The Star Trek: Lower Decks animated series is really, really funny. (Although there are plenty of Trek fans who, of course, hate it).
The first episode is up for free on YT: [link]
No power in the 'verse can stop me.
River ,'War Stories'
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Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2020 1:32:30 am PDT #2799 of 3455
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Zenkitty - Aug 19, 2020 3:03:03 am PDT #2800 of 3455
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Shoot, you can tell how little attention I've paid to the recent Star Whatever movies.
Beyond was a fun space adventure, but it wasn't anything more. I really like Cumberbatch and I liked his turn as KHHHAAAANNNN, but Star Trek is more than pretty and boom.
Consuela - Aug 19, 2020 6:01:23 am PDT #2801 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I saw the first STLD episode; it was okay, although I kind of wish they'd actually focus on non-officers. There are plenty of enlisted people in Star Fleet, why not show them for once?
The only enlisted person we really ever got to spend time with was Chief O'Brien, and he's a warrant officer. (Which basically means he's still an officer but he came up through the ranks rather than getting a degree at the Academy. But he's still considered an officer.)
Jessica - Aug 19, 2020 6:09:57 am PDT #2802 of 3455
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
JJA should've done Star Wars instead.
He should abso-fucking-lutely NOT have done Star Wars.
Signed,
Still mad about Rise of Skywalker. (Force Awakens was fine.)
Tom Scola - Aug 19, 2020 6:13:39 am PDT #2803 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Toddson - Aug 19, 2020 6:35:34 am PDT #2804 of 3455
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
That sounds like a recipe for disaster. Or rampant charges of mutiny.
Consuela - Aug 19, 2020 8:03:19 am PDT #2805 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also ludicrous. Everyone knows it's the non-coms who actually get shit done.
Kalshane - Aug 19, 2020 8:40:38 am PDT #2806 of 3455
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Yeah, I don't know if O'Brien's rank was ever mentioned on TNG, but I'm pretty sure he was wearing Lieutenant (junior grade) pips on his uniform for his appearances. Once they moved him over to DS9 they started addressing him as a Chief Petty Officer and eventually switched out his pips for a different rank insignia.
ETA: I was off. He actually has full lieutenant pips on his collar in TNG and apparently Riker even calls him "Lieutenant" in an episode.
I think enlisted didn't start showing up onscreen until either after Roddenberry died or at least once he stepped away from directly running the show
juliana - Aug 19, 2020 9:09:21 am PDT #2807 of 3455
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Signed,
Still mad about Rise of Skywalker. (Force Awakens was fine.)
I still haven't seen RoS, because I just can't be that mad at something fictional these days, and I know I would be. I actually had to try to explain to M the other day why some Star Wars fans don't like RoS, and there might have been some incoherent gesturing.
Toddson - Aug 19, 2020 9:15:29 am PDT #2808 of 3455
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I think enlisted didn't start showing up onscreen until either after Roddenberry died or at least once he stepped away from directly running the show
So all those guys in red shirts who got killed in the beginning of the show were officers? Guess that would explain why Starfleet would have been all officers ....