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- Comment on Interview: Tawny Newsome On “Gargantuan Task” To Give DS9 “Resolution” On ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ 1 day ago:
That’s right, I completely forgot about Worf, and also the O’Briens!
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 5x05 "Series Acclimation Mil" 1 day ago:
That was my one gripe with the episode. I enjoyed the B-plot, but it felt disconnected to the rest. And with this episode otherwise serving as such a lovely coda to DS9, I wish they’d have kept it a bit more focused on that.
- Comment on Interview: Tawny Newsome On “Gargantuan Task” To Give DS9 “Resolution” On ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ 2 days ago:
Keeping in mind DS9 itself opened on a direct TNG tie in, sprinkled TNG villains through the first season, then brought back every Klingon captain from TOS, and finally just went all in and edited everyone into a TOS episode so Dax could swoon over Spock’s eyes and Sisko could sneak Kirk’s autograph…
Every Trek show since the original has referenced the others like this. I think it’s good fun.
- Comment on Too far, man 3 days ago:
Oh you’ve gotta give No Man’s Land a read.
- Comment on ‘Starfleet Academy’ Episode 5 Trailer Reveals ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Connection 3 days ago:
You’re talking about the sacred home of The Emissary of The Prophets. I wouldn’t be shocked if they kept the place around just so Bajorans could go there to pray for his return.
- Comment on What happend with the the new and old Borg after Picard season 2 and 3? 4 days ago:
I’m pretty sure in the second episode of Academy, Caleb tried to distract some guards by pretending there was a Borg behind them.
So active or not, it seems like they’re still at least thought of as threatening.
- Comment on Preview Episode 5 Of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ With 13 New Images From “Series Acclimation Mil” 4 days ago:
I’m happy this show doesn’t try to wedge needless action into every episode, but still amused when the preview images are nothing but the same characters talking.
Last week they were talking behind podiums. This week they’re talking in a cafeteria. Where will they talk next week? We’ll just have to wait to find out!
- Comment on I can be considered Trekkie or just a viewer? 1 week ago:
For a time “Trekkie” was seen as derogatory, so “Trekker” was invented by people who didn’t want to be seen as “one of those fans”
The distinction seems to have slowly fallen away, and now I rarely see “Trekker” used at ask.
- Comment on The recent Star Trek series are often criticized for "not being woke enough", but I've come to feel the envelope they are pushing is much more radical, bolder, and important to our specific time... 1 week ago:
I’ve definitely maintained that the overarching theme of Discovery was valuing mental health, and so far that seems to be getting carried forward by Academy. I think that aligns with what you’re saying. I’m not sure it applies quite as much across all the other Trek shows. Probably yes, but to a lesser degree.
Most of the discussions of “wokeness” I see break down into a grievance with white men not being the overwhelming majority of characters, so I never really thought of it in those terms, but it makes sense. It’s definitely something the world needs more of but large chunks seem actively opposed to.
- Comment on Preview Episode 4 Of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ With 12 New Images From “Vox in Excelso” 1 week ago:
Awful. Perfect.
- Comment on Preview Episode 4 Of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ With 12 New Images From “Vox in Excelso” 1 week ago:
If they do a tribble episode without a terrible pun in the title I’m done with the franchise! That would be the final nail in Star Trek’s coffin. A slap in the face to all true fans. Etc etc.
- Comment on Preview Episode 4 Of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ With 12 New Images From “Vox in Excelso” 1 week ago:
Well that would make perfect sense. I guess I still need to adjust to school based plots.
- Comment on Preview Episode 4 Of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ With 12 New Images From “Vox in Excelso” 1 week ago:
Jay-Den is definitely my guess. If so, excited to see more of the 32nd century Klingons.
But what’s with all the characters standing behind podiums? I’d think this was a trial episode, but the description doesn’t match that at all.
- Comment on Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender 1 week ago:
You’re saying that any rejoinder offered to any criticism that might have been levied to by a right winger is de facto an accusation of review bombing and an assertion of the show’s popularity in spite of such?
Stretch Armstrong could not stretch this far. Michael Jordan at the end of Space Jam has nothing on you. You are one stretchy, stretchy individual.
And you’re still trying to argue with me about how popular the show is! Amazing.
- Comment on Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender 1 week ago:
The premis of the thread seems to be that the show is getting review bombed because of MAGA.
What? No. The video OP posted was talking about specific nonsense positions put forward by specific nonsense people. I don’t believe it mentioned view counts or review aggregators. You’re the one who brought those up.
You seem very concerned with how popular this show is. To the point where, when I asked you if popularity is all you base your opinions on, all you could do is loop around to trying to convince me that that this show is unpopular. I guess that’s my answer.
- Comment on Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender 1 week ago:
How’s that? If 10 of your coworkers rated your job performance as 5/10; would you think that’s not a critical indicator of a failing performance?
No. I’ve never been evaluated in such a fashion, and I’d resent it if I were. I think my boss should have the competence to judge my work on its own merits. I judge the shows I watch the same way.
I’m confused as to your purpose here. You seem to be arguing that the show is bad because it’s unpopular. Is that how you form all your opinions? Popular vote, no need to think for yourself?
- Comment on Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions | Jessie Gender 2 weeks ago:
No one here is complaining about legitimate criticisms.
(But also an aggregated numeric value is not a criticism at all, it’s a reductive metric that means very little and I don’t understand why people ascribe so much value to these things).
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x01 "Kids These Days" & 1x02 "Beta Test" 3 weeks ago:
Watched the second episode now, and my opinion has not changed much! The romantic subplot was putting my partner to sleep, but I thought the two had pretty good chemistry — until that very forced argument. I guess I’ve seen young couples get into heated arguments about stupid things in real life too.
Nahla and Caleb’s scenes together were great fun as well.
One of the things I wished Discovery had taken more time to delve into was how society has changed in the burn-era isolationist Earth. Now it seems as though Academy is downplaying how much Earth had changed, but shifting that isolationist role to Betazed. A little disappointing, but I can understand the decision given how insistent so many fans are that Star Trek feel unerringly Optimistic. Maybe we’ll get to spend some more time delving into how Betazoid culture has shifted instead.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x01 "Kids These Days" & 1x02 "Beta Test" 3 weeks ago:
I was actually kind of disappointed going into this show that SFA seemed to be going back to an Earth centric model for the Federation, so this development is very positive for me.
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x01 "Kids These Days" & 1x02 "Beta Test" 3 weeks ago:
That seems like it’ll be a major issue for future writers to come up with excuses why they can’t just put the characters where they need to be.
Only a little more of an issue than transporters already were. How often have writers had to add in an exotic atmosphere or cave ore or ion storm or just enemy shields to justify not beaming out of a bad situation?
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x01 "Kids These Days" & 1x02 "Beta Test" 3 weeks ago:
On my list now, thanks!
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x01 "Kids These Days" & 1x02 "Beta Test" 3 weeks ago:
So far I’ve just watched episode one, but I think we’re off to a great start. I don’t know Holly Hunter from anything except Batman v Superman, so I didn’t know why everyone seemed so happy to have her on board, but I get it now. Nahla isn’t much on paper, but Hunter really makes me love the character. She sells the comfort and confidence without feeling at all silly or non-genuine.
I thought Caleb would be a harder character to like, but he won me over pretty quickly too. His introduction definitely started on the right foot. His mode of escape reminded me of Jason Todd stealing the tires off the Batmobile. Good stuff.
The other cadets are a mixed bag so far. Jay-Den and Sam seem fun, the others seems like boring cliches, but none of them have been given a lot of time yet so it’s still a wait and see situation.
The episode itself was a little messy, especially the action at the end, but I get that it was the first episode and they felt they had to give everyone something to do. Still one of Trek’s better premiers.
- Comment on Zootopia 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, they play “can you feel the love tonight” over it and fade out shortly after the shot in question. The Zootopia frame may be taken out of context, but Lion King’s is absolutely what it looks like.
- Comment on Scientists discover a treatment that will let you live to be 1000 but it also turns you into a reptile. Do you do it? 4 weeks ago:
Also confused. The alternative is dying. Most things are preferable to dying.
- Comment on "Starfleet Academy" early review round-up 4 weeks ago:
Jessie Gender’s very positive review.
- Comment on Tawny Newsome Gives Update On Live-Action Star Trek Comedy – “We’re Ready!” 4 weeks ago:
I have nothing against a Star Trek comedy show either way, but I’m going to take issue with calling Galaxy Quest a mockery. Yeah, it’s a parody, but I doubt a more loving parody exists. Everything it makes fun of in the first half comes around to be something admirable by the end, from Alan Rickman’s catchphrase to the dweeb with encyclopedic knowledge of the series saving the day. The movie actually embraces us geeks who poured over the Franz Joseph deck plans and says “good for you, maybe your love of this shit will save the world someday.”
- Comment on If I go crazy will you still call me Superman? 4 weeks ago:
And in some of the stories Lex Luthor loses his hair because of his kryptonite experiments.
In the mainline comics of the ‘80s and ‘90s, wearing a kryptonite ring day after day gave him incurable cancer.
- Comment on Hate it when this happens 4 weeks ago:
Goggles seem valid, but hair? Should rinse right out.
- Comment on Have YOU ever done this? 1 month ago:
Yup, I’ve always externalized my thoughts when alone. Got teased for it occasionally when I was caught, but always seemed weird to me that people don’t. One of the many reasons I’m probably on the spectrum, but it’s not causing any harm.
- Comment on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Exclusive Clip | Paramount+ (CCXP 2025) 1 month ago:
Five seasons for Disco, SNW, and LD. I’d love more, but I think that’s respectable for streaming series. Doesn’t seem looked they’re trying to escape anything.