@hopesdead @KillingAndKindess She was also excellent in Beef.
#Sociology professor, #union thug, French expat, #scifi nerd #StarTrek fan
@hopesdead @KillingAndKindess She was also excellent in Beef.
@ConstipatedWatson @NullaFacies i love that documentary.
@xusontha @ruckblack Well, it’s very in line with LD but unique for SNW. It’s the incongruity that makes it a riot.
@RootBeerGuy @ValueSubtracted I agree. They feel written by people who dislike ST.
@beefcat @sj_zero I agree that the doctor was the “exploring humanity” character until Seven was added. Neelix was the “hospitality” character, Guinan in TNG, and Quark in DS9, but it was poorly written to the point of just being annoying, IMO. If the whole “hounding Tuvok to get him to loosen up” was supposed to be funny, it failed.
@ArtieShaw @xilliah @TingoTenga Of all the “hospitality” people in ST (Guinan, Quark, Neelix), Neelix was by far the worst. He was just annoying. No wonder poor Tuvok couldn’t stand him (and then they got merged :eyeroll: ).
@MaxHardwood @aksdb And the computer refuses to disclose crucial information because it has feelings. :eyeroll:
@1stTime4MeInMCU @StillPaisleyCat Same here. That is the only reason I subscribe to it.
@maino82 @oehm Agreed. The show because of Shohreh Aghdashloo, whose casting was a stroke of genius. And the books because it’s a great story. Silo (on Apple TV) is also great. #ScienceFiction
@StillPaisleyCat I’m in the US. That might explain it: https://brioux.tv/blog/2022/12/07/think-fast-as-free-service-pluto-tv-comes-to-canada-courtesy-corus/ “The third catch: some of the goodies available on Pluto TV in the US are not available on Pluto TV in Canada. The main missing ingredient being anything Star Trek.” 😦
@StillPaisleyCat Weird. Maybe Canada has a different line-up than the US?
@StillPaisleyCat @Tired8281 There are two #startrek channels on Pluto, which is free with ads. One runs TOS and TNG. The other ran DS9 for months and now runs Voyager.
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@Ministar I agree with most of this (and #DoctorWho had the same issue at some point… how many times can the universe be rebooted???). But the whole thing has become about people’s feelings, including the dang computer, like you said, right when there is a mortal danger at hand. A lot of the characters have become just bundles of feelings and it’s just not that interesting. #StarTrek #STDiscovery. That is where the other series (LD, Prodigy, and SNW) are much more successful, in my opinion.
@Corgana @SkaveRat 😆