. Rachna ChhabriaApril 19, 2013 at 1:26 AM

    The character of Q sounds interesting.

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  3. Erin ShakespearApril 19, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    Oh! I'd forgotten all about that character. Yes, he was fun. Although I really need to rewatch some of those episodes!

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  4. Sheena-kay GrahamApril 19, 2013 at 4:31 AM

    Star Trek: The Next Generation was the Star Trek I watched. Every character had their role to play. And I second Erin on looking back.

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  5. Heather R. HoldenApril 19, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    Don't know this character, but I can see why he left a mark on you after reading this post! :)

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  6. S.P. BowersApril 19, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    I never did like Q but he did have some great plot lines.

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  7. AnonymousApril 19, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    Great villain- funny, but his "humor" can be chilling when he's laughing at his victims.

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  8. Mark MeansApril 19, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    An 'easy' "Q" for a scifi theme...great character :)

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  9. S. L. HennessyApril 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    I always loved Q. In this series and Bond.

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  10. Alex J. CavanaughApril 19, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    Q was popular today! Always made for a fun episode when he invaded the ship.

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  11. martineApril 24, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    My daughter met him at Star Trek London last October, the photo is her favourite memento of the event.

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  12. Deniz BevanApril 26, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    I mentioned Q too! He was always so interesting. Now the Borg... those guys frighten me. Just the image of that cube chasing the Enterprise gives me shivers...

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