ValueSubtracted
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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?
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- Tawny Newsome Reveals Original Plan For ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ DS9 Episode To Gates McFaddentrekmovie.com ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 4 comments
- Comment on Canadian Star Trek Auction Goes Live With Over 700 Lots From ‘Starfleet Academy’ Set 3 weeks ago:
Mostly set dressing, stuff that you could find in stores with some light modifications like labels.
And, y’know, a whole-ass turbolift for $10k.
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- Hundreds Of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Props And Costumes Go Up For Auction; Bidding Open Nowtrekmovie.com ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 8 comments
- Comment on The Star Trek Communicator Is Now a High-End Wristwatch 3 weeks ago:
The stellar irony here is that in the Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a post-scarcity, post-capitalist society where money is obsolete and its enlightened citizens work instead for self-improvement and the betterment of humanity. Hautlence didn’t get this memo, as each Retrovision ’64 will retail for an out-of-this-world $165,000. Only three ardent Trekkies will be able to get one, though, as that’s all that will be made.
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- Charitybuzz: Virtual Call with Emmy-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Showrunner Aaron J. Waltkewww.charitybuzz.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 0 comments
- Comment on 'Starfleet Academy' Star Karim Diané Is Heading to IDW's 'Star Trek' Pride Comic 4 weeks ago:
Seven’s bisexuality was definitely an invention of “Picard” (not that there’s anything wrong with that).
In Mariner’s case, I wouldn’t be surprised if her bisexuality was intended from the beginning.
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- November’s New Star Trek Books Include a Jake Sisko DS9 Novel and a Huge Original Series Hardcover Retrospectiveblog.trekcore.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 0 comments
- IDW Launching ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts’ Sequel Promising A Romulan/Starfleet Conspiracy “Bloodbath”trekmovie.com ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 1 comment
- Star Trek Mystery and Escape Room Games: DS9 & Lower Decks by Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse - Kickstarterwww.kickstarter.com ↗Submitted 5 weeks ago to startrek@startrek.website | 1 comment
- Comment on 'Star Trek': Andy Weir Apologizes To Alex Kurtzman Over Podcast Remarks 5 weeks ago:
Let’s not expect miracles…
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- Comment on "It's gone baby... it's all gone"| Sigh .....‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch: Their “Shows Are Sh**” 5 weeks ago:
It’s probably worth noting that this is what he had to say about fiction in general, and Star Trek in particular, a few years ago:
I dislike social commentary. Like… I really hate it. When I’m reading a book, I just want to be entertained, not preached at by the author. Plus, it ruins the wonder of the story if I know the author has a political or social axe to grind. I no longer speculate about all possible outcomes of the story because I know for a fact that the universe of that book will conspire to ensure that the author’s political agenda is validated. I hate that.
Yeah, I didn’t really like the political message aspects of those stories [Stranger in a Strange Land, Brave New World, 1984, The Handmaid’s Tale]. Not that I disagreed with the political point. Just that I didn’t like the political points being there at all. Now, those writers are so good they make compelling and addictive stories despite the political messaging. But that’s often not the case with other stories and other authors.
You’re not mis-reading me, though. I deeply dislike social commentary. For instance, as a lifelong Star Trek fan, it’s always bothered me that there is a presumed “responsibility” within Star Trek shows to talk about social issues. I just want to watch Romulans and the Federation shoot at each other.
- Comment on "It's gone baby... it's all gone"| Sigh .....‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch: Their “Shows Are Sh**” 1 month ago:
I would argue that very little good science fiction tries to have nothing to say about humanity or the human condition.
I’ll take it a step further and say it’s impossible for any fiction, let alone sci-fi.
If you’re writing a story, you have something to say, and to claim otherwise is either a cover-up or profound ignorance of your own work.
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- William Shatner And ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Actors React To News Of Series Endingtrekmovie.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to startrek@startrek.website | 66 comments
- Comment on 'Starfleet Academy' Deserved Better Than This 1 month ago:
It’s arguably only Prodigy that has faced a similarly unfortunate fate
This is certainly true by the standards laid out, but I’m struck by the fact that the only new series that was more-or-less free of studio fuckery was Picard (which certainly had its own issues).
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I think Shatner is complicated because (a) he’s 95 years old, and can’t be expected to be fully “in touch,” and (b) has definitely had some questionable people handling his social media over the years.
- Comment on What's your favorite ship or class of ship? 1 month ago:
I don’t have a satisfying answer for that one - wireless power transfer is NBD in the TNG era, so maybe it’s just an extreme version of that?
Reno once had a line about replacing the warp plasma conduits with “polaric” ones, so maybe they don’t use plasma at all?
But the Athena seems to, so 🤷
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- Comment on What's your favorite ship or class of ship? 1 month ago:
I’ll go for a deeper cut and say the Nova class. Small, purpose-built, and pretty cool-looking.
- Comment on What's your favorite ship or class of ship? 1 month ago:
I’m assuming it makes sense in-universe, but my brain is still trying to figure out how.
In “Scavengers”, right after Discovery gets her refit, Saru says, “even her nacelles are now detached, improving maneuverability and enabling us to be more efficient in flight.”
I found this pretty puzzling, but it eventually dawned on me that the explanation is probably seen most clearly with Book’s ship. There are a few times when we see his ship rearrange itself on the fly to navigate the many, many debris fields present in the post-Burn galaxy - it looks like the detached bits let them dodge debris without actually changing their course or speed.
We do get a glimpse of Discovery doing something similar late in season 5, when they ram their way into the Breen dreadnaught - the nacelles tuck themselves up and behind the saucer, reducing the ship’s profile.
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