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20-09-2018, 09:11 PM | #1 | ||
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You discerning people who frequent these hallowed walls should know all about Star Trek. Love it or hate it, it is iconic.
You probably also notice that we are living in an age of "social ****ing justice". It looks to the eyes of normal people like everybody who isn't white and heterosexual is getting an award for some really boring thing or another that just seems to bring the whole thing down. I have a better idea. If we want a great blend of great acting, "social ****ing justice" and the best TV sci-fi concept ever then it is time for PETER DINKLAGE to be announced as the new Captain of the Starship Enterprise. |
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20-09-2018, 09:13 PM | #2 | ||
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#OscarsSoWhite
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20-09-2018, 09:15 PM | #3 | |||
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Lol... someone didn't see the win list at the emmy's
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20-09-2018, 09:17 PM | #4 | ||
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white and heterosexual and now I must add, specifically, of normal human size. You made me do it.
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20-09-2018, 09:18 PM | #5 | ||
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You're a silly boy, aren't you?
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20-09-2018, 09:18 PM | #6 | ||
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That is not a comment that I care to confirm or deny #falsebeard.
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20-09-2018, 09:19 PM | #7 | ||
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Little tinker.
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20-09-2018, 09:24 PM | #8 | ||
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21-09-2018, 02:12 AM | #9 | |||
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Why did the recent Netflix Star Trek series
Fecking Fail? Got terrible reviews |
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21-09-2018, 03:51 AM | #10 | |||
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I used to love binge-watching ST. Nothing greater than long nights spent watching DS9/Voyager/Next Generation through entirety after the comedy shows . I've probably seen DS9 alone 500+ times in full at this point. Thankfully, none of it was produced in the era we now live in... DS9 in particular would've been an obvious mess.
Anyway, I am not really for politicizing anymore of our media. I think Star Trek has healthy amounts of social issues in it, but what's great is re-watching and noticing something new and special each time... always makes me rethink... the level of politics we have now in our mainstream discourse is the US is far from healthy doses and much of it is very careless. Frankly, I want less politics in our entertainment media from this point... not that I have an issue with political commentary in general, but we're very political by nature in just by the way our culture is "designed", and so it's unnecessary for us to have it in regurgitated/regenerated in all of our entertainment media as well... Another irony, sort of off-topic... a common quote thought-process here is that Republicans are more likely to be nationalistic. Except it's left-sided media now filling media up with fear-mongering and doom predictions about America and how we must together (and over vague sentiments) as a nation to take back the democracy/narrative/whatevs... I just thought that was interesting. It is all being drowned out anyway, the actual meaning behing it since as I say, our culture by design makes us more "politically aware" just by virtue of being American... I think most folk are already convinced wherever they stand on particular issues and the rest just ends up being noise/rhetoric. Anyway... If you really want a thoughtful and socially-conscious ST, then watch DS9. Nothing compares to it now. Themes about slavery/holocaust, a black captain who ends up being a prophet/religious icon/icon of an alien race of former slaves set far in the future... but sign of the times (the 90's), the DVD version took out the more racier dialogue about "wrinkled broken noses"... and yes, racy dialogue is now back in vogue (), but what is beneath most of it is adventitious dribble... In 1995 Star Trek Predicted the San Francisco Homeless Crisis With Uncanny Accuracy https://www.barstoolsports.com/bosto...canny-accuracy Quote:
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21-09-2018, 03:55 AM | #11 | |||
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21-09-2018, 08:19 AM | #12 | ||
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4.9/10 user reviews on meta BUT that mainly seems to be a tonne of 0's and 1's because the show doesn't stay entirely faithful to the established lore, which old time fans are seemingly very annoyed about. So I guess it depends how important that aspect is for you. Sort of like when The 100's ratings hit the skids for a year because a lesbian character died (in a show where major characters die in half the episodes!) and the LGBT++ fanbase went nuts and downvoted every single episode . I personally haven't watched the new Start Trek... in fact, the only Star Trek I've ever watched was "Voyager" which I for some reason (Janeway's shoulder pads) loved . HOWEVER - I would totally watch a Star Trek reboot with Peter Dinklage as the captain. |
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21-09-2018, 08:22 AM | #13 | |||
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what, i quite liked that first season, and i am already excited for season 2
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21-09-2018, 10:00 AM | #14 | |||
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21-09-2018, 01:32 PM | #15 | |||
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The 1st season of Discovery was trouble because the original showrunner left halfway through, and as a result it ended up feel a little disconnected in places. Most Star Trek series have a bad first season
Let's not forget the absolute worst episode of Star Trek, Code of Honor... or DS9's really odd hopscotch episode
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21-09-2018, 07:30 PM | #16 | |||
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21-09-2018, 07:52 PM | #17 | |||
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Star Trek has always had social issues as a part of it.
DS9 is my favourite Star Trek. I never really got the episode 'Far Beyond the Stars' mentioned before though. I remember some reviewers sayign it was one of the best episodes. I've watched the first half of Discovery. Maybe I didn't like it as much as I thought, that's why I haven't finished it yet. |
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