LibraryLass

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[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Or sometimes "Ahead", in the same way Picard gets two.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So things may move pretty fast with Korby. A whirlwind rebound after things get awkward with Spock?

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In essence, Discovery followed the same arc as the Star Wars sequel trilogy. They swung for the fences on doing something wild and asking difficult questions that the franchise had taken for granted; and even if the answer they arrived at was affirming, there were too many loud nerds that couldn't look past either the flaws that genuinely existed or their own shallow prejudices. Those nerds were loud enough and long enough that the studio walked it back to try to appease them and ended up with something much less interesting, which both alienated defenders of the early direction and could never appease the bad eggs whose criticisms weren't in good faith, leaving something that only a few appreciated.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

But we have to remember that a lot of people are younger and used to apps that “just work” with not even so much effort as having to sign up for an account.

If they're commenting on reddit they're used to the idea of signing up for an account.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I cannot speak to the internal decisions of /r/StarTrek, but I can speak to /r/DaystromInstitute's decisions.

As of yesterday, noncompliant moderation teams are under threat from /u/Spez and his lackeys. We reached the decision to reopen, in a limited capacity, to prevent the community from facing a hostile takeover by those who do not properly appreciate its use or its value, and to hopefully funnel traffic here, and we intend that soon those will be the only purposes of the subreddit. In coordinating this move I trust my collagues on the other subs to act in the best interests of the community first, this instance second, and the profiteering bastards last.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Romanians and Romani aren't the same thing. But yeah, probably best not to imply that any human ethnicity are secret aliens.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

It even looked like the adrenaline Bruce uses in the climax of The Batman when he's fighting that sniper.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

That's where my mind went as well

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's one of the funniest, most exciting, most romantic movies ever made. I've met in all my life only one person who didn't enjoy it and she was kind of awful in general. I would bet you would like it too.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah. I would also guess most of the Rura Penthe prisoners in The Undiscovered Country are from Klingon subject races.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

I think the refugees seen at the beginning of Generations might be part of the first formal contact between El-Aurians and the Federation. At least that was always my impression.

[–] LibraryLass@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

in this version of Star Trek, science is magic

Science is magic in every version of Star Trek. TOS has Mind Melds and Greek Gods. Throughout the TNG era is the implication that evolution has a will of its own that can't (or mustn't) be subverted. DS9's main character eventually learns he's a demigod.

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