VindictiveJudge
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- Comment on 11 months ago:
There are actually differences in the Prime and Kelvin timelines that happened before Nero’s incursion. For instance, Kirk’s date of birth is off by several months. They tried to justify that afterwards by saying something about the event sending shockwaves through time to change things before it even happened or something like that. The real reason probably lies in that interview where JJ Abrams admitted he never liked Star Trek, but you could argue that the removal of various down-stream time travel events, like the events of “The City on the Edge of Forever” likely not happening in the modified timeline, could actually cause retroactive changes to the timeline.
But anyway, the Kelvin timeline already diverges before the Kelvin-Narada thing, because reasons.
- Comment on got this on 21st december in my advent calendar 11 months ago:
That is definitely a TOS Romulan BoP.
- Comment on this was in my advent calendar (16th-18th dec) 11 months ago:
Tough little model.
- Comment on got ds9 on the 15th of december 1 year ago:
I’m honestly impressed they successfully modeled it at that scale at all. That it actually looks pretty accurate is a bonus.
- Comment on got ds9 on the 15th of december 1 year ago:
Nah, too vertical.
- Comment on On the end of Discovery 1 year ago:
That’s not new. Turbolifts on the Discovery were depicted that way pre-refit, back in the TOS-ish era. It’s a (mind-boggling) stylistic choice or something.
- Comment on Possible headcanon reason why consoles always explode on the bridge 1 year ago:
If it was mentioned, it was probably in ENT. They talked a lot more about grav plating in that show than any of the others, probably more than all of them combined.
- Comment on In a way, Tasha Yar's fate actually worked out really well for the series 1 year ago:
That was entirely dependent on Stewart’s contract negotiations, though, rather than anyone wanting to kill off Picard.
- Comment on In a way, Tasha Yar's fate actually worked out really well for the series 1 year ago:
They didn’t want to fire her, but she did want to quit. She wasn’t happy with the direction they were taking her character. I wouldn’t be surprised if she also had issues with the same guy McFadden did. Jadzia was killed off because Berman wouldn’t let Farrell switch to being a recurring rather than a regular, which may be what you’re thinking of.
- Comment on Happy Birthday Terry Farrell 1 year ago:
Who is not to be confused with Perry the Platipus.
- Comment on Happy Birthday Terry Farrell 1 year ago:
I still think there should be a show that opens with Jadzia and Shaw on the Black Mountain. Call it Star Trek: Revenants or something.
- Comment on Jonathan Frakes Returning To Direct For ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 1 year ago:
And that, “Rrrriker!” line getting on the saddle was ad-libbed right in front of him.
- Comment on Let's talk starship classes! 1 year ago:
Something to consider with those two images is that they’re different angles. Your first image is of the underside of the ship, while the second is the top of the ship.
Also, the texturing and nacelles are different between the two, but the body and saucer seem to be structurally the same. Still a long-boi even with the slightly shorter nacelles.
- Comment on Let's talk starship classes! 1 year ago:
I want a runabout!
It’s like an RV, but with warp and replicators. What’s not to like?
- Comment on Let's talk starship classes! 1 year ago:
The Excelsior-class is one of my favorites. A bit wonky from a top-down view, but gorgeous from every other angle.
The Sovereign-class continues the general aesthetic of the Excelsior, but for the TNG-era design style and fixing the problem with high angle views.
The Valdore-type warbird from Nemesis is probably the best thing about that movie.
The Klingon D4 from Into Darkness is similarly one of the better things from that movie.
Not canon, but I love the original “Long-boi” Discovery design. It gives off some very cool art-deco retro-futurism vibes. Not very classically “trek” but I love it nonetheless!
That is the canon design for the Discovery before the far future refit it got.
- Comment on Question about "redshirts" 1 year ago:
I’ve heard that Data was originally going to be a science officer and the blue uniform didn’t work with his makeup, but I don’t know whether or not it was true.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x10 TBA 1 year ago:
I didn’t even get to listen to all of it because the app always wants to autoplay Hegemony.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x10 TBA 1 year ago:
Alternatively, do what they did with Bashir and suddenly reveal that he replaced Bradward at some indeterminate point during season 4.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x10 TBA 1 year ago:
I’m pretty sure he was also the only command division officer on the bridge after they gave him command. At least in theory, due to differences in training, a lieutenant jg from the command track may be better suited for acting captaincy than a full lieutenant from science, especially with a decidedly non-sciency mission like flinging a warship at a wall. You need that dash of crazy that Starfleet’s command officers tend to have.
- Comment on Enterprise-F in all her glory 1 year ago:
Voyager had phasers on the pylons. The Enterprise-D actually got phasers added to the nacelles, of all thing, in a later season. I don’t think either ship was actually seen firing them, though.
- Comment on A touching quote from Nimoy's "I am Spock" book (1995) 1 year ago:
The quote from Sputnik he read was especially memorable.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x07 "A Few Badgeys More" 1 year ago:
I think they want to ease her into the cast instead of suddenly having five mains.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x06 "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place" 1 year ago:
I always headcanoned that Rom was very quickly fired after DS9…
As Grand Nagus, I don’t think there’s anyone higher up to fire him. The position is a weird cross of king, CEO, and Pope. Only death or resignation seems to be able to oust a Grand Nagus.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x05 “Empathalogical Fallacies” 1 year ago:
It doesn’t come up very often. Their telepathy is very weak and they usually can’t do much without physical contact.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x05 “Empathalogical Fallacies” 1 year ago:
Or she could be pretty typical in regards to emotional intensity but with unusually strong telepathy.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x05 “Empathalogical Fallacies” 1 year ago:
The peptalk that Mariner gave T’Lyn was absolutely fantastic. There were so many good moments in this episode, but that is probably my favorite.
“Then I suppose, by the transitive property, that I, too, am ‘as Vulcan as a motherfucker.’”
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x03 "In the Cradle of Vexilon” 1 year ago:
They floated it a little with Rutherford in the first episode or two with his Vulcan implant randomly making him act Vulcan, but it was dropped almost immediately.
- Comment on Finally some decent ad copy! 1 year ago:
Hmm, I can recognize Klingon and tengwar, but not the others. I can still read Daedric from when I played Morrowind all the time, but it takes me a while to remember what the individual glyphs mean.
- Comment on Neelix calling Tuvok "Mr.s Vulcan" Is actually Tuvok's fault! 1 year ago:
More a product of Berman than of the '90s.
- Comment on Neelix calling Tuvok "Mr.s Vulcan" Is actually Tuvok's fault! 1 year ago:
Not technically an alternate universe. Also, the two Voyagers had only deviated from each other by a few hours. O’Brien getting killed off and replaced by his time-displaced future self is weirder, to me.