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Love how consistent this is with previous maps of Gotham. Big "yes, this feels correct" energy, while also being a little sleeker/cleaner: exactly what you want from something that might pop up on screen for a few seconds, versus the busy detail of something in a reference book.
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Catching up on some of the shows I didn't get a chance to watch while I was out of town, and currently having a lil cry about the Sam Reich surprise Game Changer episode. World's most wholesome abduction. π₯²
What movie do you consider "perfect"? π¬ It has puns, it has martial arts, it has giant robots, it has the bisexual crisis of Amy Jo Johnson and Johnny Yong Bosch, the villain is a caricature teen-hating boomer made of purple slime, a hot lady in a druid bikini transforms into an owl. Perfect.
I'm not watching til next week, so this will absolutely be my undisputed reality for a while π
I'm sorry you're having a rough patch. For what it's worth, your art is a delight and genuine highlight of my feed, thank you for sharing it with us all! I hope things start feeling a little more up for you soon. π«Ά
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I'm really hoping for Cobb Vanth, but I know that Tim has been busy on Alien Earth for a while. Ezra, too. He's the one character who could canonically refer to Grogu as Baby Yoda and have it be completely in character.
Very much enjoy seeing TWOK not at the top of the list. I know it's iconic and people love it, but Khan doesn't really do anything? It's all luck and coincidence, the only act of agency is ignoring sound advice and getting his crew killed. He's less of a threat than the Kazon or Pakleds.
I am too autistic to figure out my own list, but it's probably not far off this. Maybe with V and VII a little higher, and TMP a little lower? I didn't have all the VHS tapes as a kid, but I did have V, VI, and VII. Big fan of character moments. TMP I like, but the crew is a bit too passive for me.
If people are enjoying this season of Strange New Worlds, thatβs 10000% ok. Youβre allowed to have escapism. But the people getting angry at those of us upset at its deep conservative logic saying βyouβre thinking too deeply, just enjoy it, itβs a fun scifi showβ are being deeply anti-intellectual.
It was established as a regrettable piece of Malcolm's past, though. Trip takes things personally, he feels the least likely to work with them. But, he's the one who was dead, and a known character with that clandestine perspective was narratively useful. No harm in using the toys you're given.
In Troi and Riker's defense, Insurrection showed us what it's like when you let those two hang out in a library, I don't think they got much studying done! π
That's certainly the route the novels took! Which is great if you have several pages of novel to explain thoroughly. I DM a lot though, so I prefer quick explanations without too many follow up questions. π (I also think Section 31 feels out of character for Trip, but that's personal preference)
Oh for sure, stuff like uniform differences can be fun. But sometimes O'Brien has the rank pips of a Lieutenant. Voyager is too small for Neelix's ship to fit through the shuttle bay doors. Some stuff is just a plain old whoops, and some fans take it a bit too seriously.
Aye, exactly! I tend to think of all Star Trek as if it is a retelling of the events, not documentary footage. A lot of fans want an in universe explanation for O'Brien's rank in TNG or Picard's schroedinger's baldness, but a production mistake is a production mistake, not necessarily canon.
I must have missed this one, but if there's fandom drama I will have to check it out! π
That's how I've always headcanoned it, yeah! And I think of Travis and Hoshi still being Ensigns (after ten years!) as a costume error. Always a fan of nice simple excuses for these things π
Riker is as far removed from the events of his holoprogram as we are from Napoleon. Movies take liberties with real history all the time, Riker was just enjoying his century's version of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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Oh damn, the remaster is TMP vibes?π This looks superb!
Of course, but we're talking about people whose platform is built heavily on the idea that we don't need Europe, etc. We are Europe. It is in our bones.
I wonder if this is because so much of English history is entwined with other nations. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans; King Arthur being Welsh, Lancelot being French; historic Kings of England and France. Hard to portray an island of English exceptionalism when there's Europe everywhere you look.
This has been bugging me as well. Sometimes it feels like the show forgets what age its characters are. It kinda reminds me of Teen Wolf, which definitely forgot what age its characters were some of the time (ironic given the name).
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You can tell things are not going well, because I am actually active on social media for a change π
With travel, popcorn, and a drink, it cost me about Β£50 to see Superman on my own. I've seen none of the MCU movies on the big screen. I love the cinema, but even the ridiculous home premiere prices are more affordable. I'm too tired and too broke. I imagine a lot of us are.
I've found the order especially jarring this season. S1 and S2 kinda had a rhythm: both saved their shenanigans and quirkier episodes for the back half, and stayed more typical up front. S3 has flipped that backwards, and it makes it feel like the priorities are wrong (imo).
I think this is genuinely the problem. SNW is trying to be a greatest hits show, but it lacks the time, familiarity, nuance, context that 20+ episodes brings. Hemmer is a prime example. Imagine how much harder that would have hit if we'd grown to know him over six months rather than six weeks.
I'm sure they were. But we've not even seen them in a diminished capacity, they're just absent, which I think adds to my point. None of the exciting new additions this season seem to have done much and/or lasted very long. It's a real shame.
I loved Gamble! He was a great addition not just individually, but because he brought out the nurturing side of M'Benga which we lost in S1. I don't understand why we had a scene recruiting a three-armed barman, and have not seen them since. It's like Hemmer. It doesn't feel safe to get invested.
They're trying so hard to hit the nostalgic high notes, but they're missing the 18 other episodes per year that establish the ethos and characters that make those episodes work. Best of Both Worlds is great, but a big part of that is because it's episodes 74 and 75. We need time to give a shit.
There's a strain of thought that says you shouldn't criticise Star Trek for saying nothing of substance because it's not a television show that is about always saying something, which would be fine if "Star Trek is a show trying to say something and challenge people" wasn't how the show is sold
This is a big part of it for me. S1 had some interesting things to say β the tragedy of Pike, etc β but it feels like they ran out of things to do with the character. Now he just reacts. Adding so many new faces to S3 when the existing cast already lacked attention is a choice I don't understand.
My list is basically just the Legends members of Rogue and Wraith Squadron. Tycho Celchu my beloved, I hope you and Ooryl and Pash and Face and all your buddies are okay π₯Ί
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That's unfortunate. Given the brevity and the message of the dinner scene though, that doesn't seem like an insurmountable hurdle. I doubt Melanie Scrofano was there just for her five seconds of cameo.
I canβt help but feel Strange New Worlds gets praised this season because itβs safe & unchallengingβoffering comfort while the world feels unbearable. I get it. But itβs an illusion of depth recycling tired stories of America, empire, & romance - circling the same shallow waters & not boldly going.
also a) Where is Scotty? Is he safe? Is he alright? Why didn't Pike invite you or Pelia to dinner? b) Uhura, you deserve so much better than Brotegas, sweetie, dump his ass* (* and date Scotty)
I like that SNW tried something different again this week, but it didn't quite work for me. It's a fun format, but I think part of why it works so well on other shows is that there are enough "normal" episodes for it to be a novelty. IMO would have been a better episide without the gimmick.
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Oh. Oh the vault builder vibes but inside the master systems display is inspired I love that π
It was fine. Not good, not awful, mostly just disappointing. I would be more willing to rewatch it than some of this season's SNW episodes, tbh. I think you'd like Garrett? Seems like a TTRPG character you would play.
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try an ice pack or cold compress, that's my usual trick! (in fairness, 90% of my medical advice is heat pack or ice pack related, but it seems to work out π)
Christina Chong's irl pet dog showed up in the children's story book episode, if that's what you're thinking of!
Depends what you consider a pet/critter! Off the top of my head, I don't think you have Pike's horses from The Cage (Tango) or Strange New Worlds, and there's a few animals in Insurrection including the llama that carries Worf's bazooka and the little worm-gerbil Artim keeps in his pocket.
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You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive has been stuck in my head for the last few months, but probably my weirdest stim is whistle/humming the ooeeooeeoo wah-wah-wah bit from The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Sometimes it gets remixed so that it is Tarzan and cat meows or some other wierd combo.
Those helmets!!!! π
Was this a good episode? Yes. Did I mostly enjoy it for all the Farragut starship porn? Also yes.
I had this thought as well! It reminded me of the holo-comms in Discovery too, and how they created a plot reason to stop using those. Sometimes the old fashioned way has its merits!
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Finally watched The Old Guard today (the first one, late to the party). What an enjoyable way to spend two hours being bisexual. π
Now THAT is the kind of thing I tune into Strange New Worlds for. Poor Farragut though, first Tycho IV and now this? It's been a rough couple of years...
Adira should have become Dax. It's a lot to put on a young/insecure character, true, but Ezri wasn't much different. Tal's storyline never really went anywhere, and while a former Admiral SHOULD have given Adira more ways to contribute, the Dax legacy might have actually made the writers do it.
Star Trek characters can go onto the holodeck and create muppet stories where they are the only human character, whenever they want.
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Supply Run - Watercolour. Gonna be featuring Mice and Pine Martens in the new story. Turtles too cuz they're tough and snappy. Work continues unabated. More soon. Tally Ho.
late night doodle. decided to revisit this one. βπ»
Scrolling past, I mistook this for the penguin from Wallace and Gromit.
My point was mostly "let's not assume this is their rank when they died, that isn't the only option". Star Trek is actively telling stories in the eras where these characters exist. At face value the wall says Mariner never made Captain, despite that being her arc. Not sure they'd do that.
True, but Captain Nog appeared (in an alternate future, granted) in DS9, and is a beloved fixture of things like Star Trek Online. Not canon, but certainly part of fan expectation, which is who you design set pieces like this for. If they are saying he died an LT, that's an active choice.
I remember being horrified that someone would put pineapple in a cake. I get that it's his favourite and it's his birthday, but don't ruin the cake for everyone else!
I'm not sure it's rank they died (Lieutenant Nog has a ship named after him), more "rank in the story we teach you about". We still refer to Captain Picard even though he's an Admiral, because that story is most relevant. For DISCO, their 23Β»32 sacrifice is the teachable Starfleet moment.
Might want to look at what a master-at-arms does in the US Navy, factoring in their history that's a pretty solid cross section of what "security" is seen doing in Starfleet.
FWIW, I have them under Tactical. Starfleet Security seems more like a mix of national security (NSA, DHS) and law enforcement. They might have tactical teams (police raids, etc) but you don't send SWAT on covert ops in foreign territory.
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Yeah, don't get me wrong, I thought they handled the horror vibes well with this one. Not really sure what it was about, though? A lot of riffs and homages, but not much of a moral or message this season. It reminds me of Supernatural a bit, which is not a bad thing per se, but not the right thing.
They are! I keep forgetting as well π
Probably (definitely) not his best role, but definitely my favourite. This is the Guy Gardner of Mr Freeze portrayals. Still hoping for someone like Faran Tahir to give us a Batman TAS style take, but I would not be mad if James Gunn gave us something like this again.
I enjoyed Strange New Worlds being more explore-y this week, but I continue to find the vibes of this season a bit weird. A lot of new faces, a lot of horror stories, a lot of Spock's love life, and not a lot of episodes left to squeeze in a little more variety. A step in the wrong direction for me.
"It will also make clear that it will not be deemed as discrimination to exclude trans people from those facilities and that services will be allowed to request birth certificates to ensure single-sex services are protected." It includes care homes. Fucking care homes.
I know he's probably gonna end up being some sort of officer/commander, but Matt Smith as a cocky TIE Fighter pilot, his floppy hair emerging pristine from inside a pilot helmet so that he can swagger around in a glossy black flight suit being an arrogant son of a bitch? Please? π
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Glad that we're getting as much Scotty content as we are on Strange New Worlds, it's the only thing this season that I don't feel like a grumpy old man about.
I don't have access to Mac/IOS unfortunately, but I appreciate the suggestion! I'll see if I can use some of the descriptive terms here to narrow down my search, though... π
It's not really an "accelerated" learning system? You still (usually) have a degree, you just get it from a university beforehand, rather than getting it from the military. Degree from your homeworld then officer training from Starfleet makes sense amid the Burn.
Starfleet Academy is quite similar to the USAF Academy or Annapolis (ie. you get military training and an undergraduate degree). In the UK, you get your degree first/elsewhere; your officer training takes months, not years. My money is on the War College being the latter style.
Not necessarily. Just because "Starfleet Academy" didn't exist doesn't mean that no one was getting any training. They may have stopped the "military training plus an undergraduate degree" four year Academy thing, but everyone must have been getting trained somewhere in the meantime.
Anyone know of any good hierarchy / concept / mind map style notes software? The software I used to use for keeping track of worldbuilding and NPCs now needs a $200 licence for most of the features, and I can't justify that right now. :/
This feels like a great "we taught our officers to be soldiers" versus "we taught our officers to be explorers" set up to me. Explorers can learn to be soldiers if they have to, but soldiers struggle to become scientists. (shades of Stargate Atlantis, et al)
i need cis alΓes to understand that things are so much worse and more scrutinized than they were in 2016 or 2014 or 2009 or whenever you fucking thought you were radical for your stance on trans rights. the state. is trying. to. kill. us. fuck your nuance for trans sports and just be normal
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Great groundwork for him potentially slipping into the Bones/Jadzia/Trip role, too: someone who has lived even longer than she has and can understand a little of what that's like. And yet delightfully, old as they are, she and he are both "newer" than the DISCO crowd. That could be a lot of fun.
It also makes a lot of sense that if you are doing a Cadet show, you pay attention to the Nog / Red Squad era. Sito Jaxa, Dorian Collins and Karen Farris, Wesley and Nog -- I don't think it's an accident that there are characters from the iconic Cadet stories on that wall.
Yeah, it's interesting to see them opting for grey/division instead of grey/red. Deep Space Nine was the main era to do that, and there seems to be a lot of DS9 love on this project so I am very much enjoying that π
Red has often been associated with the Academy, so it doesn't seem too out of pocket for them to work that back into their colour scheme regardless of what else Starfleet is doing at the time
Makes sense given the political climate, too. The Federation has always been deeply Earth-centric, the Academy being anywhere and everywhere seems like a fantastic progressive choice.
This wall was put together by Beckett Mariner, that's why the ranks are chaotic ("Lieutenant Nog was his best era, y'know?"), and why it lists her as only a Commander -- "Eww no, don't acknowledge that I was a Captain. Harry though? List that bitch as an Admiral, he deserves it."
This is definitely Odyssey canon. π