ApostleO

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[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 13 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Yeah. I'm tired of embarrassment every time I see my state mentioned in a news headline.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 30 points 1 year ago

It should have an option to add an event to your calendar.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, but it's unfortunate, because I feel that clinical detachment can come across as insincerity in a therapeutic context. It can promote a feeling of cynicism.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 35 points 1 year ago

I mean, they are smiling in the last panel.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

I personally liked Ruon Tarka. He felt like a good foil for our protagonists. Sympathetic, believable, but still squarely in the wrong. I did not, however, believe Book siding with him for so long.

But I agree the coolest parts of S4 were at the end, trying to actually learn about the 10-C for first contact.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All the more sad.

I honestly would love to see a "Utopia-Realized Level Federation" series, even a limited run, where all the plots are philosophical, artistic, interpersonal, or scientific.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, nice. I'm glad we aren't ending with another stress-fest. End on a more fun note.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's fair, and I think Starfleet HQ fits that bill. But I think (at least in my opinion of architecture as an art form, which I think starship design falls under, since people live and work there), I'd be frustrated to work on a Saturn class if that big hole did nothing, and made navigating between any two places on the ship more of a pain. That said, with personal transporters, maybe it's not an issue (assuming this ship isn't near any action that could make personal transporters inoperable). Maybe it would work well as a sort of diplomatic vessel, where having all these rooms with windows facing into the ring (like a giant round table) could be artistically conducive to discussion. Maybe they have a bunch of huge holo emitters in the ring, and they use it to project the current speaker, or just cool holo-art when not in session.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

As an Idaho resident, I know any time our state is in a headline, it's gonna be bad. I don't even get how our state is like this.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I've read through two threads recently on DIS, and I have found nobody talking about S4. Did everyone just give up at S3? Did we all forget about "growing the beard" and how long it can take a show to get it's legs?

S4 is my favorite season of DIS. Species 10-C was some of the coolest new sci-fi for Star Trek in a while. The overarching plot was interesting in that it had high stakes, but it didn't feel oppressive like other seasons. It still had a sense of hope and optimism. A lot of the characters got to expand their roles and relationships, feeling more like an ensemble.

I know there was some stuff that didn't hit well in that season, but I can't recall the details off hand (like I can for S1-S3). In my memory, the good outweighed the bad.

I am hopeful that S5 meets at least that mark, and hopefully glides into a graceful ending for the show. If I had my wish, S5 would make a switch to a more episodic style (rather than a big season-long central plot).

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I saw a lot of hate for the Saturn class, and the arguments made sense assuming classic Starfleet designs and concepts.

I, however, love it because it begs the question: why? What is that for? And my mind jumps to all sorts of cool technobabble uses for such a weird ship design.

Some weird portal experiment? Evacuation ship made to maximize shuttle bay access? A specialized science ship designed with tons of inward-facing sensors? The mind boggles with possibilities.

The people who hated in it see wasted space. I see an unopened techno-mystery-box.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

The YouTube channel People Make Games did two videos on how messed up Roblox is. The second one, in particular, was horrifying. (Not sure if I'm allowed to add a link here, but it's easy enough to find.)

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