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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

His luck with admirals didn't improve, either.

[–] delitomatoes@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Terrible writing in that series, why would you say that to one of the most decorated admirals of all time who saved the universe several times over. Worse if she thought he had dementia

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Oof. What a heifer.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

That's one of the hallmarks of a great actor. It isn't easy to make the audience truly hate your character.

[–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You forgot

  • have a weird little pokey spine sticking out the back of their neck
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The strangest episode ever. At least we got rid of Dexter Remmick.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Conspiracy_(episode)

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Or his head at least.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That episode was like a fever dream

[–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

definitely one of those "wow the writers did a LOT of coke this weekend" scripts

but yknow it was the 80's so I don't exactly blame them

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jellico is based.

Make it so? Just get it done.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, but he kept trying to privatize Stargate command. Kind of a dick move.

[–] MrZigZag@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

He had the fish removed from Picard's ready room and he killed that fish in his office on Mars. He must really hate fish.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

O'Neil's team are off the rails, they need supervision!!

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

O'Neill. Two Ls. There's another Colonel O'Neil with only one L.

[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

And he has zero sense of humor.

It took me over a decade to realize he was referring to the movie version of the character.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Maybe its a classic situation of failing upwards. They suck too much to keep a ship of people alive but not enough to be kicked out of Starfleet, well they are getting into their sixties, what do we do? Promote them I guess, unless it's Harry Kim.

Meanwhile the ones that are amazing at their jobs like O'Brien are stuck at Chief Petty Officer.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First of all, O'Brien becomes the most important person in Starfleet history.

Second, that means Eddie Sherman is about due to move up from writing copy to being fleet admiral.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

He would have probably done well writing for the Klingon version of J Peterman honestly.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Harry Kim got promoted from ensign directly to fleet admiral when he got home.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Did you know that eventually Voyager’s EMH was able to achieve holographic rights? In doing so, his fellow EMH’s were released from dilithium mining, core scrubbing, and other degrading tasks.

Fortunately Starfleet was able to fill these lowly but needed roles by using transporter technology to duplicate Harry Kim thousands of times. It was considered a highly ethical solution by the project manager, one Admiral Janeway.

[–] porthos@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I won’t tolerate the lincoln town car being used as the butt end of a joke. The previous generation lincoln town cars from 1990-1997 are some of the nicest sedans ever made. Super comfortable, good gas mileage (better than the newest generation that we all think of when we hear licoln towncar), extremely easy to replace and maintain mechanics (panther platform) and overall an absurdly comfortable car.

It is probably one of the most genuinely good American cars ever made and they are hilariously cheap (you can get them for <5 grand in good condition) because nobody really remembers them except old people.

American car companies broke the automotive unions and the quality went to shit, but the 1990-1997 run of town cars definitely represent a high water mark of American cars built by people that were truly proud of what they made (because they had some degree of decency ensured by the presence of unions). You can find one on craigslist and chances are everything except the air ride suspension (probs replaced by now with traditional spring suspension) probably still works even though it is a 30 year old vehicle selling for dirt cheap.

Fun fact, the tech bro who jadzia in DS9 convinces to help her in the episode that sisko becomes Bell of the Bell riots rode around in a jet black lincoln town car of this generation.

Awesome car, I almost bought one but went for a toyota sienna instead because minivans are the ultimate power form.

[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Wait I'm only making my way through all the Trek series for the first time. Do we not like Ro Laren? I like Ro Laren. Currently 2/3s through TNG season 5.

[–] ensignrolaren@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry you called me a WHAT

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who is the guy in the middle top? I've only seen, tng, ds9, voyager, part of that Scott bakula and part of the lower decks.

[–] darkpanda@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Big bad from Insurrection. Played by F. Murray Abraham. Goes by Ru’afo. Into face stretching.

[–] Richard@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Into face stretching

giggles

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The old USS Reliant.

The only thing I can rely on you for is to ruin everybody's week when you show up.