Random Star Trek thoughts

[Doctor Cringelord]

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

so did Wheaton not actually watch TNG or DS9? Let's give credit where credit is due, is all I'm saying.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

so did Wheaton not actually watch TNG or DS9? Let's give credit where credit is due, is all I'm saying.

i actually saw a good Wesley episode the other day. It was the one where he fell in love with the shapeshifter (without realizing she was a shapeshifter). I think it worked because it let him be vulnerable instead of just better at everything than everyone else around him.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

i actually saw a good Wesley episode the other day. It was the one where he fell in love with the shapeshifter (without realizing she was a shapeshifter). I think it worked because it let him be vulnerable instead of just better at everything than everyone else around him.

I liked Wesley after season 1. most of the complaints about him being a boy wonder who always saves the day are applicable to season 1. they actually gave him an arc and explored him as a flawed young teen coming of age in the later seasons. I think a lot of the hate directed at the character is an overreaction and is based more on an idea of what the character was than the actual character.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

what I can't get over about the newer trek shows is how snarky and mean-spirited the characters are to one another on a regular basis. I think tension and conflict make for good drama, but this isn't tension and conflict, it's just people acting like unprofessional shits to one another. They act like a bunch of miserable, self-loathing bullies on Discovery. Also, the contempt and disregard for lower ranking officers is especially sad.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I liked Wesley after season 1. most of the complaints about him being a boy wonder who always saves the day are applicable to season 1. they actually gave him an arc and explored him as a flawed young teen coming of age in the later seasons. I think a lot of the hate directed at the character is an overreaction and is based more on an idea of what the character was than the actual character.

Yeah, I haven't seen him save the day while all the adults are too stupid to know what's going on since season 1.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Yeah, I haven't seen him save the day while all the adults are too stupid to know what's going on since season 1.

Data, on the other hand...

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Data, on the other hand...

hmm, haven't seen that.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

hmm, haven't seen that.

He seems to save the day quite a bit. But maybe it happened less often than I really remember it happening.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Picard’s flute

 

[theablekingedgar]

Discovery and Picard ARE proper Trek.

Michael isn't a woman's name.

Worf in Season Two of Picard is BOSS.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

youtube movies currently has the DS9 Documentary streaming for free (with ads).

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Always bugged me Horner didn’t score Star Trek IV

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

during the opening credits for star trek III, there is a delay between the credits for Shatner and DeForest Kelley, where Nimoy's name normally would have appeared. I like that they delayed it, making the audience wonder if Nimoy's name was going to appear.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

during the opening credits for star trek III, there is a delay between the credits for Shatner and DeForest Kelley, where Nimoy's name normally would have appeared. I like that they delayed it, making the audience wonder if Nimoy's name was going to appear.

I dunno, the movie is called Search for Spock. I'd say there's a good bet they find him at some point.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

I dunno, the movie is called Search for Spock. I'd say there's a good bet they find him at some point.

But you gotta admit it was a nice subtle touch

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

But you gotta admit it was a nice subtle touch

I honestly didn't notice that when I watched it. Of course, I was well aware by that point that Spock came back.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

watching star trek V and I'm pretty certain some of the corridor scenes were just using existing TNG corridor sets, which would have been filming at the same time.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

also, the editing in the rocket booster boot scene is terrible. they pass the same deck number twice, plus there is no way there are over 70 decks on a constitution class ship. If I recall, it's 20 some decks. even the larger galaxy class didn't have that many decks.