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Sometime between Season 1 and Season 2 (cdn.fd.uproxx.com)

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[–]NightAudit 32 points33 points ago

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This is the opposite of the term Jumping the Shark, when a show hits its stride and really gets it's start. Growing the Beard

[–]perodjetlic 6 points7 points ago

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Thanks a lot. Whenever I see tvtropes link I know I'm gonna lose an hour or two :)

[–]AdamBombTV 2 points3 points ago

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Wow, only 2 hours, Whats your secret?

[–]muddlethis 5 points6 points ago

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Set phasers to Upvote.

I've loved that term ever since i first heard it.

Edit: the link contains my new favourite term "Greying the beard"...

[–]Jitte 2 points3 points ago

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Thanks for linking to Tropes, I just wasted 1.5 hour.

[–]xilpaxim 2 points3 points ago

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There should be a Reddit tropes so that we can list TV Tropes and lying about wasting time there as a trope.

[–]punkdigerati 1 point2 points ago

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I like tropes because I can always relate to the concepts

[–]crazy_lary 20 points21 points ago

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In the same way that the birth of Jesus was so important an event as to base our calendar off of it, Star Trek fans separate the series into pre-beard and post-beard Riker.

[–]swordinthesound 12 points13 points ago

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Other notable divisions:

  • Old uniforms and new ones.

  • Pre and post Tasha Yar.

  • La Forge with a red uniform on the bridge and with a mustard uniform in engineering.

  • Westly as a child, in grey, in the academy.

[–]Exodus2011 20 points21 points ago

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Darmok and Jilad Before Tanagra

[–]LexusNexus 5 points6 points ago

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Also, the shitty season that had the bitch doctor in it instead of Dr. Crusher.

[–]EonHawk 1 point2 points ago

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Westly

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Basically, any episode with Tasha Yar in it just makes me turn off the TV. She ruins everything and was a terrible actor, IMHO.

[–]AdamBombTV 9 points10 points ago

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But she fucked Data.

[–]idontknowwhatsleft 3 points4 points ago

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I'm surprised more of the women didn't take advantage of Data's services. After all, he was fully functional, programmed in... multiple techniques.

[–]droneprime -1 points0 points ago

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Westly as a child, in grey, in the academy.

Shut up Westly.

[–]Squonkster 12 points13 points ago

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Sometime between Season 4 and 5...

[–]DidntClickGuy 2 points3 points ago

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TIL that growing a beard adds 30 pounds to your physique.

[–]BigMike__ 1 point2 points ago

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Nice use of the TNG font.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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here's another.

[–]BigMike__ 0 points1 point ago

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Lol nice.

[–]daniel6990 1 point2 points ago

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Personally I prefer him without the beard.

[–]Spomajom 2 points3 points ago

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Can't handle seeing him without a beard. Just makes me angry to the point where I'm like " damn it man grow a fucking beard you look silly"

[–]Azurphax 1 point2 points ago

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Fucking. Genius.

[–]dancingsam34 1 point2 points ago

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I am truly in love with this .gif, pure gold.

[–]Acrimony01 0 points1 point ago

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BEST GIF EVER

[–]Odin043 0 points1 point ago

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"You weren't like that before the beard."

[–]Anus_master 0 points1 point ago

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Call me a Communist, but I liked him better without a beard.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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miss this show

[–]mrgnareg 0 points1 point ago

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Funny story - Between seasons 1 & 2, Frakes grew the beard for the taping of "North and South," some TV movie about the American Civil War. When he returned to TNG, he still had the beard. When asked about it he basically told them to deal with it.

[–]StoneMagnet 0 points1 point ago

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It's like solid snake. "Welp, I'm a badass. Time to break the news."

[–]Dinasaurus_Rex -1 points0 points ago

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I liked this. It made me chuckle. upvote :-)

[–]shackelford337 -1 points0 points ago

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Excellent.

[–]Marbug -1 points0 points ago

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Didn't knew someone could change by just growing a beard!

[–]addybojangles -2 points-1 points ago

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Best .gif of 2011. RIGHT HERE.

[–]Cardis003 -1 points0 points ago

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i... i can't stop laughing

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