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Post by shawnhopkins on Oct 2, 2017 4:32:23 GMT -5
The third episode was much better than the first two. We get an idea of the premise now and it's new territory for Star Trek. We're also looking at some varied, less cookie-cutter characters than we saw in the pilot. Michael's bunkmate was a highlight of this approach.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 14:32:37 GMT -5
Completely off at a tangent, but sparked by something I read about the Borg on Quora: was it ever explained what the in-Universe reason was for the crappy eyesight of Borg drones?
What I mean is, whenever the Borg's-eye-view of a drone was shown, they had this distorted fish-eye view of the world. Now obviously, this is a visual effect to signify a Borg viewpoint, but given that they pursue "perfection" and have the opportunity to use whatever augmentations they want, it just seems a daft weakness - was it ever justified in-story?
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 2, 2017 19:06:33 GMT -5
Something just struck me... Since the Klingons in the first episode have a cloaking device, how come Kirk and company had no idea such a thing existed in The Balance of Terror? I got nothing there, other than maybe it was kept a secret for some reason but more likely they just thought it was a cool moment and went with it. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 16:42:19 GMT -5
Got a very Vulcan fortune today:  |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 8, 2017 12:08:27 GMT -5
Last episode of Orville with Charlize Theron reminded me of the Next Gen episode "A Matter of Time" which was intentional I think.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 8, 2017 15:30:53 GMT -5
Something just struck me... Since the Klingons in the first episode have a cloaking device, how come Kirk and company had no idea such a thing existed in The Balance of Terror? It doesn't explain it away, but I found another time a cloaking device was shown as I was doing a sort of best of trek viewing. In the Enterprise episode "Minefield" Archer and the crew come up against an alien vessel that uncloaks off their bow; at first they can't understand the language but Hoshi manages to translate it and finds out that the starship is a representative of the Romulan Star Empire. There is no visual hail, so the part about never actually seeing a Romulan in TOS still holds but the surprise of the cloak was definitely contradicted. |
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Post by berkley on Oct 8, 2017 19:37:19 GMT -5
The third episode was much better than the first two. We get an idea of the premise now and it's new territory for Star Trek. We're also looking at some varied, less cookie-cutter characters than we saw in the pilot. Michael's bunkmate was a highlight of this approach. Not sure I can hold out that long, as the first episode was a disappointment, even with the relatively low expectations I had going in. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 23, 2017 9:31:53 GMT -5
I've been enjoying the show right along and it looks like others have too as it was just renewed for a second season.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 9:56:53 GMT -5
This piece by Bob Larkin popped up inthe 70s Sci-Fi art feed this morning...  -M |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 29, 2017 20:32:56 GMT -5
Star Trek continues, episode 9
What ships are for
That fan-made series continues to give us stories that would have fit perfectly with the original Star Trek. In this episode, we tackle a current-day situation (the refugee crisis) in a XXIII century setting and on an alien world, just like we often did in TOS. There is also a very nice philosophical exchange about the Prime Directive, and how sometimes the Federation will blame someone for punishing the many for the crimes of the few while it itself punishes the many for the crimes of none. Pretty good stuff!
This particular episode has John DeLancie playing an alien (not Q!) with his usual flair. He simply knocks it out of the ballpark.
I hear the series will end soon. That’s a pity, but it will be remembered (by me, at least) as one of the best Trek series. Certainly better than a few official ones I will not name!
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Post by brutalis on Oct 30, 2017 8:03:57 GMT -5
And Star Trek Continues is even better when seen on the big screen at a comic convention with true fans in the audience. Simply glorious and wonderful to behold. Have seen 3 episodes this way during Phoenix Comicon where many of the cast attend and discuss the series. Truly an effort of love and respect from all involved in this production. Well worth watching over and over again beside the Original  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 12:26:16 GMT -5
And Star Trek Continues is even better when seen on the big screen at a comic convention with true fans in the audience. Simply glorious and wonderful to behold. Have seen 3 episodes this way during Phoenix Comicon where many of the cast attend and discuss the series. Truly an effort of love and respect from all involved in this production. Well worth watching over and over again beside the Original <rant mode on> Can I just say how much I hate that phrase "true fans" especially in context of Star Trek where the whole thematic underpinning of the show's concept is the ability of mankind to eradicate of differences and the exclusion of certain groups in an "us and them" mentality, and the sense of potential and possibility in the future based on acceptance and tolerance of differences to create harmony and unity. Such exclusionary attitudes in fandom bother me as a rule, but especially so in this fandom where it is a betrayal of the very fabric of the show's substance, and for me negates the fandom (true or otherwise) of anyone who expresses it because it shows a fundamental lack of understanding of what the show is actually about. <rant over> -M |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 30, 2017 12:32:03 GMT -5
And Star Trek Continues is even better when seen on the big screen at a comic convention with true fans in the audience. Simply glorious and wonderful to behold. Have seen 3 episodes this way during Phoenix Comicon where many of the cast attend and discuss the series. Truly an effort of love and respect from all involved in this production. Well worth watching over and over again beside the Original <rant mode on> Can I just say how much I hate that phrase "true fans" especially in context of Star Trek where the whole thematic underpinning of the show's concept is the ability of mankind to eradicate of differences and the exclusion of certain groups in an "us and them" mentality, and the sense of potential and possibility in the future based on acceptance and tolerance of differences to create harmony and unity. Such exclusionary attitudes in fandom bother me as a rule, but especially so in this fandom where it is a betrayal of the very fabric of the show's substance, and for me negates the fandom (true or otherwise) of anyone who expresses it because it shows a fundamental lack of understanding of what the show is actually about. <rant over> I don't now what Brutalis meant by true fans, but I took it as describing people who knew enough about Star Trek to realize that Star Trek Continues is not actually the same show as TOS. People unlike Cousin Vinnie who "kind of like the show, especially when they have those laser sword fights". |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 12:37:37 GMT -5
<rant mode on> Can I just say how much I hate that phrase "true fans" especially in context of Star Trek where the whole thematic underpinning of the show's concept is the ability of mankind to eradicate of differences and the exclusion of certain groups in an "us and them" mentality, and the sense of potential and possibility in the future based on acceptance and tolerance of differences to create harmony and unity. Such exclusionary attitudes in fandom bother me as a rule, but especially so in this fandom where it is a betrayal of the very fabric of the show's substance, and for me negates the fandom (true or otherwise) of anyone who expresses it because it shows a fundamental lack of understanding of what the show is actually about. <rant over> I don't now what Brutalis meant by true fans, but I took it as describing people who knew enough about Star Trek to realize that Star Trek Continues is not actually the same show as TOS. People unlike Cousin Vinnie who "kind of like the show, especially when they have those laser sword fights". I should clarify, I don't get the kind of vibe I mentioned from Brutalis's post, but the concept of true fans vs fake fans is really a cancer in fandom of all sorts and really, really grates on me and makes me cringe any time I see it used because of what it represents and how many times I have seen it used by someone to bludgeon other fans who may like the same thing you do but for different reasons creating an environment of hostility and exclusion. If I am feeling particularly petty and vindictive, I tend to wish "true fans" get exactly what they want and no one new ever comes to like the stuff they like and it disappears off the face of the earth or at least off the radar of anyone who would make more of it or be interested in it enough for it to be available on the market. But then I can be a petty vindictive bastiche when I want to be. -M |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 30, 2017 12:38:05 GMT -5
Gotcha, @mrp . Sorry for the confusion. I, too, am annoyed by how some fans insist that you enjoy something just the way they do and for the same reasons, no exception allowed.
Dave Sim had a nice spoof of them in Cerebus!
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