SteleTrovilo
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- Comment on Star Trek: Section 31 to Premiere January 24 4 weeks ago:
She played Georgiou across three seasons of Star Trek; what would be her motivation to stop in 2023?
- Comment on Canon Connections: PRO 2x09 - The Devourer of All Things, Part I 1 month ago:
Wesley transports the Protogies to what appears to be Gary 7’s office as it was seen in “Assignment: Earth”.
I need to watch this episode sometime.
- Comment on Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops: Digital IDs make it tempting to leave your driver’s license at home — but that’s a dangerous risk. 1 month ago:
Law enforcement has been collecting fingerprints for over 100 years now, and the history of using fingerprints for other reasons goes even further back.
The error here is that we decided to start using an easily obtainable piece of data as a “lock” on our phones and computers. For many reasons, it’s better to use a password or PIN.
- Comment on Canon Connections: PRO 2x05 - Observer's Paradox 1 month ago:
I’m always glad to see Canon Connections. Thanks for all your efforts!
- Comment on Worst examples of Treknobabble 2 months ago:
The topic was asking for examples; got any?
- Comment on Who had it worse: Enterprise-D or Voyager? 2 months ago:
If you’re a crew member on the Enterprise D, you have died. Probably more than once. Between Timescape, Cause and Effect, Yesterday’s Enterprise, and All Good Things, the ENT-D has been blown to smithereens with all crew on board multiple times.
Voyager did this too, but far fewer times that I recall.
- Comment on Starfleet Academy Showrunners Explain Inspiration for Bringing Voyager's EMH Back to Star Trek 3 months ago:
It’s actually much more similar to how they kept using Majel Barrett as the voice of the computer across multiple series.
And it makes sense in-universe for The Doctor to be 800 years old and still working; it’s not like they’re contriving a way for Harry Kim or Phlox to be there, much as we may want to see them again.
- Comment on Braid Anniversary Edition has ‘sold like dog sh*t’, creator Jonathan Blow says 3 months ago:
I had no idea it was even released.
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- Comment on What are some underrated episodes from each series? 5 months ago:
Voyager S1E3, “Parallax”. It didn’t make much of an impression on me as a kid, but watching again recently - and knowing the direction that the characters grow - it’s actually a pretty compelling character-based drama. And the Maqui-Federation tension is thick here.
- Comment on Canon Connections: DIS 5x05 - Mirrors 6 months ago:
I’ve had the impression that in the Mirror Universe, it was only the humans/terrans which behaved differently. Everyone else we see seems like their usual selves (accounting for different circumstances of course).
The DS9 episodes throw a wrench in this of course, with Kira being a very different person and the oppressed terrans being sympathetic.
- Comment on Canon Connections: DIS 5x05 - Mirrors 6 months ago:
In regard to the Breen, I would note that Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Core Rulebook says “They only present themselves to non-Breen in full-body suits that hide their identities, and their bodies disintegrate when they die while wearing those suits. While this is an admirable trait – it means Breen cannot be taken prisoner, an attitude in line with the teachings of Kahless – it has made it impossible to determine the true face of the Breen.” This is a pretty cool explanation for how Worf could be right even after Kira and Dukat stole their suits.
I know STA isn’t canon but I still like this reasoning.
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- Comment on Canon Connections: DIS 5x01 - Red Directive 7 months ago:
This is the second Star Trek season premiere that features the destruction of a Soong-type Android, after Picard S1E1 “Rememberance” introduced and murdered Dahj.
- Comment on What games do you replay regularly/annually ? 8 months ago:
Symphony of the Night
Also, if you enjoy Doom 1 and 2, I highly recommend seeking out Heretic and Strife. Heretic has amazing level design using the Doom engine to create places that feel like towns and medieval churches and stuff. And Strife somehow managed to make Doom into an interconnected world with a decent story.
I’m not big on Hexen - the respawning enemies and the lack of weapons (there’s only 4, technically 12 but you only have access to 4) bugged me.
- Comment on Short games with lots of replay value? 8 months ago:
Spelunky is a wonderful roguelike platformer which avoids a lot of escalation problems that “action roguelites” tend to suffer from
Besides that, I’m partial to the Megaman X series (and the sequel series Megaman Zero and ZX). X4 in particular is always fun to put in and replay.
- Comment on 10 months ago:
“Decades before” Star Trek 2009 would be in the post-Enterprise, pre-TOS/Kelvin era. We know the first Romulan war happened somewhere in there; anything else?
- Comment on TrekMovie.com: Patrick Stewart Reveals New Star Trek Movie Script Featuring Jean-Luc Picard Is In The Works 10 months ago:
We basically need more Jeri Ryan, in any context. And “Crash” LaForge should be there, she was fun too. Just definitely don’t use the same writers from PIC.
- Comment on TrekMovie.com: Patrick Stewart Reveals New Star Trek Movie Script Featuring Jean-Luc Picard Is In The Works 10 months ago:
I have two reasons to not write this off:
- Picard S2 would have been just fine as a 2-or-3-part episode, and not a 10-episode full season.
- The first 4 episodes of Picard S3, watched together by themselves, become the second-best TNG movie (after First Contact of course).
If they were announcing Picard season 4 I’d just groan and ignore it. But I think the cast and crew could actually pull off a decent 1.5-2 hours of good entertainment.
- Comment on Just some fun size comparisons 1 year ago:
I have an inexplicable fondness for the Excelsior class. Both NX-2000 and NCC-1701-B are fun to watch. I would’ve liked to see more of them.
(I know there’s a bunch in the Dominion War battle scenes, but never for very long.)
- Comment on 1 year ago:
Calling all* Trekkies
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- Comment on Canon Connections: 2x09 - Subspace Rhapsody 1 year ago:
“Spock once again was able to drink the Klingons into not wanting destroy the Enterprise”
This might also explain how Spock convinced General Koord to aid the Enterprise in STV. Koord was definitely a drinker, too!
- Comment on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ finds empathy in memory | Engadget 1 year ago:
SNW is pure, good Star Trek. Don’t miss it.
I’d also rate Lower Decks and Prodigy pretty well - both have rough starts but hit a good stride in their first seasons.