Monday 24 March 2014

CROSS STITCH: Star Trek, The New Generation

Star Trek

If you've of told me before living with Joe that watching Star Trek would be one of my favorite TV shows I would have looked at you very strangely indeed, sci-fi shows like Star Trek never crossed my radar. Granted the kids these days are all into the film version (different universe though - don't ask) and may be unaware of all the TV series - there are five in all. So after moving, Joe tried making me watch the Voyager series, which admittedly I was very resistant to liking (and to be honest I still don't click with some of the characters). Yet give or take a couple of months I'd happily watch The New Generation (TNG) on BBC America plus having some understanding of the story line and characters really did start to help with "getting" the jokes and guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory

So TNG is the series that got me into Star Trek, it's set 70 odd years after the original adventures of the USS Enterprise with plot lines focusing on finding new life forms and the human condition. Commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (played by the infamous Patrick Stewart) - often found face palming and drinking Earl Grey tea, he is accompanied by the ladies man Commander Riker, the android operations manager Data to Geordi La Forge and his infamous visor to Worf - the first Klingon main character to ever feature. 

It fast became one of those shows I can really binge watch, so when I found some cross stitch patterns on Pinterest linked from Black Lupin. I knew I had to stitch them for myself and now it's finally all completed and framed. This is the first popular/non traditional/submissive stitching, call it what you will project I've stitched so it was a welcome change.

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Picard, Riker, Troi, Dr Crusher, Data, Geordi, Worf and Wesley Crusher

Admittedly since beginning this project, I've since started watching Deep Space Nine (DS9) which is partially a spin off from TNG with some characters (O'Brien, Worf) staring in both with is fast rivaling TNG as my favorite series. DS9 has some really well developed characters and interesting story lines when it comes to relationships amongst the crew to other life forms and the human condition, so after returning to some more "traditional" cross stitch projects, the DS9 character version is next on the list!

What's your take on Star Trek? Have a favorite series? Character? Are you cross stitching anything at the moment?

You can find the original chart here.

20 comments:

  1. I LOVE this. Especially Riker's little beard, lol. I got really into DS9 at one point, but all of my roommates at the time (who were big TNG fans) hated it for some reason so I ended up watching the whole thing alone - booooo. The only series I still haven't watched is Enterprise... don't know why really, I guess it didn't grab me like the others.

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    1. The beard is spot on isn't it?! I was rewatching the first couple of episodes of TNG the other day with Riker was beardless - it was very odd!

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  2. Admittedly, I've never seen Star Trek-- I don't really know anything about it, but this is such a cool project! I would love something like this of Harry Potter! These are amazing though! You are so talented!

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    1. Thank you - too many years of practice to name - although that was a pretty straight forward design to follow from. I have to admit that Harry Potter totally passed me by!

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  3. I've just done a Star Trek design for my brother, I love this one! xx

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    1. I'm so intrigued by your design - i'd love to see it!

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  4. THIS IS FREAKIN AMAZING. What more could a girl want? Cross stitch AND The Next Generation. Dude, this is so cool. I'm loving the Captain's sexy wry smile… Is that a step too far? Bit of an over share? I think we're all friends here!

    Seriously though, this is ace.

    Gemma
    Faded Windmills

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    1. It's totally Picards sly smile isn't it?! I've made up secret lives where Picard and Beverly Crusher had a fling and Wesley is their love child ... that's probably oversharing too haha.

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  5. Aww looks how cute they all are!! :) I don't think I've seen a complete Star Trek episode before, but I do recognize a bunch of the people you've cross stitched there! Awesome work!!

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  6. Your cross stitching is so cool. Admittedly I've never really watched more than five minutes of any Star Trek series but that doesn't make the cross stitching any less awesome. As someone said above, I'd love to do this with Harry Potter or something :)

    Debi x

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    1. It's amazing how many popular TV shows and movies have cross stitching designs these days - Pinterest is awesome for finding them!

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  7. Your cross stitching is really cool! I've been "working" on a large Enterprise one on and off for years and am still nowhere near completion. DS9 is so wonderful! Best series story arc wise for sure x

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    1. Def I love the character develops that follow them through DS9, I keep meaning to go bigger and larger cross stitching designs, i have a couple on the go i've been working on for years but I have a really bad attention span that I get bored part way through, it's bad.

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  8. I've never gotten into them, but my parents have the complete set, so maybe next time I go back to America. This cross stich however, COMPLETELY AMAZING!

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    1. Thank you - def got my "thing" back for cross stitching in the last couple of week especially with lighter nights!

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  9. Wow, these are amazing! My fiance loves Star Trek... I must admit that I'm yet to be converted :) I love these though! x

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  10. I admit I'm not a Sci-Fi fan, Kris is a bit, he likes some Stargate and I think Star Trek too. Maybe I should give it a chance. Maybe, depending how much I love him that day ;)

    You're so awesome at the stitching. I always look at stitching, knitting and such and think it must require so much patience and dexterity, neither of which I have :)

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  11. I TOTALLY love it!!! I want a whole Xmen one for myself but need to figure out how to squash that in my schedule!

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  12. I love it! It's brilliant! I'm doing the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery Once Upon a Time cross stitch at the moment. It's so relaxing to do I find x

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