ValueSubtracted

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Look, I'm not trying to choose violence today, so let's not stoop to the level of stereotypical "Star Wars" discourse.

That said, the parallels here were not lost on me, and I generally agree with RTD.

 

Season 1 has come to a close, and this community has enjoyed modest activity since it was created. I'd like to maintain that level of activity during the lengthy wait for the next special, and I have a couple of ideas and requests to make that happen:

  • I'd like to do weekly "retrospective discussions" to cover the Tennant specials, as well as "The Church on Ruby Road" and episodes 1 and 2 of the season (which we technically covered at c/quark's, but I'd like to have something "official" in this community as well). Please let me know if you'd be interested in this.

  • I'd like to see content covering the greater Whoniverse - Big Finish audios, books, comics, you name it. The trouble is, I'm not really engaged with that stuff personally, so this is my invitation to the community to build that stuff out.

  • Other community-led content is also welcome - I don't want this to become an exclusive meme community, but we should all feel free to have a little fun and share cool DW stuff.

I've also set up a section of the Star Trek: Website Wiki for this community - right now, it's just the archive of the episode discussions, but there's room for growth there, as well.

 

The so-called "intelligence to evidence" dilemma involves striking a balance between the need to shield sensitive intelligence and law enforcement's use of that information, along with the need to protect an accused's right to a fair trial.

Duheme added the RCMP has an "excellent relationship" with CSIS but the problems involved in using intelligence as evidence have plagued the two agencies for years.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'd wager it's the dreadnought, and it's not particularly close.

The Breen ship absolutely dwarfs Federation HQ.

The Enterprise-J is huge, but I find fans often exaggerate its size even further.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The new uniforms look pretty white to my eyes.

Did Eaglemoss get to any of those before they went under? Maybe they're trying to avoid duplication.

While I absolutely do not want to defend Rick Berman, I also think it's important to acknowledge that his brand of assholishness was not unique (and, frankly, still isn't).

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (10 children)

Personally, I'm just excited to see their li'l sailor suits in action.

Edit: Canadawatch continues, as references to CTV no longer appear in the description of availability.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think what they were doing in the Delta Quadrant would meet many (good) definitions of "capitalism."

And it's difficult to say how "martial law" could be imposed on a command structure that was already militaristic.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

as they are cut off from that free energy

They were "cut off" because they no longer had access to the supply lines that provided them with fuel. That's not "free energy" at all.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Resources and means of production are both things in the Federation. We see mining operations and manufacturing facilities well into the 24th century.

And with only one unfortunate exception that I can think of, matter replication is treated as a net energy loss - it isn't free.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Very cool - am I to understand you drew this poster?

Vulcans go on romantic getaways, too.

They were amnesiac following being joined with the Tal symbiont - they only sorted out these identity issues after Discovery took them to Trill.

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